Traces changing visions of mystical power and authority on the island of Pemba, whose people's re...

How was an autocratic emperor replaced by a totalitarian dictator? An unexpected popular upsurge ...

On 3 September 1984 a bloody uprising set the African townships of the Vaal Triangle aflame. Trig...

While there have been studies of women's roles in African societies and of Atlantic history, the ...

'The articles in this book make valuable contributions to the literature of African religious exp...

Small arms dominate conflicts in Africa. More people die in wars in Africa than in any other cont...

Examines the new challenges facing Africa's pastoral drylands from large-scale investments and ho...

Groundbreaking examination of literary production in West African newspapers and local printing p...

A counterbalance to the predominant study of Islam's role in social and political struggles, this...