While homeownership has clear benefits among the poor, this book shows the utility of real property rights as an economic resource are severely limited in Sub-Saharan African cities. While global pove
At the nexus of political science, development studies, and public policy, Developing States, Shaping Citizenship analyzes an overlooked driver of political behavior: citizens’ past experie
The Chadian writer Nimrod—philosopher, poet, novelist, and essayist—is one of the most dynamic and vital voices in contemporary African literature and thought. Yet little of Nimrod’s
Under apartheid, black South Africans experienced severe material and social disadvantages occasioned by the government's policies, and they had limited time for entertainment. Still, they closely
The Rise of the African Novel is the first book to situate South African and African-language literature of the late 1880s through the early 1940s in relation to the literature of decolonization that
The Rise of the African Novel is the first book to situate South African and African-language literature of the late 1880s through the early 1940s in relation to the literature of decolonization that
Unsettled History examines how South African society and its public pasts were constructed and presented from Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990 to South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Whi
Unsettled History examines how South African society and its public pasts were constructed and presented from Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990 to South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Whi
This inaugural volume in the African Perspectives series features the work of new and well-established scholars on the diversity and heterogeneity of African newspapers published from 1880 through the
This inaugural volume in the African Perspectives series features the work of new and well-established scholars on the diversity and heterogeneity of African newspapers published from 1880 through the
