Africa world press
Africa world press
QUEST FOR EQUALITY: TRENTON'S BLACK COMMUNITY, 1890-1965
"Jack Washington's carefully researched and uniquely valuable history of Black Trenton will reward anyone who opens its pages." -Nell Painter, Edwards professor of American History, Princeton University"Jack Washington has done it again
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SEME: ANC FOUNDER
There are two good reasons for the publication of this book. Firstly, the name of Pixley kaIsaka Seme is today almost completely unknown. Yet it was largely because oft his ideas and inspiration that the African National Congress was founded
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PANAMA INVADED
Panama Invaded is a timely book for two reasons. First, it clarifies the fact that Manuel Noriega was not the reason for the invasion on December 20, 1989 but merely the excuse
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THE RASTA COOKBOOK: VEGETARIAN CUISINE~EATEN WITH THE SALT OF THE EARTH
"You are what you eat" this is the core of the philosophy on which the Rastafari base their eating habits and cuisine. This book presents for the first time in print, a mouthwatering collection of recipes, the best of Rasta...
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LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN NOTEBOOK, VOL. 1 PB
Awoonor's earlier collections, Rediscovery (1964), Night of My Blood (1971), Ride Me, Memory (1973), The House by the Sea (1978), Until the Morning After (1987)-- firmly established him as one of the finest poets writing in the English language...
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Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda
Sebgugugu is a poor man. He lives in a hut with his wife Unanana and their two children. All they own is one cow, and Sebgugugu wants much, much more. So he begs Imana, the Lord of Rwanda, to help...
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MATIGARI: A Novel
Who is Matigari? Is he young or old? Dead or living... or even Jesus Christ? These are the questions asked by the people when a man who has survived a war for independence emerges from the mountains
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STOLEN LEGACY: GREEK PHILOSOPHY IS STOLEN EGYPTIAN PHILOSOPHY
David Walker's Appeal is an uncompromising African-centered discourse that attacks white injustice and advocates Black self-reliance. Its publication in 1830 intensified the debate and struggle against slavery.
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What's in a Name? Unaitwaje?: A Swahili Book of Names
Most books about African names have included in their discussions names used by Swahili speaking people but the present books is different.
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SWINGING ON A RAINBOW
This is a fun story about a little girl named Patrice who just happens to love rainbows. She loves rainbows so much that one day she imagines herself swinging on one. "What a terrific idea," she says.
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EMERGENT ERITREA
Emergent Eritrea: Challenges of Economic Development is the outcome of an historic conference on economic policy making in Asmara, Eritrea, July 22-24, 1991. The conference was held barely two months after the army of the Eritrean Peoples
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LIFE AND WORK OF K. NKRUMAH
This unique book about the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana from 1960 to 1966, grew out of a symposium organized by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, which he founded.
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A BLIGHTED HARVEST: THE WORL BANK AND AFRICAN AGRICULTURE IN THE 1980s
The authors use the World Bank's own information on agricultural and agrarian development to crticise the realities of the Bank's record during the 1980s
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RAYMOND FLOYD GOES TO AFRICA
Raymond Floyd Goes to Africa, or There Are No Bears in Africa, is the story of a tiny Teddy Bear's adventures when he travels to Africa to show and tell the African animals what a bear is.ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND...
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SINGING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND
"In the long night of struggle and search for meaning," the author asks, "what has kept African Americans from nihilism or capitulation to the assaults of 'outrageous fortune'? What anchored their souls in trouble, stabilized their psyche, kept their hearts...
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VOICES FROM THE BATTLEFRONT: ACHIEVING CULTURAL EQUITY
Voices From The Battlefront is a collective call to action, a declaration of war, a clarification of intent. The assumptions of multiculturalism--as currently practiced-- are laid bare under the scrutiny of some of the most committed cultural workers of today, making...
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WAR AND PEACE IN ZAIRE,DRC: ANALYZING AND EVALUATING INTERVENTION, 1996-1997
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide continues to have serious repercussions for peace and stability in the Great Lakes region of Africa. As we recently saw, the key element of the July 30, 2002 Pretoria peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic...
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HOMEWARD JOURNEY
Designed to promote an understanding of Africa, its unique worldview, and Africa's place in the world, Homeward Journey is a cross-disciplinary anthology that introduces its readers to fundamental historical and contemporary topics about this vast continent. Using a topical approach within an...
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STRANGERS & TRADERS
In the inter-war years, groups of enterprising Yoruba traders from a few towns in Western Nigeria established a remarkably successful trading network throughout the Gold Coast (Ghana).
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SWEET REVENGE: A PLAY
This insightful and thought-provoking play is a womans testimony that disappointment is a moving force which can propel one to the top. In the play, Sota Ojo can confidently claim that he is on the right side of opportunities.
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