History : Africa

First published in 1945, this study covers a range of topics including marriage, divorce, bride-price, inheritance, property, personal status and contracts, as well as the way customary courts functioned during the period of British administration. more...

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Sudan‘s westernmost region, Darfur, sprang into notoriety early in 2004 when a war of hideous proportions unleashed what the United Nations called ‘the world‘s worst humanitarian crisis‘. Since then, the conflict has been simplified to pictures of sprawling refugee camps and lurid accounts of ‘Arabs‘ murdering ‘Africans.‘ Behind these images lies a complex story of a remote region of Africa. This book details the history of Darfur, its conflicts, and the designs on the region by the governments in Khartoum and Tripoli. It investigates the identity of the infamous ‘Janjawiid‘ militia and the nature of the insurrection, charts the unfolding crisis and the international response, and concludes by asking what the future holds in store. more...

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This fine book by Julie Livingston explores the lives of debilitated persons, their caregivers, the medical and social networks of caring, and methods that communities have adopted for promoting well-being. She traces how Tswana medical thought and practices have become intertwined with Western bio-medical ideas and techniques. This volume presents practical and thoughtful responses to physical misfortune and offers an understanding of the complex dynamic between social change and suffering. more...

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This book questions whether decentralisation does offer a significant pathway out of poverty and conflict in Africa. more...

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