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UBUNTU AND THE EVERYDAY, Edited by James Ogude and Unifier Dyer $29.95

The collection of essays in this volume seek to understand the concept of Ubuntu within the context of the everyday practices in society. The Ubuntu concept was popularised during South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by its...

UBUNTU AND THE EVERYDAY, Edited by James Ogude and Unifier Dyer ( HARDCOVER) $99.95

The collection of essays in this volume seek to understand the concept of Ubuntu within the context of the everyday practices in society. The Ubuntu concept was popularised during South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by its...

RETHINKING EASTERN AFRICAN LITERARY AND INTELLECTUAL LANDSCAPES, Edited by James Ogude, Grace A. Musila & Dina Ligaga $39.95

This book brings together diverse voices, genres and intellectual trajectories in an attempt to reflect on the state of production of, and engagement with, Eastern African literary cultures. The book re-visits established intellectual debates and...

GARVEY, GARVEYISM AND THE ANTINOMIES IN BLACK REDEMPTION, by C. Boyd James $39.95

In this copiously researched book, C. Boyd James charts and analyzes significant features of the legend of Marcus Mosiah Garvey and attempts to situate Garvey and Garveyism within the perspectives of his age. Prof. James posits that from the...

ADAM CLAYTON POWELL: A Portrait of a Marching Black, by James S. Haskins $12.95

The name Adamn Clayton Powell, Jr. symbolized many things to many people. Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, America's largest black congregation. Congressman from Harlem for twenty-five years. Chairman of the powerful House Education and...

ALWAYS MOVIN' ON: The Life of Langston Hughes, by James S. Haskins $12.95

Born in Missouri in 1902, Langston Hughes-- black poet, playwright, novelist, and short-story writer-- never seemed able to set down roots for himself. By nature a sensitive and shy child, the young Langston was shuffled from home to home, relative...

WALKING A TIGHTROPE: Towards a Social History of the Coloured People of Zimbabwe, by James Muzondidya $29.95

This book examines the history of the Coloured or “mixed race” community of Zimbabwe, a group that has not only been marginalized in most general political and academic discourses but whose history has also been subject to popular misconceptions...

NEVER KNEEL DOWN: Drought, Development and Liberation in Eritrea, by James Firebrace $12.95

The war in Eritrea is in its twenty fourth year. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed or disabled or have fled their homes. Over a third of the Enitrean population face starvation as the continuing conflict fuels a major famine. The...