Africa
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BEYOND SURVIVAL IN THE HORN: The Economic Challenges of Agriculture and Development in Post-Independent Eritrea
Beyond Survival emphasizes the crucial role of this sector in the overall social and economic growth and development of post-independence Eritrea.
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Publisher : Red Sea Pr (December 1, 1996)
Language : English
Hardcover : 286 pages
ISBN-10 : 1569020302
ISBN-13 : 978-1569020302
$18.95
DAYBREAK IS NEAR
In Daybreak is Near...: Literature, Clans and the Nation-State in Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed examines the role literature has played in the modern Somalia society of the past half century. The writer examines Somalia literature, both written and oral, to trace...
$18.95
ISLAM AND TRADE IN SIERRA LEONE
For more than two centuries Muslims have helped shape the religious, cultural, commercial, and political landscapes of the colony, protectorate, and independent nation-state of Sierra Leone
$19.95
REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION IN WEST AFRICA: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
This books examines the failure of regional integration and cooperation to date in West Africa and explores some of the options for the revitalization of such initiatives
$21.95
LAST CAMEL (THE): Stories About Somalia (AVAILABLE IN HB ONLY)
"The stories in The Last Camel deal with fiction, facticity, and the space between the two. never the swashbuckling Peace Corps volunteer, D'Haem's stories teem with compassion, impish curiousity, and downright humility.
$59.95
MENDING RIPS IN THE SKY (AVAILABLE IN HB ONLY)
This important collection deals with the following themes:* Decentralization and Autonomy: the UN/US attempt to re-impose central rule was a failure
$89.95
CONSTITUTION FOR NATION OF NATIONS: The Ethiopian Prospect
Ethiopia is an ancient state with a new constitution and a new beginning. The feudal monarchy that has been its distinctive feature since pre-Christian times has been swept aside.
$19.95
ALA ANNUALS, Vol. 1, Nwanyibu: Womanbeing & African Literature
These essays explore the condition of African women, focusing on what one-contributor describes as "the discourses of colonialism and sexism (as) sites where gender, sexuality, race and power constructions intersect." The essays are divided into four categories:The first section under...
$18.95
EAST TIMOR AND THE UN: The Case For Intervention
In the forceful tradition of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Jose Ramos-Horta's Funu: The Unfinished Saga of East Timor (Red Sea Press 1987), Geoffrey Gunn, the author of East Timor and the UN, advocates self-determination for East Timor,
$19.95
RIDING THE WHIRLWIND (A Novel)
"I was utterly engrossed by this novel, with its convincing blend of fiction and African history." -Thomas KeneallyBereket Habte Selassie has written a truly gripping epic novel which is absolutely thrilling
$14.95
NEW ENGLISHES: A WEST AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
This book represents a unique addition to the ongoing world-wide discussion of the status of English as a world language.
$24.95
ETHIOPIC, AN AFRICAN WRITING SYSTEM: Its History and Principles
This is groundbreaking book about the history and principles of Ethiopic (Ge'ez), an African writing system designed as meaningful and graphic representation of a wide array of knowledge, including languages
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THE ART OF AFRICAN FASHION
This publication marks the presentation of the principal 1998 Prince Claus Award to the Art of African Fashion, researching the arts of African fashion design, textile design, hair design and body decoration
$69.95
IMPERIALISM AND ETHNIC POLITICS IN NIGERIA, 1960-96
This is a radical departure from traditional analyses of the Nigerian State, which often unduly focus on ethnicity as the motivating force in Nigerian politics.
$19.59
HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN NIGERIA
Historical archaeology is experiencing a surge of interest in West Africa, after decades of relative obscurity. The papers in this volume represent the most recent findings by scholars who are committed to melding written history, oral tradition, and archaeological data...
$21.95
RETHINKING AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT: TOWARD A FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND ECOLOGICAL HARMONY
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RETHINKING AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT: TOWARD A FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND ECOLOGICAL HARMONY
This book is a critical review of the theory and practice of development in Africa during the period 1965-1994. The author identifies six leading issues in African development: economic reform; democratization; environment degradations
$21.95
TRENDS IN AFRICAN LINGUISTICS: LANGUAGE HISTORY AND LINGUISTIC DESCRIPTION IN AFRICA #2
For more than a qurter of a century the Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) has provided a lively forum for the confrontation of ideas on theoretical linguistics with descriptive data on African languages.
$29.95
GENDERED VISIONS:THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICANA WOMEN ARTISTS
This book, produced in conjunction with the exhibition, Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists, includes essays focusing on six accomplished artists -- Elisabeth T. Atnafu from Ethiopia (painter, installation artist)
$24.95
GLOBAL AFRICAN: A PORTRAIT OF ALI A. MAZRUI
Ali A. Mazrui is perhaps Africa's most prolific and accomplished writer of the second half of the 20th Century: W.E.B. Dubois cast a similar shadow in the first half. Anticipating the auspicious convergence of his 60th birthday, and the 20th...
$21.95
MODERNIZATION WITHOUT DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: PATTERNS OF CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN POST-INDEPENDENCE CAMEROONIAN PUBLIC SERVICE
Drawing on primary, secondary, and contemporary sources to analyze the role of the public service in the process of nation building in post-colonial Africa, this book addresses the problem of human resources administration in the continent
$21.95
CARRYING KNOWLEDGE UP A PALM TREE
Product details
Publisher : Africa World Pr (October 1, 1997)
Language : English
Hardcover : 100 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865435936
ISBN-13 : 978-0865435933
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DEATH OF DIGNITY: ANGOLA'S CIVIL WAR
Angola has been embroiled in war almost continuously since its independence in 1975. Yet despite casualties, including some two million displaced people, Western media have paid scant attention to this devastating conflict- one of apartheid South
$19.95
AFRICAN POLITICS IN POSTIMPERIAL TIMES: THE ESSAYS OF RICHARD L. SKLAR
The essays in this valuable collection attest to the fact that throughout his enormously productive career as a scholar, Richard L. Sklar has been at the intellectual forefront of major political and social developments affecting the African continent. Spanning four...
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YORUBA DANCE: THE SEMIOTICS OF MOVEMENT AND BODY ATTITUDE IN A NIGERIAN CULTURE
This book investigates the aesthetics, significance, and the production of meaning in Yoruba dance forms through an analysis of the dancer's body attitude in communication as well as through the events in which dances take place.
$21.95
TIGRINYA PHRASE BOOK
This book is aimed at people who want to learn conversational English, Amharic or Italian in a communicative way. The course can be used in class or for private study.
$4.95