South African and Japanese scholars in conversation Anthropological reflections on citizenship focus on themes such as politics, ethnicity and state management. Present day scholarship…
Democracy at the Crossroads of Nature and Culture This book discusses the seminal role played by Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, in…
Cannibalism as Food for Thought This innovative book is an open invitation to a rich and copious meal of imagination, senses and desires. It…
How Amos Tutuola Can Change Our Minds This book questions colonial and apartheid ideologies on being human and being African, ideologies that continue to…
Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa This book on rights, entitlements and citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa shows how the playing field has…
Chieftaincy and Democracy in Cameroon and Botswana Chieftaincy in Africa has displayed remarkable dynamics and adaptability to new socio-economic and political developments, without becoming…
Cul-de-Sac Ubuntu-ism in Côte d’Ivoire The idea that human beings are inextricably bound to one another is at the heart of this book about…
{A Sweet-Footed African} captures the sense of being James Jibraeel Alhaji; the milestones and challenges of his life and his reconciliation with emotions, decisions…
Marginality does not mean isolation. In Africa where people are permanently on the move in search, inter alia, of a ‘better elsewhere’, marginality means…
The 2005-2006 University Students Strike in Cameroon Faced with a deepening crisis in their universities, African students have demonstrated a growing activism and militancy.…