Africa Counts

Number and Pattern in African Cultures

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Claudia Zaslavsky ISBN: 9781613741153
Publisher: Chicago Review Press Publication: April 1, 1999
Imprint: Chicago Review Press Language: English
Author: Claudia Zaslavsky
ISBN: 9781613741153
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication: April 1, 1999
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Language: English

This fascinating study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in gestures; measuring time, distance, weight, and other quantities; manipulating money and keeping accounts; number systems; patterns in music, poetry, art, and architecture; and number magic and taboos. African games such as mankala and elaborate versions of tic-tac-toe show how complex this thinking can be. An invaluable resource for students, teachers, and others interested in African cultures and multiculturalism, this third edition is updated with an introduction covering two decades of new research in the ethnomathematics of Africa.

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This fascinating study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in gestures; measuring time, distance, weight, and other quantities; manipulating money and keeping accounts; number systems; patterns in music, poetry, art, and architecture; and number magic and taboos. African games such as mankala and elaborate versions of tic-tac-toe show how complex this thinking can be. An invaluable resource for students, teachers, and others interested in African cultures and multiculturalism, this third edition is updated with an introduction covering two decades of new research in the ethnomathematics of Africa.

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