Social Science
Social Science
Africa and the Blues
In 1969 Gerhard Kubik chanced to encounter a Mozambican labor migrant, a miner in Transvaal, South Africa, tapping a cipendani, a mouth-resonated musical bow. A comparable instrument was seen in the hands of a white Appalachian musician who claimed it as...
$46.00
Assemblages of Belonging: Murals, Beadwork, and Ndebele Identity in South Africa
Ndebele material culture in South Africa was appropriated and commodified during the apartheid era. Craniv Boyd traces Ndebele art back to its origins and examines its creation as enduring practices of identity construction and of cultural articulation, placing particular emphasis...
$78.00
Aso Ebi: Dress, Fashion, Visual Culture, and Urban Cosmopolitanism in West Africa
Honorable Mention: Arnold Rubin Outstanding Publication Award from the Arts Council of the African Studies Association | August 12, 2024 The Nigerian and West African practice of aso ebi fashion invokes notions of wealth and group dynamics in social gatherings....
$91.00
Aso Ebi: Dress, Fashion, Visual Culture, and Urban Cosmopolitanism in West Africa
Honorable Mention: Arnold Rubin Outstanding Publication Award from the Arts Council of the African Studies Association | August 12, 2024 The Nigerian and West African practice of aso ebi fashion invokes notions of wealth and group dynamics in social gatherings....
$32.00
Asinamanzi: Fluid Realities -Exploring South Africa's Water Crisis and Social Dynamics
The book opens up a new pathway for a contemporary ethnographic exploration of the politics of water in an unequal society, specifically focusing on the challenges faced in Khayelitsha, South Africa. South Africa is confronted with a quadruple threat of...
$55.00
Asian Paleoanthropology: From Africa to China and Beyond (2011)
This volume brings together a group of authors that address the question of the first out of Africa into Asia c. 2 Ma. The scope of the book is comprehensive as it covers almost every major region of Asia. The...
$71.00
The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia -- And What It Should Avoid
In 1960, the GDP per capita of Southeast Asian countries was nearly half of that of Africa. By 1986 the gap had closed and today the trend is reversed, with more than half of the world's poorest now living in...
$48.00
Ashe, Traditional Religion and Healing in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora:: A Classified International Bibliography
This bibliography is the most comprehensive available on the subject of African and Afro-American traditional religion and healing. By covering works from 1760 to the present, this bibliography offers not only the most up-to-date information on the subject, but also...
$117.00
As Redes Sociais E O Namoro Em Africa
O livro aborda o impacto da utilização das redes sociais nos padrões de namoro entre os africanos. Investiga como a proliferação de plataformas de redes sociais revolucionou a forma como os indivíduos em África se envolvem em relações românticas. O...
$68.00
Agriculture, Foraging and Wildlife Resource Use in Africa: Cultural and Political Dynamics in the Zambezi Valley
First Published in 1996 Can wildlife utilization become a sustainable alternative means of land usage? This anthropological study reveals the intricate web of socio-cultural forces at play in wildlife management in Africa, shedding light on many issues central to the...
$56.00
Agriculture, Diversification, and Gender in Rural Africa: Longitudinal Perspectives from Six Countries
Agriculture, Diversification, and Gender in Rural Africa uses a longitudinal cross-country comparative approach to contribute to the understanding of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. Relying on unique household level data collected in six African countries since 2002, it addresses the dynamics...
$208.00
Agriculture, Autonomous Development, and Prospects for Industrialization in Africa
The book investigates the intersection of agriculture and development in Africa and how it impacts rural industrialisation prospects. It provides a comprehensive view of the position of agriculture in African socio-economic activities and the agricultural sector's potential as the source...
$221.00
Agriculture, Autonomous Development, and Prospects for Industrialization in Africa
The book investigates the intersection of agriculture and development in Africa and how it impacts rural industrialisation prospects. It provides a comprehensive view of the position of agriculture in African socio-economic activities and the agricultural sector's potential as the source...
$221.00
Agriculture and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Resilience and Recovery Toward Sustainable Futures
This book, presented in parts, offers a comprehensive and coherent in-depth overview of the state and condition of African agriculture, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. Comprising a range of voices of African scholars and practitioners in different countries and academic disciplines,...
$286.00
As I Run Toward Africa
As I Run Toward Africa is Molefi Kete Asante's memoir of his extraordinary life. He takes the reader on a journey from the American South to the homes of kings in Africa. Born into a family of 16 children living...
$75.00
As I Run Toward Africa
As I Run Toward Africa is Molefi Kete Asante's memoir of his extraordinary life. He takes the reader on a journey from the American South to the homes of kings in Africa. Born into a family of 16 children living...
$319.00
Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia: State Policy and Smallholder Farming
For thousands of years, Ethiopia has depended on its smallholding farmers to provide the bulk of its food needs. But now, such farmers find themselves under threat from environmental degradation, climate change and declining productivity. As a result, smallholder agriculture...
$52.00
Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Market Structure, Farm Constraints and Grass-Root Institutions (Softcover Reprin
This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the...
$156.00
Ancient Africa: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Africa's Past
Archaeology reveals the rich histories of complex cultures in the cradle of humankind. Study the Dogon people of Mali. Explore the ancient city of Jenne-jeno. Learn how computer technology has recreated the Kushite temples at Jebel Barkal and how artifacts...
$23.00
Aid to Africa
Presents a collection of essays about aid to Africa from diverse viewpoints, discussing the problems Africa faces, the benefits and costs of trade, and whether natural resources can save the continent.
$62.00
Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE
A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of world historyThis book brings together archaeological and linguistic evidence to provide a sweeping global history of ancient Africa, tracing how the continent played an important role in the technological,...
$39.00
Aid to Africa: So Much to Do, So Little Done
Why, despite decades of high levels of foreign aid, has development been so disappointing in most of Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to rising numbers of poor and fueling political instabilities? While not ignoring the culpability of Africans in these problems, Carol...
$131.00
Ancestors and Antiretrovirals: The Biopolitics of HIV/AIDS in Post-Apartheid South Africa
In the years since the end of apartheid, South Africans have enjoyed a progressive constitution, considerable access to social services for the poor and sick, and a booming economy that has made their nation into one of the wealthiest on...
$49.00
Aid to Africa: So Much to Do, So Little Done
Why, despite decades of high levels of foreign aid, has development been so disappointing in most of Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to rising numbers of poor and fueling political instabilities? While not ignoring the culpability of Africans in these problems, Carol...
$48.00
AIDS and Development in Africa: A Social Science Perspective
AIDS and Development in Africa: A Social Science Perspective is the first book-length treatment of both the impact of AIDS in Africa and an assessment of intervention strategies in varying cultural situations. Developed from revised selected papers from the nineteenth...
$293.00
Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa
Violence connects people - whether directly or indirectly financing violence or by fighting the war against terror. Violent incidents are often deeply rooted in structures and systems. With a focus on Africa, this study examines three structurally interdependent conflict systems...
$165.00
The Anatomy of Inclusive Cities: Insight Into Migrants in Selected Capital Cities of Southern Africa
$247.00
The Anatomy of Inclusive Cities: Insight Into Migrants in Selected Capital Cities of Southern Africa
Creating cities inclusive of immigrants in Southern Africa is both a balancing act and a protracted process that requires positive attitudes informed by accommodative institutional frameworks. This book revolves around two key contemporary issues that cities around the globe are...
$247.00
AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic (2004)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped...
$65.00
Anansi the Talking Spider and Other Legendary Creatures of Africa
African culture, like many others around the world, is rich with tales of legendary animals and creatures. Readers of this captivating book will love learning about these fascinating stories, from that of Anansi, a cunning spider, to that of Grootslang,...
$14.00