TY  - GEN
AU  - Peša,Iva
AU  - Gewald,Jan-Bart
AU  - Peša,Iva
AU  - Gewald,Jan-Bart
TI  - Magnifying perspectives : contributions to history : a festschrift for Robert Ross
SN  - 9789054481591
PY  - 2017///
PB  - African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)
KW  - History
KW  - bicssc
KW  - African history
KW  - history
KW  - individual
KW  - Bourgeoisie
KW  - Cape Town
KW  - Missionary
KW  - Pineapple
KW  - South Africa
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Magnifying Perspectives is a festschrift for Robert Ross, Emeritus Professor of African History at Leiden University. The contributions have been written by the students and colleagues of Robert Ross, reflecting his broad-ranging thematic and geographical research interests. Individual chapters cover topics such as slavery, gender and gossip, but also reflect an eye for detail in narrating about mosquitoes, semaphores and pineapples. Big themes such as race and imperialism are tackled by paying attention to language, material objects and the powerful role of individuals in shaping history. Contributions on all parts of the African continent, from Nigeria and Mali to Angola and South Africa, as well as Britain and Australia are included. This book attempts to do justice to the unique approach to African history which Robert Ross advocated, an approach which emphasises the complexity and dignity of human nature by placing it at the centre of historical writing
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29611/1/magnifying%20perspectives.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29611/1/magnifying%20perspectives.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29611/1/magnifying%20perspectives.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35795
ER  -