#CONGO KITABU JEAN PIERRE HALLET PROFESSIONAL#
Eventually four such formulas (summarized as expertise, bureaucratic position, consumer preference, and professional values) were defined. The planners, Rein noted, underwent an extended legitimacy crisis in the course of which they cast about for a formula which would establish their identity, justify their existence, and secure them a clientele. An especially intriguing case for our present purpose is that of the American planning profession as described by Martin Rein (1972: 426ff). Jean-Pierre Hallet (1927 1 January 2004) was a Belgian (born in Africa) ethnologist, naturalist, and humanitarian best known for his extensive work with the Efé (Bambuti) pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest. The applied social sciences, however, are another matter. We use cookies and similar tools that are. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.
Yet sociologists (perhaps for fear of infection) have not given much attention to the professional pathology of academia. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Congo Kitabu at. The symptoms of those in love-starved professions are well known: high suicide rates, chronic introspection, incessant organizational busy-work, and an obsession with titles and qualifications. Others in area studies experience them, as do all the millions whose positions in the eyes of the public are unpopular, suspect, or simply insignificant. These problems are not unique to scholars in African studies. By:Jean Pierre Hallet ISBN:UOM:39015009195234 Publication Type: - Category: Travel Condition:Good No Of Pages:436 Specification:hb Release Date:1st.
Whether their complaints are justified or not, their sense of isolation may make them unusually sensitive to questions of professional identity and purpose–a sensitivity sharpened by the facts of Africa's past and present and the emotions both arouse. They complain frequently about the ignorance and indifference of the public, the media, and the politicians. Working in intimate daily contact with the bushland tribes, he delved into the strange traditions and customs of each culture-the vivid background against which the reader relives the author's. Scholars in African studies often seem to believe that they are lonely, marginal, and misunderstood. In 1948 Jean-Pierre Hallet, age twenty-one, embarked on a career in the Congo as an agronomist and sociologist for the Belgian Colonial Government.
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