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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Language and collective mobilization	Nadra O. Hashim	"Language and Collective Mobilization analyzes the origins of communal conflict in five phases of Zanzibar's modern history. The first phase examines the implementation of British colonial control, f…	OL13759938W
An Image of Africa	Chinua Achebe	"Beautifully written yet highly controversial, "An Image of Africa" asserts Achebe's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serve…	OL15747369W
The trouble with Africa	Robert Calderisi	Argues that many of Africa's problems are related to such internal factors as market mismanagement, anti-business sentiments, and fatalistic African family values, in an account that proposes radical…	OL15833724W
The trouble with aid	Jonathan Glennie	Africa is poor. If we send it money it will be less poor. It seems simple. Jonathan Glennie argues that government aid to Africa actually has many very harmful effects. He claims that aid has often m…	OL15989038W
Reclaiming the nation	Paris Yeros,Sam Moyo	"This book compares the trajectories of states and societies in Africa, Asia and Latin America under neoliberalism, a time marked by serial economic crises, escalating social conflicts, the re-milita…	OL16017942W
Illegal peace in Africa	Jeremy I. Levitt	"This volume examines the legal and political efficacy of transitional political power-sharing between democratically constituted governments and the African warlords, rebels, or junta that seek to v…	OL16117799W
Politics in Africa	Nana Poku	"Democracy, prosperity and self-rule, this was the vision of African independence. Across the continent, however, the 'optimism' that characterized the immediate post-independence period has largely …	OL16443247W
AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS	Suresh Chandra Saxena	xviii, 466 p. ; 25 cm	OL17199514W
Guerres de lignages et guerres d'Etats en Afrique	Jean Bazin	Ethnographie, folklore.	OL17965111W
Crises of governance in Asia and Africa	Fahimul Quadir,Sandra Jean MacLean,Timothy M. Shaw	xviii, 320 p. ; 23 cm	OL19376454W
Dealing with conflict in Africa	Jane Boulden	xiii, 325 p. ; 22 cm	OL19558514W
Is Non-Western Democracy Possible?	Alexei D. Voskressenski	xxix, 738 pages ; 24 cm	OL21147895W
Governance for development in Africa	David Booth	"Drawing on in-depth empirical research spanning a number of countries in Africa, Booth and Cammack's path-breaking book offers both an accessible overview of issues surrounding governance for develo…	OL22329137W
The challenge for Africa	Wangari Maathai	Maathai lays bare the complex and multi-layered culture of the continent of Africa offering optimistic yet feasible ways to improve the quality of life that literally start from the ground up. Maatha…	OL26197370W
Africa since 1940	Frederick Cooper ,Frederick Cooper,Frederick Cooper	"Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa initiates a new textbook series: New Approaches to African History. His book will help readers understand t…	OL2632439W
Politics in Contemporary Africa	Bridget Heing,Bridey Heing,Caitlyn Miller	128 pages : 24 cm	OL28375324W
No farewell to arms?	Claude Emerson Welch	xii, 224 p. ; 24 cm	OL2942395W
The struggle for meaning	Paulin J. Hountondji	"The Struggle for Meaning is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethnophilosophy in the late 1960s and early 19…	OL3257570W
State Crises, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa	Mario I. Aguilar,Asafa Jalata	This book demonstrates that the crises of the Horn states stem from their political behaviour and structural forces.	OL3898966W
A Thousand Hills	Stephen Kinzer	A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It is the story of Paul Kagame, a refugee who, after a generation of exile, found his way home. Learn about President Kagame, who strives to…	OL4452483W