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OverviewAdopting a pan-African slant to issues about ageing, this volume brings together some of the most prolific and skilful researchers working on ageing in Africa today. Based on sociolinguistic and anthropological research conducted in different regions of Southern, West and East Africa and in different types of communities, the data and their interpretation are characterized by the richness, typicity and authenticity of both narratives and ethnographical fieldwork. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Koen Stroeken , Sinfree MakoniPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780754630043ISBN 10: 0754630048 Pages: 306 Publication Date: 14 October 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Towards transdisciplinary studies on Ageing in Africa, Sinfree Makoni and Koen Stroeken. Narratives and the Construction of Elderliness: Towards a cultural and linguistic construction of late-life dementia in an urban African population, Monica Ferreira and Sinfree Makoni; Identity management and old age construction among Xhosa-speakers in urban South Africa: complaint discourse revisited, Andreas Sagner; Imprints of history and economy across the life course of an elderly Namaqualander 1920-1996, Robin Oakley. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Ageing and Seniority: From shrub to log: the ancestral dimension of elderhood among the Sukuma of Tanzania, Koen Stroeken; Coming of age and authority: milk as a source of power in Himbaland, Northern Namibia, Steven Van Wolputte; Social categories and seniority in a house-based society, Alexis B. Tengan. Crises and Strategies of Elderhood: Holding up the sky: gender, age and work among the Abuluyia of Kenya, Maria G. Cattell; Rhetoric of remembrance: privileged authority of the elders and the contested graduations of seniority, Stella Nyanchama-Okemwa; ’They don’t listen’: contemporary respect relations between Zulu grandmothers and grandchildren, Valerie Møller and Ayanda Sotshongaye; The toilet: dignity, privacy and care of elderly people in Kwahu, Ghana, Sjaak van der Geest; ’They do talk to us like children’: language and intergenerational discourse in first-time encounters in an African township, Sinfree Makoni; Skeletons of the past, flesh and blood of the present: remembrance and older people in a South African context, Els van Dongen; Epilogue: African gerontology: critical models, future directions, René Devisch, Sinfree Makoni and Koen Stroeken; Dedication; Index.Reviews’The contributions to this volume demonstrate the acutely ambivalent position of elderliness in postcolonial society. Lying at the very heart of globalizing, monetarizing and nation-building pressures in Africa south of the Sahara, social relations between elders and youth have undergone radical changes in the last decades. In its richly detailed, multidisciplinary approach, the volume not only shows how diverse the outcomes have been in different societies on the continent, but also poignantly elicits the current resilience of 'elderhood' in offering contemporary strategies to cope with societal crises. This skilfully compiled work is an important contribution to the emerging field of African gerontology and should be of major interest to both scholars and policy makers concerned with Africa and its prospects. This volume vividly portrays the shifting roles and experiences of the elderly, both male and female, in Africa south of the Sahara. Stimulating and accessible reading for anyone interested in the spectrum of specificities and continuities of the elderly in the increasingly divided or wounded local worlds of entangled modernities.’ Professor René Devisch, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium ’Anyone engaged in the struggle to improve the quality of life for elder persons or the search for a deeper understanding of ageing would find this book an enriching addition to gerontological and Africanist scholarship.’ Canadian Journal on Ageing 'The contributions to this volume demonstrate the acutely ambivalent position of elderliness in postcolonial society. Lying at the very heart of globalizing, monetarizing and nation-building pressures in Africa south of the Sahara, social relations between elders and youth have undergone radical changes in the last decades. In its richly detailed, multidisciplinary approach, the volume not only shows how diverse the outcomes have been in different societies on the continent, but also poignantly elicits the current resilience of 'elderhood' in offering contemporary strategies to cope with societal crises. This skilfully compiled work is an important contribution to the emerging field of African gerontology and should be of major interest to both scholars and policy makers concerned with Africa and its prospects. This volume vividly portrays the shifting roles and experiences of the elderly, both male and female, in Africa south of the Sahara. Stimulating and accessible reading for anyone interested in the spectrum of specificities and continuities of the elderly in the increasingly divided or wounded local worlds of entangled modernities.' Professor Rene Devisch, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium 'Anyone engaged in the struggle to improve the quality of life for elder persons or the search for a deeper understanding of ageing would find this book an enriching addition to gerontological and Africanist scholarship.' Canadian Journal on Ageing Author InformationSinfree Makoni, Long Island University, New York, USA Koen Stroeken, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Contributors: Sinfree Makoni, Koen Stroeken, Monica Ferreira, Andreas Sagner, Robin Oakley, Steven Van Wolputte, Alexis B. Tengan, Maria G. Cattell, Stella Nyanchama-Okemwa, Valerie Moller, Ayanda Sotshongaye, Sjaak van der Geest, Els van Dongen, Rene Devisch. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |