Controlling Knowledge: Power, Religion and Schooling in a Muslim Society - Hardcover

Brenner, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850654417 ISBN 13: 9781850654414

Publisher: C. Hurst & Co Publishers, 2001

Synopsis

Hardcover in good condition. The jacket has some scores and shelfwear, with nicks and peeling to the edges and leading corners. Small marks on the page block and one or two page edges. The binding remains sound; all content is clear. CM

About this title

About the Author

LOUIS BRENNER is Emeritus Professor of the History of Religion in Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His other publications include Controlling Knowledge: Religion, Power and Schooling in a West African Society (2000), Muslim Identity and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993), and Reflexions sur le savoir islamique en Afrique de l'ouest (1985).

Review

'A superb essay, synthesis and analysis, well organized, and much larger than the focus on medersas and Soudan might initially suggest. In fact, it is a study of a whole paradigm shift in the twentieth century, and a series of reconfigurations of debate around that. It also integrates the Middle Eastern experience well with the African one. I think this is a vital contribution to the history, religion, politics and education of West Africa.' -David Robinson, Professor of African History, Michigan State University

Edition details

• Publisher: C. Hurst & Co Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850654417
• ISBN 13: 9781850654414
• Binding: Hardcover