African Studies

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Africa Writes Back to Self

By Evan M. Mwangi
Subjects: Literature

Explores the metafictional strategies of contemporary African novels rather than characterizing them primarily as a response to colonialism.

Contending Nationalisms of Oromia and Ethiopia

By Asafa Jalata
Subjects: Area Studies

Applies the concept of oppressor and oppressed nationalisms to explore the historical forces and social processes that have shaped modern Ethiopia.

Beyond Negritude

Key text never before in English by central figure of the Negritude movement.

Governing Hate and Race in the United States and South Africa

Argues that the responsibility for eradicating racial hatred has been redirected away from the state and toward the hated, leaving the causes of hate unaddressed.

Digital Diaspora

Traces the rise of black participation in cyberspace.

Teacher and Comrade

By Alan Wieder
Subjects: Education

A biographical/narrative study of oppression, racism, and resistance in twentieth-century South Africa through the life of Richard Dudley, a teacher/politico.

Imperialism and Human Rights

Looks at the language of rights used by diverse interest groups in British-colonized Nigeria.

Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa

Examines the transitions to democracy in Africa.

Hybridity

Critical reevaluation of the concept of hybridity within postcolonial studies.

Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire

Classic history of Ancient Ethiopia, as researched and written by a heralded African American woman activist.

Family Matters

Charts new trends in gender studies through a compelling analysis of Igbo society.

African Fiction and Joseph Conrad

Interrogates the "writing back to the center" approach to intertextuality and explores alternatives to it.

Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses

Edited by Samuel E. Quainoo
Subjects: Area Studies

A collection of lectures delivered during the Fulbright Hays Scholar program in Ghana.

Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere

An exploration of gender and power relations in Yoruba religion—both Christianity and Yoruba traditional religion.

Brickyards to Graveyards

Explores how the conditions that shaped Rwanda's labor organization and industries also shaped Rwanda's genocide.

African American Criminological Thought

Examines African American contributions, both historical and contemporary, to criminological thought.

The Peppers, Cracklings, and Knots of Wool Cookbook

A groundbreaking treatment of heritage survival in African and African American cooking.

Selfish Gifts

By Lisa McNee
Subjects: Area Studies

Investigates the politics and poetics of women's gendered identity in West Africa.

Advances in African Linguistics

A selection of papers presented at the 28th Annual Conference on African Linguistics.

This Is No Place for a Woman

By Joya Uraizee
Subjects: Area Studies

Surveys the works of three important female writers of postcolonial societies.

Hardened Images

By Asgede Hagos
Subjects: Area Studies

Examines the nature of the interplay between the U. S. press and the American state on Africa, with a special focus on its armed struggles waged to complete the decolonization process.

Classroom in Conflict

This book transcends recent debates about political correctness to address the underlying problems of teaching controversial subjects in the college and university history classroom. The author criticizes ...

Class and Power in Sudan

By Tim Niblock
Subjects: Area Studies

With the attention of the industrialized world focused on the political, economic, and social strife of Africa, Tim Niblock travels to Sudan for a first-hand investigation of the socio-economic structure ...

Black Consciousness in South Africa

Black Consciousness in South Africa provides a new perspective on black politics in South Africa. It demonstrates and assesses critically the radical character and aspirations of African resistance to ...