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Materialities of Ritual in the Black Atlantic

by Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, Helen Blouet, Staci Richey, Hugh B. Matternes, Christopher C. Fennell, Grey Gunaker, Jocelyn E. Knauf, Amanda Tang, Mark P. Leone, Matthew B. Reeves, Danielle N. Boaz, Pablo F. Gomez, Candice Goucher, E. Kofi Agorsah, Neil Norman, Benjamin Kankpeyeng, Timothy Insoll, Brempong Osei-Tutu ...

Series series Blacks in the Diaspora
Focusing on everyday rituals, the essays in this volume look at spheres of social action and the places throughout the Atlantic world where African–descended communities have expressed their values, ideas, beliefs, and spirituality in material terms. The contributors trace the impact of encounters with the Atlantic world on African cultural formation, how entanglement with commerce, ... Read more

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Focusing on everyday rituals, the essays in this volume look at spheres of social action and the places throughout the Atlantic world where African–descended communities have expressed their values, ideas, beliefs, and spirituality in material terms. The contributors trace the impact of encounters with the Atlantic world on African cultural formation, how entanglement with commerce,
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Give a Man a Fish

Reflections on the New Politics of Distribution

by James Ferguson ...

Series series The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures
In Give a Man a Fish James Ferguson examines the rise of social welfare programs in southern Africa, in which states make cash payments to their low income citizens. More than thirty percent of South Africa's population receive such payments, even as pundits elsewhere proclaim the neoliberal death of the welfare state. These programs' successes at reducing poverty under conditions of mass ... Read more

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In Give a Man a Fish James Ferguson examines the rise of social welfare programs in southern Africa, in which states make cash payments to their low income citizens. More than thirty percent of South Africa's population receive such payments, even as pundits elsewhere proclaim the neoliberal death of the welfare state. These programs' successes at reducing poverty under conditions of mass
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Modern African Wars (4)

The Congo 1960–2002

by Peter Abbott ...

Series series Men-at-Arms
In the 1970s, during the ruinous 30-year dictatorship of General Mobutu, periodic rebellions led to the hasty insertion once again of Belgian and French paratroops to save European lives.From the mid-1990s the country split again, becoming the battleground for the largest African war in history, as armies and rebel groups from Rwanda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Namibia and other countries crossed ... Read more

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In the 1970s, during the ruinous 30-year dictatorship of General Mobutu, periodic rebellions led to the hasty insertion once again of Belgian and French paratroops to save European lives.From the mid-1990s the country split again, becoming the battleground for the largest African war in history, as armies and rebel groups from Rwanda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Namibia and other countries crossed
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Clerical Vestments

Ceremonial Dress of the Church

by Sarah Bailey ...

Series Book 727 - Shire Library
The churches of Britain contain a remarkable heritage of exquisitely embroidered vestments, and cathedrals in particular hold some of the most beautiful textiles ever produced in Europe. The history of these priestly garments and how their use developed in Britain and Europe is fascinating. This book outlines the tradition and mysticism associated with them and the role they still play in the ... Read more

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The churches of Britain contain a remarkable heritage of exquisitely embroidered vestments, and cathedrals in particular hold some of the most beautiful textiles ever produced in Europe. The history of these priestly garments and how their use developed in Britain and Europe is fascinating. This book outlines the tradition and mysticism associated with them and the role they still play in the
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Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400–1800

by John Thornton ...

Series series Studies in Comparative World History
This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. African institutions, political events, and economic structures shaped Africa's voluntary involvement in the Atlantic arena before 1680. Africa's economic and military ... Read more

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This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. African institutions, political events, and economic structures shaped Africa's voluntary involvement in the Atlantic arena before 1680. Africa's economic and military
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The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013

by Professor Mustafah Dhada ...

WINNER OF THE 2017 MARTIN A. KLEIN PRIZEIn his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhadaexplores why the massacre took place, what Wiriyamu was like prior to the massacre, how events unfolded, how we came to know about it and what the impact of the massacre was, particularly for the Portuguese empire.Spanning the period from 1964 to ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2017 MARTIN A. KLEIN PRIZEIn his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhadaexplores why the massacre took place, what Wiriyamu was like prior to the massacre, how events unfolded, how we came to know about it and what the impact of the massacre was, particularly for the Portuguese empire.Spanning the period from 1964 to
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Antebellum Slave Narratives

Cultural and Political Expressions of Africa

by Jermaine O. Archer ...

Series series Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Though America experienced an increase in a native-born population and an emerging African-American identity throughout the nineteenth century, African culture did not necessarily dissipate with each passing decade. Archer examines the slave narratives of four key members of the abolitionist movement—Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Jacobs—revealing how these ... Read more

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Though America experienced an increase in a native-born population and an emerging African-American identity throughout the nineteenth century, African culture did not necessarily dissipate with each passing decade. Archer examines the slave narratives of four key members of the abolitionist movement—Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Jacobs—revealing how these
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Drums Along the Congo

On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosur

by Rory Nugent ...

In the heart of the Congo is rumored to live a dinosaur called Mokele-Mbembe, or the god-beast. A handful of scientific expeditions have searched for it over the years with little success, but Nugent relied less on science than a desire to document the obscure. He made his way by dugout canoe and foot to Lake Tele, reputed home of the brontosaurus-like creature. It's an environment little changed ... Read more

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In the heart of the Congo is rumored to live a dinosaur called Mokele-Mbembe, or the god-beast. A handful of scientific expeditions have searched for it over the years with little success, but Nugent relied less on science than a desire to document the obscure. He made his way by dugout canoe and foot to Lake Tele, reputed home of the brontosaurus-like creature. It's an environment little changed
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Spear of the Nation: Umkhonto weSizwe

South Africa’s Liberation Army, 1960s–1990s

by Janet Cherry ...

Series series Ohio Short Histories of Africa
Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century—but it never got to “march triumphant into Pretoria.” MK—as it was known—was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa’s liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government. A small group of revolutionaries committed to the seizure of ... Read more

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Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century—but it never got to “march triumphant into Pretoria.” MK—as it was known—was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa’s liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government. A small group of revolutionaries committed to the seizure of
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Key Themes of the Old Testament: A Survey of Major Theological Themes

by David E. Graves ...

Ever wonder what the Bible was all about but were nervous about reading such an intimidating book? Key Themes of the Old Testament is a creative approach to the study of the Old Testament. It surveys twelve Old Testament themes written for the undergraduate audience from a themes perspective. The themes include history of the English Bible, biblical revelation, inspiration, transmission of the ... Read more

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Ever wonder what the Bible was all about but were nervous about reading such an intimidating book? Key Themes of the Old Testament is a creative approach to the study of the Old Testament. It surveys twelve Old Testament themes written for the undergraduate audience from a themes perspective. The themes include history of the English Bible, biblical revelation, inspiration, transmission of the
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Mobilizing Transnational Gender Politics in Post-Genocide Rwanda

by Rirhandu Mageza-Barthel ...

Series series Gender in a Global/Local World
Mageza-Barthel provides a context sensitive analysis of how Rwanda's women's movement used the United Nations (UN) gender norms in its efforts to insert gender-specific demands in the post-genocide period. The overall goal of these women - and their supporters - has been to further gender equality and equity in Rwanda. This study details which political processes could be engendered. It further ... Read more

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Mageza-Barthel provides a context sensitive analysis of how Rwanda's women's movement used the United Nations (UN) gender norms in its efforts to insert gender-specific demands in the post-genocide period. The overall goal of these women - and their supporters - has been to further gender equality and equity in Rwanda. This study details which political processes could be engendered. It further
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Palestine Twilight

The Murder of Dr Glock and the Archaeology of the Holy Land (Text Only)

by Edward Fox ...

Please note that this edition does not include illustrations.Part travelogue, part true-thriller, Edward Fox’s brilliantly original book investigates the murder of a US archaeologist on the West Bank in 1992 and opens up the Palestinian world he served – a Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of Palestine and the West Bank.On 19 January 1992, Dr Albert Glock – US citizen, archaeologist and ... Read more

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Please note that this edition does not include illustrations.Part travelogue, part true-thriller, Edward Fox’s brilliantly original book investigates the murder of a US archaeologist on the West Bank in 1992 and opens up the Palestinian world he served – a Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of Palestine and the West Bank.On 19 January 1992, Dr Albert Glock – US citizen, archaeologist and
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