African Studies
Africa Writes Back to Self
Explores the metafictional strategies of contemporary African novels rather than characterizing them primarily as a response to colonialism.
Contending Nationalisms of Oromia and Ethiopia
Applies the concept of oppressor and oppressed nationalisms to explore the historical forces and social processes that have shaped modern Ethiopia.
Beyond Negritude
Key text never before in English by central figure of the Negritude movement.
Governing Hate and Race in the United States and South Africa
Argues that the responsibility for eradicating racial hatred has been redirected away from the state and toward the hated, leaving the causes of hate unaddressed.
Digital Diaspora
Traces the rise of black participation in cyberspace.
Water Resources and Inter-Riparian Relations in the Nile Basin
Argues for new water policies in the Nile River Basin.
Teacher and Comrade
A biographical/narrative study of oppression, racism, and resistance in twentieth-century South Africa through the life of Richard Dudley, a teacher/politico.
Imperialism and Human Rights
Looks at the language of rights used by diverse interest groups in British-colonized Nigeria.
Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa
Examines the transitions to democracy in Africa.
Hybridity
Critical reevaluation of the concept of hybridity within postcolonial studies.
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire
Classic history of Ancient Ethiopia, as researched and written by a heralded African American woman activist.
Family Matters
Charts new trends in gender studies through a compelling analysis of Igbo society.
African Fiction and Joseph Conrad
Interrogates the "writing back to the center" approach to intertextuality and explores alternatives to it.
Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses
A collection of lectures delivered during the Fulbright Hays Scholar program in Ghana.
Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere
An exploration of gender and power relations in Yoruba religion—both Christianity and Yoruba traditional religion.
Brickyards to Graveyards
Explores how the conditions that shaped Rwanda's labor organization and industries also shaped Rwanda's genocide.
African American Criminological Thought
Examines African American contributions, both historical and contemporary, to criminological thought.
The Peppers, Cracklings, and Knots of Wool Cookbook
A groundbreaking treatment of heritage survival in African and African American cooking.
Selfish Gifts
Investigates the politics and poetics of women's gendered identity in West Africa.
Advances in African Linguistics
A selection of papers presented at the 28th Annual Conference on African Linguistics.
This Is No Place for a Woman
Surveys the works of three important female writers of postcolonial societies.
Hardened Images
Examines the nature of the interplay between the U. S. press and the American state on Africa, with a special focus on its armed struggles waged to complete the decolonization process.
Classroom in Conflict
This book transcends recent debates about political correctness to address the underlying problems of teaching controversial subjects in the college and university history classroom. The author criticizes ...
Class and Power in Sudan
With the attention of the industrialized world focused on the political, economic, and social strife of Africa, Tim Niblock travels to Sudan for a first-hand investigation of the socio-economic structure ...
Black Consciousness in South Africa
Black Consciousness in South Africa provides a new perspective on black politics in South Africa. It demonstrates and assesses critically the radical character and aspirations of African resistance to ...