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Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1986. Scholarly text documents the experiences of anthropologists with development in West Africa during the past ten years. It presents case study material to bring out the actual and potential contributions of social science to solving development problems found in Africa and other parts of the Third World. 323 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the half title page. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1998. Chad, the fifth largest country in Africa, has experienced great difficulties politically, economically, and socially. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Chad briefly held international attention because of its warring with Libya. This situation underlines Chad’s potential for drawing its neighbors—Libya, Sudan, Cameroon, and Nigeria in particular—and to some degree France and the United States into its conflicts. For this reason alone, diplomats and scholars alike should pay close attention to the pivotal position this former French colony occupies in the heart of Africa. Is Chad the sleeping giant of Africa? What role can we expect of a peaceful Chad in Central Africa? What would be the repercussions if Libya annexed Chad? What kind of role has France played in this conflict? How do the Chadian people deal with this protracted conflict? What is the role of the northern leaders of the country? Are they warlords or committed nationalists? These are… Read More

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 2000. When World War I came to the British Protectorate of Nyasaland, Africans called it the Chiwaya War, from a Chichewa word meaning a "potsherd used for roasting grain." Malawians first used the word to describe military mess tins. When they later discovered that grain roasted on the tins made a distinct popping sound, they began using the term to describe the noise of machine guns rattling around them. Gradually, chiwaya became associated with the war itself, the conflict’s new military technology, and the effects of the war, which seemed to be everywhere, like the sudden scattering in all directions of the popping maize. This is the fascinating story of how most of the adult male population of Malawi was pulled, for the most part unwillingly, into the horrors of a modern war. Melvin Page not only examines the recruitment and military service of Malawian askari (soldiers) and tenga-tenga (military laborers) but also considers the impact of wartime… Read More

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1989. Scholarly text presents the application of of the corporatist approach to select African cases, demonstrating the varying success of respective states in effecting control in Tanzania, Zaire, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe. This conceptual framework offers a fresh perspective on the continuing debate about social control by the state, extending the discussion beyond the modernization, dependency, and world system approaches that have dominated the study of African development for the last several decades. 232 pp. Publisher's stamp on the half title page. Slight scratch on the front cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1984. Scholarly text traces the history of the Tanzanian manufacturing industry since the beginning of colonial rule, focusing on the period since Tanzanian independence and especially on the effects of socialist policies resulting from the 1967 Arusha Declaration. Includes a detailed examination of the changes in labor productivity, earnings, unit labor costs, investments, aand the prices of manufactured goods, paying special attention to the role of government-controlled parastatals, the regional distribution of manufacturing industries, and income inequality. 323 pp. Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1992. A small West African nation with bountiful resources and an extraordinary diversity of ethnic groups, Guinea Bissau was, until independence in 1974, a Portuguese colony surrounded by Franco-phone neighbours. This profile offers an overview of the country's history and culture - including precolonial peoples, the slave trade, resistance to colonial rule, and the struggle for independence - and then focuses on the political conflict and economic crisis that have characterized the post independence period. 165 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1982. Scholarly text presents a detailed historiography of South Africa before the beginning of large-scale mining operations in Kimberley in 1870. Topics covered include economy and social structure of the herders and hunters; Nguni people; the Sotho, Venda, and Tsonga; white settlers and the origin of a new society, 1652-1778; the Eastern Cape frontier; cosolidation of a new society; the Zulu kingdom and Natal; Afrikaner republics and African states; etc. 476 pgs. Illustrated. Corners lightly rubbed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1992. Scholarly text based on rare oral data from women participants in the "Mau Mau" rebellion, chronicles changes in women's domestic reproduction, legal status, and gender roles that took place under colonial rule. The book links labour activism, cultural nationalism, and the more overtly political issues of land alienation, judicial control, and character of the colonial administration in an analysis of the impact of colonial policy on Kikuyu society, and especially its negative consequences for women. Dr Presley argues that women's involvement in anti-colonial activities began during the World War I era when the state forcibly recruited women into a wage labour system characterized by physical and sexual abuse. Women took part in all facets of the increasingly violent nationalist movement, including serving in the guerilla army. This manuscript is an important addition to the "Mau Mau" debate, offering a careful exploration of the effect… Read More