Western Primitivism African Ethnicity: A Study in Cultural Relations

Campbell, Aidan

ISBN 10: 0304700770 / ISBN 13: 9780304700776

Published by Cassell, 1997

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First softcover edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 250 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 0304700770. ISBN/EAN: 9780304700776. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 30014: 279 For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Western Primitivism African Ethnicity: A Study in Cultural Relations
• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304700770
• ISBN 13: 9780304700776
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

Challenging the way in which the West views African ethnicity and tribalism, this study links African primitivism with a new "primitivism" in the West, manifested in the actions of groups such as road protestors and environmental campaigners. Primitivism has always had a place in framing the West's conception of Africa, whether in the form of the "noble savage" or crazed cults such as the Mau Mau. The book argues that the popularity of modern primitivism in the West is highly relevant to revised attitudes towards African ethnicity. The notion that ethnicity can be a moral code is growing, and the author locates its derivation in our changing perceptions of Western society.