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Trade and politics in the Niger delta 1830 - 1885: an introduction to the economic and political history of Nigeria
In: Oxford studies in African affairs
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN AN ERA OF CHANGE
In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Volume 16, Issue 4, p. 505-512
ISSN: 0020-8701
A contribution to a UNESCO study defining the scope for an inquiry on current res trends in the humanities & soc scis, based on the report of an interdisciplinary seminar in the U of Ibadan. 3 main themes are discussed: (1) major changes in the world affecting the nature & objectives of diff disciplines - the socialist, sci'fic & technological revolutions-& the consequent widening of horizons; (2) changes in the methodology & objectives of these disciplines, ie the rejection of overall systems, borrowing of natural sci techniques, emphasis on dynamics, & weakness of the ethical component; (3) interdisciplinary collaboration: the integration of `man in society.' AA.