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Pan-Africanism In Dialogue - 21st Century Strategies For The Future

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 This book considers how people of African descent can generate policies and ideas for the twenty-first century that are embedded in the ideals of Pan-Africanism. This important new book will be of interest to Pan-African researchers and students across the social sciences, as well as to activists and civil society actors.
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The Africa Rising Discourse - Tropes, Trophies And Social Actors

by Tracy Tinga

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 Over the last twenty-five years, the "Africa Rising" discourse has been used to signify hope and promise for the continent, marking a break from previous pessimistic portrayals. This book critically examines that discourse, analyzing recurring themes, tropes, metaphors, and imagery.
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Marriage In Contemporary Zimbabwe - Identity, Community, And Change

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 The book provides a social analysis of marriage in contemporary Zimbabwe, highlighting how it is evolving in the face of societal factors such as globalisation, technology, increased migration, religious plurality and shifting cultural systems. Essential reading for students and scholars of Zimbabwean history, culture, gender, and family.
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Higher Education Transformation In Africa - A Quest For Epistemological Rupture

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 This book critically interrogates the notion of transformation in higher education, focusing on epistemological and structural issues in postcolonial and contemporary Africa.
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African Media And Communication - Foundational Conversations

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 This book provides critical reflections from a selection of foundational scholars of African media and communication studies. The book interrogates the center of mainstream academic scholarship by providing the history and origin of an Africanist conceptual model. It will interest scholars of media and communications across the global south.
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African Understandings Of Chinese Involvement - Power, Practices, And Prospects

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 This book brings together leading African scholars to consider Chinaâ€™s impact on Africaâ€™s political, economic, cultural, environmental, and social spaces. Providing an important critical evaluation of Chinaâ€™s programs and projects in Africa, this will be important for researchers of Africa-China relations and global relations more broadly.
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Social Power And Politics In Africa - Magic, Religion, State, Democracy

by Jean-Germain Gros

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 This book investigates the ways in which forms of social power such as the state, democracy, magic and religion coexist in Africa, coming together in cooperative and sometimes conflictual ways to form the essence of politics. This book will be of interest to researchers across political science, anthropology, sociology and religious studies.
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The Economy Of Resourcefulness In Kinshasa - Informality, Small-Scale Trade, And Social Networks

by Sylvie Ayimpam

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 Through fine-grained ethnography, this book shows how micro-social arrangements enable small-scale traders to provision the city and ordinary citizens to keep living, immersing the reader in the many forms of â€œresourcefulnessâ€ that organize small-scale trade across Kinshasaâ€™s markets.
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Ecocriticism And The Nonhuman In African Arts - The Agency Of The Extracted

by Spring Ulmer

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 This innovative book examines the ways in which African photography, film, and literature are resisting environmental extractivism, using themes of interrelationality. It will be of interest to readers from across disciplines such as African Studies, Black Studies, Philosophy, Photography, Film Studies, and the environmental humanities.
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Social Power And Politics In Africa - Magic, Religion, State, Democracy

by Jean-Germain Gros

~~209,54€~~ 188,59€ 10% OFF

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 This book investigates the ways in which forms of social power such as the state, democracy, magic and religion coexist in Africa, coming together in cooperative and sometimes conflictual ways to form the essence of politics. This book will be of interest to researchers across political science, anthropology, sociology and religious studies.
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Pan-Africanism In Dialogue - 21st Century Strategies For The Future

~~209,54€~~ 188,59€ 10% OFF

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 This book considers how people of African descent can generate policies and ideas for the twenty-first century that are embedded in the ideals of Pan-Africanism. This important new book will be of interest to Pan-African researchers and students across the social sciences, as well as to activists and civil society actors.
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Political Ecology Of African Peace Parks

by Maano Ramutsindela

~~31,79€~~ 28,61€ 10% OFF

 Peace parks are imagined landscapes and seascapes created through narratives and science. This book uses a political ecology framework to explore the colonial geography of peace parks in post-independence Africa. This book will interest researchers of African studies, human geography, sociology, environmental studies, and political science.
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Civilian Joint Task Force In Nigeria - Counterterrorism From Below

by Cheryl Hendricks e J. Tochukwu Omenma

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 This book highlights the role of local non-state security actors in the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria. It examines the Civilian-JTFâ€™s engagement with the state security forces and how they counter insurgent groups at community levels. The book will interest scholars of terrorism, counterterrorism, security studies and African politics.
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African Understandings Of Chinese Involvement - Power, Practices, And Prospects

~~209,54€~~ 188,59€ 10% OFF

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 This book brings together leading African scholars to consider Chinaâ€™s impact on Africaâ€™s political, economic, cultural, environmental, and social spaces. Providing an important critical evaluation of Chinaâ€™s programs and projects in Africa, this will be important for researchers of Africa-China relations and global relations more broadly.
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Political Ecology Of African Peace Parks

by Maano (University Of Cape Town, South Africa) Ramutsindela

~~75,69€~~ 68,12€ 10% OFF

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 Peace parks are imagined landscapes and seascapes created through narratives and science. This book uses a political ecology framework to explore the colonial geography of peace parks in post-independence Africa. This book will interest researchers of African studies, human geography, sociology, environmental studies, and political science.
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Civil Society In Zimbabwe - Insights From Matabeleland

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 This book considers the historical and spatial dimensions of civil society in Zimbabweâ€™s Matabeleland region, an area suffering from severe development and democratic deficits over many decades. The book will be of interest and value to scholars of civil society, politics and democratisation across the African continent.
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African Women And Intellectual Leadership - Life Stories From Western Kenya

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 This book highlights the pioneering roles of African women as leaders and role models in Kenya, providing examples taken from across education, health, business, and a range of other sectors. It will be of interest to researchers and students of African studies, gender studies, and Kenyan education and socio-political history.
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Youth Employment Programmes In Africa

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 This book investigates youth employment programmes across nine African countries, providing important insights into the worldâ€™s youngest continent by population, in which 60% of people are aged under 25. The book will be an important read for researchers wishing to understand the political economy of youth employment policy in Africa.
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Apartheid And Fragmented Protest In Contemporary Southern Africa - Life Goes On

by Cuthbeth Tagwirei

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 This book examines protest movements through the lens of Apartheid Studies, the first general theory of apartheid which explores how oppression, harm, injustice, poverty, loss, and inequality persist. It will be of interest to researchers across the fields of social movements, protests, sociology, African Studies, and media studies.
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African Fans Of European Football - Cultural Globalisation In Kenya And Zimbabwe

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 This book examines the increasing influence of European football in African societies, considering the processes and significance of being a fan and what this means for the wider globalisation of popular culture. This book will interest sports, leisure, popular culture, and social anthropology researchers in Africa and beyond.
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African Fans Of European Football - Cultural Globalisation In Kenya And Zimbabwe

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 This book examines the increasing influence of European football in African societies, considering the processes and significance of being a fan and what this means for the wider globalisation of popular culture. This book will interest sports, leisure, popular culture, and social anthropology researchers in Africa and beyond.
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Horn Of Africa Since 2018 - Continuities, Transformations, And Prospects

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 The book takes stock of developments in the Horn of Africa since 2018, a key time of political turbulence marked by revolution, military coups, civil war as well as alliances, peace deals, reforms, and reconciliation processes. This book will interest researchers working on contemporary politics, history, and society in the Horn of Africa.
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Horn Of Africa Since 2018 - Continuities, Transformations, And Prospects

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 The book takes stock of developments in the Horn of Africa since 2018, a key time of political turbulence marked by revolution, military coups, civil war as well as alliances, peace deals, reforms, and reconciliation processes. This book will interest researchers working on contemporary politics, history, and society in the Horn of Africa.
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Legalization Of Human Rights In Africa - The Institutionalization Of Laws Prohibiting State-Sanctioned Violence And Torture

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 Most countries on the African continent have ratified or acceded to several human rights treaties. This book assesses the progress African countries have made in institutionalizing human rights laws prohibiting torture, extrajudicial killings, and disappearances domestically.
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