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Afolayan, A. (Ed), Yacob-Haliso, O. (Ed), Falola, T. (Ed) (2018)
As the epicenter of Christianity has shifted towards Africa in recent decades, Pentecostalism has emerged as a particularly vibrant presence on the continent. This collection of …
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Falola, T. (Ed), Kalu, K. (Ed) (2018)
This book considers the promises and challenges of globalization for Africa. Why have African states been perennially unable to diversify their economies and move beyond export of …
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Kalu, K. (2018)
During the past five decades, sub-Saharan Africa has received more foreign aid than has any other region of the world, and yet poverty remains endemic throughout the region. As …
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Pal Chaudhuri, J. (2018)
This book examines the history of the relationship between Liberia and Britain—the world’s first black republic, founded by former slaves, and the world’s strongest colonial …
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Akinola, A. O. (2018)
The Nigerian state has been oil-rich for decades, and yet perennially incapable of converting its oil resources into wealth for ordinary Nigerians. Adeoye O. Akinola tackles this …
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Iroanya, R. O. (2018)
This book investigates the links between human trafficking and national security in Southern Africa. Human trafficking violates borders, supports organised crime and corrupts …
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de Meneses, F. R., McNamara, R. (2018)
This work examines the attempt by the governments of Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa to defy the drive for African independence in the 1960s and 70s, and the international …
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Tafira, H. K. (2018)
This book is a vivid history of racism in post-apartheid South Africa, focusing on how colonialism still haunts black intraracial relationships. In 2008, sixty-four people died in …
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Osei-Tutu, J. K. (Ed), Smith, V. E. (Ed) (2018)
These essays reexamine European forts in West Africa as hubs where different peoples interacted, negotiated and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and …
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Ndlovu-Gatsheni, S. J. (Ed) (2017)
This book is a pioneering study of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a Zimbabwean nationalist whose crucial role in the country’s anti-colonial struggle has largely gone unrecognized. These …
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Otunnu, O. (2017)
This book, the second of two parts, demonstrates that societies experiencing prolonged and severe crises of legitimacy are prone to intense and persistent political violence. The …
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Mangala, J. (Ed) (2017)
The book presents a thorough study of the changing landscape of state-diaspora relations in Africa, as well as a robust analysis of diaspora engagement policies being pursued …
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Arrington-Sirois, A. L. (2017)
This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern …
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Azevedo, M. J. (2017)
This book focuses on Africa’s challenges, achievements, and failures over the past several centuries using an interdisciplinary approach that combines theory and fact and …
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Azevedo, M. J. (2017)
This book examines the historical and current state of health and the health of the African people, including the Arab North, impacted by such factors as geography and natural …
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Kaifala, J. (2017)
This book is a historical narrative covering various periods in Sierra Leone’s history from the fifteenth century to the end of its civil war in 2002. It entails the history of …
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van Beek, W. E. (2017)
This study on Kapsiki-Higi tales compares two corpuses of stories collected over two generations. In this oral setting, folktales appear much more dynamic than usually assumed, …
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Otunnu, O. (2016)
This book demonstrates that societies experiencing prolonged and severe crises of legitimacy are prone to intense and persistent political violence. The most significant factor …
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Morris, B. (2016)
This book is a pioneering and comprehensive study of the environmental history of Southern Malawi. With over fifty years of experience, anthropologist and social ecologist Brian …
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Afolabi, N. (2016)
Ilê Aiyê's unifying identity politics through Afro-Carnival performance, is embedded in its dialectical relationship with the rest of Brazil as it takes ownership of its oppressed …
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