Cultural Literature
CONTESTED TERRAIN: Essays On Oromo Studies, Ethiopianist, Discourse, and Political Engaged Scholarship
Since 1991, there has been renewed debate in Ethiopia concerning the implication of the country s past for the present polity. The long-standing debate was given an added impetus by Eritrea s independence from Ethiopia and the threat of disintegration...
$29.95
IFA: THE YORUBA GOD OF DIVINATION IN NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES
In this book, the late Dr. Louis Djisovi Ikukomi Eason offers a combination of personal, historical and solicitous accounts on Ifa, the Yoruba divination deity. Using sites in Nigeria and the United States, he reveals various aspects of the religious...
$24.95
AFRICA AND THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
There is a general consensus that Africa entered the 21st century plagued by multifaceted crises of underdevelopment. This is evidenced by abject poverty, the inadequacy of basic human needs, environmental degradation and violent civil conflicts. George Klay Kieh Jr argues...
$20.57
NEW PARADIGM OF PENTECOSTAL POWER: A STUDY OF THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD IN NIGERIA
In Nigeria, a country of more than 130 million inhabitants, religion - in its varied forms - has taken over urban landscapes, political discourse, radio and television broadcasting, economic and educational practices and policies as well as social interaction. Pentecostalism...
$35.21
CLIO IN A SACRED GARB: ESSAYS ON CHRISTIAN PRESENCE AND AFRICAN RESPONSES, 1900-2000 (COMING SOON)
Clio in a Sacred Garb
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Publisher : Africa Research & Publications (July 24, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592216315
ISBN-13 : 978-1592216314
Item Weight : 1.11 pounds
Dimensions : 5.51 x 0.91 x 8.39 inches
$32.00
DEPTH AND DESTINY OF WORK: AN AFRICAN THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION
This book seeks to develop a theology of work as a foundation and motivation for engaging with the discourse on globalization. The book approaches globalization as the spatial distribution of work. Globalization is in a sense work spread out on...
$29.26
AFRICA AND TRANS-ATLANTIC MEMORIES: LITERARY AND AESTHETIC MANIFESTATIONS OF DIASPORA AND HISTORY
The trans-Atlantic slave trade and the concomitant enslavement of Africans created an enduring connection between Africa and the scattered communities of peoples of African origins in the Americas and elsewhere. These tragic events of slavery have profoundly influenced the literary...
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DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS: the Self and The Other
This book is a contribution to Arab-Muslim-Western dialogue. The book underlines the hazardous consequences of the strategy of preemptive war on this dialogue. According to the author, Samuel Huntington s Clash of Civilizations has provoked a needless tension among peoples...
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HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES AND IMPACT
HIV/AIDS in Africa: Challenges & Impact
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Publisher : Africa World Press; 1st edition (April 4, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 212 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592216250
ISBN-13 : 978-1592216253
Item Weight : 10.7 ounces
Dimensions : 5.47 x 0.55 x 8.35 inches
$24.95
OLD WRONGS, NEW RIGHTS: STUDENT VIEWS OF THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA
Old Wrongs, New Rights is a series of candid close-ups of South Africa s invigorating but unfinished journey from apartheid to democracy. The reporters are students from the Americas, steeped in idealism but quick to spot backsliding. Their vantage point...
$15.95
NOSTALGIC DRUM: ESSAYS ON NIGERIAN LITERATURE
This is the first collection of the essays of Femi Osofisan, the internationally recognized Nigerian dramatist, poet, and scholar, who is widely hailed as the leading writer in Africa. He belongs to the generation following that of Wole Soyinka and...
$36.94
KEEPING THE EMBERS ALIVE: MUSICIANS OF ZIMBABWE
Myrna Capp s down-to-earth interviews with thirteen musicians from Zimbabwe form the basis of this thought-provoking and informative collection. These are the personal stories of Zimbabwean traditional and pop singers, mbirists, guitarists, pianists, percussionists, dancers, praise poets, jazz musicians, and...
$24.97
BLENDING COLORS FROM LIFE: TRENTON'S OWN WATERCOLORIST, TOM MALLOY
Oral history comes alive in this fascinating tale of Tom Malloy (1912- ), former Artist Laureate of Trenton, New Jersey and the darling of myriad art-lovers. Conversations with this self-taught, African-American master painter of cityscapes guide the reader through his...
$18.04
NEPAD AND THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC POLICY IN AFRICA
In October 2001, at its Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Union (AU) adopted the proposal for the New Partnership for Africa s Development (NEPAD). NEPAD is a fusion and a synthesis of two proposed development frameworks, the Millennium Partnership...
$38.33
ARCHAEOLOGY OF ERITREA: Recent Advances
The Archaeology of Ancient Eritrea unlocks the ancient mysteries of the northern Horn long obscured by a dominant focus on other regions and a long liberation struggle that prevented archaeological inquiry for nearly four decades. This volume examines for the...
$49.95
HIGHER EDUCATION IN POSTCOLONIAL AFRICA: PARADIGMS OF DEVELOPMENT, DECLINE AND DILEMMAS
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Publisher : Africa Research & Publications (December 24, 2007)
Language : English
Paperback : 402 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592214169
ISBN-13 : 978-1592214167
Item Weight : 1.38 pounds
$34.95
FROM MOGADISHU TO DIXON: The Somali Diaspora In A Global Context
For nearly two decades, and particularly since the civil war, Somali men, women, and sometimes even children without families fled the country in droves. Some sought refuge amongst established Somali communities in the Horn of Africa, the former colonial states...
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AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY: AN AFRICAN STORY
This book is designed as a textbook for use in seminaries, Bible colleges and universities that have sprouted with vigor in Africa. It is ideologically driven to build a group of church historians who will tell the story of African...
$39.95
E-GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA FROM THEORY TO ACTION: A HANDBOOK ON ICTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into governance processes can greatly enhance the delivery of public services to all citizens. ICTs integration will not only improve the performance of governance systems, it will also transform relationships amongst stakeholders, thus influencing...
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NEW TOYI TOYI: A PLAY
The New Toyi Toyi draws from research on Swazi, Southern African, and African cultural life. It was inspired by the quest for solutions to Africa s problems conceptualized as disease in the play, the need to seek for answers in...
$14.95