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From: Peter Limb <plimb@library.uwa.edu.au>
List Editor: Peter Limb <plimb@library.uwa.edu.au>
Editor's Subject: AFRICA FORUM: On Africanism: reply
Author's Subject: AFRICA FORUM: On Africanism: reply
Date Written: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:14:19 +0800
Date Posted: Thu, 02 Dec 1998 23:14:19 -0500

cross-posted from: H-Net List on the History of Southern Africa
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From: Connie Anderson, Hartwick College
       <ANDERSONC@newton.hartwick.edu>

Fellow Africanist scholars:

Having had the issue of "declining standards" brought up repeatedly in South
Africa, I've been surveying colleagues, students and friends in as many other
countries as I can. Without exception, ALL agree that in their country, too,
there is at least the perception that standards are declining - including the
U.S., most of Europe, and Australia. From this perspective, "what is
happening" in Africa can't be seen as unique to Africa. It may be a case of
parallel evolution, with different causes, but the phenomenon itself seems to
be worldwide. Do others out there find that such a perception is true for
their country of origin, as well as for Africa?

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