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Liptako Speaks: History from Oral Tradition in Africa
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
Liptako Speaks: History from Oral Tradition in Africa
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paul Irwin
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:248 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | African history
Oral history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691642697
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| Classifications | Dewey:966.2501 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
19 April 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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
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