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“Led by the charismatic Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana won its political independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. It precipitated both the dying spiral of colonialism across the African continent and the world's first Black socialist state. Utilizing materials from Ghanaian, Russian, English, and American archives, Nana Osei-Opare offers a provocative and new reading of this defining moment in world history through the eyes of workers, writers, students, technical-experts, ministers, and diplomats” – Book Description

"In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Department of African and African American Studies, formerly known as Afro-American Studies, partnered with the Harvard Alumni Association on a commemorative “Red Book,” featuring reflective essays by alumni, faculty, and administrators. All alumni who were instrumental in the founding of the department and alumni who concentrated in African and African American studies at the College/GSAS were invited to participate in this book" - Publisher

“In this ambitious two-volume open access collection of essays, a diverse group of scholars worldwide reflects on the past, present and future of the (comparative) regionalism research program…..This collection of essays celebrates and highlights the research and scholarly undertakings of the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) on its 25th anniversary” - Publisher

“The book is a memoir of Keto Elitabu Mshigeni, a retired academic who rose from a humble rural village to global recognition in academia. His Story is marked by a deep curiosity and dedication to understanding and conserving the world’s biological resources…..The memoir is inspirational for students, educators, professionals, entrepreneurs, and government leaders, offering a wealth of knowledge and cultural insights. Written in an engaging style, it also highlights Mshigeni’s friendships and the traditions, values, and proverbs of his Vaasu (Pare) people. His journey is especially remarkable given his challenging rural beginnings.” – Book Reviewer

“This is an incredible story of a life predicated on unending hope for a better tomorrow, resilience and courage that will resonate with the reader. Married early to her lifetime partner, Koome Kiragu, and navigating the pitfalls of motherhood and wifely duties with the delicate balance of studying law, which involved reading notes in matatus and writing term papers with one hand while breastfeeding with the other. She proclaims how she never needed to attend any class on feminism. “I lived it all.” - Publisher

“Slow Poison is Mamdani’s firsthand report on the tragic unravelling of his country’s struggle for decolonialization. A witness to East Africa’s endlessly intricate power plays, and one of the most insightful political philosophers of his generation, Mamdani casts a learned and wary eye on Amin, internationally depicted as a buffoon; the radical scholar Museveni; and the global heavyweights that exploited and manipulated Uganda before and after its independence” - Publisher

“Johannesburg, South Africa, is often associated with inequality and referred to as the quintessential ‘apartheid city’. Yet this book argues that Johannesburg, part of the highly urbanized Gauteng City-Region, is actually an ‘ordinary’ space where spatial changes both marginalize and create opportunities for people going about their live....Through deep insight into the practices and experiences of everyday life, Lindsay Blair Howe shows how cities and regions like greater Johannesburg are more than just a sum of their parts.” - Publisher

“Recent estimates suggest that at least 2 out of 5 youth are in a state of long-term joblessness or unemployment for a period of one year or more. In light of these observations and Tanzania’s attempts to transform its economy through among others labour market and training reforms, this book revisits the debate on youth (un)employment and skills in Tanzania. This is done by examining the institutional capacity of TVET organizations, and the desire of employers to engage TVET graduates” – Book Summary

“African Perspectives on Trump 2.0: United States Foreign Policy and the New World (Re)Order is a timely and incisive intervention in debates about America’s changing role in the world. By foregrounding African scholars’ analyses of Trump 2.0’s foreign policy—from trade and critical minerals to immigration, aid, security, and geopolitics—this volume powerfully recentres a continent that is too often treated as peripheral to great-power politics” – Book Endorser

"This is a brilliant book. It sensitively tells the stories of seafarers on dhows traversing the Indian Ocean. We hear about their struggles with caste and class prejudice, racism and Islamophobia. The seafarers aboard dhows who navigate multiple sovereignties at sea and complex border regimes on land are rendered lovingly here, in three dimensions and with all the requisite appreciation of complexity and respect for their trajectories" - Book Reviewer