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New Books in African Studies

Interviews with Scholars of Africa about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

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Terrence Lyons, "The Puzzle of Ethiopian Politics" (Lynne Rienner, 2019)

Terrence Lyons, "The Puzzle of Ethiopian Politics" (Lynne Rienner, 2019)

How did a group with its origins in a small Marxist-Leninist insurgency in northern Ethiopia transform itself into a par... Read more

15 Aug 2023

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Martin Plaut and Sarah Vaughan, "Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Martin Plaut and Sarah Vaughan, "Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Today I talked to Martin Plaut and Sarah Vaughan about their new book Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War (Oxford UP, 20... Read more

14 Aug 2023

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How do we measure and truly grasp the sweeping social and environmental effects of an oil-based economy? Focusing on the... Read more

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India's Development Diplomacy and Soft Power in Africa

India's Development Diplomacy and Soft Power in Africa

In this episode, Kenneth King (University of Edinburgh) & Meera Venkatachalam (University of Mumbai), discuss their ... Read more

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Ismay Milford, "African Activists in a Decolonising World: The Making of an Anticolonial Culture, 1952-1966" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

Ismay Milford, "African Activists in a Decolonising World: The Making of an Anticolonial Culture, 1952-1966" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

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Erin Pettigrew, "Invoking the Invisible in the Sahara: Islam, Spiritual Mediation, and Social Change" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

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