In this truly one-of-a-kind book, Ascher introduces the mathematical ideas of people in traditional, or "small-scale", cultures often omitted from discussion of mathematics.
Although about a different part of the world, we particularly recommend John Harris, “Facts and fallacies of ... regional meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society, 9 (1973) 1– 10; Karen Lee Adams, Systems of Numeral Classification in the.
Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas
Introduces the mathematical ideas of people in a wide range of traditional, small-scale cultures from the Americas, Africa, and Oceania, showing how numbers, logic, and spatial configurations are organized into...
Presents the emerging field of ethnomathematics from a critical perspective, challenging particular ways in which Eurocentrism permeates mathematics education and mathematics in general.
Monteiro, Alexandrina: Etnomatemática: as possibilidades pedagógicas num curso de alfabetização para trabalhadores ... Oliveira, Helena Dória Lucas de: Atividades Produtivas do Campo, Etnomatemática e a Educação do Movimento Sem Terra.
Presents the emerging field of ethnomathematics from a critical perspective, challenging particular ways in which Eurocentrism permeates mathematics education and mathematics in general.
Ethnomathematics: Link Between Traditions and Modernity