Reclaiming the Human Sciences and Humanities Through African Perspectives

Reclaiming the Human Sciences and Humanities Through African Perspectives
Author: Helen Lauer
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 946
Release: 2012
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 9988647336

This compilation was inspired by an international symposium held on the Legon campus in September 2003. Hosted by the CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, the symposium had the theme 'Canonical Works and Continuing Innovation in African Arts & Humanities'.

Democratization in Mali

Democratization in Mali
Author: Robert Pringle
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2006
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects of the West African Past

Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects of the West African Past
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2018-08-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004380183

Landscapes, Sources and Intellectual Projects of the West African Past offers a comprehensive assessment of new directions in the historiography of West Africa. With twenty-four chapters by leading researchers in the study of West African history and cultures, the volume examines the main trends in multiple fields including the critical interpretation of Arabic sources; new archaeological surveys of trans-Saharan trade; the discovery of sources in Latin America relating to pan-Atlantic histories; and the continuing analysis of oral histories. The volume is dedicated to Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias, whose work inspired the intellectual reorientations discussed in its chapters and stands as the clearest formulation of the book’s central focus on the relationship between political conjunctures and the production of sources. Contributors are: Benjamin Acloque, Karin Barber, Seydou Camara, Mamadou Diawara, Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias, François-Xavier Fauvelle, Nikolas Gestrich, Toby Green, Bruce Hall, Jan Jansen, Shamil Jeppie, Daouda Keita, Murray Last, Robin Law, Camille Lefebvre, Paul Lovejoy, Ghislaine Lydon, Carlos Magnavita, Sonja Magnavita, Kevin MacDonald, Thomas McCaskie, Ann McDougall, Daniela Moreau, Mauro Nobili, Insa Nolte, Abel-Wedoud Ould-Cheikh, Benedetta Rossi, Charles Stewart.

A Peace of Timbuktu

A Peace of Timbuktu
Author: Robin Poulton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

This publication offers an account of the unfolding of political and civilian conflict in Mali and the efforts to contain it, and an analysis of which efforts to restore peace were effective and why. It also examines the role of the international community, especially the United Nations, in helping the Malian Government to restore peace and to re-integrate its disaffected populations and refugees back into civilian life.--Publisher's description.

Empires of Medieval West Africa

Empires of Medieval West Africa
Author: David C. Conrad
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2010
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 1604131640

Explores empires of medieval west Africa.

The Ambivalence of the Sacred

The Ambivalence of the Sacred
Author: R. Scott Appleby
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2000
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780847685554

This text explains what religious terrorists and religious peacemakers share in common and what causes them to take different paths in fighting injustice.

The Epic of Askia Mohammed

The Epic of Askia Mohammed
Author: Thomas Albert Hale
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1996-02-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253209900

Askia Mohammed is the most famous leader in the history of the Songhay Empire, which reached its apogee during his reign in 1493-1528. Songhay, approximately halfway between the present-day cities of Timbuktu in Mali and Niamey in Niger, became a political force beginning in 1463, under the leadership of Sonni Ali Ber. By the time of his death in 1492, the foundation had been laid for the development under Askia Mohammed of a complex system of administration, a well-equipped army and navy, and a network of large government-owned farms. The present rendition of the epic was narrated by the griot (or jeseré) Nouhou Malio over two evenings in Saga, a small town on the Niger River, two miles downstream from Niamey. The text is a word-for-word translation from Nouhou Malio's oral performance.

African History: A Very Short Introduction

African History: A Very Short Introduction
Author: John Parker
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2007-03-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0192802488

Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.

The Circle of Knowledge

The Circle of Knowledge
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: Washington : Library of Congress
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1979
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Mark's Marxism

Mark's Marxism
Author: Mark Maxey
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2019-06-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0359740502

Mark's Marxism is a contemporary understanding of what socialism and communal living envisioned by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It brings into perspective over 100,000 years of Indigenous cultures living the communal life as illustrated in the Communist Manifesto. It shows the root cause of capitalism and the safest and best way to reverse it. With a world spinning out of control with a new wave of fascism this commentary is well received at this time. It also includes reprints of A Reader's Guide to Marxist Classics and The Marxist Glossary. This companion book embraces what Marx and Engels envisioned and is quite a necessary read in this time and age.