Bøger i International Library of African Studies serien

A study of Kenya and its role in the "end of Empire", this book shows how Britain continued to vigorously pursue imperial interests in Africa even after the "East of Suez" role. Kenyan decolonization and British interests, it becomes clear, were intimately linked.

A rich ethnographic portrait of the Sahrawi people and their socio-political organization

Covering a period in the history and development of East Africa, this narrative explores the cultural influences of the Arab peoples who traded with East Africa and settled there, Portuguese traders from the late 17th century onwards and the first wave of settlers from the Indian Sub-Continent.

Covering a vital period in the history of Central Africa, this work examines the growth of nationalist violence in Nyasaland, the declaration of the State of Emergency and the repercussions of the Devlin Commission at home and abroad.

A collection of Baruch Hirson's writings producing a comprehensive picture which includes the role of trade unions, the Communist Party, and Trotyskist groups. This book provides an insight into the influences which helped to guide the South African resistance movement. It is aimed at those interested in the political career of Nelson Mandela.

The humanitarian crisis in Darfur,has attracted significant international media attention. Here, Noah Bassil offers a re-conception of the conflict by examining the origins of the conflict through the broader issue of state failure in post-colonial Sudan, providing a valuable contribution to History, International Relations and Peace Studies.

The evolution of student activism in sub-Saharan Africa is crucial to understanding the process of democratic struggle and change in Africa. Focusing on the period of 'democratic transitions' in the 1990s, this work discusses the involvement of student activism in democratic struggles across contemporary Africa and focuses on two case studies.

This comprehensive and persuasive interpretation of the oil conflict in Nigeria emphasises the pivotal role of local social movements and the need to deal effectively with the negative effects of the oil industry. It is a vital resource for researchers of Energy and Security Studies as well as those interested in the politics of the region itself.

Setting out the problem of security and placing it in an historical framework, the author of this work picks his way through the complexities of political theory and the tangled political history of southern Africa.

This study provides a thorough account of Nigerian society through a focus on its single most powerful institution - the military.

This text looks at how since Robert Mugabe came to power with a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist programme, ethos and world view, Zimbabwe's position on the world stage has been affected by considerations of international political realities and has had to jettison much of its ideological radicalism.

A study of the ANC's approach to foreign relations. The book argues that the ANC's courting of international support was a key factor in the fight against apartheid.

How has the position of Afrikaners changed since the end of the Apartheid regime in South Africa? This work argues that the global political economy and the closely associated ideology of globalization are major catalysts for change in Afrikaner identifications and positions. It contributes to our understanding of post-apartheid South Africa.

Drawing on a wide range of little-known material, this book presents an overview of structural disintegration in the Horn of Africa from the dual perspectives of domestic and international political developments.

In the years leading up to Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, its small and transient white population was balanced precariously atop a large and fast-growing African population. This title provides a reexamination of the final decades of white minority rule.

Mahmud Muhammad Taha was the leader of the 'Republican Brothers and Sisters', a small group of Sudanese nationalists who called for a mystical, inclusive reinterpretation of Islam that ended traditional legal discriminations against women and non-Muslims. This book explores the life and ideas of this Sudanese reformer.

The politics of water have taken centre stage in global concerns about sustainable development. This book investigates a fresh mode of achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people who lack access to safe water and sanitation by 2015. It is suitable for those concerned with issues of water and sustainable development.

In Africa, western donors have sought to impose 'neo-liberal' visions of socio-economic and political institution-building, spreading political reforms and economic liberalisation with far-reaching consequences. This title questions the assumption that Africa was lacking the useful components for a spontaneous transition to democracy.

The dilemmas of African development continue to haunt both African and western institutions and governments. This title offers an original interpretation of the evolving concept of partnership as it operates within the relationship between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group.