Category: Faculty Publication
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Professor Alexander Thurston publishes his latest book, Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching and Politics
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September 18, 2016
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Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential edited by Callisto Madavo
Africa is at a critical inflection point. After decades of disappointing performance a combination of sound macro policies and a commodity price bonanza has led to a dramatic and…
June 3, 2014
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Making Citizens in Africa: Ethnicity, Gender, and National Identity in Ethiopia by Lahra Smith
Making Citizens in Africa argues that citizenship creation and expansion is a pivotal part of political contestation in Africa today. Citizenship is a powerful analytical tool…
October 4, 2013
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African Feminism by Gwen Mikell
African feminism, this landmark volume demonstrates, differs radically from the Western forms of feminism with which we have become familiar since the 1960s. African feminists…
October 4, 2013
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Cocoa and Chaos in Ghana by Gwen Mikell
Cocoa and Chaos in Ghana is the story of the Ghanaian odyssey and, through it, the odyssey of all of Black Africa. Using historic and socioeconomic data plus readable analysis,…
October 4, 2013
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Culture and Customs of Zambia by Scott Taylor
Zambia stands out in Africa as one of the continent’s most peaceful countries. In its early years as an independent state, Zambia became a regional bulwark against…
October 4, 2013
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Politics in Southern Africa: State & Society in Transition by Scott Taylor and Gretchen Bauer
Professors Scott Taylor and Gretchen Bauer first introduce the themes and concepts that guide their analysis. Then, in each of eight country studies, they trace the country’…
October 4, 2013
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To Dwell Secure: Generation, Christianity, and Colonialism in Ovamboland by Meredith McKittrick
The Ovambo communities of the Cuvelai floodplain in northern Namibia have embraced Christianity with enthusiasm. Christianity meant many different things to floodplain…
October 4, 2013