Indigenous African Knowledge Production: Food-Processing Practices among Kenyan Rural Women
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2014
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Atticus Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaAtticus Books
AbeBooks seller since July 6, 1997
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 20.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSeller Inventory # J1660
- Title
- Indigenous African Knowledge Production: Food-Processing Practices among Kenyan Rural Women
- Author
- Nathani-Wane, Njoki
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1442648147
- ISBN 13
- 9781442648142
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- AFRICAN STUDIES
Among the rural Embu people of Eastern Kenya, teaching and learning are not purely institutional activities. Instead, knowledge is passed from generation to generation alongside the most mundane activities. In Indigenous African Knowledge Production, Njoki Nathani Wane uses food-processing practices – preparing, preserving, cooking, and serving – as an entry point into the indigenous knowledge of the Embu and the role that rural Embu women play in creating and transmitting it.
Using personal narratives collected during several years of field research in Kenya, Wane demonstrates how Embu women use proverbs, fables, and folktales to preserve and communicate their world-view, knowledge, and cultural norms. She shows how this process preserves Indigenous knowledge devalued by the colonial and post-colonial educational systems, as well as the gendered dimension of the transmission process.
Wane’s book will be useful not just to those studying development and education in Africa, but also to all those interested in questions of how to preserve and recover local cultural knowledge.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Atticus Books
Toronto, ON, Canada
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 6 to 14 business days | 6 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 7.95 | US$ 9.95 |
Payment methods
- Bank Wire Transfer
Store description
Internet Only.
Specialty
Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Asian Studies, History & Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Islamics, Judaica, Linguistics, Classics, AnthropologyAssociation member
Seller's business information
Atticus Books, Inc.
315 Blythwood Road
Toronto, ON Canada M4N 1A7
Terms of sale
We accept payment by cheque (if ordering from outside Canada, cheque must be drawn on a US bank), or international money order (in $US). We use the postal service for shipping. We have no handling charge. Shipping charges depend upon parcel weight. For Canadian delivery via regular post, the charge depends upon postal code. For USA delivery, the surface mail charge for the average book (1kg or less) is US$4.99 For international delivery, the surface mail charge for the average book (1kg or less) is US$16.50; the air mail charge is US$32.50. Please note: Canada Post does not offer Global Priority. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the popularity of ordering used books online, it is possible that the book you're requesting may recently have been ordered by another customer and may no longer be available. A specific title may also be on 'hold' awaiting payment. Keep trying. Other dealers are eager to help you buy the book you're looking for. GST/HST No. R100332337
Shipping terms
We use the postal service for shipping. We have no handling charge. Shipping charges depend upon parcel weight. For Canadian delivery via regular post, the charge depends upon postal code. For USA delivery, the surface mail charge for the average book (1kg or less) is US$4.99 For international delivery, the surface mail charge for the average book (1kg or less) is US$16.50; the air mail charge is US$32.50. Please note: Canada Post does not offer Global Priority.