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Race, Decolonization, and Global Citizenship in South Africa
Examines the importance of South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy, especially in light of Nelson Mandela's belief that cosmopolitan dreams are not only desirable but a …
Opposing Apartheid on Stage
A captivating account of an interracial jazz opera that took apartheid South Africa by storm and marked a turning point in the nation's cultural history. In 1959, King Kong, an …
The Rise and Demise of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World
Essays draw on quantitative and qualitative evidence to cast new light on slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as well as on the origins and development of the African …
The Abolition of the Slave Trade in Southeastern Nigeria, 1885-1950
A historical reconstruction of the campaign to end the slave trade in Southeastern Nigeria. The Abolition of the Slave Trade in Southeastern Nigeria, 1885-1950, is a history of the …
Ira Aldridge
The first widely available biography of this important black Victorian-age actor, Ira Aldridge: The Early Years, 1807-1833 details the early life and career of this New York-born …
West Indians in West Africa, 1808-1880
A history of the West Indians who migrated to Sierra Leone from the Caribbean after the abolition of slavery in 1807. An examination of the trans-oceanic migration of West Indians …
Colonial Rule and Crisis in Equatorial Africa
A look at the encounter between the French and the peoples of Southern Gabon in terms of their differing conceptions of boundaries. In the second half of the nineteenth century, …
Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique, 1940-1986
Looks at the politics of the Catholic Church during a turbulent period in central Mozambique This book is concerned with the internal diversity and complexity of the Roman Catholic …
Disability in Africa
Exploring issues of disability culture, activism, and policy across the African continent, this volume argues for the recognition of African disability studies as an important and …
Ira Aldridge
Volume 2 of the first available biography of this great African-American classical actor, covering his emergence as a professional actor in Britain during the years 1833-1852. Ira …
Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Kenya
Examines land management programs pushed by the colonial government in western Kenya between 1920 and 1963, analyzing how those programs were negotiated or contested by the local …
Cotton and Race across the Atlantic
The story of how African farmers, African-American scientists, and British businessmen struggled to turn colonial Africa into a major cotton exporter. During the first two decades …