"The eternal question within economic history is why some societies have grown rich while others have stayed poor. For us to understand where we have ended up today, we need to know where we come from and what has influenced various pathways of development. This is why historical knowledge is so important. In this free, open access source we compile chapters from various scholars with expertise in African socio-economic or political history who are committed to spreading knowledge and communicating academic research" - Editors

"The fight for liberation as a form of social justice is also a struggle for the recovery of denied and lost humanity. Our book is positioned within this decolonial struggle" - The Editors

"A highly qualified, widely experienced African woman lands a job as the only Gender Specialist at the African Development Bank, dedicated to improving the impoverished and exploited position of women through the well-financed development projects of the Bank. This is the true story of the obstacles she meets as the male-dominated institution fights back on behalf of the status quo....Within this story, the intricacies of feminist organizational change in an African context are revealed in all their complexity as Laeticia own story echoes the oppression of the women she is fighting for" - Publisher

"This volume will weave through the human story of the history of Tanzania. It relies on the growing scholarship of historians and others on that narrative both inside and outside the country. Each chapter will end with a brief reference list as a guide to the most important of the literature available on subjects covered. It will present the evidence and enable readers to reach their own judgements on the history of Tanzania" - Editors

"This book...collection of the decision, speeches and papers of Hon. Justice Samatta and commentaries of the prominent jurists from his land...goes a long way in providing gems in both criminal and civil aspects of the law; covering a myriad of legal subjects, namely, human right law, law of torts, constitutional law, law of contract, international law and, of course, the history of the legal education of East Africa, among others" - Publishers

"This book discusses many different topics but the common denominator, as noted, is entrepreneurship in the context of different forms of ownership, in particular cooperatives" - Editors