Out of our minds : reason and madness in the exploration of Central Africa : the Ad. E. Jensen lectures at the Frobenius Institut, University of Frankfurt / Johannes Fabian.
- Fabian, Johannes.
- Date:
- [2000], ©2000
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2000], ©2000.
Physical description
xiv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliographic information
Includes index and bibliography: p. 303-310.
Contents
Travel, exploration, and occupation -- Living and dying -- Drives, emotions, and moods -- Things, sounds, and spectacles -- Communicating and commanding -- Charisma, cannabis, and crossing Africa: explorers in the land of friendship -- Making knowledge: the senses and cognition -- Making sense: knowledge and understanding -- Presence and representation.
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Location Status History of MedicineZDF.17Open shelves
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- 0520221222
- 0520221230