Political Science
Political Science
A Pilgrimage To My Motherland: An Account Of A Journey Among The Egbas And Yorubas Of Central Africa, In 1859-60
"A Pilgrimage To My Motherland"" is a travelogue written by Robert Campbell, recounting his journey among the Egbas and Yorubas of Central Africa in 1859-60. The book provides a detailed account of Campbell's experiences, observations, and encounters with the people,...
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The Nigerian Deception: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Civil War (Outcomes of Biafran War: Yoruba and Igbo Strained Relations)
It is truly astonishing that despite Nigeria's abundance of educated professionals in various fields, the country remains entangled in a web of deception surrounding the Civil War. For over 50 years since its conclusion, the official narrative has emphasized unity...
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Every Where Alien (coming soon-August 13, 2024)
ISBN: 9780063377998ISBN 10: 0063377993Imprint: AmistadOn Sale: August 13, 2024
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Jesus and the Abolitionists: How Anarchist Christianity Empowers the People (Coming Soon- May 28, 2024)
Isn't anarchy just chaos? How could it possibly relate to Christianity? Countless people, including (and sometimes especially) those from religious backgrounds, are exploring radical ideas. The pandemic, the Black liberation movement, climate disaster--all these concerns are leading us to ask,...
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The Osiris Papers: Reflections on the Life and Writings of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
The Osiris Papers: Reflections on the Life and Writings of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing is intended to be the first of many treatises written to examine the life, theories, and contributions of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. Some of these writings will...
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Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
“One of the most frank and searing discussions on race ... a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and King's Why We Can't Wait." ―The New York Times Book ReviewToni Morrison...
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Kingdoms of the Yoruba (Studies in African History)
Originally published in 1969 and as a second edition in 1976, this book gives a general account of the major Yoruba kingdoms and provides a synthesis of Yoruba and Igbomina history, culture and archaeology. The reasons for, and the chronology...
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The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition
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The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection An urgent examination into the revived Klan of the 1920s becomes “required reading” for our time (New York Times Book Review). Extraordinary national acclaim accompanied the publication of award-winning historian Linda Gordon’s disturbing...
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The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate
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The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
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FULANI OPPRESS YORUBA: How Did We Get Under This Mess, and How Do We Get Out?
Attention! If you reside in the USA, Europe, or Canada, and are planning a visit to Yorubaland, this book is essential for you to understand the potential dangers. The current situation is far from safe! Why is that, you may...
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Dictionary Of The Yoruba Language Hardcover
Based upon the nineteenth century standard work on the Yoruba language, and first ever English-Yoruba, Yoruba-English dictionary, this new edition has been revised and enlarged considerably. The dictionary contains about 50,000 references and translations; Yoruba pronunciation guidance; examples of how...
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Diasporas and Ethnic Identities in Africa: The Edo ne Ekue among the Northeast Yoruba, 1485–1995
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Diasporas and Ethnic Identities in Africa: The Edo ne Ekue among the Northeast Yoruba, 1485–1995
Despite the enormous work on diasporas relating to Africa, the majority of this work focuses on trade diasporas located in West African groups, only mentioning the pre-colonial period in passing. Therefore, there is a need to redirect research on diasporas...
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Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba
This masterful book investigates and analyzes several aspects of money among the Yoruba of Nigeria. Falola and Adebayo explore the origin, philosophy, uses, politics, and problems of acquiring and spending money in Yoruba culture. No prior book exists on this...
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Black Critics and Kings: The Hermeneutics of Power in Yoruba Society
How can we account for the power of ritual? This is the guiding question of Black Critics and Kings, which examines how Yoruba forms of ritual and knowledge shape politics, history, and resistance against the state. Focusing on "deep" knowledge in...
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The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature
Teresa N. Washington’s first book, Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations of Aje in Africana Literature, reveals the Pan-African power and profundity of Aje and its myriad sister systems in Pan-African literature and culture. In The Architects of Existence:...
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Barbara Jordan: American Hero (paperback)
Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve in the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, and the first to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention. Yet Jordan...
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Say It Louder!: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy (paperback)
A breakout media and political analyst delivers a sweeping snapshot of American Democracy and the role that African Americans have played in its shaping while offering concrete information to help harness the electoral power of the country’s rising majority and...
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Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide (Hardcover)
Barack Obama's speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches should have represented the culmination of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial unity. Yet, in Fracture, MSNBC national correspondent Joy-Ann Reid...
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Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America (Paperback)
#1 New York Times Bestseller “Medgar Evers deserves a place alongside Malcolm X and Dr. King in our historical memory. Evers, with Myrlie as his partner in activism and in life, was doing civil rights work in the single most hostile and...
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Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America (Hardcover)
#1 New York Times Bestseller “Medgar Evers deserves a place alongside Malcolm X and Dr. King in our historical memory. Evers, with Myrlie as his partner in activism and in life, was doing civil rights work in the single most hostile and...
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The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story (hardcover)
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MSNBC'S Joy-Ann Reid calculates the true price of the Trump presidency and charts the road to Congress's impeachment investigation "The host of AM Joy on MSNBC argues that President Trump’s administration is characterized by grift and venality that demeans...
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Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity
ISBN: 1250834414
Binding: Hardcover
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The World Was in Our Hands: Voices from the Boko Haram Conflict
While the Boko Haram conflict has reached a certain level of culturation saturation, what is known about the conflict remains patchy. This collection, featuring interviews with 47 people of all genders, ages and a variety of religious backgrounds, foregrounds the...
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Lumbung Stories
“We are beings-in-common.”Tequio in Mexico, auzolan in Basque Country, lumbung in Indonesia, ubuntu in South Africa, mutirão in Brazil – all terms used around the world to describe the concept of collective work.Bringing together 8 publishing houses and 7 writers,...
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Becoming Nigerian: A Guide
Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide is a satirical commentary on the different Nigerians you are likely to meet at home and abroad, on your way to heaven or to hell. Be(com)ing Nigerian is an outrageously funny and acerbic guide to how to...
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Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the Year“A thorough and damning exploration of the incestuous relationship between Trump and his favorite channel.” —The New York Times“A Rosetta Stone for stuff about this presidency that doesn’t otherwise make sense to normal...
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Slow Down The Degrowth Manifesto
"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal."—Publishers Weekly, (starred review)"Saito’s clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone . . . are sure to win over open-minded readers...
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Limitarianism - The Case Against Extreme Wealth
"A powerful case for limitarianism—the idea that we should set a maximum on how much resources one individual can appropriate. A must-read!"—Thomas Piketty, bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAn original, bold, and convincing argument for a cap on wealth by...
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Castaway Mountain
*One of NPR's "Books We Love 2021"* "'I came to see the mountains as an outpouring of our modern lives,' Roy writes, 'of the endless chase for our desires to fill us.' Readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers will be drawn to this...
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Becoming Abolitionists
A NONAME BOOK CLUB PICK Named a Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of 2021" "Becoming Abolitionists is ultimately about the importance of asking questions and our ability to create answers. And in the end, Purnell makes it clear that abolition is a labor of love—one that...
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