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245 04 $aThe politics of age and gerontocracy in Africa :$bethnographies of the past & memories of the present /$cedited by Mario I. Aguilar.
260 $aTrenton, NJ :$bAfrica World Press,$c[1998], ©1998.
300 $ax, 312 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-302) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: Gerontocratic, Aesthetic and Political Models of Age /$rMario I. Aguilar --$gCh. 1.$t'The New Generation ... Jeer at Me, Saying We Are All Equal Now': Impotent African Patriarchs, Unruly African Sons in Colonial South Africa /$rBenedict Carton --$gCh. 2.$tGerontocrats and Colonial Alliances /$rGeorge L. Simpson --$gCh. 3.$tExperiencing Old Age on Mafia Island (Tanzania) /$rPat Caplan --$gCh. 4.$tFemale and Male in Maasai Life: Aging and Fertility /$rAud Talle --$gCh. 5.$tYouth, Maturity, Aging and Ancestors in the Society of Masks /$rLaurel Birch de Aguilar --$gCh. 6.$tIn Search of Discipline: Generational Control, Political Protest and Everyday Violence in Cradock, South Africa, 1984-85 /$rMichael S. Tetelman --$gCh. 7.$tStreams of Contestation: Age and Politics in Maasai Land Claims and Conflicts /$rJohn G. Galaty --$gCh. 8.$tSome Effects on a District Boundary in Kenya /$rGunther Schlee --$gCh. 9.$tReinventing Gada: Generational Knowledge in Boorana /$rMario I. Aguilar --
505 80 $tBibliography A: Selected Works /$rPaul Spencer.
520 $aThis volume critically reviews studies of age in Africa, and suggests the centrality of such paradigms in current and future studies of the continent. The contributors, representing current intellectual traditions in Europe, Africa, and North America, provide case studies that help illustrate, and discuss such paradigms. Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania are represented as case studies.
520 8 $aThe introduction provides a critique of such paradigms of age and gerontocracy, that is informed by current developments in anthropology, history and African Studies. This book presents one of the most comprehensive reviews of literature on the topic. Despite changes over time, the discussion of age in African development and politics is as central as ever.
650 0 $aAge groups$zAfrica.
650 0 $aGerontocracy$zAfrica.
650 0 $aOlder people$zAfrica.
651 0 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001570
700 1 $aAguilar, Mario I.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96900131
852 00 $bglx$hGN645$i.P66 1998