Africa in Translation : A History of Colonial Linguistics in Germany and Beyond, 1814-1945.
Pugach, Sara.
Africa in Translation : A History of Colonial Linguistics in Germany and Beyond, 1814-1945. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (316 pages) - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series . - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: African Studies and the Classification of Humanity -- 1. Before the Fact: The Beginnings of African Studies on the Mission Field, 1814-87 -- 2. Beyond the Missionary Field: The Development of African Studies at the Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin -- 3. The Making of a "Great Africanist": Carl Meinhof in Zizow and Berlin, 1886-1909 -- 4. Anthropology and Linguistics United? Carl Meinhof, Felix von Luschan, and the Hamitic Hypothesis -- 5. Experimenting in the Metropole: The Theory and Practice of African Studies, 1908-19 -- 6. Of Conjunctions, Comportment, and Clothing: African Teaching Assistants in Berlin and Hamburg, 1889-1919 -- 7. After the Colonial Moment: German Influences on South African Linguistics and Ethnology, 1920-45 -- Conclusion: The Legacy of Afrikanistik -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A strong and thoughtful study of Afrikanistik's role in the construction of racialist knowledge in Germany.
9780472027774
Translating and interpreting--Africa.
Translating and interpreting--Germany.
Multilingualism--Africa.
Intercultural communication--Africa.
Sociolinguistics--Africa.
Sociolinguistics--Germany.
Electronic books.
P306
496.07/043
Africa in Translation : A History of Colonial Linguistics in Germany and Beyond, 1814-1945. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (316 pages) - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series . - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: African Studies and the Classification of Humanity -- 1. Before the Fact: The Beginnings of African Studies on the Mission Field, 1814-87 -- 2. Beyond the Missionary Field: The Development of African Studies at the Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin -- 3. The Making of a "Great Africanist": Carl Meinhof in Zizow and Berlin, 1886-1909 -- 4. Anthropology and Linguistics United? Carl Meinhof, Felix von Luschan, and the Hamitic Hypothesis -- 5. Experimenting in the Metropole: The Theory and Practice of African Studies, 1908-19 -- 6. Of Conjunctions, Comportment, and Clothing: African Teaching Assistants in Berlin and Hamburg, 1889-1919 -- 7. After the Colonial Moment: German Influences on South African Linguistics and Ethnology, 1920-45 -- Conclusion: The Legacy of Afrikanistik -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A strong and thoughtful study of Afrikanistik's role in the construction of racialist knowledge in Germany.
9780472027774
Translating and interpreting--Africa.
Translating and interpreting--Germany.
Multilingualism--Africa.
Intercultural communication--Africa.
Sociolinguistics--Africa.
Sociolinguistics--Germany.
Electronic books.
P306
496.07/043