International African Institute

African philosophy in search of identity by D. A Masolo( Book )

5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Kenyan philosopher surveys themes and debates in African philosophy over the last five decades. Masolo's purview includes Francophone and Anglophone philosophers in both the analytic and phenomenological traditions. -- Publisher description

Getting Somalia wrong? : faith, war and hope in a shattered state by Mary Harper( Book )

4 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Somalia is a failed state, representing a threat to itself, its neighbours and the wider world. In recent years, it has become notorious for the piracy off its coast and the rise of Islamic extremism, opening it up as a new 'southern front' in the war on terror. At least that is how it is inevitably portrayed by politicians and in the media. In Getting Somalia Wrong? Mary Harper presents the first comprehensive account of the chaos into which the country has descended and the United States' renewed involvement there. In doing so, Harper argues that viewing Somalia through the prism of al-Qaeda risks further destabilizing the country and the entire Horn of Africa, while also showing that though the country may be a failed state, it is far from being a failed society. In reality, alternative forms of business, justice, education and local politics have survived and even flourished. Provocative in its analysis, Harper shows that until the international community starts to 'get it right' the consequences will be devastating, not just for Somalia, but for the world

Climate change in Africa by Camilla Toulmin( Book )

3 editions published between 2009 and 2012 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Climate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a particular threat. This book outlines current thinking and evidence and the impact such change will have on Africa's development prospects

Africa's odious debts : how foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent by Léonce Ndikumana( Book )

4 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Africa's Odious Debts explodes the myth that Africa is a drain on the West's finances, revealing that the continent is actually a net creditor to the rest of the world. Of the money borrowed by African governments, more than half departs in the same year, with a significant portion of it winding up in private accounts at the very banks that provide the loans. Meanwhile, debt-servicing means less money for public health and other needs. Revealing the intimate links between foreign loans and capital flight, this is a vital book for anyone interested in Africa, its future and its relationship with the West."--Page 4 of cover

Struggles for citizenship in Africa by Bronwen Manby( Book )

4 editions published between 2009 and 2012 in English and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book brings together new material from across Africa of the most egregious examples of citizenship discrimination, and makes the case for urgent reform of the law

Ethnicity and the making of history in northern Ghana by Carola Lentz( Book )

7 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Drawing on two decades of research this social and political history of North-Western Ghana traces the creation of new ethnic and territorial boundaries, categories and forms of self-understanding, and represents a major contribution to debates on ethnicity, colonialism and the 'production of history'. It explores the creation and redefinition of ethnic distinctions and commonalities by African and European actors, showing that ethnicity's power derives from a contradiction: while ethnic identities purport to be non-negotiable, creating permanent bonds, stability and security, the boundaries of the communities created and the associated traits and practices are malleable and adaptable to specific interests and contexts."--Jacket

An African niche economy : farming to feed Ibadan, 1968-88 by Jane I Guyer( Book )

3 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Philosophising in Mombasa : knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast by Kai Kresse( Book )

5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Philosophising in Mombasa provides an approach to the anthropological study of philosophical discourses in the Swahili context of Mombasa, Kenya. In this historically established Muslim environment, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, philosophy is investigated as social discourse and intellectual practice, situated in everyday life. This is done from the perspective of an 'anthropology of philosophy', a project which is spelled out in the opening chapter."--Jacket

The man-leopard murders : history and society in colonial Nigeria by David Pratten( Book )

2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period

Cumulative bibliography of African studies; classified catalogue by International African Institute( Book )

22 editions published in 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide