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The Abolition of the Slave Trade in Southeastern Nigeria, 1885-1950 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A historical reconstruction of the campaign to end the slave trade in Southeastern Nigeria. Adjusting Privatization - paperback Adjustment, Employment and Missing Institutions in Africa - paperback This text identifies missing institutions as a major reason for the patchy implementation of structural reform policies in Africa. It concentrates on Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi, where less than ten per cent of the labour force work in the formal sector. Africa - paperback This work is intended as an accessible introduction to Africa for travellers and other individuals in search of a general account of the continent. In addition, it is suitable as a course text for students of development studies, Third World studies, cultural studies, and African studies. The African American Church Community in Rochester, New York, 1900-1940 A detailed and thoughtful account of the role played by African-American churches in pre-1940 Rochester to create and sustain a community for its members. Africa Now - paperback This overview of Africa is intended as an introduction for people who have a professional contact with the continent, such as workers in NGOs and international organizations, investors in emerging markets, bankers and people in business, diplomats, as well as teachers and students. Africa Shoots Back Film-makers in sub-Saharan francophone Africa have been using cinema since independence in the 1960s to challenge Western stereotypes. This text shows how directors have produced alternatives, focusing on issues of memory and history. Africa Shoots Back - paperback Film-makers in sub-Saharan francophone Africa have been using cinema since independence in the 1960s to challenge Western stereotypes. This text shows how directors have produced alternatives, focusing on issues of memory and history. Africa's Urban Past - paperback Urbanization has been an important feature of Africa's history for over 2000 years. Towns and cities have been arenas around which societies have organized themselves. This collection reveals the depth of urbanization in African history. Africa Works Series: African Issues Are there social, political and cultural factors in Africa which aspire to the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development? This work addresses this and other questions in its examination of the political instrumentalization of disorder. Africa Works - paperback Series: African Issues Are there social, political and cultural factors in Africa which aspire to the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development? This work addresses this and other questions in its examination of the political instrumentalization of disorder. Africa Writes Back A story of a publishing enterprise. It also tells the story of African literature and its dissemination in the latter half of the twentieth century. Africa Writes Back - paperback This account of the foundation of the African Writers Series also tells the story of African literature and its dissemination in the latter half of the twentieth century. African Aids Epidemic Aimed at students who want to study the history of the Aids epidemic but who have no starting point from which to enter the vast and often technical literature. Explaining the origins and nature of the virus and the unique epidemic it has caused, this book uses medical, anthropological and eye-witness sources but assumes no prior knowledge. African Aids Epidemic - paperback Aimed at students who want to study the history of the Aids epidemic but who have no starting point from which to enter the vast and often technical literature. Explaining the origins and nature of the virus and the unique epidemic it has caused, this book uses medical, anthropological and eye-witness sources but assumes no prior knowledge. African Broadcast Cultures - paperback Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures. African Classical Age Challenging the view of eastern and southern Africa in the early eras of world history, the author demonstrates that, from 1000 BC through to the fourth century AD, eastern and southern African history was invigorated by technological change and reshaped by a clash of distinctive cultures. African Classical Age - paperback Challenging the view of eastern and southern Africa in the early eras of world history, the author demonstrates that, from 1000 BC through to the fourth century AD, eastern and southern African history was invigorated by technological change and reshaped by a clash of distinctive cultures. African Development in a Comparative Perspective - paperback Has a turning point been reached in African economic recovery? Why have so few countries reached the UN growth target? This text offers an analysis of Africa's economic future. African Economic History - paperback African Enclosures? This text examines community-based natural resource management in Africa. It looks at how local environmental management may be made more effective by understanding the complexity of local-level organizational processes. African Enclosures? - paperback This text examines community-based natural resource management in Africa. It looks at how local environmental management may be made more effective by understanding the complexity of local-level organizational processes. African Experience with Higher Education - paperback This text presents a comprehensive assessment of universities and higher education in Africa south of the Sahara. The authors draw on their experience from both Francophile and Anglophile Africa, and from teaching both in the sciences and the arts. African Film This is a comprehensive analysis of 15 films created by film-makers from Africa and the African diaspora. These directors set out to re-image Africa - and offer Western viewers the opportunity to re-imagine the continent and its people. African Film - paperback This is a comprehensive analysis of 15 films created by film-makers from Africa and the African diaspora. These directors set out to re-image Africa - and offer Western viewers the opportunity to re-imagine the continent and its people. African Genius - paperback African Gifts of the Spirit Traces the transformation of the prophet Ezekiel Guti and his prayer band from small beginnings in the townships of the 1950s into the transnational business enterprise, which is now Zimbabwe Assemblies of God, Africa (ZAOGA). This book illuminates Africa's relations with American Christianities, black and white. African Gifts of the Spirit - paperback Traces the transformation of the prophet Ezekiel Guti and his prayer band from small beginnings in the townships of the 1950s into the transnational business enterprise, which is now Zimbabwe Assemblies of God, Africa (ZAOGA). This book illuminates Africa's relations with American Christianities, black and white. African Guerrillas - paperback This collection of articles and case studies analyze the relationship between African insurgencies and the local societies in which they are set, the organizational principles upon which the insurgencies are based, and the relationship between the insurgencies and the wider world. African Modernities This collection of studies investigates the multifaceted notion of African modernities. The authors examine ideas and practices of modernity, as well as the implication of its meaning in academic debate. African Modernities - paperback This collection of studies investigates the multifaceted notion of African modernities. The authors examine ideas and practices of modernity, as well as the implication of its meaning in academic debate. African Novel in English - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature The rise to global prominence of African literature, and particularly of the African novel, has been seen by many as a vital development in contemporary world culture. In this volume Keith Booker provides an introduction to eight African novels written in English. African Perspectives on Development - paperback African Perspectives on Colonialism - paperback African Popular Theatre - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature In this survey of theatre forms in sub-Saharan Africa from pre-colonial times to the present day, popular theatre is interpreted widely to include not only conventional drama, but such non-literary forms of performance as dance, dramatized story-telling and improvised urban vaudeville theatre. African Rank-and-file Series: Social History of Africa Why did East Africans in the King's African Rifles serve a foreign power? By examining the military experiences of African soldiers, the author reveals the tensions and contradictions of British colonial rule. African Sacred Groves African sacred groves are often described as the remains of primeval forests, ethnographic curiosities, and cultural relics from a static pre-colonial past. This book provides an understanding of these forests, examining their ecological characteristics and delineating how sacred groves relate to social dynamics and historical contexts. African Sacred Groves - paperback African sacred groves are often described as the remains of primeval forests, ethnographic curiosities, and cultural relics from a static pre-colonial past. This book provides an understanding of these forests, examining their ecological characteristics and delineating how sacred groves relate to social dynamics and historical contexts. African Savannas - paperback This work outlines the importance of local knowledge for understanding environmental change. It covers topics such as land users and landscapes, pastoral ecologies and policy, producers and resources. African Slave Trade - paperback African Theatre 7: Companies Series: African Theatre Profiles theatre companies in Africa that grapple with the issues of 'creativity and collaboration' in the context of financial and political constraints. African Theatre 8: Diasporas Series: African Theatre Guest edited by Christine Matzke and Osita Okagbue, this latest volume in the African Theatre series celebrates the African theatrical diaspora from Brazil to Tasmania, and Canada to Cuba, and also includes the playscript Messing with the Mind by Egyptian writer and director Khaled El-Sawy. African Theatre in Development - paperback Series: African Theatre First title in the African Theatre series with accounts of Theatre for Development workshops and critical discussions of the theme. African Theatre: Soyinka - paperback Series: African Theatre Publishes for the first time Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka's early revue sketches on which his later plays, The Beatification of Area Boy and King Baabu , draw strongly for characters and situations. African Theatre: Youth - paperback Series: African Theatre This book, guest edited by Michael Etherton, features the voices of the young people on how they are using theatre and performance to struggle for their rights and for changes in their lives. African Underclass Series: Eastern African Studies African Underclass - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies African Urban Spaces in Historical Perspective Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora This book presents new and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of African urban history and culture. Moving between precolonial, colonial, and contemporary urban spaces, it covers the major regions, religions, and urban societies of sub-Saharan Africa. African Urban Spaces in Historical Perspective - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora This book presents new and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of African urban history and culture. Moving between precolonial, colonial, and contemporary urban spaces, it covers the major regions, religions, and urban societies of sub-Saharan Africa. African Wildlife and Livelihoods - paperback This volume examines just how successful community-based conservation approaches have been in their twin objectives of conserving African environments and improving rural livelihoods. African Womanhood in Colonial Kenya 1900-50 - paperback This Kenyan social history fills a gap in the colonial history of Kenyan women as they negotiated changes in the most domestic areas of their experience. African Womanhood in Colonial Kenya, 1900-50 This Kenyan social history fills a gap in the colonial history of Kenyan women as they negotiated changes in the most domestic areas of their experience. African Workers and Colonial Racism - paperback Series: Social History of Africa A history of the African working-class in Lourenco Marques. By detailing the individual experiences of gang labourers, stevedores, domestic servants and petty clerks, the author aims to focus the reader's attention on the human dimensions of colonial racism. African Worlds - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts are significant yet often neglected, but have stood the test of time, according to the editors. Afro-Atlantic Dialogues - paperback Afro-Brazilians Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An interdisciplinary study on the myth of racial democracy in Brazil through the prism of producers of Afro-Brazilian culture. Afro-Cuban Diasporas in the Atlantic World Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Women in African Literature Today - paperback Series: African Literature Today Reflects the emergence of accomplished works by African women writers. Is the woman writer free to follow her own creative impulse and write about what she pleases? Oral and Written Poetry in African Literature Today - paperback Series: African Literature Today Poetry is very much a going concern in Africa. The contemporary poet is continuing a long tradition of poetry which in many places pre-dated the advent of writing. Question of Language in African Literature Today - paperback Series: African Literature Today Orature in African Literature Today - paperback Series: African Literature Today Critical Theory and African Literature Today - paperback Series: African Literature Today New Trends and Generations in African Literature - paperback Series: African Literature Today This work features articles which examine the works of new African writers who have appeared (or who have developed significantly) in the last two decades in all of the genres. Childhood in African Literature - paperback Series: African Literature Today This volume examines linguistic, literary, gender and generation issues in both autobiographies and fictional treatments of childhood in the works of Camara Laye, Wole Soyinka, Mongo Beti, Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, Zaynab Alkali, Buchi Emecheta, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Athol Fugard and Issac Mogotsi. Exile and African Literature - paperback Series: African Literature Today This volume explores the recurring theme of exile in African literature, both as physical and mental alienation. It focuses on the writings of Dambudzo Marechera, Bessie Head, Dennis Brutus, Ayi Kwei Armah, John Munonye, Catherine Acholonu and Buchi Emecheta. South and Southern Africa - paperback Series: African Literature Today The end of the apartheid in South Africa has meant that the literature of protest need no longer dominate creative output. This title looks at the realities of independent African nations as expressed in song and literature. New Women's Writing in African Literature - paperback Series: African Literature Today Since the 1960s, female writing in Africa has been steadily rising in quantity and quality. This work shows how their literature is redefining images of womanhood. New Directions in African Literature - paperback Series: African Literature Today Critics take stock of where African Literature has got to and where it is likely to go with the next generation of writers. War in African Literature Today Series: African Literature Today How have African writers addressed the issue of war and its impact across the the continent? New Novels in African Literature Today - paperback Series: African Literature Today This issue of African Literature Today focuses on new novels by emerging as well as established African novelists. Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young Acholi woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit, raised an army and fought the government's witches and sorcerers . This text gives an internal view of Alice's movement, based on interviews with its members. Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits Series: Eastern African Studies In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young Acholi woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit, raised an army and fought the government's witches and sorcerers . This text gives an internal view of Alice's movement, based on interviews with its members. American Arrivals Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar The essays that comprise this study focus upon the anthropological and cultural aspects of immigration to the United States. The editor's opening chapter addresses the past immigration situation and the moral challenges faced by the United States in terms of cultural migration. American Arrivals - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar The essays that comprise this study focus upon the anthropological and cultural aspects of immigration to the United States. The editor's opening chapter addresses the past immigration situation and the moral challenges faced by the United States in terms of cultural migration. Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats? - paperback This text aims to make the study and discussion of issues surrounding non-governmental organizations (NGOs) better informed. The author puts forward strong criticisms of the central theories and concepts which have dominated research and discourse on development NGOs so far. Angola - paperback Series: African Issues This study provides a comprehensive account of the severity of the problems that face war-torn, underdeveloped, oil producing states. The study focuses on the profound changes in Angola's political economy. Antecedents to Modern Rwanda - paperback Anthropology in the Margins of the State - paperback The form and reach of the modern state are changing under the pressure of globalization. This exploration of these transformations develops a methodology and theoretical apparatus to assess perceptions of power in regions where state reform and violence have been dramatic: Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. Apartheid's Landscape and Ideas An historical and artistic account of the rise of apartheid in South Africa, using source documents and original photographs of the South Africa landscape. Archaeology Africa - paperback This text provides a detailed introduction to archaeology as practised in the African continent. It explains how archaeologists find sites, design an excavation, date finds, and write history. The reader is given an outline of the history of the continent, from the early hominids to the present. Archaeology of Colonial Encounters - paperback Archaic States - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This text presents comparative studies of early states in the Old and New Worlds. It addresses the ways in which ancient states were structured and operated. Are We Not Also Men? Series: Social History of Africa A collective biography of Thompson Samkange and of two of his sons, Sketchley and Stanlake. The author has had access to a range of sources, including the archive of Thompson's papers, the National Archives and oral interviews. Are We Not Also Men? - paperback Series: Social History of Africa A collective biography of Thompson Samkange and of two of his sons, Sketchley and Stanlake. The author has had access to a range of sources, including the archive of Thompson's papers, the National Archives and oral interviews. Asbestos Blues - paperback Series: African Issues Most of the world's blue asbestos has been mined in South Africa, where industry and government have been slow to respond to environment and heath issues. This text discusses whether mining and manufacturing companies were the victims of imperfect science and inadequate state regulation. Aspects of the Botswana Economy - paperback Documenting the success of the emerging Botswanian economy, this volume of papers provides research, analysis and statistical updates which should be of use to other economies throughout Africa and the Third World. Autobiography of an Ex-White Man An intensely personal meditation on the nature of America by a White Philosopher who joined a Black Studies Department and found his understanding of the world transformed by the experience. Autobiography of an Ex-White Man - paperback An intensely personal meditation on the nature of America by a White Philosopher who joined a Black Studies Department and found his understanding of the world transformed by the experience. Banditry, Rebellion and Social Protest in Africa - paperback Banking in Africa - paperback Providing a review of the evolution of the post-independence banking system in Africa, this text has a strong focus on the problems of restructuring of banking institutions and the management of the bad and non-performing assets of public sector institutions. Becoming Somaliland Series: African Issues Why has Somaliland not followed Somalia into 'state collapse'? Becoming Somaliland - paperback Why has Somaliland not followed Somalia into 'state collapse'? Beggar Your Neighbours Beggar Your Neighbours - paperback Being Maasai - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Ben Enwonwu Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An intellectual biography of a modern African artist and his immense contribution to twentieth-century art history. Benefits of Famine - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies famine. The book is now in paperback for the first time with a new and updated introduction by the author. Bessie Head - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature This biography details the life of Bessie Head who, despite the disadvantages of being both a person of mixed race and a woman, made her way in South Africa as a journalist. Her novels include Where Rain Clouds Gather and A Question of Power . Between the Sea and the Lagoon - paperback Series: Western African Studies This study offers a social interpretation of environmental process for the coastal lowlands of southeastern Ghana. It focuses on the Anlo-Ewe, a previously non-maritime people who developed a maritime tradition and attempted to domesticate their environment. Beyond Conflict in the Horn - paperback Beyond Hunger in Africa - paperback Beyond Urban Bias in Africa - paperback This text focuses on whether African development has historically been weighted in favour of the urban areas. While the authors come out clearly against urban bias , they are concerned that the benefits, and the necessity, of urban development are being lost in current adjustment approaches. Biology, Brains & Behavior Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This volume examines the connections between the evolution of the human brain and behaviour. Biology, Brains & Behavior - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This volume examines the connections between the evolution of the human brain and behaviour. Black African Literature in English, 1992-1996 This volume lists all the important work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1992 and 1996. Containing about 9000 entries, it covers books, periodical articles, papers in edited collections and selective coverage of other relevant sources. Black African Literature in English 1997-1999 This volume lists the work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1997 and 1999. Containing thousands of entries, it covers books, periodical articles, papers in edited collections and selective coverage of other relevant sources. Black and White in Colour Considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. This book provides coverage of both place and time and deals with issues that have been prominent in the written history of Africa. It deals with such themes as the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism and anti-colonial resistance. Black Business and Economic Power Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The first collection on historical and contemporary black business in Africa and the African diaspora in America, with contributors from a wide perspective of disciplines. Black Death, White Medicine - paperback Series: Social History of Africa The bubonic plague took over 50,000 lives in colonial Senegal between 1914 and 1945. The Africans tenaciously resisted coercive and punitive plague control measures. This text examines how colonizer and colonized changed their perceptions of the epidemic over time. Black Man's Burden - paperback Black Poachers, White Hunters Black Poachers, White Hunters - paperback Black Star - paperback In 1957, Kwame Nkrumah became the first Prime Minister of Ghana. He seized opportunities to lead the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa away from from colonialism. By the time, he was overthrown in a coup in 1966 most African countries, outside the settler-dominated South, had also achieved independence. Bluest Hands Series: Social History of Africa This volume is about women dyers in Abeokuta, in Yoruba, Nigeria. These women offer a rich tapestry of events and personalities that illustrate how colonialism transformed their lives and livelihood. Bluest Hands - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This volume is about women dyers in Abeokuta, in Yoruba, Nigeria. These women offer a rich tapestry of events and personalities that illustrate how colonialism transformed their lives and livelihood. Bo Tsotsi - paperback Series: Social History of Africa A textured social history of African youth gangs in the Johannesburg/Soweto area from the emergence of a juvenile delinquency crisis in the 1930s through to the student-led uprising of 1976. It also depicts the relationship between political organizations and gang constituencies. Brothers at War - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This text presents contextual aspects in order to explain the growing discord between the two former friendly governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It looks at historical relations since the late 19th century, border issues from local perspectives and relations between the former liberation fronts. Burying SM - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Butterflies and Barbarians The Swiss missionaries played a primary role in explaining Africa to the literate world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book emphasises how these European intellectuals, brought to the deep rural areas of southern Africa by their vocation, formulated and ordered knowledge about the continent. Butterflies and Barbarians - paperback The Swiss missionaries played a primary role in explaining Africa to the literate world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book emphasises how these European intellectuals, brought to the deep rural areas of southern Africa by their vocation, formulated and ordered knowledge about the continent. Caribbean Novel in English - paperback This text introduces the Caribbean anglophone novel. It offers introductory essays on eight major Caribbean novels and shorter essays on ten other Caribbean novels, as well as a brief historical survey of the development of the Caribbean novel. Catastrophe and Culture Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Using a variety of natural and technological events this volume explores the potentials of disaster for the ecological, political-economic and cultural approaches to anthropology, along with the perspectives of archaeology and history. Catastrophe and Culture - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Using a variety of natural and technological events this volume explores the potentials of disaster for the ecological, political-economic and cultural approaches to anthropology, along with the perspectives of archaeology and history. Chaga Childhood - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Change and Transformation in Ghana's Publicly Funded Universities - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa Presents a study of Ghana's socioeconomic realities, in an economy dominated by structural adjustment programming, fiscal restraint and Ghana's status as a Heavily Indebted Poor Country. This book analyses the strategies and measures that the universities have taken to expand enrollment, generate additional funding and review curricula. Changing Uganda - paperback Charitable Impulse NGOs and Development in East and North East Africa This work challenges the static picture of the NGO industry in East and North East Africa, to inform the debate on the relief-to-development continuum and to provide a historical account of key issues facing NGOs. Each chapter includes a case study based on fieldwork. Charitable Impulse NGOs and Development in East and North East Africa - paperback This work challenges the static picture of the NGO industry in East and North East Africa, to inform the debate on the relief-to-development continuum and to provide a historical account of key issues facing NGOs. Each chapter includes a case study based on fieldwork. Chiefs in South Africa - paperback This work asks: what is the relation between the changing legal and socio-political position of traditional authority and customary law in the new South Africa? Why are they changing in this way, and what does this teach us about the interrelation between laws and culture in the post-modern world? Chiefs Know Their Boundaries Series: Social History of Africa This text explores the changes and continuities in the ways people have made and exercised claims onthe land in Asante, Ghana, during the colonial and postcolonial era. Chiefs Know Their Boundaries - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This text explores the changes and continuities in the ways people have made and exercised claims on the land in Asante, Ghana, during the colonial and postcolonial era. Chinua Achebe - paperback This is a biography of Chinua Achebe, capturing how his personal characteristics have combined with historical events to produce the man who cleared the frontiers of literature for Africa. Christian Missionaries and the State in the Third World - paperback Christian missionaries from a diversity of backgrounds - Africans as well as Americans and Europeans - have contributed to the construction, destruction and reconstruction of state structures in Africa and the Caribbean. This is a study of Christian missionaries and the state in the Third World. Christianity in South Africa - paperback Almost three-quarters of South Africans in the late-1990s call themselves Christians. Both in colonial times, when missionaries embroiled themselves in frontier conflicts, and more recently, both defenders and opponents of apartheid draw heavily upon Christian doctrine and ritual. Citizen and Subject - paperback Series: Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History This exploration of African politics is set in the historical context of colonialism, and includes such topics as despotism, the peasant movements, tribalism, and migrant workers in South Africa. City of Steel and Fire Series: Social History of Africa Atbara is a town that is the headquarters of the Sudan railways and the centre of what was, for 50 years, a militant labour movement. This text chronicles the struggles of the railway workers against the Sudanese colonial and post-colonial governments. City of Steel and Fire - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Atbara is a town that is the headquarters of the Sudan railways and the centre of what was, for 50 years, a militant labour movement. This text chronicles the struggles of the railway workers against the Sudanese colonial and post-colonial governments. Civil Disorder is the Disease of Ibadan Series: Western African Studies A study of chieftaincy and political culture in Ibadan, the most populous city in Nigeria, Britain's largest West African colony. It examines the period between 1829 and 1939, explaining how the processes through which Ibadan was made into a civic community shifted from battlefield to discourse. Civil Disorder is the Disease of Ibadan - paperback Series: Western African Studies A study of chieftaincy and political culture in Ibadan, the most populous city in Nigeria, Britain's largest West African colony. It examines the period between 1829 and 1939, explaining how the processes through which Ibadan was made into a civic community shifted from battlefield to discourse. Civil War, Civil Peace - paperback Series: Research in International Studies When a cease fire is agreed, aid workers, military personnel, diplomats and others pour in, but what can they do to reduce the chances of a return to war? This title, to understand each war as a unique phenomenon, develops a set of war analysis tools, and aims to challenge commonly held assumptions about the nature of gender, ethnicity and greed. Civilizations of Africa - paperback This text gives serious play to ancient history right across the continent and it ties these eras into the currents of wider world history. Collected Poems This is a collection of poems by the poet and writer R.N. Currey. Born in Mafeking in 1907, R.N. Currey was a soldier, poet and at one time a school teacher in Colchester. His poetry records what happens to men in war and life. Colonial Lessons - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work shows how mission-educated Africans negotiated new identities for themselves and their communities within the confines of segregation. It examines strikes by students and parents, struggles over curricula, and efforts of African teachers to improve their professional status. Colonial Rule and Crisis in Equatorial Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A look at the encounter between the French and the peoples of Southern Gabon in terms of their differing conceptions of boundaries. Companion to African Literatures A comprehensive guide to works by African authors that were written in English, this volume features entries in an alphabetical format on: authors; titles; literary genres, movements, influences and connections; and wider themes. Comrades Against Apartheid - paperback Conflict, Age and Power in North East Africa Series: Eastern African Studies Designed to counter-balance the conventional emphasis on religious and ritual functions, this collection of papers re-evaluates the political aspect of age systems in the context of national politics, civil and regional wars. Conflict and Collusion in Sierra Leone - paperback Conflicts Over Land and Water in Africa - paperback Examines the context of the reemergence of land reform and resource conflicts in Africa. This book emphasizes the need for an understanding of local histories, cultures and motivations if efforts to attain a just distribution of resources are to succeed. The case studies examine the links between state intervention and forms and modes of conflict. Congo-Paris - paperback Series: African Issues This study of transnational trade between Central Africa and Europe focuses on the lives of individual traders from Kinshasa and Brazzaville, who operate across national frontiers and often outside state laws, and whose trading activities are unmeasured and unrecorded. Constructions of Belonging Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Applies new approaches to the study of a small, densely populated region of West Africa, integrating them into a regional history that analyzes interactions between localities and the modern state. Constructive Engagement? The idea of 'constructive engagement' is forwarded by governments as a method whereby pressure can be brought to bear on the countries to improve their record on human rights, while diplomatic contacts can be maintained. This book offers a critical evaluation of one such engagement - the Reagan administration's policy towards South Africa. Constructive Engagement? - paperback The idea of 'constructive engagement' is forwarded by governments as a method whereby pressure can be brought to bear on the countries to improve their record on human rights, while diplomatic contacts can be maintained. This book offers a critical evaluation of one such engagement - the Reagan administration's policy towards South Africa. Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A detailed historiographical examination of the role the Ovimbundu people have played in Angolan politics from Portuguese colonization to the present. Control and Crisis in Colonial Kenya - paperback Controlling Anger - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Set in the immediate post-independence period in Uganda, this study deals with the local effects of a collapse of state authority, and explores the problem of social control as one of self-control linked with the construction of male gender identity. Copan - paperback Leading scholarship on one of the most important archaeological complexes in the ancient Maya world. Addresses enduring themes in Maya archaeology. Explores questions of broad interest to archaeologists and anthropologists, including state formation, architecture and space, and the relationship between history and archaeology. Crafting Identity in Zimbabwe and Mozambique Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Crosses conventional theoretical, temporal, and geographical boundaries to show how the Ndau of southeast Africa actively shaped their own identity over a four-hundred-year period. Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa - paperback Readings in Criminal Law and Criminology in Zambia - paperback Criminalisation of the State in Africa - paperback Series: African Issues This text charts the growth of fraud and smuggling in African states, the plundering of natural resources, the privatization of state institutions, the development of an economy of plunder and the growth of private armies. It argues that the state itself is engendering organized criminal activity. Crisis and Decline in Bunyoro Colonial rule triggered rapid population growth in most of Africa. This book considers the conflict between traditional African rulers and the modern state, the relationship between demography and environmental change, the history of the STDs, and the impact of cash-cropping on rural inequality. Crisis and Decline in Bunyoro - paperback Colonial rule triggered rapid population growth in most of Africa. This book considers the conflict between traditional African rulers and the modern state, the relationship between demography and environmental change, the history of the STDs, and the impact of cash-cropping on rural inequality. Critical Anthropology Now Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This anthology draws together wide-ranging material with a common theme: anthropology's changing meaning and relevance at the end of the 20th century, in the advent of worldwide media saturation and new technologies. Critical Anthropology Now - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This anthology draws together wide-ranging material with a common theme: anthropology's changing meaning and relevance at the end of the 20th century, in the advent of worldwide media saturation and new technologies. Crosscurrents Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Studies of aspects of historical interaction between Germany, Africa and black America. Crossing the Zambezi This is the story of 150 years of conflict and contested claims over control and access to the waters and banks of the River Zambezi, one of Africa's longest and most important rivers. Cultivating Success in Uganda Series: Eastern African Studies Raises questions about how results and outcomes are evaluated, and reflects on notions of 'success' in colonial and contemporary development policy. This book examines colonial attempts in Kigezi, in south-western Uganda, to introduce cash crops, soil conservation practices, and tenure reforms. Cultivating Success in Uganda - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Raises questions about how results and outcomes are evaluated, and reflects on notions of 'success' in colonial and contemporary development policy. This book examines colonial attempts in Kigezi, in south-western Uganda, to introduce cash crops, soil conservation practices, and tenure reforms. Cultural Forces in World Politics - paperback Custodians of the Land - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This volume explores the relationship between environment and rural culture, politics and economy in Tanzania. It concludes with a reflection on the efforts of historians to strike a balance between external causes of change and local initiative in their interpretations of Tanzanian history. Cutting Down Trees Series: Social History of Africa This text continues a trend towards a feminist perspective in African history and anthropology, focusing on the impact of agricultural change instigated by slash and burn policy in Northern Zambia, taking into account issues of gender and revisiting the colonial debate. Cyril Ramaphosa - paperback Biography of Cyril Ramaphosa, one of the most popular political figures in South Africa, admired both within the ANC and outside. Dead Will Arise - paperback This prize-winning text considers pre-Apartheid tensions in South Africa, at the time of the Xhosa cattle-killing movement in the 1850s. Decolonising the Mind - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature Afro-European' - the literature written by Africans in European languages - may come to be seen as part and parcel of the uneasy period between colonialism and full independence, a period equally reflected in the continent's political instability. This book presents the arguments for using African language and forms. Decolonization and Independence in Kenya, 1940-93 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This analysis of the history of the 30 years since Kenya's independence in 1963 examines the transformation of the political arena from the period after World War II to the Mau Mau Emergency and the period leading up to independence. It includes a section on Pax Kenyatta . Democratic Reform in Africa Examines the interrelationship between governance and poverty alleviation in Africa and the impact of democratic reform on this relationship. This book assesses what progress, if any, Africa has made in addressing the need for the consolidation of democratic reform and the resolution of considerable developmental challenges. Democratic Reform in Africa - paperback Examines the interrelationship between governance and poverty alleviation in Africa and the impact of democratic reform on this relationship. This book assesses what progress, if any, Africa has made in addressing the need for the consolidation of democratic reform and the resolution of considerable developmental challenges. Developing Uganda - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This volume assesses Uganda's recovery since Museveni came to power in 1986. It incorporates the influential Roskilde series of meetings between Ugandans, academics and officials of international organizations. The success of the reforms so far is considered, as are the future prospects. Dhows and the Colonial Economy of Zanzibar 1860-1970 Series: Eastern African Studies Conventional history assumes that the rise of the steamship killed off the Indian Ocean dhow trade in the 20th century. However, this study argues that the dhow economy played a major role in shaping the economic and social life of colonial Zanzibar. Dhows and the Colonial Economy of Zanzibar 1860-1970 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Conventional history assumes that the rise of the steamship killed off the Indian Ocean dhow trade in the 20th century. However, this study argues that the dhow economy played a major role in shaping the economic and social life of colonial Zanzibar. Diamonds, Dispossession and Democracy in Botswana - paperback Series: African Issues Is Botswana still 'an African miracle'? Do Bicycles Equal Development in Mozambique? Challenges some key assumptions of both the donors and the government about how development can be achieved in Mozambique. Drink, Power and Cultural Change - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This analysis of the social history of alcohol in Ghana since the early 19th century blends the approaches of history, anthropology, social medicine, theology and political science. Sources used include proverbs, music, comic opera, popular literature, photographs, and colonial archives. Dynamics of Resource Tenure in West Africa - paperback As concern grows about land and resource access in West Africa - due to failed development projects, the degradation of soils, and higher levels of conflict - the contributors to this work draw on their experiences as West Africans to present different ways of understanding land tenure. East African Expressions of Christianity - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This history examines, through case studies, the ways in which African chatechists, evangelists and translators have interpreted Christianity for themselves and conveyed it to others. It analyzes African prophetic and healing movements which drew on African and Christian traditions. Ecology of African Pastoralist Societies A synthesis of the literature on pastoralist societies, this book presents a discussion of their importance for African societies. It is aimed at the scholars and practitioners concerned with Africa's livestock keeping people. Ecology of African Pastoralist Societies - paperback A synthesis of the literature on pastoralist societies, this book presents a discussion of their importance for African societies. It is aimed at the scholars and practitioners concerned with Africa's livestock keeping people. Ecology Control and Economic Development in East African History - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This new edition features a substantial introduction, by the author, which places the book within the context of the growing debate on ecology and economic development in East African history. Economic Reforms in Ghana - paperback This work discusses the economic reforms that have taken place in Ghana since independence in 1957. It includes sections on: structure and growth; fiscal, savings and investment policies; the external sector; factor markets; sectoral performance; socio-economic development; and the future. Economic and Social Origins of Mau Mau - paperback Economy of Ghana Analysis of the direction that Ghana's policy makers will need to steer the economy for Ghana to fulfil the promise of its independence over 50 years ago. Economy without State Series: African Issues Stateless or near stateless territories, increasingly common in Africa, are characterized by second economies based on trans-border trade, smuggling , and informal finances. This work shows that Somalia is an extreme case of an economy without a government. Economy without State - paperback Series: African Issues Stateless or near stateless territories, increasingly common in Africa, are characterized by second economies based on trans-border trade, smuggling , and informal finances. This work shows that Somalia is an extreme case of an economy without a government. Education in the Development of Tanzania, 1919-90 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies El Dorado in West Africa - paperback Series: Western African Studies Gold mining occupies a central place in the economic evolution of Ghana. This text examines the period of transition from traditional mining systems to mechanized, capitalized mining companies in the Akan area of the Gold Coast. Emancipation without Abolition in German East Africa c.1884-1914 Series: Eastern African Studies Examines the complex history of slavery in East Africa, focusing on the area that came under German colonial rule. Divided into three parts, this book highlights the role played by the slaves in the process of emancipation. It is useful to historians of East Africa, and also contributes to the debate about the demise of slavery in the continent. Emancipation without Abolition in German East Africa c.1884-1914 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Examines the complex history of slavery in East Africa, focusing on the area that came under German colonial rule. Divided into three parts, this book highlights the role played by the slaves in the process of emancipation. It is useful to historians of East Africa, and also contributes to the debate about the demise of slavery in the continent. Empire of Things - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This text takes a fresh look at the relationship between material culture and exchange theory. It explores ways in which art objects are used to construct identity and cultural difference, and explains how people actually use things - items that are at once concrete and symbolic. Empire State-building Series: Eastern African Studies This is the story of British imperial rule in Africa during some decades of the 20th century. It asks four questions, the answers to which chart a history of administrative thought and practice in colonial Kenya, looking at the ways in which white people tried to engineer social change. Empire State-building - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The story of British imperial rule in Africa during the middle decades of the 20th century. It asks four questions, the answers to which chart a history of administrative thought and practice in colonial Kenya, looking at the ways in which white people tried to engineer social change. Enigma of Colonialism - paperback Eritrea Series: Eastern Africa Series This book gives a detailed description of Eritrea's post-war politics and is the first comprehensive analysis of the country's economy. Eroding the Commons Series: Eastern African Studies The longevity of colonial interventions in Baringo provides and excellent focus for the study of the broader evolution of colonial ideologies and practices of development. These ideologies and practices are fundamental to an understanding of the history of development in all parts of Africa. Eroding the Commons - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The longevity of colonial interventions in Baringo provides and excellent focus for the study of the broader evolution of colonial ideologies and practices of development. These ideologies and practices are fundamental to an understanding of the history of development in all parts of Africa. Escape from Domination - paperback Africans have long resorted to a range of strategies to escape domination - they have migrated, they have dropped out, and they have developed second economies. In this text, the author takes examples from across the continent to establish a discussible model. The Ethiopian Red Terror Trials Series: African Issues This collection analyses the approach taken by the current government of Ethiopia to deal with the massive human rights violations that took place from 1974 to 1991 under the Derg. Ethnic Federalism Series: Eastern African Studies Asks why the use of territorial decentralization to accommodate ethnic differences has been generally unpopular in Africa, while it is growing in popularity in the West. This book includes case studies of Nigerian and Indian federalism and suggests how Ethiopia might learn from both the failures and successes of the older federations. Ethnic Federalism - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Asks why the use of territorial decentralization to accommodate ethnic differences has been generally unpopular in Africa, while it is growing in popularity in the West. This book includes case studies of Nigerian and Indian federalism and suggests how Ethiopia might learn from both the failures and successes of the older federations. Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa - paperback The politics of identity and ethnicity are resurgent. Civil society was riven by communal tensions particularly of ethnicity and religion. The contributors to this volume address questions such as: why is ethnicity a political problem, and, how is the problem manifested? Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa The politics of identity and ethnicity are resurgent. Civil society was riven by communal tensions particularly of ethnicity and religion. The contributors to this volume address questions such as: why is ethnicity a political problem, and, how is the problem manifested? Ethnicity and Conflict in the Horn of Africa - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Eurafricans in Western Africa Series: Western African Studies This text examines the late-18th-century changes to the circumstances of Eurafricans - the offspring of Jewish, French, Dutch and English traders in western Africa - when colonial officials introduced European legal codes allowing innovations such as property rights. Eurafricans in Western Africa - paperback Series: Western African Studies This text examines the late-18th-century changes to the circumstances of Eurafricans - the offspring of Jewish, French, Dutch and English traders in western Africa - when colonial officials introduced European legal codes allowing innovations such as property rights. Evolution of Human Life History - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Human beings may share 98 percent of their genetic makeup with their nonhuman primate cousins, but they have distinctive life histories. When and why did these human patterns evolve? This book explains the peculiar features of human life histories, such as the rate and timing of processes that influence survival and reproduction. Expressing Identities in the Basque Arena - paperback Series: World Anthropology Redresses the balance on the human and cultural aspects of the idea of being Basque in the modern world. The author argues that the ethnographic understanding of nationalisms offers a more nuanced comprehension of the lived reality of people in areas where nationalism is a significant force. Expressing Identities in the Basque Arena Series: World Anthropology Redresses the balance on the human and cultural aspects of the idea of being Basque in the modern world. The author argues that the ethnographic understanding of nationalisms offers a more nuanced comprehension of the lived reality of people in areas where nationalism is a significant force. Faces of Islam in African Literature - paperback Famine Crimes - paperback Series: African Issues Famine is conquerable, but in some countries in Africa human suffering seems to be getting more rather than less common. This study argues that humanitarian relief work is a certain kind of political action, and that technical solutions must be evaluated within a political context. Farmers and Markets in Tanzania This volume is about the contradictions of liberalisation and the complexity of farmers' responses to the changing roles of states and markets. Farmers and Markets in Tanzania - paperback This volume is about the contradictions of liberalisation and the complexity of farmers' responses to the changing roles of states and markets. Fighting for the Rain Forest - paperback Series: African Issues This text looks at the war in Sierra Leone, which it sees as a crisis of modernity. The author argues that the frustrations of youth underlie the war, and that the rain forest is central to it as well. Peace needs to be worked for, by rebuilding the state and giving young people confidence in it. Fighting the Slave Trade Series: Western African Studies This work includes 13 case studies that examine the strategies whole societies adopted in opposition to five centuries of slavery. It concludes with a reflective epilogue on the memory of slavery. Fighting the Slave Trade - paperback Series: Western African Studies This work includes 13 case studies that examine the strategies whole societies adopted in opposition to five centuries of slavery. It concludes with a reflective epilogue on the memory of slavery. Foreign Aid Reconsidered - paperback Fortress Conservation Series: African Issues This work challenges the vision of Africa's environment, history, and society which drives conservation across the continent. The author argues that this vision has been harmful, unjust and unnecessary in its effects on the people of the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania. Fortress Conservation - paperback Series: African Issues This work challenges the vision of Africa's environment, history, and society which drives conservation across the continent. The author argues that this vision has been harmful, unjust and unnecessary in its effects on the people of the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania. From Chaos to Order - paperback This study of the recovery of Uganda asks whether its constitution-making process, which even involved a special election, will help consolidate the progress. It also considers the lessons for all the countries of africa who are involved in introducing democracy. From Guerrillas to Government - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The focus of this book is on the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) from its formation in the early 1970s to its victory in 1991, and its transformation from liberation front to ruling party and government of independent Eritrea. From Revolution to Rights in South Africa The author argues for the continued importance of NGOs, social movements and other 'civil society' actors in creating new forms of citizenship and democracy in South Africa. Gangs, Politics and Dignity in Cape Town - paperback A vivid study of the day-to-day experience of living in a working class neighbourhood on the Cape Flats. Gangs, Politics and Dignity in Cape Town Centered around the complicated and diverse concept of dignity, this book addresses questions such as: How is it constructed? What is its basis? And how does it differ among the various protagonists of the township? Gender and Genocide in Burundi Series: African Issues Patricia Daley argues passionately for a revised feminist-historical approach to understanding violence and reforming the processes whereby local and international bodies put together peace agreements. Gender and Genocide in Burundi - paperback Series: African Issues Patricia Daley argues passionately for a revised feminist-historical approach to understanding violence and reforming the processes whereby local and international bodies put together peace agreements. Gender, Ethnicity and Social Change on the Upper Slave Coast - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This study brings together the fields of gender studies and ethnic studies to examine precolonial Africa. The focus is on the history of the Anlo-Ewe of south-eastern Ghana from the 17th-19th centuries, though in the last two chapters the author extends her analysis to the 20th century. Gender and the Making of a South African Bantustan Series: Social History of Africa How did an odd assortment of often unconnected spaces become Ciskei in the 1940s and 1950s? The author uses the prism of gender to displace the universal male subject of mainstream South African history, moving between the social space of families and the political space of the apartheid state. Gender in the Making of the Nigerian University System - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa Maps the changing character of the university system in Nigeria, focusing on gender. This book looks at how the gendered structures and processes at the contextual and systemic levels affected the universities, in what ways the workings of the university system contributed to gender differentials, how women contributed to policy issues, and more. Gender of Globalization - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Employs feminist, ethnographic methods to examine what free trade and export processing zones, economic liberalization, and currency reform mean to women in Argentina, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ghana, the United States, India, and Jamaica. Gender and the Making of a South African Bantustan - paperback Series: Social History of Africa How did an odd assortment of often unconnected spaces become Ciskei in the 1940s and 1950s? The author uses the prism of gender to displace the universal male subject of mainstream South African history, moving between the social space of families and the political space of the apartheid state. Gender, Work and Population in Sub-Saharan Africa - paperback Genders and Generations Apart Series: Social History of Africa This work is a historical examination of gender and generational struggles over land, labour, and law that are central issues facing contemporary South Africa. It focuses on intersections of labour tenancy and African customary law with tensions of gender and generation. Genders and Generations Apart - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work is a historical examination of gender and generational struggles over land, labour, and law that are central issues facing contemporary South Africa. It focuses on intersections of labour tenancy and African customary law with tensions of gender and generation. General History of Africa volume 1 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) General History of Africa volume 2 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) General History of Africa volume 3 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) General History of Africa volume 4 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) The period covered by this volume has several major themes: the triumph of Islam; the extension of trading relations; cultural exchanges and human contacts; and the development of kingdoms and empires. General History of Africa volume 5 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) A history of Africa from the 16th to the 18th centuries, this study concentrates on the continuing evolution of the African states and cultures, the increase in external trade, and the consequences of the slave trade. General History of Africa volume 6 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) Covers the major forces at work in African society at the beginning of the 19th century until the onset of the European scramble for colonial territory in the 1880s. This study also looks at Africa's changing role in the world economy, and the effects of the abolition of the slave trade. General History of Africa volume 7 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) General History of Africa volume 8 - paperback Series: Unesco General History of Africa (abridged) Africa has moved from international conflict under foreign domination to struggles for political sovereignty and economic independence. Looking at the changes in Africa's fortunes since 1935, this volume examines the challenges of nation-building and socio-cultural changes affecting the continent. Ghana's Adjustment Experience Ghana has been widely quoted as an example of successful adjustment in Africa. This has been followed by a successful adjustment to democracy. This analysis explores the factors that have impelled these changes and how they are to be interpreted. Ghana's Adjustment Experience - paperback Ghana has been widely quoted as an example of successful adjustment in Africa. This has been followed by a successful adjustment to democracy. This analysis explores the factors that have impelled these changes and how they are to be interpreted. Ghanaian Popular Fiction - paperback Series: Western African Studies This is a study of the unofficial side of African fiction: the undocumented writing, publishing and reading of pamphlets and paperbacks which exist outside of mainstream mass-production. Globalization, Water and Health - paperback About crime and passion, life and death, lofty goals and squalid realities, this book is about water. It illuminates the political inequities and resource management techniques that cause children to die and adults to sicken. Designed for use by policymakers as well as researchers and students, the essays present complex realities in clear terms. God Alone is King - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work is an examination of Islam, slave emancipation and the impact of cash cropping in colonial Senegal from 1859 to 1914. It decolonizes history through its focus on Wolof historical agency, critical readings of French sources, and a Wolof-centred chronology of historical transformation. Gray Areas Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar With contributions ranging from a study of Alzheimer's units and fantasies of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ to the bread and butter issues of care in nursing homes, this collection of edited papers explores aging, nursing care, social work and anthropology. Gray Areas - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar With contributions ranging from a study of Alzheimer's units and fantasies of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ to the bread and butter issues of care in nursing homes, this collection of edited papers explores aging, nursing care, social work and anthropology. Greek Island Cosmos Series: World Anthropology This volume reveals the historical dynamism of what appears at first sight to be a forgotten backwater. The villages of Meganisi, a Greek island, are tightly-knit communities, and this study explores the basis on which their solidarity and sense of identity are constructed and reconstructed. Greek Island Cosmos - paperback Series: World Anthropology This volume reveals the historical dynamism of what appears at first sight to be a forgotten backwater. The villages of Meganisi, a Greek island, are tightly-knit communities, and this study explores the basis on which their solidarity and sense of identity are constructed and reconstructed. Green Land, Brown Land, Black Land - paperback This text confronts the alarm about degradation of Africa's natural and human resources by examining two centuries of historical evidence of environmental change. It presents African landscapes as created by humans, not as some idealized notion of Eden. Green Place, a Good Place - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Collects findings about the environmental, archaeological and cultural history of the Bantu speaking peoples in Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Rwanda, Barundi and eastern Congo. The author shows that historians can respect African idioms of justice, power, health and healing. Guns and Governance in the Rift Valley This book answers the questions why so many small arms are circulating in North-East Africa and how they are affecting peace in these countries. It is an account of modern pastoralist armed conflict. Guns and Governance in the Rift Valley - paperback A vivid account of modern pastoralist armed conflict. Guns and Rain - paperback Handbook of Tswana Law and Custom - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Health, State and Society in Kenya Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An examination of the conflicts and compromises between Western biomedicine and African traditional therapies in colonial Kenya. Hedge of Wild Almonds - paperback Herero Heroes - paperback This text describes the manner in which the Herero of Namibia struggled to maintain control over their own freedom in the face of advancing German colonial control. The Herero re-emerged, re-organizing around the structures and beliefs of the German colonial army and Rhenish missionary activity. HIV/AIDS, Illness, and African Well-Being Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A comprehensive view of health issues currently plaguing Africa, with an emphasis on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Hidden Struggles in Rural South Africa - paperback Higher Education in Mozambique - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa This text discusses higher education in Mozambique, especially in the context of the dramatic changes the country has undergone. A high priority, governmental and other sources are involved in a contested debate that provides a scenario for innovation and diversity. Higher Education in Tanzania - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa The University of Dar es Salaam has put in place measures to stop the process of decay and better fulfil its core functions - the unity and commitment within its leadership attracting both government and donors. This text explores the attributes needed to harvest the fruits of the reform. Hinduism and Hierarchy in Bali Series: World Anthropology An ethnographic analysis of status competition, caste conflict, ritual inflation, religious innovation and the cultural politics of identity within Hinduism. The book looks at how conflict and competition between various forms of Hinduism undermines and sustains relations of hierarchy. Hinduism and Hierarchy in Bali - paperback Series: World Anthropology An ethnographic analysis of status competition, caste conflict, ritual inflation, religious innovation and the cultural politics of identity within Hinduism. The book looks at how conflict and competition between various forms of Hinduism undermines and sustains relations of hierarchy. Historical Thought and Literary Representation in West Indian Literature - paperback This text is an exploration of how history has been perceived, constructed and used in the fiction, poetry and drama of the Caribbean. History and the imagination, reality and the fantastic, and myth and ancestral memory are all discussed in depth. Historical Ecology - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This anthology presents a set of articles that aim to help establish the foundations of a new environmental science, one that is rooted in both the social and physical branches. It considers ecology from a historical perspective. History and Conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Zanzibar Stone Town presents the problems of conservation in its most acute forms: should it be preserved for the tourists or should it be allowed to grow for the benefit of the inhabitants? This book explores these issues. History in Person Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Nine ethnographers address such topics as the politically sexualized transformation of identities of women political prisoners in Northern Ireland, the changing character of political activism across generations in a Guatemala Mayan family, and cultural forms and struggles in New York. History in Person - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Nine ethnographers address such topics as the politically sexualized transformation of identities of women political prisoners in Northern Ireland, the changing character of political activism across generations in a Guatemala Mayan family, and cultural forms and struggles in New York. History and Memory in the Age of Enslavement - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This text explores how incorporation into global mercantile networks compelled people of highland Madagascar to reshape their social identity and their cultural practices. History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies History of African Archaeology - paperback History of Islam in Africa - paperback The history of the Islamic faith in Africa spans 14 centuries. This book provides a detailed mapping of the cultural, political, geographic and religious past of Islam in a single volume. Intended as a reference and textbook, it does not assume prior knowledge of the subject. History of the Excluded Series: Eastern African Studies The 20th-century-history of Njombe in Tanzania can be summed up as exclusion within incorporation. This text explores how Njombe's people came to see themselves as excluded from opportunities to escape the impoverishing trap of migrant labour. History of the Excluded - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The 20th-century-history of Njombe in Tanzania can be summed up as exclusion within incorporation. This text explores how Njombe's people came to see themselves as excluded from opportunities to escape the impoverishing trap of migrant labour. History of Resistance in Namibia - paperback History of Southern Africa - paperback This text incorporates recent advances in scholarship. It studies such topics as: the early history, settlement and relationships of the Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples; the recent history of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland and newly independent Namibia; and the final phase of apartheid. I Will Not Eat Stone - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Focusing on conjugal production and reproduction in colonial Asante, this text seeks to understand how broader social and economic factors recast the terms of domestic struggle. It is based primarily upon the recollections of Asante men and women born during the years 1900 to 1925. Idea of Africa - paperback Series: African Systems of Thought A sequel to The Invention of Africa (joint winner of the 1989 Herskovits prize), this text explores the idea of Africa: what is it and how is it related to contemporary literature? Ideology and Form in African Poetry - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature Imagined Diasporas Among Manchester Muslims Series: World Anthropology The public sphere of the Manchester Muslim diaspora is a place of intense local micro-politics of honour and shame, debated in the globalized language of world affairs, and enacted through public performance. This work reveals the multi-centred world among Manchester Pakistanis. Imagined Diasporas Among Manchester Muslims - paperback Series: World Anthropology The public sphere of the Manchester Muslim diaspora is a place of intense local micro-politics of honour and shame, debated in the globalized language of world affairs, and enacted through public performance. This work reveals the multi-centred world among Manchester Pakistanis. Impact of Structural Adjustment on the Population of Africa - paperback Imperial Formations - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Is there only one model for empire, based on European empires? How might the critique of European empires serve to understand imperial forms elsewhere? This collection moves beyond the Euro-centric slant of colonial studies to compare European and non-European empires with socialist states and empire beyond colonialism. In Search of a Nation Series: Eastern African Studies In this volume, 16 historians explore the double-sided nature of African nationalism - specifically, its capacity to inspire expressions of unity and its tendency to narrow political debate. In Search of a Nation - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies In this volume, 16 historians explore the double-sided nature of African nationalism - specifically, its capacity to inspire expressions of unity and its tendency to narrow political debate. In Search of Cool Ground - paperback This volume focuses on population displacement in North-east Africa. The contributors suggest that in situations of long-term upheaval, notions of flight into refuge and repatriation to a homeland cease to have much meaning. However, these populations have received minimal assistance or protection. In Their Own Voices - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature Indirect Rule in South Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A groundbreaking new study of the ways in which South African leaders struggle to legitimize themselves through the costuming of political power. Inside West Nile Series: World Anthropology West Nile is best known as the home of Uganda's notoriously violent dictator, Idi Amin. This work examines the relationship between violence, narrative and memory in the former West Nile district. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork and archival research in the district capital during the late 1990s Inside West Nile - paperback Series: World Anthropology West Nile is best known as the home of Uganda's notoriously violent dictator, Idi Amin. This work examines the relationship between violence, narrative and memory in the former West Nile district. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork and archival research in the district capital during the late 1990s Insiders and Outsiders - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work focuses on the cultural and social history of Indians in Durban, exploring such topics as the rise and fall of the Indian peasantry and the economic logic of the Indian family. Above all, it explores what this history says about the nature of South African capitalism in the 20th century. Invention of Africa - paperback Series: African Systems of Thought Ira Aldridge Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Diverse essays on the life and career of one of the greatest tragic actors of the nineteenth century. Iron Technology in East Africa - paperback The purpose of this study is to recuperate the history of African iron technology. Through a cross-cultural and comparative approach, it reveals both changes and significant continuitiesin the symbolism that conferred meaning to iron smelting over two thousand years in East and Central Africa. Islam Between Globalization and Counter-terrorism - paperback Islands of Intensive Agriculture in Eastern Africa Series: Eastern African Studies The East African Rift Valley is home to specialized agricultural regimes - their apparent isolation masking the degree of exchange between communities. This text employs geographical, ethnographic and archaeological research to consider their agricultural practices. Islands of Intensive Agriculture in Eastern Africa - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The East African Rift Valley is home to specialized agricultural regimes - their apparent isolation masking the degree of exchange between communities. This text employs geographical, ethnographic and archaeological research to consider their agricultural practices. Jua Kali Kenya - paperback Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies During the 1980s the term jua kali (Swahili for hot sun ) came to refer to any body working in self-employment in Kenya. This text brings the informal sector alive through the photographs and life histories of jua kali people, and offers an analysis of what has been achieved by ordinary Kenyans. Kakungulu and the Creation of Uganda, 1868-1928 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Kampala Women Getting by - paperback What do ordinary women in an African city do in the face of an AIDS epidemic without the benefit of what would be considered as basic health provision in an American or European city? This work draws a holistic picture of the options available, and the problems of health care in tropical cities. Kenyan Novel - paperback A study of the key Kenyan novels since Ngugi published Weep Not, Child in 1962, this book includes sections entitled A Brief History of the Kenyan Novel , and Urban Obsessions, Urban Fears . Killing for Conservation Series: African Issues Is African wildlife under threat mainly from African people? Is there a conflict between the ideologies of preservation and conservation? Are conservation policies politically neutral? This text explores the field of conservation and wildlife policies in Zimbabwe. Killing for Conservation - paperback Series: African Issues Is African wildlife under threat mainly from African people? Is there a conflict between the ideologies of preservation and conservation? Are conservation policies politically neutral? This text explores the field of conservation and wildlife policies in Zimbabwe. Kola is God's Gift Series: Western African Studies Kola is a 'food drug' - a legal stimulant incorporated into rites of passage and similar ceremonies among West African Muslims. This study examines the social, religious and economic significance of kola nuts, along with the legends and lore. Kola is God's Gift - paperback Series: Western African Studies Kola is a 'food drug' - a legal stimulant incorporated into rites of passage and similar ceremonies among West African Muslims. This study examines the social, religious and economic significance of kola nuts, along with the legends and lore. Labor and Democracy in Namibia, 1971-96 - paperback This text chronicles the origins and evolution of the history of Namibia's organized labour movement. It shows how, despite structural, colonial and nationalist movement adversity, trade unions did eventually emerge in Namibia, only to be largely demobilized after independence. Labour, Land and Capital in Ghana - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An examination of the varied ways, outside and inside markets, in which Asante producers obtained labor, land and capital during the transformative era. Labour, Land and Capital in Ghana Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An examination of the varied ways, outside and inside markets, in which Asante producers obtained labor, land and capital during the transformative era. Labour Resistance in Cameroon - paperback Land, Labour and Diet in Northern Rhodesia - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Land and Society in the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia Gult , a system of land tenure encompassing both taxation and tribute, is unique to highland Ethiopia. It was through this that Ethiopian states and their rulers affected the lives of ordinary people. Donald Crummey offers here a study of gult from the 13th century to 1910. Languages and Literatures of Africa - paperback In this work, African literatures are presented in a new perspective focusing on the dialogue between languages and literatures. An historical overview provides new insights into the literatures of Africa, both oral and written. Law and Empire in the Pacific - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Focusing on the relationship between law, culture, and the production of social knowledge, these essays re-centre law in social theory. Speaking to Fijian and Hawaiian circumstances, this book illuminates the role of legal practice in constructing ethnic and political identities and producing colonial and anthropological knowledge. Law as Process - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology This is a study of the role of law in African society. It is a work in the ethnology of law. Its central theme is that the same social processes which prevent the total regualtion of society are those that re-shape and transform the efforts to regulate. Law in Colonial Africa - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Leaf of Allah Series: Eastern African Studies In the late-19th-century, the main cash crop of Harerge, Ethiopia, shifted from coffee and food crops to khat, a quasi-legal psychoactive shrub. This text examines the demographic, market and political factors behind this change and explores the consequences. Leaf of Allah - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies In the late-19th-century, the main cash crop of Harerge, Ethiopia, shifted from coffee and food crops to khat, a quasi-legal psychoactive shrub. This text examines the demographic, market and political factors behind this change and explores the consequences. Learning from Robben Island - paperback Letters and Documents, 1841-72 This collection of David Livingstone's personal papers is from the Livingstone Museum in Zambia and features many previously unpublished letters. Letting Them Die - paperback Series: African Issues South Africa has the worst AIDS epidemic in the world. In this one mining community in South Africa, AIDS will kill six out of ten young women and four out of ten young men. This work highlights the barriers and constraints to controlling this national crisis. Liberalizing Tanzania's Food Trade - paperback Liberating the Family? - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Argues that the ending of slavery in South Africa's Cape Colony initiated a period of struggle about cultural categories and sensibilities, and led to claims regarding the legitimacy of specific family, labour, gender and sexual relations, central in the shaping of post-emancipation society. Lie of the Land - paperback Series: African Issues This work questions the reasoning behind Western images of the environmental destruction taking place in Africa. It asks how environmental orthodoxies become established, and what the alternative and appropriate approaches for policy-making are, drawing together and exploring 12 key cases. Limits to Liberation After Apartheid In addressing the conceptual and empirical questions relating to the transition to democracy, this work takes the questions of culture and identity seriously, drawing attention to the creative agency of citizens of the new South Africa. Limits to Liberation After Apartheid - paperback In addressing the conceptual and empirical questions relating to the transition to democracy, this work takes the questions of culture and identity seriously, drawing attention to the creative agency of citizens of the new South Africa. Limits of Adjustment in Africa - paperback This work assesses the effects of the structural adjustment programmes in Africa. It concludes that little development has actually occurred, with a general contraction in per capita economic growth. There has also been a deterioration in the position of the worst-off economic groups. Lineages of State Fragility Series: Western African Studies This work examines a specific aspect of Guinea-Bissau's political evolution - the ability of civil society to evade state authority. The author looks at social formations and significant experiences of rural civil society to account for the origins of the existing soft state . Lion Amongst the Cattle Series: Social History of Africa The author of this work draws on interviews to tell the story of the bitter and protracted struggles sparked off in the formidable Pedi Kingdom by the shifting policies and practices of conservation, segregation and apartheid. At the heart of the book are the two revolts of 1958 and 1986. Literary Adaptations in Black American Cinema: A comprehensive analysis of the ways in which the black American experience has been depicted in film adaptations of popular literature. Living Terraces in Ethiopia Series: Eastern Africa Series Living Terraces is both an ethnographic and historical account of the terraces of Konso in southern Ethiopia. Locality, Mobility, and "Nation" Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An interdisciplinary study that sheds new light on the traditional historiographies of African colonial experience. Lost Cities of Africa - paperback Lugbara Religion - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology This anthology presents anthropological studies on African religion, with sections on ancestors and ghosts, sacrifice and purification, ritual, and the moral community. Mafeking Diary of Sol Plaatje - paperback This diary offers a view of the siege of Mafeking, one of the most famous sieges of the South African War. The author, Sol Plaatje, was one of the founders of the African National Congress in 1912. Additional material from oral and archival research has also been incorporated into this edition. Makerere University in Transition, 1993-2000 - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa Makerere University has shown resilience, from its colonial establishment through the economic hardships, political instability and mismanagement that began in the 1970s. The challenge defined by the authors is to consolidate and improve on previous bold reforms. Makers and Breakers - paperback The studies in this text present many different views on the lives of the young around Africa. They contribute to a theoretical, ethnographic and historical understanding of issues concerning children, youth, agency, locality, globalisation and identity from the past to the postcolony and beyond. Making Alternative Histories - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This selection of essays focuses on histioriography and cultural ideology. It considers the erasures of local histories wrought by the colonial legacy, and the implicit and inherent presence of ideology in the writing of history. Making Ethnic Ways - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This history of the Taita people during the 20th century focuses on their gradual adoption of a novel ethnic identity. The author shows how ethnicity became a language through which prior struggles were reframed and continued. 'Making Headway' Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A thought-provoking study of the role of Africans in the colonial process of cultural transfer. Making the Town - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This title incorporates a social history of a West African urban community during colonialism. The focus is centered on town politics and the ways in which the Ga political action shaped Accra's transition from pre-colonial city-state to colonial port city. Mandela's World This work covers the demise of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela, and a new constitution leading to a democratic government that transformed South Africa's international status from pole-cat to paragon. Mandela's World - paperback This work covers the demise of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela, and a new constitution leading to a democratic government that transformed South Africa's international status from pole-cat to paragon. Manufacturing Africa - paperback Maps and Mapping of Africa This volume provides bibliographical references to writing about maps, both historical and contemporary, of Africa. Marabout and the Muse - paperback This volume analyzes the vitality of certain African literary traditions that have a common sense of belonging to the world of Islam. Topics include literature in Swahili and other African languages, women authors in Islamic literature, and the place of Islamic orthodoxy in native African texts. Marriage in Maradi - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work explores how both men and women adapted, negotiated and contested their rights and duties in marriage during a period of socio-political upheaval in 20th-century Niger, a period which saw the advent and demise of colonial rule, the abolition of slavery and the rise of Islam. Marxism and African Literature - paperback Marxist Modern - paperback Modernity has become a keyword in a number of intellectual debates: in marginal areas of the world as much as its centres of power and wealth. Investigating Ethiopia during the 1974 revolution, Donald Donham constructs a narrative of upheaval and change, presenting locals' views on the matter. Mau Mau and Kenya - paperback This work introduces the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism and independence. Mau Mau and Nationhood Series: Eastern African Studies Fifty years after the declaration of the state of emergency Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself. This collection combines retrospective overviews with research to achieve a multi-layered analysis of this topic. Mau Mau and Nationhood - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Fifty years after the declaration of the state of emergency Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself. This collection combines retrospective overviews with research to achieve a multi-layered analysis of this topic. Mau Mau from Below - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This text is based on the oral evidence of the Kikuya villagers with whom the author lived as an aid worker during the Mau Mau emergency in the 1950s. The data suggests that there was never a single Mau Mau movement, and that none of its members ever saw it as such. Mau Mau War in Perspective - paperback Media in Africa and Africa in the Media This is an annotated bibliography of the literature on mass communication and the press in Africa. Melodies of Mourning Series: World Anthropology Presents an ethnographical account of the way that song, dance and musical sensitivity weave into the lives of an aboriginal community of Australia. This book focuses upon the song and associated emotional experience of women, and the way in which children are socialized into the musical and imaginative discourses and practices of the adult world. Melodies of Mourning - paperback Series: World Anthropology Presents an ethnographical account of the way that song, dance and musical sensitivity weave into the lives of an aboriginal community of Australia. This book focuses upon the song and associated emotional experience of women, and the way in which children are socialized into the musical and imaginative discourses and practices of the adult world. Memoirs of the Maelstrom - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Between 1914 and 1918, the French recruited over 140,000 West Africans who fought on the Western front. Based on personal testimonies of war veterans and archival research, this book describes how the experience altered African soldiers' views of themselves, their societies, and the French. Memory, History and Opposition Under State Socialism - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar This collection of articles focuses on the contest and contrast between official versions of history and historical events as remembered by actual participants or witnesses. The articles cover socialist regimes in the 20th century. Migrant Cocoa-farmers of Southern Ghana - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Modern History of the Somali - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This text covers topics such as: before partition; the imperial partition - 1860-97; the dervish fight for freedom - 1900-20; Somali unification - the Italian East African empire; from trusteeship to independence - 1950-60; the problems of independence; the Somali revolution - 1969-76. Modern Indian Kingship Series: World Anthropology This work examines the ways in which royal power has survived and been re-invented within modern India, following the abolition of kingly rule in the 1970s. It should be useful to those interested in the culture and politics of present day India. Modern Indian Kingship - paperback Series: World Anthropology This work examines the ways in which royal power has survived and been re-invented within modern India, following the abolition of kingly rule in the 1970s. It should be useful to those interested in the culture and politics of present day India. Monarch of All I Survey - paperback Money Matters - paperback Series: Social History of Africa A social history of ordinary people's conceptions of money, this book examines currency and value in West Africa over the past 100 years. It contributes to the new history of imperialism and suggests new ways of analyzing money in areas of the globe which are outside the centres of financial power. Moon is Dead! Give Us Our Money! - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Mountain Farmers - paperback This work examines the struggle between the Meru and Arusha peoples and their German and British rulers over the issue of land and agricultural development on Mount Meru in northern Tanzania. It shows how the Meru and Arashi successfully intensified their own irrigated agriculture. Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A groundbreaking interrogation of the myriad causes and effects of African migration, from the pre-colonial to the modern era. Moving People in Ethiopia Series: Eastern Africa Series Development has increasingly led to population displacement worldwide; Ethiopia is no exception to this, where the displacement of people is a result not only of development, but also drought, conflict and conservation. Moving the Centre - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature Mozambique - paperback Dominated until recently by destruction rather than development, Mozambique in the late-1990s is working towards building sustainable development. The contributions and research here are the work of government ministers, NGOs and academics pursuing this end. Mozambique - paperback Multi-party Politics in Kenya - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The two authors of this work analyze the case of post-colonial Kenya under Kenyatta and Moi and show how, in spite of a multi-party system, the ruling elite has kept power and wealth to itself. Multiparty Elections in Africa A volume of electoral studies of multiparty politics in 14 African countries during the 1990s. Most are about national elections in Anglophone Africa. There are also less well-known examples from Sudan, Ethiopia and Guinea Bissau, and studies of the local elections in Namibia. Multiparty Elections in Africa - paperback A volume of electoral studies of multiparty politics in 14 African countries during the 1990s. Most are about national elections in Anglophone Africa. There are also less well-known examples from Sudan, Ethiopia and Guinea Bissau, and studies of the local elections in Namibia. Museums and Archaeology in West Africa - paperback Series: West African Museums Programme The contributors to this volume analyze problems and attitudes involved in the development of links between museum personnel and archaeologists in West Africa, underlining the existing gaps and suggesting possible improvements. Museums and the Community in West Africa - paperback Series: West African Museums Programme Drawing on the practical experience of the West African Museums Programme, this book argues that in the preservation of the cultural heritage of the community, the focal responsibility falls rather on the local museums than on the centrally-controlled national museums. Museums and History in West Africa - paperback Series: West African Museums Programme The contributors to this volume examine the problems of museums being percieved as warehouses for exotic objects presented in an historic way, rather than as research-related centres that are capable of developing and communicating with their public through exhibitions and outreach. Museums and Urban Culture in West Africa - paperback Series: West African Museums Programme A study of museums and urban culture in West Africa. It addresses: the origins of the urban phenomenon in Africa; museums and investigations into urban culture; urban culture in the museums; and the role of museums in the enhancement of urban culture. Museums and Urban Culture in West Africa Series: West African Museums Programme A study of museums and urban culture in West Africa. It addresses: the origins of the urban phenomenon in Africa; museums and investigations into urban culture; urban culture in the museums; and the role of museums in the enhancement of urban culture. Mwalimu - paperback In this text, international figures, such as Father Huddleston and Sir Shridath Ramphal, join with Tanzanian scholars to assess, not without criticism, the influential contributions of Julius Nyerere both within his own country and across the Third World. Myth of Iron - paperback Re-examines the evidence of what is known, or said to be known, about the life of the Zulu leader Shaka. Namibia Under South African Rule - paperback Tracing developments in Namibia from 1915 to 1946, this text explores the country as it was, under South African rule. Namibia Under South African Rule Tracing developments in Namibia from 1915 to 1946, this text explores the country as it was, under South African rule. Namibia under German Rule Namibia's Liberation Struggle - paperback It took 23 years of armed struggle before Namibia could gain its independence from South Africa in 1990. How this came about, and at what cost, is the subject of this study, which is based on unpublished documents and extensive interviews with a large range of the key activists in the struggle. Namibia's Post-Apartheid Regional Institutions Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An in-depth look at the development of democracy in Namibia during the year the Regional and National Councils began to function. National Policy and Regional Response in South African Higher Education - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa A study of the progress of reform in higher education institutions in the Eastern Cape of South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. Nationalism and African Intellectuals An examination of the attempt by Western-educated African intellectuals to create a 'better Africa' through connecting nationalism to knowledge, from the anti-colonial movement to the present-day. Nationalism and African Intellectuals An examination of the attempt by Western-educated African intellectuals to create a 'better Africa' through connecting nationalism to knowledge, from the anti-colonial movement to the present-day. Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The first comprehensive account of the linkage between natural resources and political and social conflict in Africa. Negotiating Development - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Negotiating Structural Adjustment in Africa - paperback A New Generation of African Writers Brenda Cooper examines the work of the new generation of African writers who have placed migration as central to their writing. New Writing from Southern Africa - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature This volume features critical essays on Southern African writers who have become prominent during the last two decades of the 20th century. It covers young writers, such as Njabulo Ndebele and Tsitsi Dangarembga, as well as established authors, such as Andre Brink and Breyten Breytenbach. Ngugi wa Thiong'o - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature This interpretation of the work of Ngugi Wa Thiong'o discusses his philosophy, writing style, social and political focus, and ultimate vision and aspirations. Each work of fiction is examined in depth, and there is an evaluation of Ngugi's standing as a writer and social figure. Ngugi Wa Thiong'o Speaks - paperback Nigerian Chiefs Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An analysis of how traditional power structures in Nigeria have survived the forces of colonialism and the modernization processes of postcolonial regimes. Nigerian Chiefs - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An analysis of how traditional power structures in Nigeria have survived the forces of colonialism and the modernization processes of postcolonial regimes. Nkrumah and the Chiefs - paperback Series: Western African Studies A study of a radical nationalist government's attempts to destroy chieftaincy in Ghana. It shows how chiefly resistance to their destruction forced the government to seek control over rural areas by redefining chieftaincy. It should provide a context for understanding Ghana's political topography. No Peace, No War - paperback The proliferation of 'new wars' since the end of the Cold War has forced scholars to re-open the debate about 'what is war?' For most commentators, 'new war' is mindless mass action. This book takes a different approach, reflecting on a paradoxical assumption that to understand war, we must deny it a special status. Nollywood The Nigerian film industry, or Nollywood as it has come to be known, is one of the most prolific producers of film fiction in the world and has influenced and stimulated the African film industry beyond the borders of Nigeria itself. Nollywood - paperback The Nigerian film industry, or Nollywood as it has come to be known, is one of the most prolific producers of film fiction in the world and has influenced and stimulated the African film industry beyond the borders of Nigeria itself. Not So Plain as Black and White Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Not So Plain as Black and White Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An exploration of the subject of Afro-Germans, which, in recent years has captured the interest of scholars across the humanities for providing insight into contemporary Germany's transformation into a multicultural society. Oral and Beyond Ruth Finnegan is renowned as the scholar who has made a whole generation of Africanists realise the singular importance of oral literature. She asks whether Africa can still be considered 'the oral continent'. This book brings together the contributions to the debate she started. Oral and Beyond - paperback Ruth Finnegan is renowned as the scholar who has made a whole generation of Africanists realise the singular importance of oral literature. She asks whether Africa can still be considered 'the oral continent'. This book brings together the contributions to the debate she started. Oral Literature and Performance in Southern Africa - paperback Collects contributions from literary studies, anthropology, enthnomusicology and African language studies, analyzing the complex functioning of oral texts and models. The work also examines the role of orality in modern society and the adaptation of oral models to printed forms. Oral Tradition as History - paperback Origins of Language Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Is human language unique in the natural world, or does it have meaningful precursors in animal communication? In this book, primatologists and palaeoanthropologists examine the non-human primate data and use their research to present new theories of language origin and evolution. Origins of Language - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Is human language unique in the natural world, or does it have meaningful precursors in animal communication? In this book, primatologists and palaeoanthropologists examine the non-human primate data and use their research to present new theories of language origin and evolution. Ouidah Ouidah, an African town in the Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region. This is a history of its role in the slave trade. It examines the organization of the African end of the slave trade, and the impact participation in the trade had on the societies involved. Ouidah - paperback Ouidah, an African town in the Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region. This is a history of its role in the slave trade. It examines the organization of the African end of the slave trade, and the impact participation in the trade had on the societies involved. Pastimes and Politics Series: Eastern African Studies In post-abolition Zanzibar, ex-slaves re-created their individual and collective class, gender and ethnic identities as they struggled for social and economic empowerment. This study opens up areas of enquiry regarding the interplay of gender, culture, and social change in urban Zanzibar. Pastimes and Politics - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies In post-abolition Zanzibar, ex-slaves re-created their individual and collective class, gender and ethnic identities as they struggled for social and economic empowerment. This study opens up areas of enquiry regarding the interplay of gender, culture, and social change in urban Zanzibar. Pastoral Democracy - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts are significant yet often neglected, but have stood the test of time, according to the editors. Pathan Unarmed The Khudai Khidmatgar movement arose in the inter-war years on the North West Frontier. This is an account of rank and file members of the Khudai Khidmatgar, describing why they joined, what they did, and how they perceived the ethics and aims of the movement. Pathan Unarmed - paperback Series: World Anthropology The Khudai Khidmatgar movement arose in the inter-war years on the North West Frontier. This is an account of rank and file members of the Khudai Khidmatgar, describing why they joined, what they did, and how they perceived the ethics and aims of the movement. Paths in the Rain Forests - paperback Paths of Accommodation Series: Western African Studies Between 1880 and 1920, Muslim Sufi orders became pillars of the colonial regimes and economies of Senegal and Mauritania. This work examines the ways in which the leaders of the orders negotiated relations with the Federation of French West Africa, to preserve autonomy within the realms. Paths of Accommodation - paperback Series: Western African Studies Between 1880 and 1920, Muslim Sufi orders became pillars of the colonial regimes and economies of Senegal and Mauritania. This work examines the ways in which the leaders of the orders negotiated relations with the Federation of French West Africa, to preserve autonomy within the realms. Pathways of Change in Africa Discussions of mixed farming often assume that these systems represent a natural progression towards an ideal state. This text argues that these evolutionary views can be questioned because it fails to recognise the range of technology and the change that occurs in agricultural systems. Pathways of Change in Africa - paperback Discussions of mixed farming often assume that these systems represent a natural progression towards an ideal state. This text argues that these evolutionary views can be questioned because it fails to recognise the range of technology and the change that occurs in agricultural systems. Patrick Duncan - paperback Born son of a Governor-General of South Africa, Patrick Duncan rejected the attitudes of his privileged background to follow the Gandhian way of passive reistance, even to jail. This biography traces the life and times of Duncan and the changes and struggles in late-20th century South Africa. Peace without Profit - paperback Series: African Issues This text looks at the economic problems facing post-civil war Mozambique. It argues that following the dictates of the IMF/World Bank has prevented the country from rebuilding itself, and asks whether aid can ameliorate the distortions imposed by these organizations. Peasant Consciousness and Guerrilla War in Zimbabwe - paperback People are Not the Same - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This text draws upon an extensive collection of life histories to elaborate the perspectives of patients themselves who suffer from leprosy in Mali. It describes the transformation of leper identities with changes in medical and social responses to the disease. People on the Edge in the Horn - paperback This study questions the degree of impact Eritreans displaced by the war with Ethiopia have had on the Gedaref region of the Sudan. Was land degradation on and around the scheme due to humans and their livestock? The author provides evidence to question many assumptions on this matter. Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia Series: Eastern African Studies Following Ethiopia's political independence, a stream of Ethiopians was sent around the world to study various countries. They returned home and used what they had learnt to lay the foundations of a new literary and political philosophy. This study tells the story of these intellectuals. Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Following Ethiopia's political independence, a stream of Ethiopians was sent around the world to study various countries. They returned home and used what they had learnt to lay the foundations of a new literary and political philosophy. This study tells the story of these intellectuals. African Theatre: Playwrights and Politics - paperback Series: African Theatre African playwrights remain aware of the political dimension of their work. This volume in the African Theatre series examines, for example, a theatrical collaboration inspired by the infamous execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and raises issues around the power and politics of language in a Mauritian version of Plundering Africa's Past - paperback This text examines why the African past, namely its art and antiquities, is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each essay looks at the international network of looting and trafficking, and the conclusion discusses specific steps that could halt the process. Pluralizing Ethnography Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Pluralizing Ethnography - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Poison and Medicine - paperback Series: Social History of Africa A study of links between interethnic conflict and processes of reconciliation in the ethnically charged setting of Kano, northern Nigeria. It shows how Igbos renegotiated a position for themselves in the new political environment of Kano following the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-70. Politics of Structural Adjustment in Nigeria - paperback Political Culture and Nationalism in Malawi Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Explores the emergence of Malawi's political culture in the colonial and early post-colonial periods. A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government. A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994 - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government. Political Power in Pre-colonial Buganda - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Buganda was one of the most favoured of East Africa's inter-lacustrine kingdoms. Blessed with fertile and well-watered soil, it became a major regional power by the mid-19th century. This study tells the story of its society, economy and culture. Political Power in Pre-colonial Buganda Series: Eastern African Studies Buganda was one of the most favoured of East Africa's inter-lacustrine kingdoms. Blessed with fertile and well-watered soil, it became a major regional power by the mid-19th century. This study tells the story of its society, economy and culture. Politics in South Africa - paperback In this text, Tom Lodge offers a concise study of the kinds of political patterns that have emerged in South Africa under the presidencies of Mandela and Mbeki. The author also examines land reform, corruption and the outcome of the Truth and Reconciliation Council. The Politics of Frenchness in Colonial Algeria, 1930-1954 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An examination of French citizenship and cultural identity in Algeria during the last quarter-century of colonial rule. Politics of Patronage in Africa - paperback This is a general survey of the influence of political factors (especially patronage) on economic performance throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with case studies drawn from Ghana, Zambia and Uganda. It is a comparative study of the difficulties in developing a private enterprise economy. Politics of Transition in Africa - paperback Series: ROAPE African Readers Part of a series of studies that examine political issues confronting African peoples, societies and states, this text explores: theories of the state, the transition to democracy and economic development. Poor are Not Us This collection concerning East African pastoralists rejects the premise of pastoral egalatarianism and poses questions about the gradual creep of poverty, changing patterns of wealth and accumulation, the impact of diminishing resources on pastoral communities, and the impact of external values. Poor are Not Us - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This collection concerning East African pastoralists rejects the premise of pastoral egalatarianism and poses questions about the gradual creep of poverty, changing patterns of wealth and accumulation, the impact of diminishing resources on pastoral communities, ans the impact of external values. Potent Brews Series: Eastern African Studies This work studies the political ecology of a major kingdom in Africa. It covers issues of state capacity, ideology and governmental legitimacy as crucial for the analysis of the political ecology of a large state, focusing on the interplay between levels of environmental activity. Potent Brews - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This is a general history of alcohol and drinking in East Africa. It contributes to an emerging field of African social history in distinctive ways. Oral materials from three case study areas in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are woven in with archival and newspaper sources. Power and the Praise Poem - paperback Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies The Power of African Cultures An analysis of the ties between culture and every aspect of African life, using Africa's past to explain present situations. The Power of African Cultures - paperback An analysis of the ties between culture and every aspect of African life, using Africa's past to explain present situations. Power of Babel - paperback Tackling the contentious question of African languages versus European languages, this study argues that the dominance of the incoming languages is due to two factors: originally the societies were not expansionist enough, and later the peoples of Africa failed to be nationalist enough. Preachers, Peasants and Politics in South East Africa, 1835-1880 Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa - paperback The presentation and retention of archaeological and artistic work inside Africa, and the ways in which its treasures are exhibited outside Africa, have become serious political and ethical issues. In this book, scholars from Africa, Europe, America and Japan clarify the significance of 'Cultural Heritage' for people in postcolonial Africa. Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa The outflow of archaeological or artistic work from Africa, together with the ways of exhibiting African treasures outside Africa, are emerging as serious issues both in political and ethical terms. This book discusses the question: 'How should Africa's cultural heritage be preserved?' Pride of Men - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Presents a systematic, comprehensive and region-wide study of central African ironworkers as a distinct group. Integrating material on culure and social history, Kriger provides detailed descriptions of the labour process and the items that the smiths produced. Property Rights and Political Development - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This study traces three different land tenure systems in Ethiopia and Eritrea over a 30-year period from the end of Italian occupation to the end of imperial rule. It examines existing theories of changing property rights in the context of the developing world, and should interest NGOs. Public and Private Universities in Kenya - paperback Series: Higher Education in Africa Reviews the history of higher education in Kenya and details the emergence of private universities, most of them with a Christian religious orientation, as major players in the provision of tertiary-level education. Quest for Fruition Through Ngoma - paperback The indigenous African healing system of music, dance, possession and trance is perhaps best known through John Janzen's Ngoma: Discourse of Healing in Central and Southern Africa . This collection engages with Janzen's analysis and examines ngoma in its culturally diverse manifestations. Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A provocative investigation into the root causes of the Ethiopian political upheavals in the second half of the twentieth century. Reading Chinua Achebe - paperback Reading the African Novel - paperback Readings in African Popular Culture - paperback Series: Readings in... This collection of essays examines the way in which African popular culture has moved centre stage since the early 1980s. The emphasis is on the verbal rather than the visual, and topics covered include the oral tradition, and women in popular culture. Readings in African Popular Fiction - paperback Series: Readings in... This title is intended as a resource on African popular literature. It draws together primary texts and a range of analytical perspectives. There is also exploration of the social, political and economic contexts of popular narratives. Readings in African Politics - paperback Series: Readings in... These readings focus on African politics. The topics covered include: African socialism; the Eritrean war; violence in Nigeria; the social power of religious organization and civil society; and aspects of democracy and democratization in Zambia and Botswana. Readings in Gender in Africa - paperback Series: Readings in... This is a comprehensive overview on the existing literature on gender in Africa. It covers areas such as Western perceptions, colonial morality, religion and politics. Readings in Modernity in Africa - paperback Series: Readings in... A student guide to the variety of scholarly work on the issue of modernity in Africa. Real Economy of Zaire Real Economy of Zaire - paperback Reconciliation Through Truth - paperback Series: Mayibuye History & Literature While depicting the horrors of apartheid, this volume also proposes a constructive process designed to enable a free South Africa to avoid lapsing into a cycle of new oppressiveness. Regimes of Language Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar In this text, ten linguistic anthropologists integrate two often segregated domains: politics and language. It addresses the role of language ideologies in state formation, nationalism and the maintenance of ethic groups, as well as the creation of national, ethnic and professional indentities. Regimes of Language - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar In this text, ten linguistic anthropologists integrate two often segregated domains: politics and language. It addresses the role of language ideologies in state formation, nationalism and the maintenance of ethic groups, as well as the creation of national, ethnic and professional indentities. Regionalisation in Africa - paperback This text demonstrates that regionalization, assumed to have no effect or presence in Africa, is alive and well on that continent. It considers aspects of the impact of globalization on Africa, the problems confronting regional integration, and the rise of an international informal economy. Religion in Africa - paperback Series: Monograph Series of David M.Kennedy Centre for Int Studies at Brigham Young Univ Religion and Politics in East Africa - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This volume covers such topics as: attempts by governments to manage religious affairs in both Muslim and Christian areas; religious denominations acting in opposition to one-party state regimes; and Islamic fundamentalism and its role before and after the end of the Cold War. Remaking Life and Death - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar The definition of life is central to Euro-American medicine and anthropology, however, its reality resists classification. This volume reflects the growing international concern about issues relating to this subject, discussing topics such as organ transplantation and cloning. Remapping Ethiopia - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This volume examines the major changes effected by the socialist regime in Ethiopia, from the revolution of 1974 to its overthrow in 1991, and then into the period which has been marked by moves towards local democracy and political devolution. Representing Bushmen Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A detailed and compelling volume that contributes significantly to current trends in post-apartheid scholarship. Resolution of African Conflicts - paperback Offers analyses of a range of African conflicts and demonstrates that peace is too important to be left to outsiders. Rethinking Pastoralism in Africa - paperback The trend in pastoralist studies assumes that pastoralism and pastoral gender relations are inherently patriarchal. The contributors to this collection demonstrate that pastoralist gender relations are dynamic, relational, historical and produced through complex local-translocal interactions. Rethinking Pastoralism in Africa The trend in pastoralist studies assumes that pastoralism and pastoral gender relations are inherently patriarchal. The contributors to this collection demonstrate that pastoralist gender relations are dynamic, relational, historical and produced through complex local-translocal interactions. Revealing Prophets - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies The purpose of this book is to move towards a clearer understanding of the history of prophets within the region of East Africa. It provides an analytical account of the different forms prophecy has taken over the years from place to place. Revolution and Religion in Ethiopia - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies As part of the Eastern African Studies series, this text explores the uneasy relationship between the Protestant evangelical church, Mekane Yesus, established by the Oromo of Western Ethiopia early in the 20th century, and the central authorities of the Ethiopian state. Rise and Fall of the South African Peasantry - paperback Rise and Fall of Development Theory - paperback Examines three decades of development theory, discusses the determinants of the course of its evolution and decline, and exemplifies it from the viewpoint of a participant in the debate. Leys suggests that Africa has some lessons to teach about the meaning of uncontrolled capitalist development. Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars Series: African Issues The civil war in the Sudan is one of Africa's longest and most intractable conflicts. This work asks: Are religion and race at the heart of the conflict? What has been the role of foreign interests in the Sudan? And why is the Sudanese conflict now gaining such attention in the West? Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars - paperback Series: African Issues The civil war in the Sudan is one of Africa's longest and most intractable conflicts. This work asks: Are religion and race at the heart of the conflict? What has been the role of foreign interests in the Sudan? And why is the Sudanese conflict now gaining such attention in the West? Roots of African Conflicts - paperback Violent conflicts have exacted a heavy toll on Africa's societies, polities and economies. This book presents African scholars' views of why conflicts start in their continent. It offers empirically grounded analyses of the roots of African conflicts. Roots of Rural Poverty in South Central Africa - paperback Rural Resources and Local Livelihoods in Africa - paperback Analysing and clarifying interactions of environment, land use, livelihoods, and natural resource management in African forests and savannahs, this text seeks to develop a better methodology concerning natural resource use strategies. Rural Resources and Local Livelihoods in Africa Analysing and clarifying interactions of environment, land use, livelihoods, and natural resource management in African forests and savannahs, this text seeks to develop a better methodology concerning natural resource use strategies. A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Using the history of the Potts-Johnsons, who lived in the Port Harcourt region of Nigeria from 1912-1984, as a case study, this book reviews the migration history of the Saro in the Niger River delta. Savannah Nomads - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An analysis of the historical and scientific effects of technology transfer from an imperial to colonial setting. Search for Africa - paperback The collection gathers together the questions and answers that have come out of the author's lifelong fascination with Africa. Seductions of Community - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar The concept of 'community' is ubiquitous in the way we talk and think about life. This book aspires to understand the ways 'community' is deployed and the work it performs in different contexts. It compares the many cases where we use 'community' generically with instances in which the notion of community is less pervasive or even non-existent. Seed is Mine - paperback Based on interviews with Kas Maine, this text recreates the life of a man who struggled to maintain his family in a world dedicated to enriching whites and impoverishing blacks, while South Africa was tearing both apart. Seed Provision and Agricultural Development This work investigates the strengths and weaknesses of seed management in traditional farming systems. It reviews the history of formal plant breeding and the origins of seed trade, and examines the roles of the public and private sectors in developing contemporary seed systems. Seed Provision and Agricultural Development - paperback This work investigates the strengths and weaknesses of seed management in traditional farming systems. It reviews the history of formal plant breeding and the origins of seed trade, and examines the roles of the public and private sectors in developing contemporary seed systems. Sembene - paperback This study of Sembene Ousmane gives an overview of his work in fiction and on screen. It explores his radical reinterpretation of African history and culture, focusing on representations of the African city, animism, the role of women, colonialism and neo-colonialism. Senses of Place - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar The articles collected here consider the construction of place in both a physical and conceptual sense. They discuss how places are created by, and help to create, the people who live in them. Service Provision Under Stress in East Africa - paperback This text examines the state and voluntary organizations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, at a time when privatization of services is part of structural adjustment programmes in most African countries. Siaya - paperback Sign and Taboo - paperback Yvonne Vera creates dense poetic prose written in an allusive style but what sets her apart from most authors is her ability to handle the most difficult subjects and confront taboos. These essays assess her body of work and offer a range of perspectives on Zimbabwe. Slavery and Reform in West Africa - paperback Series: Western African Studies This work states that African slaves and slave owners played a central role both in the expansion of slavery and the reform of servile relationships. It shows how economic opportunities, politicization, and social change transformed the situation among slaves themselves. Slavery in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa Series: Eastern African Studies Examines slavery in the Great Lakes region and the complex role of Africans from the interior in the trade. Slavery in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Looks at the perceptions of one of the main themes of African history: slavery. There was no single form of slavery and the line between enslaved and non-slave labour was fine. This book challenges the assertion that domestic slavery increased in Africa as the result of the international trade. Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar - paperback Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier Series: Western African Studies This work is an integrated history of the Ghana-Togo borderlands. It offers a contention that border peoples quickly became knowing and active participants in the shaping of this international boundary. It should be of interest to African historians and political scientists. Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier - paperback Series: Western African Studies This work is an integrated history of the Ghana-Togo borderlands. It offers a contention that border peoples quickly became knowing and active participants in the shaping of this international boundary. It should be of interest to African historians and political scientists. Social History and African Environments - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work covers debates over the historical transformation of African landscapes in the light of mounting economic, political and moral argument about the fate of the continent's wildlife, forest, pasture and water resources. Social History and African Environments Series: Social History of Africa This work covers debates over the historical transformation of African landscapes in the light of mounting economic, political and moral argument about the fate of the continent's wildlife, forest, pasture and water resources. Society in Zimbabwe's Liberation War Series: Social History of Africa This work examines people's beliefs, ideas and experiences both during Zimbabwe's liberation war and afterwards. The contributors look at African religion and Christianity and explore the efforts to educate people for a new society. Soldiers in Zimbabwe's Liberation War Series: Social History of Africa This work is an attempt to look at some of the realities of Zimbabwe's liberation war and at what happened afterwards, rather than at the comfortable myths. Both heroic and terrible deeds are recorded. Soldiers in Zimbabwe's Liberation War - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This work is an attempt to look at some of the realities of Zimbabwe's liberation war and at what happened afterwards, rather than at the comfortable myths. Both heroic and terrible deeds are recorded. Sources and Methods in African History - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Sources and Methods in African History Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. South Africa Belongs to Us - paperback South Africa in Southern Africa - paperback This text evaluates the situation and the ongoing processes of negotiation and transition within South Africa in relation to Southern Africa, in terms of demography, economics and politics, in order to distil conceptual and theoretical insights which may be of wider significance. African Theatre: Southern Africa - paperback Series: African Theatre Contributions includes the more familiar territory of South Africa and Zimbabwe but also countries which have received little attention in African Theatre studies, such as Angola and Namibia. Southern Marches of Imperial Ethiopia - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies This study traces the story of the way the Ethiopian centre and the peripheral regions of the country affected each other, looking specifically at the expansion of the highland Ethiopian state into the western and southern lowlands from the 1890s to 1974. Spirit Possession, Modernity and Power in Africa - paperback The articles collected in this volume address various themes relevant for the understanding of spirit possession in modern Africa. The contributors focus on questions of power, the history and inner dynamics of cults, and images of the other . Squatters and the Roots of Mau Mau, 1905-63 Strategic Transformations in Nigerian Writing - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature The author of this work takes issue with the prevalent use of oral tradition in the criticism of Europhone written literature as a cultural matrix. Instead, he proposes a view of literary tradition as the outcome of numerous acts of positioning in relation to indigenous resources. Strategies of Slaves and Women - paperback Structural Adjustment and Beyond - paperback Sudan - paperback Series: Indiana series in Middle East studies This text provides a comprehensive analysis of Sudan's unresolved struggle between supporters of the majoritarian vision who seek to create a cohesive Arab-Islamic state and the pluralists who strive for equality before the law. Sudan's Blood Memory: Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of Southern Sudan, from pre-colonial times to the present. Sudan's Blood Memory - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of Southern Sudan, from pre-colonial times to the present. Sufi City Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A book about contemporary urban design, a metaphysical worldview and a cultural process that transcends the pre-colonial/colonial/post-colonial divides. Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Examines through the use of Murid oral and written sources the creation of an "alternative modernity" as an understanding of historical change by Sufi notables and disciples. Swahili Origins - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Swahili State and Society - paperback This text looks at the social and political impact of the Swahili language. It considers the spread of the language in Eastern and Central Africa against a background of interaction between church and state, and between economics and politics. TANU Women Series: Social History of Africa This study examines the role of women in the achievement of Tanzania's independence, in particular Bibi Titi Mohamed - the woman seen at the centre of Tanganyikan nationalism. Talking with African Writers - paperback Theatre of Violence - paperback Aims to reach into the complexities of political violence in South Africa between 1960 and 1995. This book contains a vivid sequence of narratives by people who reveal how they came to be involved in violence. It also offers a critical consideration of the Truth and Reconciliation amnesty process. Themes in West Africa's History - paperback Themes in West Africa's History Thresholds of Change in African Literature - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature Tikal Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Insights from the Tikal excavations suggest that a marketplace existed in the centre of this Mayan city, that foreigners abounded and that the fortunes of the rulers were undergoing change. This text discusses the period and the overall implications of these archeological discoveries. Tikal - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Insights from the Tikal excavations suggest that a marketplace existed in the centre of this Mayan city, that foreigners abounded and that the fortunes of the rulers were undergoing change. This text discusses the period and the overall implications of these archeological discoveries. To Dwell Secure - paperback Series: Social History of Africa The Ovambo communities of the Cuvelai floodplain in northern Namibia have embraced Christianity with enthusiasm. This work shows how a local microhistory can illuminate the understanding of historical process throughout Africa. Trading States of the Oil Rivers - paperback Series: Classics in African Anthropology This text is an account of the rise of the slave and palm oil trading states in the Niger delta in the 18th and 19th centuries. Turkish Region - paperback Series: World Anthropology Based on fieldwork carried out between 1983 and 1999, this is an exploration of contemporary social identities in a region of Turkey's eastern Black Sea coast abutting the border with the Republic of Georgia. Recent developments are analyzed in the context of changes in Turkish civil society. Turning Points in African Democracy A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa. UDF - paperback This study argues that South Arica after apartheid cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the UDF and its role in the transition to democracy. It presents an account of the UDF's efforts in the struggle for freedom. Uganda Now - paperback Undermining Development - paperback Series: African Issues In some parts of the world, it has been demonstrated that the power of local NGOs can contribute to improving the quality of development services. Local NGOs in Africa are lagging behind and the author suggests ways to remedy this as well as ways in which donors and international NGOs can help to promote local power. Unhappy Valley - paperback Series: Music for London Entertainment 1660-1800 Unhappy Valley - paperback The United States and West Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The first volume devoted to interrogating the complex relationship -- both historic and contemporary -- between the United States and West Africa. The United States and West Africa - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The first volume devoted to interrogating the complex relationship -- both historic and contemporary -- between the United States and West Africa. The United States and Decolonization in West Africa, 1950-1960 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of America's tangled involvement in the transition of British and French West African territories to statehood. Unsettled Land Engages with debates on land and politics in Africa and provides a historical narrative of the Zimbabwean case. In early 2000, a process of land occupation began in Zimbabwe. It involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of black farmers onto mostly white-owned farms, often under the leadership of veterans of Zimbabwe's 1970s liberation war. Unsettled Land - paperback Engages with debates on land and politics in Africa and provides a historical narrative of the Zimbabwean case. In early 2000, a process of land occupation began in Zimbabwe. It involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of black farmers onto mostly white-owned farms, often under the leadership of veterans of Zimbabwe's 1970s liberation war. The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism. Uruk Mesopotamia and Its Neighbors Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Mesopotamia has long been the model for the evolution of complex societies. This work uses recent data on the Mesopotamia of the 5th and 4th millennia BC to reassess the chronological framework for the region, and to assemble basic data sets on local and regional levels. Uruk Mesopotamia and Its Neighbors - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Mesopotamia has long been the model for the evolution of complex societies. This work uses recent data on the Mesopotamia of the 5th and 4th millennia BC to reassess the chronological framework for the region, and to assemble basic data sets on local and regional levels. View Across the River - paperback Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History This narrative aims to show how after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by the imperial policies of divide and rule, and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Vilimani Series: Social History of Africa This study examines the social and environmental consequences of labour migration in early colonial Tanzania. Case studies are used to explore the transformations in slavery and porterage, social and work life on plantations and railways, and gendered conflict at the household and village level. Vilimani - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This study examines the social and environmental consequences of labour migration in early colonial Tanzania. Case studies are used to explore the transformations in slavery and porterage, social and work life on plantations and railways, and gendered conflict at the household and village level. Village Matters Series: African Anthropology Traces Kabylia's history through the French conquest and occupation, the Algerian war of independence, and the political turmoil that followed. Violence Violence - paperback Violence and Memory Series: Social History of Africa Violence has powerfully shaped the history of Matabeleland from the 1890s to the 1980s, and silence has surrounded the history of this region of Zimbabwe, excluding it from national memory. This text aims to break the silence and redress the imbalance of Zimbabwe's national history. Violence and Memory - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Violence has powerfully shaped the history of Matabeleland from the 1890s to the 1980s, and silence has surrounded the history of this region of Zimbabwe, excluding it from national memory. This text aims to break the silence and redress the imbalance of Zimbabwe's national history. Violence in Nigeria A comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. Violence in Nigeria - paperback A comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. Violence, Political Culture and Development in Africa - paperback An alternative to discourses of the 'failed' and 'collapsed' state in Africa is an approach that takes the complexity of historical processes, on which the political development of individual nation states was based. This volume throws light on the ways in which violence, political culture and development have interacted in African history. Voices from the Rocks - paperback Many questions in Matopos history are crucial to the history of Matabeleland as a whole, and some central to the history of Zimbabwe. This history examines the landscape, religion, conservation, political symbolism and war in the Matopos hills. Voices of the Poor in Africa: Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An ambitious new approach to African studies, utilizing indigenous sources to bring back the voices of the native Africans in their own words rather than that of colonizers and foreigners. Voices of the Poor in Africa - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An ambitious new approach to African studies, utilizing indigenous sources to bring back the voices of the native Africans in their own words rather than that of colonizers and foreigners. War & the Politics of Identity in Ethiopia Series: Eastern Africa Series This book examines the understanding of war and the impact of warfare on the formation and conceptualisation of identities in Ethiopia. War and Ethnicity Series: Studies on the Nature of War A valuable collection of articles, which should be widely read. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE Studies on war and violence in Bosnia, Somalia and other regions, their effect on ethnic minorities, and the intervention of political and other agencies. War in Pre-colonial Eastern Africa Series: Eastern African Studies Examines the nature and objectives of violence in Africa in the 19th century. This title is concerned with highland Ethiopia and the Great Lakes. It is of interest to those interested in pre-colonial African history and military history. War in the Tribal Zone - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar In this text, the editors aim to make it impossible for researchers and theorists to treat preindustrial warfare without addressing the larger contexts within which all societies are embedded. Between War and Peace in Sudan and Sri Lanka - paperback Sudan and Sri Lanka are two countries that have experienced protracted internal wars. This book compares these two war-torn countries and addresses the issues of conflict resolution, peace preparation, people's perceptions of the impact of conflict on their lives, war-induced grievances, relief, vulnerability, poverty, and development. War in Pre-colonial Eastern Africa - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Examines the nature and objectives of violence in Africa in the 19th century. This title is concerned with highland Ethiopia and the Great Lakes. It is of interest to those interested in pre-colonial African history and military history. Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa - paperback We Women Worked So Hard - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This contribution to the social historiography of colonialism encourages a rethink of urban colonial history, and a questioning of social categorization in colonial Zimbabwe and throughout southern Africa. West African Challenge to Empire - paperback Series: Western African Studies The anti-colonial war in the Volta and Bani region of West Africa in 1915-16 was one of the largest armed oppositions to colonialism anywhere in Africa. This book explores the origins of the movement, its strategy, the reasons for its initial success, and its legacy for the region after its defeat. West African Popular Theatre - paperback This text provides a view from below on the new forms of theatre in West Africa. Throughout, the voices of the theatre practitioners are heard, reminiscing, explaining, philosophizing and grumbling. Their personalities come across vividly, and their views play a vital role. West Indians in West Africa, 1808-1880 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of the West Indians who migrated to Sierra Leone from the Caribbean after the abolition of slavery in 1807. When Men and Women Mattered A study of changes in gender relations among the Owan people of Southern Nigeria over a period of five hundred years. When Refugees Go Home - paperback When Victims Become Killers - paperback This work studies genocide with particular reference to the civil war in Rwanda and the violence between the Hutu and the Tutsi. The author attempts to create a better understanding of the social dynamics which made the horror possible. White Farms, Black Labour - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Racist policies throughout southern Africa consciously drove African farmers off their land during the first half of the 20th century and forced them to become labourers on white farms. This set of essays explore various aspects of the lives and experiences of these black farm workers. White Lies - paperback Why Angola Matters - paperback This volume examines the history of Angola since independence in 1975, and in particular the fact that the country has known only one year of peace in that time. The contributions come from a conference held in Cambridge to discuss the issues involved. Wicked Women and the Reconfiguration of Gender - paperback Series: Social History of Africa This collection of 17 essays examines the numerous ways African women pushed the boundaries - individually and collectively - of acceptable behaviour to produce changes in the gendered dynamics of power and a reconfiguration of the broader moral and social orders. From Wilderness Vision to Farm Invasions - paperback Willing Migrants - paperback Series: Western African Studies Of all France's black African migrants, 85 per cent are Soninke from one area of West Africa. This study of their migration to Europe challenges the view that they were coerced by colonial tax and violence and claims that the evidence shows rather that they were indeed willing migrants . Women and Politics in Uganda - paperback This study analyzes the interrelationship between animal and local politics and the women's movement in Africa. It covers: women's mobilization and social autonomy; background to the National Resistance Movement; and decentralization and women's participation in Uganda. Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 - paperback African Theatre: Women - paperback Series: African Theatre This volume is testimony to the scope of women's work as playwrights, musicians and actors. Women and Men in the Prehispanic Southwest Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar A study of gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The American southwest is an ideal area for gender research in anthropology, due to the wealth of data available and the multiple cultures of the region. Women and Men in the Prehispanic Southwest - paperback Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar A study of gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The American southwest is an ideal area for gender research in anthropology, due to the wealth of data available and the multiple cultures of the region. Women of Phokeng - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Women, Work and Domestic Virtue in Uganda 1900-2003 Series: Eastern African Studies Offers an historical picture of women and their work in Uganda, tracing developments since pre-colonial times. Setting women's economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, this book provides a general account of women's experiences amidst the changes that shaped the country. Women, Work and Domestic Virtue in Uganda 1900-2003 - paperback Series: Eastern African Studies Offers an historical picture of women and their work in Uganda, tracing developments since pre-colonial times. Setting women's economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, this book provides a general account of women's experiences amidst the changes that shaped the country. Women's Authority and Society in Early East-Central Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A radical reassessment of the importance of women in East-Central African society during the precolonial period. Women's Land Rights and Privatization in Eastern Africa Series: Eastern Africa Series The detailed, local level research in this volume not only challenges the status quo, but demonstrates that another world is possible and documents the many ways women in Eastern Africa are finding to ensure their rights to land. Work, Culture and Identity - paperback Series: Social History of Africa Workers, War and the Origins of Apartheid - paperback This text provides a revision of South African labour history and makes a contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War II than was officially acknowledged. Working Miracles - paperback This text takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of women and gender issues in the Caribbean. Intended as an introductory sourcebook, it also provides a background to Caribbean literature, politics and society. Working Toward Freedom Slave Society and Domestic Economy in the American South Timely essays addressing the people who were slaves rather than the institution that was slavery. Writers in Politics - paperback Series: Studies in African Literature This is a collection of essays by the exiled Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Topics include: language, culture and politics in Kenya; freedom of expression; images in Afro-American thought; and the intellectual legacy of Pan-Africanism. Writing African History Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A comprehensive evaluation of how to read African history. Writing African History Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A comprehensive evaluation of how to read African history. Writing Ghana, Imagining Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora This book makes Africa the centerpiece of an intercultural investigation of modern colonial power and its resistance, focusing on the writings of Ghanaian intellectuals. Writing Ghana, Imagining Africa - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora This book makes Africa the centerpiece of an intercultural investigation of modern colonial power and its resistance, focusing on the writings of Ghanaian intellectuals. Writing Madness - paperback Focusing on the writers from Southern Africa, this book follows the transformation from colonial narratives projecting settlers' horror of the 'heart of darkness' onto the African body and mind, to African writers' interaction with the narratives and their own projections of what constitutes madness in a colonial and postcolonial world. Writing of Wole Soyinka - paperback Yaa Asantewaa and the Asante-British War of 1900-1 - paperback Yaa Asantewaa was one of Ghana's most famous queen mothers. She took a leading role in the final Asante-British war. In this volume historian A. Adu Boahen examines her role in the war. He draws on contemporary documents and oral testimony to give an Asante perspective on the war. Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues in Yorùbá history and politics, offering through narratives of the past and present a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. Zanzibar Under Colonial Rule - paperback |
