Mangrove rice farming on West Africa's Rice Coast was the mirror image of tidewater rice plantations worked by enslaved … picture of dynamic pre-colonial coastal societies, quite unlike the static, homogenous pre-modern Africa of previous … encompasses the diversity of communities, cultures, and forms of expression in Africa and the African diaspora. …

The African Development Report 2008 is the twentieth annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa. The … prolonged civil conflicts in Africa have ended while some countries continue to experience violent conflict or the threat of its … occurrence. The termination of some of the long-drawn-out conflicts offers hopes for lasting peace and security in Africa, a sine …

Africa:High on Rhetoric, Low on Delivery? -- Ch.8:A Critical Assessment of Proposed EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements …

the well-being of all their peoples.Gender Disparities in Africa's Labor Market helps to fill the knowledge gap and … Study Gender Disparities in Africa's Labor Markets? -- Objective of This Book -- Countries Covered in the Studies -- Book … Organization and Topics -- The Main Findings on Gender Disparities in Africa -- Policy Recommendations and the Way Forward -- PART …

Dossey examines the peasantry in relation to the upper classes in Christian North Africa, tracing that region's social and … Christianity was spreading to both city and countryside in North Africa, a convergence of economic interests narrowed the gap … North Africa -- 3. A Late Antique Consumer Revolution? -- Part Two. The Struggle for Community -- 4. Frustrated Communities …

Thinking about development in Africa requires an appreciation of at least two sets of ideas. It is not sufficient to … this book give insight into the heterogeneity of poverty and development processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, and confront the …Intro -- Maps -- Photographs -- Figures -- Boxes -- Tables -- 1 Introduction: Inside poverty and development in Africa …

Africa?s chronic power problems have escalated in recent years into a crisis affecting 30 countries, taking a heavy … development of regional power trade would allow Africa to harness larger scale more cost-effective energy sources, reducing energy …Intro -- Contents -- About the AICD -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Africa …

Resources for Africa -- 1 Diasporas of the South: Situating the African Diaspora in Africa -- 2 Another Link in the Chain … Transfers -- 8 The Migration for Development in Africa Experience and Beyond -- 9 Reinforcing the Contributions of African … Africa -- 1.1 Official Levels of Migration, South Africa, 1990-2002 -- 5.1 Types of Development Activities -- 6.1 Percentage …

Africa. It concludes with a lengthy interview with Diop. … Federalism -- Chapter 4 The Privileged Position of West Africa -- Chapter 5 The New Strategy -- Chapter 6 Bicameralism -- Part II … Industrialization of Black Africa -- The Zaire River Basin -- The Gulf of Benin Region -- Ghana and the Ivory Coast -- Guinea, Sierra …

Heterosexual Africa? The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS builds from Marc Epprecht …'s previous book, Hungochani (which focuses explicitly on same-sex desire in southern Africa), to explore the historical processes … by which a singular, heterosexual identity for Africa was constructed-by anthropologists, ethnopsychologists, colonial …