Cultural Literature
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Africa is a paradox that continues to baffle development scholars. With its largest stock of natural resources in the world, immense unused arable land and water, and a young population, it should have a record of significant economic growth and...
$39.95
DEBT-COLLECTOR (THE): AND OTHER STORIES
The Debt-Collector and Other Stories deals with African reality from traditional to modern times. The ten stories are snapshots of human experience told from different perspectives and covering the vast stretch of society. They range from the origin of witchcraft,...
$19.95
GARVEY, GARVEYISM AND THE ANTINOMIES IN BLACK REDEMPTION
In this copiously researched book, C. Boyd James charts and analyzes significant features of the legend of Marcus Mosiah Garvey and attempts to situate Garvey and Garveyism within the perspectives of his age. Prof. James posits that from the eighteenth...
$49.95
NO EASY VICTORIES: AFRICAN LIBERATION AND AMERICAN ACTIVISTS OVER A HALF-CENTURY, 1950-2000
Tell no lies; claim no easy victories - Amilcar Cabral, 1965 African news making headlines in the U.S.A. today is dominated by disaster: wars, famine, HIV/AIDS. Americans who respond from Hollywood stars to ordinary citizens are learning that real solutions...
$34.95
NGUGI WA THIONG'O'S DRAMA: AND THE KAMIRIITHU POPULAR THEATER EXPERIMENT (COMING SOON)
Kam r th has attracted considerable critical attention over the last twenty-five years. In this ground-breaking study of Kam r th , the author puts pressure on some of the assumptions driving earlier research. Moving from a savvy discussion of...
$29.95
ADDIS ABABA: Migration and the Making Of A Multi-ethnic Metropolis (941-1974) (COMING SOON)
Drawing from primary, secondary, archival and oral sources, the author discusses the political, economic and social transformations in Ethiopia during the period between 1941 and 1974 - and their implications for the growth of Addis Ababa. Product details Publisher : Red...
$100.00
Africa and the World Trading System, Volume 2: Country Case Studies
This three-volume set presents results of a research project initiated by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). Titled Africa and the World Trading System, the project intended to identify and examine the critical analytical and policy issues involved in Africa...
$34.95
ENDANGERED BODIES: WOMEN, CHILDREN AND HEALTH IN AFRICA
Brings together perspectives on issues related to child and maternal health from a variety of different angles. While diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and others continue to threaten the lives of women and children in sub-Saharan Africa, there is more...
$29.95
HOW TO SAY IT IN ENGLISH, TIGRINYA AND ITALIAN
Text: English, Italian (translation)Original Language: English, Italian
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Publisher : Red Sea Pr; Multilingual edition (January 1, 1997)
Language : English
Paperback : 90 pages
ISBN-10 : 156902054X
ISBN-13 : 978-1569020548
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches
$18.53
LION-MAN AND OTHER STORIES (COMING SOON)
Lion-Man & Other Stories is a collection of short stories culled from the culture and folklore of the indigenous people of Bamunka. Bamunka is a small village with a population of approximately 76,500 located in the grass fields of the...
$14.95
AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: THE ANALYTIC APPROACH (HB)(COMING SOON)
African Philosophy: The Analytic Approach
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Publisher : Africa World Press (July 1, 2005)
Language : English
Hardcover : 370 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592213693
ISBN-13 : 978-1592213696
Item Weight : 1.55 pounds
$109.95
AFRICA ON A GLOBAL STAGE
Africa on a Global Stage
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Publisher : Africa World Press, Inc. (November 15, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 159221388X
ISBN-13 : 978-1592213887
Item Weight : 10.8 ounces
Dimensions : 0.67 x 5.47 x 8.35 inches
$24.95
MADIBA
Book by Ifowodo, Ogaga
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Publisher : Africa World Pr; First Printing edition (April 1, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 90 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592210503
ISBN-13 : 978-1592210503
Item Weight : 5.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
$12.95
COPING WITH TORTURE
Stark paintings--some in brilliant colors and others in subdued tones--convey the horror of torture in the ghost houses in Khartoum and the agony of enslavement and dispossession in the Nuba mountains and southern Sudan. Originally exhibited in Cairo in 2000,...
$20.75
BEFORE BROWN, BEYOND BOUNDARIES: COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVESARY OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION (COMING SOON)
May 17, 2004 will mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education desegregation decision. This case is considered to be the most important legal case affecting African Americans in the twentieth century and one of the...
$24.95
INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Institutions and Development in Africa is intended to make a significant contribution to the debate on poverty alleviation in Africa. It contains a refreshing, rigorous and informative analysis of underdevelopment in Africa using the tools of public choice theory and...
$34.95
ARISE YE MIGHTY PEOPLE!: WOMEN AND RESISTANCE IN THE THIRD WORLD
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Product details
Publisher : Africa World Pr (April 1, 1994)
Language : English
Paperback : 273 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865433011
ISBN-13 : 978-0865433014
Item Weight : 12.9 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
$18.45
ARISE YE MIGHTY PEOPLE!: WOMEN AND RESISTANCE IN THE THIRD WORLD (HB)
Arise Ye Mighty People!: Gender, Class and Race in Popular Struggles Product details Publisher : Africa World Pr (March 1, 1994) Language : English Hardcover : 273 pages ISBN-10 : 0865433003 ISBN-13 : 978-0865433007 Item Weight : 12.8 ounces Dimensions : 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches...
$11.98
GLOBALIZATION AND URBANIZATION IN AFRICA
Scholars present new interpretations of African cities, from the pre-colonial to the modern, set in the context of national and international economy, politics and culture. While providing insights into the evolution of African cities, they also raise issues of vital...
$29.95
Africa and the World Trading System, Volume 1: Framework Papers (PB)
This three-volume set presents results of a research project initiated by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). Titled Africa and the World Trading System, the project intended to identify and examine the critical analytical and policy issues involved in Africa’s...
$30.96