TY  - BOOK
ED  - Peša, Iva
ED  - Gewald, Jan-Bart
AB  - 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.
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1000323
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1051782928
KW  - African history
KW  - history
KW  - individual
KW  - Bourgeoisie
KW  - Cape Town
KW  - Missionary
KW  - Pineapple
KW  - South Africa
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/52d32e69-2bb5-4007-a36d-b935eb07be02/magnifying perspectives.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29611
PB  - African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)
PY  - 2017
SN  - 9789054481591
TI  - Magnifying perspectives : contributions to history : a festschrift for Robert Ross
ER  - 
