| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ethnomathematics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Ethnomathematics. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Games -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Games. |
| Genre/Form |
Games.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zaslavsky, Claudia. Africa counts. 3rd ed. Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, 1999 (DLC) 98049813 (OCoLC)40305617 |
| ISBN |
9781613741146 (electronic book) |
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1613741146 (electronic book) |
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1556523505 (alkaline paper) |
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9781556523502 (alkaline paper) |
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