The African Studies Centre publishes nine different series. Four book series are published by Brill and one by Langaa (Cameroon). Books published by the ASC can generally be ordered via this webshop. Books published in cooperation with an external publisher (Brill, Langaa etc.) can be ordered directly from the publisher.
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Tong Mabior. In het gebied van de Boven-Nijl - tussen verleden en toekomst Tong Mabior. In het gebied van de Boven-Nijl - tussen verled.. Number of products in stock 30
In het gebied van de Boven-Nijl heette de schoolprent die aan de muur hing in de dorpsschool waar Sjoerd Zanen zijn lagere schoolopleiding genoot. Op de plaat staat een nijlpaard in het moeras van ... 		per unit € 20,00
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Handbook Training in Community-based Sociotherapy : Experiences in Rwanda, East Congo and Liberia Handbook Training in Community-based Sociotherapy : Experien.. Number of products in stock 24
This handbook describes the process of training community-based sociotherapy in four geographically and politically diverse areas where war had left deep scars. The training is aimed at developing... 		per unit € 15,00
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Wat komt u hier doen? Terug in Obunga Wat komt u hier doen? Terug in Obunga Number of products in stock 35
In 2050 zullen er in de Afrikaanse steden naar schatting 1,3 miljard mensen wonen, tweemaal zoveel als in heel Europa. Deze steden ontwikkelen zich vanuit een geheel eigen dynamiek. De stad Kisumu ... 		per unit € 15,00
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More than just an object. A material analysis of the return en retention of Namibian skulls from Germany More than just an object. A material analysis of the return .. Number of products in stock 35
This book is based on Leonor Faber-Jonker’s Research Master's thesis 'More than just an object: A material analysis of the return and retention of Namibian skulls from ... 		per unit € 10,00
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Cyclone Resilient Landscape. The case of Vatomandry, Madagascar Cyclone resilient landscape. The case of Vatomandry, Madagas.. Number of products in stock 29
This book is based on Esther Bergstra and Roxanne Hornman’s Master's thesis 'Resilient Landscape: The Case of Vatomandry, Madagascar', winner of the African Studies... 		per unit € 15,00
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Walking guide to African Leiden/Wandelgids door Afrikaans Leiden Walking guide to African Leiden / Wandelgids door Afrikaans .. Number of products in stock 48
Leiden has a rich 'Africa history': think of the honorary doctorate awarded to Nelson Mandela in the Pieterskerk, the Africa hall in the National Museum of Ethnology, and the academy buildi... 		per unit € 9,50
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Sunjata. Roem duurt langer dan een leven. Het verhaal over koning Sunjata zoals verteld door de familie Diabate uit Kela (Mali) Sunjata. Roem duurt langer dan een leven. Het verhaal over k.. Number of products in stock 42
Een groot deel van de bevolking van Mali en Guinée beschouwt zich als afstammelingen van de held Sunjata of een van diens helpers. Het verhaal over Sunjata’s daden wordt al eeuwenlang ... 		per unit € 10,00
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The face of Africa The face of Africa Number of products in stock 37
This volume is a homage to Ton Dietz who served as Director of the African Studies Centre, Leiden, from May 2010 to September 2017 and as Professor of the Study of African Development, at Leiden Un... 		per unit € 20,00
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Rites et religions dans le bassin du lac Tchad Rites et religions dans le bassin du lac Tchad Number of products in stock 6
Cet ouvrage traite d’un phénomène ancien dont l’acuité s’est accentuée avec le temps presque partout sur le continent africain : le phénom&egrav... 		per unit € 26,00
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'Home is always Home'. (Former) Street Youth in Blantyre, Malawi, and the Fluidity of Constructing Home 'Home is always home'. (Former) Street Youth in Blantyre, Ma.. Number of products in stock 31
Winner Africa Thesis Award 2016 		per unit € 15,00
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Copper, Borders and Nation-building. The Kantagese Factor in Zambian Political and Economic History Copper, Borders and Nation-building. The Kantagese Factor in.. Number of products in stock 42
This book is based on Enid Guene Master's thesis 'Copper, Borders and Nation-building: The Kantagese Factor in Zambian Economic and Political History', runner-up in the African Studies Centre, Leiden' 		per unit € 15,00
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Performing Asylum. Theatre of Testimony in South Africa Performing Asylum. Theatre of testimony in South Africa Number of products in stock 40
This book is based on Pedzisai Maedza's Master's thesis 'Theatre of testimony: An investigation in devising asylum', winner of the African Studies Centre, Leiden's 2014 African Thesis Award. This annu 		per unit € 15,00
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The Beeker Method: Planning and Working on the Redevelopment of the African City The Beeker Method: Planning and Working on the Redevelopment.. Number of products in stock 89
Coen Beeker is a Dutch urban planner with half a century of experience in urban planning on the African continent. His projects have taken him to Tunisia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. 		per unit € 15,00
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Bridging the gap between bird conservation and sustainable development Bridging the gap between bird conservation and sustainable d.. Number of products in stock 52
The links between conservation and livelihood concerns remain much debated, and there is no agreement about the degree to which these concerns are linked, and how they should be tackled together. T... 		per unit € 15,00
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Monument of nature? an ethonography of the World Heritage of Mt. Kenya Monument of nature? an ethonography of the World Heritage of.. Number of products in stock 44
The book examines the World Heritage status of Mt. Kenya, an alpine area located in Central Kenya. In 1997 Mt. Kenya joined the World Heritage List due to its extraordinary ecological and geologica... 		per unit € 15,00
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Philosophic sagacity and intercultural philosophy : beyond Henry Odera Oruka Philosophic sagacity and intercultural philosophy : beyond H.. Number of products in stock 48
In this work, I attempt to contribute to the future of African and intercultural philosophy. This is undertaken by a comparative appraisal of the late lamented Kenyan philosopher Henry Odera Oruka's 		per unit € 15,00
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Forged in the Great War: People, Transport, and Labour, the Establishment of Colonial Rule in Zambia, 1890-1920, Forged in the Great War: People, Transport, and Labour, the .. Number of products in stock 33
an-Bart Gewald, Professor of Southern African History at Leiden University and senior researcher at the African Studies Centre, writes about the establishment of colonial rule in Northern Rhodesia, th 		per unit € 10,00
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Sharing scarcity: Land access and social relations in south-east Rwanda Sharing scarcity: Land access and social relations in south.. Number of products in stock 16
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Contesting control. Land and forest in the struggle for Loita Maasai self-government in Kenya Contesting control. Land and forest in the struggle for Loit.. Number of products in stock 28
Contesting Control is about the Loita Maasai in Kenya who, faced with increasing outside interventions and pressure from neighbouring communities, the state and other agencies, have been struggling... 		per unit € 20,00
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Consuming democracy : local agencies & liberal peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo Consuming democracy : local agencies & liberal peace in the .. Number of products in stock 28
This thesis focuses on liberal peace building in the DRC. The thesis takes a critical approach which emphasises local agencies and their engagements with liberal peace building. However, it seeks t... 		per unit € 15,00
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Balancing men, morals and money : women's agency between HIV and security in a Malawi village Balancing men, morals and money : women's agency between HIV.. Number of products in stock 16
"The assumption that poverty and gender inequality push women to exchange sex for material support is increasingly used to explain the continued spread of HIV throughout sub-Saharan Africa and consequ 		per unit € 15,00
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Grandparents as parents : skipped-generation households coping with poverty and HIV in rural Zambia Grandparents as parents : skipped-generation households copi.. Number of products in stock 26
Over the last three decades the HIV/AIDS epidemic has touched the life of every Zambian. Many young parents have died, leaving their children in the care of grandparents. The present study is based on 		per unit € 11,25
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Connecting dreams : life histories, crossing borders, new communication technologies Connecting dreams : life histories, crossing borders, new co.. Number of products in stock 11
The proliferation of mobile communication is part of the changing landscape of modern day Africa. But what changes are we observing? Are these transformations of the social landscape or a continuity o 		per unit € 10,00
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Fundamentals of human resource management : emerging experiences from Africa Fundamentals of human resource management : emerging experie.. Number of products in stock 9
The fundamentals of human resource management are extensively described in European and American literature. This book summarizes the general human resource management philosophies, theories, strategi 		per unit € 11,25
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Theories and Stories in African Public Administration Theories and Stories in African Public Administration Number of products in stock 15
Public administration in developing countries is administration in transformation. The main concepts that guide this transformation are universal. Yet those concepts are most often presented in Wester 		per unit € 11,25
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