This book examines the evolution of post-colonial African Studies through the eyes of Africanists from the Anabaptist (Mennonite and Church of the Brethren) community, providing a glimpse into the intellectual and cultural perspectives that shaped the work of Africanist scholars and practitioners in the post-colonial period.
This book examines the evolution of post-colonial African Studies through the eyes of Africanists from the Anabaptist (Mennonite and Church of the Brethren) community, providing a glimpse into the intellectual and cultural perspectives that shaped the work of Africanist scholars and practitioners in the post-colonial period.
John M. Janzen is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kansas, USA. Harold F. Miller served as a fraternal ecumenical service worker in Tanzania, Sudan, and Kenya, and is now retired in Virginia, USA. John C. Yoder is a Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science at Whitworth University, USA.
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Foreword Aliko Songolo Introduction John M. Janzen Harold F. Miller and John C. Yoder Part One: Pioneers Chapter 1: Donald Jacobs-Missionary Anthropologist Church Leader John C. Yoder Chapter 2: Melvin Loewen- Missionary Educator Banker to the World John C. Yoder Chapter 3: David W. Shenk-Missionary Professor "Saved One " Friend of Muslims John C. Yoder Part Two: Professors Chapter 4: The Road to Ghardaïa: Investigating a Community Deep in the Sahara Leads to the Study of Global History Donald C. Holsinger Chapter 5: The Anthropology of Health and Healing in Africa John M. Janzen Chapter 6: Encountering and Demythologizing Africa Curtis A. Keim Chapter 7: A Career in the Literature and Folklore of Africa Karen R. Keim Chapter 8: From Chipembi Zambia to Michigan State University: Reflections of a Mennonite Africanist Educator John D. Metzler Chapter 9: The Economics of Development E. Wayne Nafziger and John C. Yoder Chapter 10: Mary K. Oyer and David A. Shank-Recognizing and Embracing African Aesthetic and Spiritual Canons James R. Krabill Chapter 11: Säd Sheikh Samatar and Lydia Glick Samatar-Love Poetry and History in the Horn of Africa Lydia Glick Samatar Jonathan Lurie Peter B. Golden and David D. Laitin Chapter 12: Historical and Political Perspectives on African Culture John C. Yoder Chapter 13: How Africa and the Mennonite Central Committee Touched My Life Lauren W. Yoder Part Three: Practitioners Chapter 14: Establishing Private-Public Partnerships to Improve Health Services in Africa Franklin C. Baer Chapter 15: We Live to Serve Others with a Holistic Touch Musuto Mutaragara Chirangi Chapter 16: Combatting Malaria and Sleeping Sickness by Building Entomological Research Capacity in Africa David L. Denlinger Chapter 17: Africa: A Transformative Place D. Merrill Ewert Chapter 18: Learning from Africa: An Educator/Administrator's Post-Colonial Pilgrimage Ronald J. R. Mathies Chapter 19: Three Anthills and the Pot will Catch the Fire: Fremont and Sara Regier's Lifelong Calling to Service in Africa Sara M. Regier Chapter 20: Working as an Applied Anthropologist in Public Health P. Stanley Yoder Part Four: Observations from Outside Chapter 21: Mennonites Jews and the Historical Roots of an Africanist Ethos Steven M. Feierman Chapter 22: Perspectives on Afro-pessimism Afro-optimism and African Culture Paul Gifford Chapter 23: Reckoning with Colonialism and Mennonite Service: Reflections on Race Class Gender and Power in Africa Emily Welty
Foreword Aliko Songolo Introduction John M. Janzen Harold F. Miller and John C. Yoder Part One: Pioneers Chapter 1: Donald Jacobs-Missionary Anthropologist Church Leader John C. Yoder Chapter 2: Melvin Loewen- Missionary Educator Banker to the World John C. Yoder Chapter 3: David W. Shenk-Missionary Professor "Saved One " Friend of Muslims John C. Yoder Part Two: Professors Chapter 4: The Road to Ghardaïa: Investigating a Community Deep in the Sahara Leads to the Study of Global History Donald C. Holsinger Chapter 5: The Anthropology of Health and Healing in Africa John M. Janzen Chapter 6: Encountering and Demythologizing Africa Curtis A. Keim Chapter 7: A Career in the Literature and Folklore of Africa Karen R. Keim Chapter 8: From Chipembi Zambia to Michigan State University: Reflections of a Mennonite Africanist Educator John D. Metzler Chapter 9: The Economics of Development E. Wayne Nafziger and John C. Yoder Chapter 10: Mary K. Oyer and David A. Shank-Recognizing and Embracing African Aesthetic and Spiritual Canons James R. Krabill Chapter 11: Säd Sheikh Samatar and Lydia Glick Samatar-Love Poetry and History in the Horn of Africa Lydia Glick Samatar Jonathan Lurie Peter B. Golden and David D. Laitin Chapter 12: Historical and Political Perspectives on African Culture John C. Yoder Chapter 13: How Africa and the Mennonite Central Committee Touched My Life Lauren W. Yoder Part Three: Practitioners Chapter 14: Establishing Private-Public Partnerships to Improve Health Services in Africa Franklin C. Baer Chapter 15: We Live to Serve Others with a Holistic Touch Musuto Mutaragara Chirangi Chapter 16: Combatting Malaria and Sleeping Sickness by Building Entomological Research Capacity in Africa David L. Denlinger Chapter 17: Africa: A Transformative Place D. Merrill Ewert Chapter 18: Learning from Africa: An Educator/Administrator's Post-Colonial Pilgrimage Ronald J. R. Mathies Chapter 19: Three Anthills and the Pot will Catch the Fire: Fremont and Sara Regier's Lifelong Calling to Service in Africa Sara M. Regier Chapter 20: Working as an Applied Anthropologist in Public Health P. Stanley Yoder Part Four: Observations from Outside Chapter 21: Mennonites Jews and the Historical Roots of an Africanist Ethos Steven M. Feierman Chapter 22: Perspectives on Afro-pessimism Afro-optimism and African Culture Paul Gifford Chapter 23: Reckoning with Colonialism and Mennonite Service: Reflections on Race Class Gender and Power in Africa Emily Welty
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