This prolific collection of essays, with contributions from scholars from across several disciplines, on the practice and implications of naming – Nomenclatural Poetization and…
This book explores the emergent character of social orders in Sudan and South Sudan. It provides vivid insights into multitudes of ordering practices and…
{A Sweet-Footed African} captures the sense of being James Jibraeel Alhaji; the milestones and challenges of his life and his reconciliation with emotions, decisions…
An Intergenerational Interview on the History and Future of Social Anthropology in South Africa In the 1980s, the University of Cape Town’s social anthropology…
Living the Past Presence in Zimbabwean Heritage African Cultures, Memory and Space is an impeccable volume that powerfully grapples with a gamut of cultural…
Mobile Phones and the Concept of Belonging in Langa Township What does it mean to be marginal? For residents of Cape Town’s Langa Township,…
An Ethnography of Space, Place, Mobility and Being in Urban South Africa This book provides insight into the experiences of mobility and migration in…
Tiger in an African palace collects eight essays about kinship and belonging that Richard Fardon wrote to complement his monographs on West Africa. The…
The Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Migrant Members of the Bay Community Church This book is an ethnographic study of a group…
Africa’s dynamic security environment is characterized by great diversity-from conventional challenges such as insurgencies, resource and identity conflicts, and post-conflict stabilization to growing threats…