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His 410: Issues In African Historiography Question Paper

His 410: Issues In African Historiography

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Masinde Muliro University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2013

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(MMUST)
MAIN & BUNGOMA CAMPUSES
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
FOR THE DEGREE
OF
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
COURSE CODE: HIS 410
COURSE TITLE: ISSSUES IN AFRICAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
DATE: Tuesday 12th November 2013 TIME: 2.00pm – 5.00 pm
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Answer FOUR questions. TWO from each section

SECTION A
1. How reliable is archeology as a source in the reconstruction of the African past.
2. “Arabic authors, like the Greek and Roman writers before them, should not be counted among the major African historians of the African past.” Critically comment.
3. Evaluate the role of ideology in the writing of African history in the colonial and post-colonial periods.
4. Discuss the relevance of periodization in the writing of African history.
SECTION B
5. Explain the relationship between racist perception by non-African authors and the emergence of Africanist historiography.
6. How do we justify the emphasis placed on state formation by the first generation of African history?
7. Discuss the significance of maumau in Kenyan history.
8. To what extent has the UNESCO General History of Kenya succeeded in applying an interdisciplinary approach to the writing of African history? “Use either volume one or two.”

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