African studies book series

Scholars interested in submitting a book proposal for a series should contact the series editors directly via the contact information provided on the series page. Click the links below to learn more about a series or to see the list of titles published within each series. The latest in the ohio short histories of africa series, female monarchs and merchant queens in africa offers readers an unparalleled history of the remarkable african women who occupied positions of power, authority, and influence. Womens studies african history gender studies africa african studies. Lexington books publishes both standalone titles and titles in a broad array of series that span the social sciences and humanities. African studies book list ohio university press swallow press. Almost every continent has solid representation in the field of leadership studies except for africa, despite its rapid growth. The longawaited first novel by the author of an elegy for easterly, this book is a marvel, fluttering from high to low with a deceptive ease, and slipping in more words per page of untranslated shona than any book this readable has any right to contain. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Collected poems by gabriel okara nebraska university press along with publishing a first book by an emerging new african poet each year, the africa book fund has also committed to publishing a collected edition of a major living african poet each year, and this year it is gabriel okara, the only person who could ever be called both the elder statesman of nigerian literature. Ultimately, then, it will be the unrepentant and insurgent interdisciplinarity and intersectionality of the books in this series that distinguish it from other african studies, african american studies, or caribbean studies book series. Jul 31, 2017 critical african studies in gender and sexuality publishes innovative, interdisciplinary research on intersections of gender, sexuality, and other political, social, economic, cultural, and geographic identity markers. Books with a noncaucasian person as theone of the lead characters.

As such, it has reflected the generally broad interests of the mission, editorial boards and membership of the asa. African history seeks to publish scholarly writing on the history of africa. The study traces the colleges development through periods of missionary education 18161876, colonial education 18761938, and development education. Palgrave series in african borderlands studies springerlink. It organizes conferences, runs a weekly seminar series, hosts a specialist library, coordinates advanced graduate studies, and facilitates research by cambridge and africabased academics. John iliffe was professor of african history at the university of cambridge and is a fellow of st. Cambridge centre of african studies book series centre. Vibrant teaching and research programmes focused on africa exist across the university, including those in the natural and biomedical sciences, archaeology, social sciences and humanities. This book is about fourah bay college fbc and its role as an institution of higher learning in both its african and international context. He is the author of several books on africa, including a modern history of tanganyika and the african poor. Books in african studies university of chicago press. In 20, asc marks the fifth year of its existence with the launch of a new book series through the university of michigan press titled african perspectives. Wherever appropriate, authors are invited to suggest african publishers with whom their work might be published in partnership with brill. The africa bibliography is an authoritative guide to works in african studies published under the auspices of the international african institute annually since 1984.

This book argues that a new cadre of african immigrants are finding themselves in the new worldmostly well educated, highincome earning professionals, and belonging to the category termed african brain drain, they constitute the antinomy of those africans who were forcibly removed. Concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects, from politics to classics. Howe, herbert 1998 private security forces and african stability. African studies african governance and development. In his lecture at the african leaders lecture series of the african studies centre on friday 18th october 2019, president danny faure concluded that, in a time of ecological crisis, only greater international solidarity and global action can mitigate a potential catastrophe. The series seeks to publish work by senior scholars as well as the best new research. The series will capitalize on ums strong and distinctive position in the field of african studies and will complement the four ascbased presidential initiatives that advance the universitys scholarly collaborations on the continent. This series has offered rigorous and innovative african american studies scholarship for over 25 years. African perspectives book series um lsa african studies center. A history, which was awarded the herskovits prize of the african studies association of the united states.

With almost 2,000 individual and institutional members worldwide, the african studies association encourages the production and dissemination of knowledge about africa, past and present. The gold coast and the african diaspora 1st edition. Studies of source materials for african history, african linguistics, and religion in africa each have their own series and will not be included in this series. The asc library, documentation and information department has compiled a dossier on africas 100 best books of the 20th century project.

Identity, spirit and freedom in the atlantic world. It welcomes submissions on the history of any part of the continent and. Our series, listed by discipline below, are edited by established scholars who work with inhouse editors to shape their series and contribute to the discourse within their fields. This volume in the cambridge centre of african studies series presents multidisciplinary essays that demonstrate how individual and collective anxieties can. Cambridge centre of african studies series the university of cambridge is home to one of the worlds leading centers of african studies. African christian studies is defined here as any scholarship which relates to themes and issues on the history, nature, identity, character and relevance of african christianity and the place of african christian mission within the wider african history, and world christianity. This book applies oral, archival and other interdisciplinary evidence from west africa and the americas to analyses of new world maroons, slaves and free blacks, examining a gold coast entrepot of akan, ga, guan and other peoples in an atlantic era of non. This the online consolidated version brings together every record collected since the bibliography s foundation, producing a rich and interactive resource for all scholars. The intellectual liberation of the study of africa is the battle cry of this forceful book. The african humanities and the arts series mirrors the agenda of the african studies center at michigan state university and its commitment to the study of. Donaldson investigates how african american soldiers used their military service to challenge white notions of an african american secondclass citizenry and forged a new. Balanced and authoritative primers on countries and complex current events. Books in african studies published or distributed by the university of chicago press.

The author is one of africa s younger scholars, in the forefront of research and thinking about the role of african scholars, and the ownership and state of african studies. The author is one of africas younger scholars, in the forefront of research and thinking about the role of african scholars, and the ownership and state of african studies. Use, abuse, and dissonance in african art traditions. It organizes conferences, runs a weekly seminar series, hosts a specialist library, coordinates advanced graduate studies, and facilitates research by cambridge. Chapter 39 of perspectives on africa pp 555568 chapter 42 of perspectives on africa pp 609615 lecture 8, june 1. Established in 1957, the african studies association is the flagship membership organization devoted to enhancing the exchange of information about africa. All the titles listed in the top hundred list that are available in the asc library are linked to the library catalogue. African american soldiers fight for racial uplift, citizenship, and manhood, 18701920 southern illinois university press, 2020, letrice d. Manufacturing african studies and crises codesria book.

It was then and remains the flagship journal of the african studies association. African, african american, and caribbean interdisciplinary and intersectional studies is designed to accommodate the unprecedented growth of critical, interdisciplinary, and intersectional scholarship within the emerging field of africana studies. Africas 100 best books of the 20th century african studies. The university of cambridge has long been one of the worlds leading centres for study of africa.

Cambridge centre of african studies series ohio university press. Culture, community and identity in postabolition urban zanzibar, 18901945 ohio university press, 2001, which was nominated for the herskovits prize from the african studies association. More information about cambridge centre of african studies book series can be found at ohio university pressswallow press. Cambridge centre of african studies series ohio university. It consists of an introduction, the top twelve list, the top hundred list, and a selection of web resources. It contributes to core debates in a number of disciplines and provides vital insights for practical politics in borderrelated issues, ranging from migration and regional integration to. A groundbreaking series, palgrave studies in african leadership fills a gap in the production of knowledge and scholarly publishing on africa and provides a much needed outlet for the works of scholars interested in african leadership studies around the world. The african studies series, founded in 1968, is a prestigious series of monographs, general surveys, and textbooks on africa covering history, political science, anthropology, economics, and ecological and environmental issues. Asc provides strategic guidance and coordination for africarelated education, research, and training activities on campus, and promotes opportunities for collaboration with african partners on the continent. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Cambridge centre of african studies book series centre of. The african studies center asc at the university of michigan. This series will make available significant works in the field of african christian studies. This book makes a critical contribution to the study of panafricanism and the education of african people for continental african citizenship.

Series that looks at the ever changing political global landscape. The oxford african american studies center provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 20,000 articles by top scholars in the field over 2,500 images, more than 700 primary sources with specially written commentaries, and nearly 200 maps have been collected to enhance this reference content. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. African studies center um lsa african studies center. New books in african american studies new books network. The palgrave series in african borderlands studies is the first series dedicated to the exploration and theoretical interpretation of african borderlands. The series has particular interest in groundbreaking scholarship on herstorieshistories, elements and politics of gender and.