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


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Claudia Zaslavsky is a mathematics teacher and the author of Multicultural Mathematics, The Multicultural Math Classroom, Math Games and Activities from Around the World, and other books. She lives in New York City.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books; 3rd edition (April 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1556523505
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556523502
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #619,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
counting cowries, gesture counting, hundred cowries, captures seeds, order magic square, cowrie currency, cowrie shell currency, approximately equal terms, adire cloth, numeration systems, higher decades, outer fingers, odd vertices, strip patterns, secondary base, last seed, finger gestures, cowrie shells, plane patterns, own row
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British Museum, West Africa, Muhammad ibn Muhammad, Arusha Maasai, United States, Africa Counts, Niger River, Lake Nyanza, Marianne Schmidl, New York, South Africa, Arrow of God, Lake Edward, National Museum of Tanzania, Oba of Benin, Village Museum, Congo Republic, Kalahari Desert, Lake Chad, New World, Paulus Gerdes, Peter Idehen, Player One, Player Two, Smithsonian Institution
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best books in African Studies., September 19, 1999
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Zaslavsky's "Africa Counts" will continue to be widely cherished for many years to come. Anyone haboring the old notion that Africans played no part in shaping world civlilization who is not changed by what appears in this book can only be someone with extraordinary racist tendencies. Zaslavky's book is effulgent because it demystifies mathematics without sacrificing details.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Profound Book!, June 10, 2006
I have this book in my library and it's the most requested by my friends to borrow. We find that the history of math started in Africa by indigenous Africans.

Claudia Zaslavsky, an educator who advanced the study of the links between mathematics and world cultures, died on Friday, January 13, 2006. Being a woman of European descent didn't stop her from teaching the truth and not allowing personal gain to cloud her judgement. We should honor this woman and the work that she did for the study of indigenous African history.
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