Afrika Spectrum: Special Issue on "African Studies"

This is to announce the forthcoming special issue of AFRIKA
SPECTRUM
vol. 40 (2005)3 on "Perspectives of African Studies".

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'afrika spectrum'
Institut für Afrika-Kunde (IAK)
Institute of African Affairs, Hamburg
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Journal: 'afrika spectrum'
ISSN   : ISSN 0002-0397
Volume : 40
Issue  : 3
Date   : December - 2005
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Inhalt /
Contents                                      
Seiten / Pages

Henning Melber
Editorial. African Studies: why, what for and by whom?  
369-376

Aufsätze / Articles

John Lonsdale
African Studies, Europe &
Africa                        
377-402

Peter Probst
Betwixt and Between. An Antropologist´s Perspective
on the history of African Studies in
Germany            
403-427

Dieter Neubert
Researching Africa south of the Sahara.
A sociologist’s
perspective                             
429-444

Peter Nunnenkamp
Mehr Entwicklungshilfe ist nicht genug
[More aid is not
sufficient]                            
445-470

Debattenbeiträge / Debates

Patrick Chabal
Area studies and comparative politics:
Africa in
context                                       
471-484

Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan
Classic ethnology and the socio-anthropology of public
spaces in
Africa                                        
485-497

Toyin Falola
Writing and teaching national history in Africa in an
era of global
history                                   
499-519

Julie Parle & Thembisa Waetjen
Teaching African history in South
Africa                
521-534

Kurzbeitrag / Report

Nuno Vaz / Iris Cordelia Rotzoll
Presidential Elections in Guinea Bissau
2005            
535-546

Tagungsbericht / Conference
Report                      
547-558

Rezensionen / Book
Reviews                              
559-568

Neuerscheinungen / New
publications                     
569-571

Index                                                   
573-579
Autoren /
Authors                                       
581-582
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'afrika spectrum' is an inter-disciplinary refereed academic journal
focusing on social science dealing with Africa, first published in 1966
by the Institute of African Affairs in Hamburg. The journal is
dedicated
to promote a deeper understanding of African peoples and cultures. It
contains contributions of empirical and problem-oriented nature from
all
social science disciplines.

'afrika spectrum' is the only academic journal in Germany exclusively
devoted to Africa. The journal is published thrice a year with articles
written in German, English, and French.
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