Once a thriving, multiracial community, the Sophiatown suburb of Johannesburg was home to
Highlife Saturday Night captures the vibrancy of Saturday nights in Ghana—when musicians
Erik Kennes and Miles Larmer provide a history of the Katangese gendarmes and their
Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of Côte
On the Swahili coast of East Africa, monumental stone houses, tombs, and mosques mark the
This volume combines ethnographic accounts of fieldwork with overviews of recent
This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals
A Dance of Assassins presents the competing histories of how Congolese Chief Lusinga and
Examined within their economic, cultural, and political context, the work of women
Spurred by major changes in the world economy and in local ecology, the contemporary
The Igbo are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria and are perhaps best known
Moses E. Ochonu explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the
" . . . a landmark in research of African oral traditions." —African
Diani, a coastal town on the Indian Ocean, is significantly defined by a large European
The Métis of Senegal is a history of politics and society among an influential group of
Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who
As early as the 1910s, African drivers in colonial Ghana understood the possibilities that
Cinema and Development in West Africa shows how the film industry in Francophone West
Africa's Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the
The sacred calls that summon believers are the focus of this study of religion and power
The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from
Recent political, social, and economic changes in Africa have provoked radical shifts in
For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for
Abdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of
Mara A. Leichtman offers an in-depth study of Shi'i Islam in two very different
The enforced removal of individuals has long been a political tool
During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male
In 1952, a woman named Hadija was brought to trial in an Islamic courtroom in the Cameroon
Focusing on an area of the savannah in northern Ghana and southwestern Burkina Faso, Land,
Focusing on everyday rituals, the essays in this volume look at spheres of social action
Teaching Africa introduces innovative strategies for teaching about Africa. The
What happens to marginalized groups from Africa when they ally with the indigenous
Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir weaves a complex history
"Robertson's book represents a powerful contribution to African social, economic, and
Activist, scholar, and political journalist Colin Legum assesses Africa's experience since
In most places on the African continent, multiple health care options exist and patients
The second edition of this landmark work is enhanced by new chapters on Ogun worship in
Apartheid's Festival highlights the conflicts and debates that surrounded the 1952
"Offers an extremely sophisticated, nuanced view of the social and political construction
Swahili Muslim Publics and Postcolonial
Guns are an enduring symbol of imperialism, whether they are used to impose social order,
