“Whoever distrusts the barking of watchdogs, however, does not immediately have to begin howling with the wolves.”—Bernhard WaldenfelsIn this seminal work, acclaimed philosopher... Læs mere
Shows the origins, nature, and demise of colonial rule in East Africa and of the first fitful decades of independence. This title... Læs mere
Examines the children among the enslaved across a significant range of earlier times and other places. This volume reconstructs our understanding of enslavement by... Læs mere
Amílcar Cabral’s charismatic and visionary leadership, his pan-Africanist solidarity and internationalist commitment to “every just cause in... Læs mere
Presents the study of an understanding of both philosophers. This book includes questions of the philosophical tradition.
Thomas Sankara, often called the African Che Guevara, was president of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in Africa, until his assassination during the... Læs mere
Gebser’s central thesis was that a potent “leap” in thinking was happening in the 20th century. This new mode of thought would be a holistic-centered, or integral one; an answer... Læs mere
Drawing from distinctly African source materials and methods, Achebe’s groundbreaking historical account examines the shared power, influence, and authority... Læs mere
In this study, Lawler describes how the Gold Coast Regiment, denuded battalions of fighting in East Africa, was rapidly expanded at home to meet the threat of invasion. It is an account of World War II in one colony, but is firmly set within the wider context of a world at war.
Transversality is the keyword that permeates the spirit of these thirteen essays spanning almost half a century, from 1965 to 2009. The essays are exploratory and experimental in nature and are meant to be a transversal linkage between phenomenology and East Asian philosophy.
This new biography of Kwame Nkrumah (1909–72), Ghana’s first president, demonstrates how his accomplishments extend well beyond his role in Ghanaian decolonization,... Læs mere
This stirring, poetic tale features a Bedouin man whose irrepressible love for his family, his camels, and his way of life fuels his harrowing journey into the Sahara Desert to find a lost camel and his struggle to preserve a culture on the brink of profound change.