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1.

Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa » Read Now
by I. William Zartman. 292 pgs.

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The authors examine the efforts of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria to manage their conflicts and evaluate the prospects of the three nations for effective regimes for managing conflicts in the future. By suggesting explanations for their past successes and failures, this study of West Africa...
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The authors examine the efforts of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria to manage their conflicts and evaluate the prospects of the three nations for effective regimes for managing conflicts in the future. By suggesting explanations for their past successes and failures, this study of West Africa contributes to an understanding of governance and conflict management. The lessons are far-reaching and applicable well beyond the African continent.
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An Introduction to the History of West Africa » Read Now
by J. D. Fage. 214 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA BY J. D. FAGE Formerly...57th Street, New York 22, N.Y. West African Office: P.O...
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The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion, and Politics in West Africa » Read Now
by Barbara Callaway, Lucy Creevey. 221 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
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The Crown and the Turban: Muslims and West African Pluralism » Read Now
by Lamin Sanneh. 290 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...and the Turban. Muslims and West African Pluralism Lamin Sanneh WestviewPress...crown and the turban: Muslims and West African pluralism / Lamin Sanneh. p...0-8133-3059-9...
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French-Speaking West Africa: From Colonial Status to Independence » Read Now
by Philip Neres. 104 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...FRENCH-SPEAKING WEST AFRICA The Institute of Race Relations is...of the Institute . FRENCH-SPEAKING WEST AFRICA From Colonial Status to Independence...FUTURE 97 MAPS I...
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The Gold Coast, Britain, and the Netherlands, 1850-1874 » Read Now
by Gerald S. Graham, Douglas Coombs. 160 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...AND THE NETHERLANDS 1850-1874 WEST AFRICAN HISTORY SERIES General Editor...ACCRA KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG West African Graphic Co. Ltd., 1963 Preparation...of the history of...
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West African Regional Cooperation and Development » Read Now
by Julius Emeka Okolo, Stephen Wright. 307 pgs.

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...Emeka Okolo Stephen Wright West African Regional Cooperation and Development Westview Special Studies on Africa West African Regional Cooperation and Development West...
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Prelude to the Partition of West Africa » Read Now
by John D. Hargreaves. 383 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Landlords and Strangers: Ecology, Society, and Trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630 » Read Now
by George E. Brooks. 360 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...1 Prehistoric climate fluctuations in West Africa 8 2 Languages of West Africa 30 Maps 1 Western...study were formulated while I was teaching West African history at...
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Hoe and Wage: A Social History of a Circular Migration System in West Africa » Read Now
by Dennis D. Cordell, Joel W. Gregory. 386 pgs.

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...a Circular Migration System in West Africa , Dennis D. Cordell, Joel...Victor Piche Pawnship in West Africa: Debt and Bondage in Historical...a Circular Migration System in...
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Death and Politics: West Africa in the 1940s, in History Today » Read Now
by Richard Rathbone. 7 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Death and politics: West Africa in the 1940s. by Richard Rathbone...prominent men. Further enquiries by African police officers, largely in the vernacular...There is no...
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Food for West Africa, in The McKinsey Quarterly » Read Now
by Claudio Aspesi, Bernard Loyd, T. Omowale Crenshaw, Tjada P. D'Oyen, Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah, Wura Abiola. 7 pgs.

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...Food for West Africa. by Claudio Aspesi , Bernard...Yeboah-Amankwah , Wura Abiola West Africa uses scarce resources to import food...alliances A market of 225 million...
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Political Reform in Francophone Africa » Read Now
by John F. Clark, David E. Gardinier. 318 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This volume explores the origins and evolution of political reform movements in several states of French speaking Africa. The authors look at the distinctiveness of Francophone Africa and survey the challenges of reform.
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Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa » Read Now
by Pierre Englebert. 201 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...FASO Unsteady Statehood in West Africa PIERRE ENGLEBERT Westview...Burkina Faso: unsteady statehood in West Africa / Pierre Englebert. p. cm...1.1 Burkina Faso in West...
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Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 » Read Now
by John K. Thornton. 194 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Warfare in Atlantic Africa provides a detailed examination of the way in which the war was conducted. This study covers the whole region systematically from original sources. It also includes the relationship between warfare and the slave trade.
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Environment and Policies in West Africa » Read Now
by R. J. Harrison Church, George W. Hoffman, G. Etzel Pearcy. 135 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library