Controlling Anger examines the dilemmas facing rural people who live within the broader context of political instability. Following Uganda's independence from Britain in 1962, the Bagisu men of Southe
Explores the roles of contemporary urban shrines and their visual traditions in Benin City. This book focuses on the priests and priestesses who are possessed by a pantheon of deities, the communities
Argues that scholars too often assume that the state is the most important force behind change in local political communities in Africa. This book offers an anthropological perspective on how to think
