Liptako Speaks: History from Oral Tradition in Africa

Liptako Speaks: History from Oral Tradition in Africa Although historians today turn increasingly to oral tradition as a source of data on the history of non-literate peoples, Paul Irwin cautions them against uncritical use of such evidence. In an attempt to determine how much historians can learn about the past from oral traditions, he studies those of Liptako, now a part of Upper Volta hut in the ni Autor: Paul Irwin Wydawnictwo: Princeton University Press Rok wydania: 2016 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 248 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780691642697