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pp. 233, b/w photgraphs, “Alverson’s account of her personal experiences as the wife of an anthropologist living in a village in Botswana helps us to examine our own assumptions of cultural superiority and our easy analysis of Third World cultures and of urbanization in developing countries. The descriptions of day-to-day existence for herself and her two children and the effect that their life had on her relationship with her husband are insightful and interesting. She does not glorify the hunger, the lack of education, or the inadequate housing. She does not offer easy solutions to the problems of the country. She does point clearly to the strengths of the Tswana culture and the beauties of Botswana, as well as its problems, and to the arrogance of many solutions proposed by the “developed” world.”
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| ISBN | 0226016234 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780226016238 | |
| Number of pages | 233 | |
| Original Title | Under African Sun | |
| Published Date | 1987 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Chicago, | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Travel | |
| Author: | Marianne Alverson | |
| Publisher: | Univ of Chicago Pr |
pp. 233, b/w photgraphs, “Alverson’s account of her personal experiences as the wife of an anthropologist living in a village in Botswana helps us to examine our own assumptions of cultural superiority and our easy analysis of Third World cultures and of urbanization in developing countries. The descriptions of day-to-day existence for herself and her two children and the effect that their life had on her relationship with her husband are insightful and interesting. She does not glorify the hunger, the lack of education, or the inadequate housing. She does not offer easy solutions to the problems of the country. She does point clearly to the strengths of the Tswana culture and the beauties of Botswana, as well as its problems, and to the arrogance of many solutions proposed by the “developed” world.”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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