Critical reflections on the Resilience Concept in Japan and South AfricaIn 2018 South Africa’s so-called “mother city”, Cape Town came into the global spotlight…
African Studies
Research Methods and Statistics for Cross-Cutting Research
Handbook for Multidisciplinary Research This book is on research methods and statistics for cross-cutting research. Framed from a multi-disciplinary perspective, the book presents and…
A Tale of Two South Africans In this book, Ilana van Wyk and Jimmy Pieterse interrogate the question of political subjectivity and its role…
Re-imagining Indigenous Knowledge and Practices in 21st Century Africa
Debunking Myths and Misconceptions for Conviviality and SustainabilityThis book is on the re-imagination of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and practices in 21st century Africa.…
Patrolling Epistemic Borders in a World of Borderless Pandemics
Epistemological Policemen in COVID-19 Afflicted 21st Century AfricaThe global epistemological gendarmerie do not only police epistemologies but they also infect the world with infectious…
Covid-19 and the Dialectics of Global Pandemics in Africa
Challenges, Opportunities and the Future of the Global Economy in the Face of COVID-19 The prevalence of global pandemics has been timeless and universal.…
African-Japanese Anthropological Approach Africa has fostered a rich culture of gender and sexuality from which non-African societies can learn. Most African traditional sexual customs…
Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress
Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs This book is a timely addition to debates and explorations on the epistemological relevance of African proverbs, especially with…
COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe
A Multi-disciplinary Perspective The advent of Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) pandemic has caused much distress, despondence, fear and pandemonium across all nations of…
Some Unsung Black Revolutionary Voices and Visions from Pre-Colony to Post-Independence and Beyond
This volume confronts black problems rooted in historical and material realities of oppression, colonialism, slavery, corruption, and subjugation in a world deaf to the…