African Friends and Money Matters: Observations from Africa (Publications in Ethnography, Vol. 37) Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's David E. Maranz Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1556711174 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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David Maranz, Ph.D., has lived and worked with SIL International in Cameroon, Senegal, and several other countries in Africa since 1975. He has worked in community development, anthropology, administration, and as an international anthropology consultant. He has a Ph.D. in International Development. His earlier book, Peace is Everything: : The World View of Muslims and Traditionalists in the Senegambia , examines the worldview and religious context of the people in the Senegambia region of West Africa.
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- Paperback: 238 pages
- Publisher: SIL International; 1 edition (November 1, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1556711174
- ISBN-13: 978-1556711176
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This is an incisive, sociological story that grips like a good novel.
In the musical "My Fair Lady", Professor Henry Higgins when realizing that he cannot control his "project" student, Eliza Doolittle, sings lamenting "Why can't a woman be more like a man..." It is very easy for us born into a certain culture to have that feeling about particularly 3rd world cultures, and especially about sub-Saharan Africa. Westerners (North Americans and Europeans) often come away from Africa perplexed about life-style and ways of doing things. "Why do they...." and "How do they..." preface our questions when we think of actions we observe that seem counter-productive or may appear to "shoot a society in the foot." Why might money given for fertilizer to be purchased in May, instead be spent on a family wedding in April? How can one be a friend without seeming like a "sugar-daddy"? How can anyone maintain 40 "very-close friends"?
David Maranz, an anthropologist with 25 years experience working in Senegal with the Summer Institute of Linguistics, has written an introduction to the whys and hows of African life, based on his experience and numerous interviews he has had with both native Africas and Westerners living in Africa. This is an "Aha!" type of book, some of which may apply to societies in other countries as well. Dr. Maranz's discoveries are fascinating and often entertaining. Better yet, they provide important answers and background necessary for the respectful and productive interaction of drastically different cultures. He is clear to make the point that his assessment is not a one-size-fits-all in describing the many countries and multiple tribes within countries of Africa.
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