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Building a Peaceful Nation
A compelling account of the establishment of Tanzania's stable and ambitious government in the face of external threats and internal turmoil. In the early 1960s, nationalist …
Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate
A work of synthesis on plantation slavery in nineteenth century Sokoto caliphate, engaging with major debates on internal African slavery, on the meaning of the term "plantation," …
Nation as Grand Narrative
A methodical analysis of relations of domination and subordination through media narratives of nationhood in an African context. Nation as Grand Narrative offers a methodical …
Making Headway
A thought-provoking study of local peoples' participation in the process of cultural transfer in colonial Northern Nigeria. The process of cultural transfer in Northern Nigeria was …
Ethics and Society in Nigeria
Offers a radical political interpretation of history that generates fresh insights into the emancipatory potential of ordinary Nigerians and their precolonial cultural institutions …
Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa
Examines indigenous oral traditions and histories in order to explain the factors propelling sociopolitical consolidation and the emergence of chiefdoms and kingdoms in …
The United States and Decolonization in West Africa, 1950-1960
A history of America's tangled involvement in the transition of British and French West African territories to statehood. As an investigation of America's response to the …
African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80
A look at the ambiguous experience of black security force personnel in white minority ruled colonial Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]. Making use of archival documents, period …
South Africa and the World Economy
This volume chronicles the volatile history of the resurgence of South Africa, once an international pariah, as a respected and influential African state. Once an international …
Living Salvation in the East African Revival in Uganda
Reexamines the first twenty years of the East African revival movement in Uganda, 1935-1955, arguing that through the movement African Christians articulated and developed a unique …
The Politics of Frenchness in Colonial Algeria, 1930-1954
An examination of French citizenship and cultural identity in Algeria during the last quarter-century of colonial rule. In recent years, a multicultural society and changing …
Islam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin
An original, rigorously researched volume that questions long-accepted paradigms concerning land ownership and its use in Africa. Islam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River …