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Table of Contents - Volume 53 - Issue 01 - March 2012

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New Perspectives on the Slave Trade in West Africa

AFRICANS AND LUSO-AFRICANS IN THE PORTUGUESE SLAVE TRADE ON THE UPPER GUINEA COAST IN THE EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY AFRICANS AND LUSO-AFRICANS IN THE PORTUGUESE SLAVE TRADE ON THE UPPER GUINEA COAST IN THE EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

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LINDA A. NEWSON

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 1 - 24

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000011 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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SLAVERY, FREEDOM, AND FAILED RANSOM NEGOTIATIONS IN WEST AFRICA, 1730–1900 SLAVERY, FREEDOM, AND FAILED RANSOM NEGOTIATIONS IN WEST AFRICA, 1730–1900

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JENNIFER LOFKRANTZ and OLATUNJI OJO

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 25 - 44

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000035 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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Politics of Ethnic Identity Formation

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE CROSS: RELIGION, SLAVERY, AND THE MAKING OF THE ANLO-EWE BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE CROSS: RELIGION, SLAVERY, AND THE MAKING OF THE ANLO-EWE

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MEERA VENKATACHALAM

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 45 - 64

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000059 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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BEING KIKUYU IN MERU: CHALLENGING THE TRIBAL GEOGRAPHY OF COLONIAL KENYA BEING KIKUYU IN MERU: CHALLENGING THE TRIBAL GEOGRAPHY OF COLONIAL KENYA

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TIMOTHY PARSONS

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 65 - 86

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000023 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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Postcolonial Youth

A NEW TYPE OF CITIZEN: YOUTH, GENDER, AND GENERATION IN THE GHANAIAN BUILDERS BRIGADE A NEW TYPE OF CITIZEN: YOUTH, GENDER, AND GENERATION IN THE GHANAIAN BUILDERS BRIGADE

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JEFFREY S. AHLMAN

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 87 - 105

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000047 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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Erratum

WHO BELONGS TO THE ‘STAR PEOPLE’?: NEGOTIATING BEER AND GIN ADVERTISEMENTS IN WEST AFRICA, 1949–75 – ERRATUM WHO BELONGS TO THE ‘STAR PEOPLE’?: NEGOTIATING BEER AND GIN ADVERTISEMENTS IN WEST AFRICA, 1949–75 – ERRATUM

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The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 107 - 107

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000175 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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ABOLITIONISM AND IDEOLOGIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE SLAVE TRADE Abolitionism and Imperialism in Britain, Africa, and the Atlantic. Edited by Derek R. Peterson. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2010. Pp. ix+235. $64.95, hardback (isbn 978-0-8214-1901-4); $28.95, paperback (isbn 978-0-8214-1902-1). ABOLITIONISM AND IDEOLOGIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE SLAVE TRADE Abolitionism and Imperialism in Britain, Africa, and the Atlantic. Edited by Derek R. Peterson. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2010. Pp. ix+235. \$64.95, hardback (isbn 978-0-8214-1901-4); \$28.95, paperback (isbn 978-0-8214-1902-1).

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JOSEPH C. MILLER

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 109 - 111

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000060 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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A TRULY ATLANTIC HISTORY From Africa to Brazil: Culture, Identity and the Atlantic Slave Trade 1600–1830. By Walter Hawthorne. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. xxi+259. $85, hardback (isbn 978-0-521-76409-4); $25.99, paperback (isbn 978-0-521-15238-9). A TRULY ATLANTIC HISTORY From Africa to Brazil: Culture, Identity and the Atlantic Slave Trade 1600–1830. By Walter Hawthorne. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. xxi+259. \$85, hardback (isbn 978-0-521-76409-4); \$25.99, paperback (isbn 978-0-521-15238-9).

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MARTIN A. KLEIN

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 111 - 112

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000072 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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THE HISTORICAL DYNAMICS OF RACIAL DISCOURSE IN THE WESTERN SAHEL A History of Race in Muslim West Africa, 1600–1960. By Bruce Hall. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xvii+335. $90, hardback (isbn 978-0-253-35464-8). THE HISTORICAL DYNAMICS OF RACIAL DISCOURSE IN THE WESTERN SAHEL A History of Race in Muslim West Africa, 1600–1960. By Bruce Hall. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xvii+335. \$90, hardback (isbn 978-0-253-35464-8).

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GHISLAINE LYDON

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 112 - 114

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ON MEMORY AND ITS VARIOUS USES Historical Memory in Africa: Dealing with the Past, Reaching for the Future in an Intercultural Context. Edited by Mamadou Diawara, Bernard Lategan, and Jörn Rüsen. New York: Berghahn Books Inc., 2010. Pp. vi+276. $95, hardback (isbn 978-1-84545-652-8). ON MEMORY AND ITS VARIOUS USES Historical Memory in Africa: Dealing with the Past, Reaching for the Future in an Intercultural Context. Edited by Mamadou Diawara, Bernard Lategan, and Jörn Rüsen. New York: Berghahn Books Inc., 2010. Pp. vi+276. \$95, hardback (isbn 978-1-84545-652-8).

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CHRISTOPHER J. LEE

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 115 - 116

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000096 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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BEYOND COLONIAL SCIENCE IN BRITISH-AFRICA Africa as a Living Laboratory: Empire, Development, and the Problem of Scientific Knowledge, 1870–1950. By Helen Tilley. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2011. Pp. 496. $29, paperback (isbn 978-0-226-80347-3). BEYOND COLONIAL SCIENCE IN BRITISH-AFRICA Africa as a Living Laboratory: Empire, Development, and the Problem of Scientific Knowledge, 1870–1950. By Helen Tilley. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2011. Pp. 496. \$29, paperback (isbn 978-0-226-80347-3).

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DANIEL SPEICH CHASSÉ

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 116 - 118

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000102 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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IDENTITY, RELIGION, AND POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S REMOTE AND RECENT PAST Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400–1948. By Paul S. Landau. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. 300+xvi. £55, hardback (isbn 978-0-521-19603-1). IDENTITY, RELIGION, AND POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S REMOTE AND RECENT PAST Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400–1948. By Paul S. Landau. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. 300+xvi. £55, hardback (isbn 978-0-521-19603-1).

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DAVID GORDON

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 118 - 120

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000114 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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AFRICA'S CHANGING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The Curse of Berlin: Africa After the Cold War. By Adekeye Adebajo. London: Hurst & Company, 2010. Pp. xxxiii+414. £50, hardback (isbn 879-1-84904-095-2); £16.95, paperback (isbn 978-1-84904-096-9). AFRICA'S CHANGING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The Curse of Berlin: Africa After the Cold War. By Adekeye Adebajo. London: Hurst & Company, 2010. Pp. xxxiii+414. £50, hardback (isbn 879-1-84904-095-2); £16.95, paperback (isbn 978-1-84904-096-9).

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ULF ENGEL

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 120 - 121

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853712000126 (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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THE PERILS OF ETHNIC HISTORY I Say To You: Ethnic Politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya. By Gabrielle Lynch. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2011. Pp. xvi+291. $80, hardback (isbn 978-022-649804-1); $27.50, paperback (isbn 978-022-649805-1). THE PERILS OF ETHNIC HISTORY I Say To You: Ethnic Politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya. By Gabrielle Lynch. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2011. Pp. xvi+291. \$80, hardback (isbn 978-022-649804-1); \$27.50, paperback (isbn 978-022-649805-1).

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JULIE E. MACARTHUR

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 122 - 123

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GLOBAL CULTURAL PRODUCTION IN POSTCOLONIAL LUSOPHONE AFRICA Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence. By Fernando Arenas. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011. Pp. xxxviii+304. $75, hardback (isbn 978-0-8166-6983-7); $25, paperback (isbn 978-0-8166-6984-4). GLOBAL CULTURAL PRODUCTION IN POSTCOLONIAL LUSOPHONE AFRICA Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence. By Fernando Arenas. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011. Pp. xxxviii+304. \$75, hardback (isbn 978-0-8166-6983-7); \$25, paperback (isbn 978-0-8166-6984-4).

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ERIC ALLINA

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 124 - 125

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002185371200014X (About DOI), Published online: 26 April 2012

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RECASTING THE RELATIONSHIP OF ZANZIBAR AND THE EAST AFRICAN MAINLAND The State and the Stateless. The Sultanate of Zanzibar and the East African Mainland: Politics, Economy and Society 1837–1888. By Marek Pawelczak. Warszawa: Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Warsawskiego, 2010. Pp. 409. No price given (isbn 978-83-606660-39-3). RECASTING THE RELATIONSHIP OF ZANZIBAR AND THE EAST AFRICAN MAINLAND The State and the Stateless. The Sultanate of Zanzibar and the East African Mainland: Politics, Economy and Society 1837–1888. By Marek Pawelczak. Warszawa: Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Warsawskiego, 2010. Pp. 409. No price given (isbn 978-83-606660-39-3).

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STEPHEN J. ROCKEL

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 125 - 127

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SENEGALESE TRANSNATIONALISM IN NEW YORK The Homeland is the Arena: Religion, Transnationalism, and the Integration of Senegalese Immigrants in America. By Ousmane Oumar Kane. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. xvi+311. $99, hardback (isbn 0-19-973230-2); $35, paperback (isbn 0-19-973231-9). SENEGALESE TRANSNATIONALISM IN NEW YORK The Homeland is the Arena: Religion, Transnationalism, and the Integration of Senegalese Immigrants in America. By Ousmane Oumar Kane. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. xvi+311. \$99, hardback (isbn 0-19-973230-2); \$35, paperback (isbn 0-19-973231-9).

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RÜDIGER SEESEMANN

The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp 127 - 129

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The Journal of African History / Volume 53 / Issue 01 / March 2012, pp f1 - f4

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