African economic and social history since 1800 suggests that the relationships between ethnic consciousness and market transaction is very varied and largely unpredictable. The early twentieth century was a period of important change. Before 1900 labour was scarce and land abundant: inter-ethnic...

Why do most Europeans see 'Africa' as feckless victim and 'the West' as a rescue service? How far are Africanists responsible for this misperception? How are you/we to see to it that the EU and G8 act on the Commission for Africa's generally sound proposals? How far can we look to our...