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Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism
The Case of Sayid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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This book explores the influence of oral poetry on Somali politics. By reconstructing the history of the Somali nationalist resistance movement, mainly through the use of political oratory in verse form by its leader, Sayyid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan', the 'Mad Mullah' of British history, Said …
Africans
The History of a Continent
Av John Iliffe
Häftad, 2017
452 kr
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In a vast and all-embracing study of Africa, from the origins of mankind to the present day, John Iliffe refocuses its history on the peopling of an environmentally hostile continent. Africans have been pioneers struggling against disease and nature, but during the last century their inherited …
African Military Politics in the Sahel
Regional Organizations and International Politics
Av Katharina P. W. Döring
Häftad, 2025
479 kr
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Challenging western and francocentric accounts of military interventions in the Sahel, Katharina P. W. Döring foregrounds the response of African regional organizations to armed violence since 2012. Based on extensive empirical research, she reconstructs the experiences of African intervenors in …
Pan-African Education
A Must for the African Union
Häftad, 2020
701 kr
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This book makes a critical contribution to the study of pan-Africanism and the education of African people for continental African citizenship. It is a unique endeavor in that it intersects the social history of pan-Africanism and the education of African people at a 'global' level and provides …
African Cultural Values
Igbo Political Leadership in Colonial Nigeria, 1900–1996
Häftad, 2012
922 kr
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Although numerous studies have been made of the Western educated political elite of colonial Nigeria in particular, and of Africa in general, very few have approached the study from a perspective that analyzes the impacts of indigenous institutions on the lives, values, and ideas of these …
Missions, States, and European Expansion in Africa
Av Chima J. Korieh, Raphael Chijioke Njoku
Häftad, 2013
1043 kr
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Missions, States, and European Expansion in Africa aims to explore the ways Christianity and colonialism acted as hegemonic or counter hegemonic forces in the making of African societies. As Western interventionist forces, Christianity and colonialism were crucial in establishing and maintaining …
Africa in the 21st Century
Toward a New Future
Av Ama Mazama
Häftad, 2012
937 kr
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Africa in the 21st Century: Toward a New Future brings together some of the finest Pan African and Afrocentric intellectuals to discuss the possibilities of a new future where the continent claims its own agency in response to the economic, social, political, and cultural problems which are found …
African Minorities in the New World
Häftad, 2012
910 kr
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This book uncovers the reality that new African immigrants now represent a significant force in the configuration of American polity and identity especially in the last forty years. Despite their minority status, African immigrants are making their marks in various areas of human endeavor and …
Ancient Egyptian Family
Kinship and Social Structure
Häftad, 2014
937 kr
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Scholars in Egyptology have often debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or matrilineal lines? In taking a fresh and innovative look at the ancient Egyptian family, Allen attempts to solve this long-standing puzzle. Allen argues that the …
Trans-Atlantic Migration
The Paradoxes of Exile
Häftad, 2012
561 kr
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This book argues that a new cadre of African immigrants are finding themselves in the New World—mostly well educated, high-income earning professionals, and belonging to the category termed "African brain drain," they constitute the antinomy of those Africans who were forcibly removed from Africa …
Balancing Written History with Oral Tradition
The Legacy of the Songhoy People
Häftad, 2012
937 kr
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By balancing written history with the African oral tradition, this book conceptualizes the integrations among diverse peoples of Africa and specifically among the Songhoy people. Drawing from a number of academic disciplines and original research that documents the oral and literate traditions of …
Britain, Leftist Nationalists and the Transfer of Power in Nigeria, 1945-1965
Häftad, 2012
772 kr
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This is the first comprehensive study of leftist ideology and movements and their organizational structure in colonial and post colonial Nigeria. Tijani moves the contributions of Nigerian leftists from the archival centers into mainstream intellectual and nationalist history, proving the first …
Contending Political Paradigms in Africa
Rationality and the Politics of Democratization in Kenya and Zambia
Häftad, 2012
292 kr
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This book focuses on the politics of democratization in Africa, especially the strategic choices of the political elite, both incumbent and opposition within the context of transition politics. The decade 1990- 2000 saw a total of 78 top leadership elections involving 43 of the 48 sub-Saharan …
Doing Justice without the State
The Afikpo (Ehugbo) Nigeria Model
Häftad, 2013
823 kr
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This study examines the principles and practices of the Afikpo (Eugbo) Nigeria indigenous justice system in contemporary times. Like most African societies, the Afikpo indigenous justice system employs restorative, transformative and communitarian principles in conflict resolution. This book …
Experience of Economic Redistribution
The Growth, Employment and Redistribution Strategy in South Africa
Häftad, 2012
592 kr
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This book provides an analysis of the country's political economy in transition. It documents the history of the gold mining industry's involvement in shaping the political landscape of South Africa, and shows the degree to which the political transition was induced to put in place a new mode of …
Hidden Debate
The Truth Revealed about the Battle over Affirmative Action in South Africa and the United States
Häftad, 2013
925 kr
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The Hidden Debate is a fresh and cutting-edge comparative analysis of the ongoing and highly charged social conflict over affirmative action in South Africa and the United States. The debate over affirmative action has raged for over 30 years in the United States and since the early 1990s in South …
Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960
Av Gloria Chuku
Häftad, 2013
910 kr
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This study analyzes the complexity and flexibility of gender relations in Igbo society, with emphasis on such major cultural zones as the Anioma, the Ngwa, the Onitsha, the Nsukka, and the Aro.
'Civil Society' Problematique
Deconstructing Civility and Southern Nigeria's Ethnic Radicalization
Av Adedayo Oluwakayode Adekson
Häftad, 2012
750 kr
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This volume deftly undertakes both a theoretical deconstruction of the concept of civil society (and related themes, including civility) and an empirical analysis of the radicalization process in Southern Nigeria .
Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought and Politics
An African-Centered Paradigm for the Second Phase of the African Revolution
Häftad, 2012
772 kr
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This study critically synthesizes and analyses the relationship between Kwame Nkrumah's politico-cultural philosophy and policies as an African-centered paradigm for the post-independence African revolution. It also argues for the relevance of his theories and politics in today's Africa.
Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt
A Study in Classical African Ethics
Häftad, 2012
925 kr
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This work is a critical examination of Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt. It seeks to present Maat in the language of modern moral discourse while at the same time preserving and building on its distinctiveness as a moral ideal capable of inspiring and maintaining ethical philosophic …
Mobutu's Totalitarian Political System
An Afrocentric Analysis
Häftad, 2012
750 kr
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Mobutu's political system, inaugurated in 1965 and lasting more than three decades, met all the characteristics of totalitarianism. This study shows that the failures and misdeeds of Mobutu's system were clear evidence that it lacked an African-centred vision and did not put the interests of the …
Nefer
The Aesthetic Ideal in Classical Egypt
Häftad, 2013
910 kr
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This book provides an original treatment of the concept of good and beauty in ancient Egypt. It seeks to examine the dimensions of nefer, the term used to describe the good and the beautiful, within the context of ordinary life. Because the book is based upon original research on ancient Egypt it …
Non-Traditional Occupations, Empowerment, and Women
A Case of Togolese Women
Häftad, 2012
897 kr
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This study explores the relationship between the nature and context of non-traditional occupations and the empowerment status of women in society. Specifically, it examines the extent to which women in non-traditional occupations have been empowered by their skills, knowledge, and position within …
Social Movements and Democracy in Africa
The Impact of Women's Struggles for Equal Rights in Botswana
Häftad, 2012
502 kr
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This book examines social movements in Africa, analyzing how they emerge and how they may impact public policy, the legal and political situation, and the society by focusing on the following question: How do women's political and legal rights get extended and institutionalized in a patriarchal …
Student Power in Africa's Higher Education
A Case of Makerere University
Häftad, 2012
771 kr
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This book, the first of its kind to treat Uganda, provides a historical analysis of the role of student voices in the development of Uganda's higher education. It not only chronicles incidents of student protests, but also explores and analyses their trigger points as well as the strategies …
NGO Factor in Africa
The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya
Häftad, 2013
910 kr
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The book breaks new ground in understanding the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa. The book historicizes NGOs using the Rockefeller Foundation as a case study, looking at its tripartite paradoxical roles as an agent of colonialism, globalization and …
Politics of Ethnic Nationalism
Afrikaner Unity, the National Party and the Radical Right in Stellenbosch, 1934–1948
Häftad, 2012
750 kr
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The Politics of Ethnic Nationalism is the first significant local study of National Party and Afrikaner politics. By focusing on Stellenbosch as a university and a town, the book extends our understanding of the complex interaction between the GNP/HNP and various organizations of the radical right. …
Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization
The Nigerian Story
Häftad, 2013
502 kr
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In the 1990s, Nigeria, like several countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, underwent transition programs to return the country to democracy. Nigeria’s democratization in the 1990s was a civil and international movement to free Nigeria from over 20 years of authoritarian …
Western-Educated Elites in Kenya, 1900-1963
The African American Factor
Häftad, 2012
517 kr
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Western-educated Elites in Kenya, proposes to conduct a critical examination of the emergence of the American-educated Kenyan elites (the Asomi) and their role in the nationalist movement and eventually their Africanization of the Civil and Private sectors in Kenya.
Africa and IMF Conditionality
The Unevenness of Compliance, 1983-2000
Av Kwame Akonor
Häftad, 2012
502 kr
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Ghana was one of the first African countries to adopt a comprehensive IMF reform program and the one that has sustained adjustment longest. Yet, questions of Ghana's compliance - to what extent did it comply, how did it manage compliance, what patterns of non-compliance existed, and why? - have not …
