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Comaroff in this book, renowned anthropologists jean and john l. Sunny distinguished service professor of anthropology and director of the chicago center for contemporary theory at the university. Christianity, colonialism, and consciousness in south africa, volume i. The comaroffs published a book called theory from the south, which is based on research that was conducted in south africa. Swift distinguished professor of anthropology at the university of chicago, honorary professor of. Jean comaroff s most popular book is ethnicity, inc. John comaroff is professor of anthropology and sociology at the university of chicago, where jean comaroff is professor of anthropology. Law and disorder in the postcolony jean comaroff, john l. In their work on africa and colonialism they have explored some of the fundamental questions of social science, delving into the nature of history and human agency, culture and.
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