Recently added articles from African Studies Review:
Polygyny and Christian Marriage in Africa: The Case of Benin
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Since the arrival of European missionaries in Africa, there has been charged debate over people's marriage choices. This article outlines the major elements in the academic, theological, and popular discourses on marriage in Africa, focusing on two topics: the conceptual divide ...
Reading the Diary of Akinpelu Obisesan in Colonial Africa
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract: This article considers the private diary not just as a historical source or literary text, but mainly as a symbolic cultural creation with sociological and psychological dimensions. The multiple identities of Akinpelu Obisesan, a member of the colonial intelligentsia in Ibadan, ...
EXPLORING STATE AND SOCIETY IN TANZANIA
Sep 01, 2008; ... EXPLORING STATE AND SOCIETY IN TANZANIA Gregory H. Maddox, with Ernest M. Kongola. Practicing History in Central Tanzania: Writing, Memory and Performance. Social History of Africa Portsmouth, N. H.: Heinemann, 2006. xii + 181 pp. Bibliography. Index. $99.95. Cloth. $29.95 ....
The Forger's Tale: The Search for Odeziaku
Sep 01, 2008; ... HISTORY The Forger's Tale: The Search for Odeziaku Stephanie Newell. The Forger's Tale: The Search for Odeziaku. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2006. vii + 233 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $46.95. Cloth. $22.95. Paper. At the very end of the nineteenth century John Mount ...
From the Editors
Sep 01, 2008; ... Periodically, we wish to thank in the pages of the African Studies Review the truly unsung heroes of our enterprise: those scholars who review manuscripts for us. As editors with our own specific areas of expertise, we could not possibly evaluate credibly the substance of most of the manuscripts ...