African Studies



link to catalog page WINANS, Banjo Roots and Branches Author: Edited by Robert B. Winans
Pub Date: September 2018

West African precursors, African-Caribbean origins, North American journeys   learn more...
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link to catalog page ANDRE, Black Opera

Black Opera

History, Power, Engagement

Author: Naomi André
Pub Date: May 2018

A musical challenge to our view of the past   learn more...
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link to catalog page COLE, Dockworker Power

Dockworker Power

Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area

Author: Peter Cole
Pub Date: December 2018

Waterfront battles for rights and justice   learn more...
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link to catalog page WASSERMAN, Media, Geopolitics, and Power

Media, Geopolitics, and Power

A View from the Global South

Author: Herman Wasserman
Pub Date: March 2018

South Africa's globalized media in the post-apartheid age   learn more...
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link to catalog page SWITZER, When the Light Is Fire

When the Light Is Fire

Maasai Schoolgirls in Contemporary Kenya

Author: Heather D. Switzer
Pub Date: October 2018

Teasing out the entanglement of vulnerability and empowerment in girls' lives   learn more...
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link to catalog page PFEIFER, Global Lynching and Collective Violence

Global Lynching and Collective Violence

Volume 1: Asia, Africa, and the Middle East

Author: Edited by Michael J. Pfeifer
Pub Date: March 2017

Manifestations of mob violence in history and around the world   learn more...
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link to catalog page BJORK, Somalis Abroad

Somalis Abroad

Clan and Everyday Life in Finland

Author: Stephanie R. Bjork
Pub Date: May 2017

The clash of clan with the contemporary world   learn more...
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link to catalog page DEJORIO, Cultural Heritage in Mali in the Neoliberal Era Author: Rosa De Jorio
Pub Date: August 2016

The uses and misuses of heritage in Mali's neoliberal and democratic experiment   learn more...
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link to catalog page DOMINY, Last Outpost on the Zulu Frontiers

Last Outpost on the Zulu Frontiers

Fort Napier and the British Imperial Garrison

Author: Graham Dominy
Pub Date: April 2016

How a distant garrison of the British Empire shaped South Africa   learn more...
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link to catalog page NTARANGWI, The Street Is My Pulpit

The Street Is My Pulpit

Hip Hop and Christianity in Kenya

Author: Mwenda Ntarangwi
Pub Date: May 2016

The bass meets the beatified in Kenya's dynamic youth culture   learn more...
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