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Social Sciences

African Studies History Politics Social Sciences

Africa in the Colonial Ages of Empire

by Tatah Mentan

Slavery, Capitalism, Racism, Colonialism, Decolonization, Independence as Recolonization, and Beyond Words like “colonialism” and “empire” were once frowned upon in the U.S. and other…

Development Studies Poverty Social Sciences

The Political Economy of Poverty, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Management

by Munyaradzi Mawere

Building Bridges of Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Development in Africa’s 21st Century Poverty remains a thorny and topical challenge and research topic to scholars and…

Anthropology Social Sciences

Decolonisation of Materialities or Materialisation of (Re-)Colonisation?

by Artwell Nhemachena, Jairos Kangira and Nelson Mlambo

Symbolisms, Languages, Ecocriticism and (Non)Representationalism in 21st Century Africa Contemporary scholarly discourses about decolonising materialities are taking two noticeable trajectories, the first trajectory privileges…

Philosophy Social Sciences

Virtue in Political Life

by Patrick Lafon

Yves Simon’s Political Philosophy for Our Times Yves R. Simon (1903-1961), one of the greatest contemporary philosophers, gives a modern formulation for many classical…

Anthropology Social Sciences

The Ways We Stretch Toward One Another

by Todd Meyers

Thoughts on Anthropology through the Work of Pamela Reynolds The Ways We Stretch Toward One Another is a collection of essays on the work of…

Philosophy Social Sciences

Le fa, entre croyances et science

by Désiré Médégnon

Pour une épistémologie des savoirs africains Que valent les savoirs et savoir-faire endogènes africains? Pourquoi et comment promouvoir aujourd’hui cet héritage, alors même que le…

African Studies Law Social Sciences

Transnational Land Grabs and Restitution in an Age of the (De-)Militarised New Scramble for Africa

by Artwell Nhemachena, Oliver Mtapuri and Tapiwa Victor Warikandwa

A Pan African Socio-Legal Perspective One of the fundamental challenges in deconstructing, rethinking and remaking the world from a Pan African vantage point is…

Migration Social Sciences

Perspectives of Labour Migration from Mzimba District, Malawi, to South Africa

by Harvey C. Chidoba Banda

Labour migration from Malawi to South Africa is a ‘century-old phenomenon’. It dates as far back as the 1880s following the establishment of diamond…

African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

Africa’s Dependency Syndrome

by Nkwazi Nkuzi Mhango

Can Africa Still Turn Things around for the Better? There are milliards of off beam assumptions that Africa will always remain immobile in development…

Social Sciences Sociology

The People’s Game

by Manase Chiweshe

Football Fandom in Zimbabwe This book weaves together a rich tapestry on football fandom in Zimbabwe. Based on empirical research focusing on the different…

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The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.