Reading Materials

[Charles Adedipe]

Dear members,

 

I am an instructor of sociology in a Canadian university.  I am developing a second year course on peoples of Africa (please see below a précis of the course).  I would appreciate any suggestions of textbooks and others reading resources that cover issues and themes relating to pre-colonialism, colonialism and post-colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa.  Given that it’s a second year course, an all encompassing textbook covering different issues and topics in the subject area would be ideal. 

 

I want to use two key textbooks, with one being “general” and the second being “particular”.  I have found a very good one for the latter, which is Falola’s highly acclaimed memoir, “A Mouth Sweeter than Salt”.  Any ideas of comprehensive textbooks on the general aspect would be appreciated.   Thank you.

 

You can send suggestions via the listserve or directly to me at: afroe...@hotmail.com

 

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PEOPLES OF AFRICA
A survey of the principal cultures of sub-Saharan Africa with an emphasis on social and cultural change as a result of colonialism, urbanization and nationalization.

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[prof alfred zack-williams]

Dear Charles,

 

In the footsteps of the Great Prof. John Mbaku try these three texts:

 

1) A. B. Zack-Williams & G. Mohan, (eds.) The Politics of Transition: State and Development in Africa, James Currey & Heinemann, 2004

 

2) A. B. Zack-Williams & Ola Uduku, (eds.) Africa Beyond the Post Colonial, Ashgate, 2004

 

3) E. E. Udogu, & A. B. Zack-Williams, African Mosaic: Advancing the Political, Social, Health, Economic, Education and Information Communications Technology Issues in the 21st
Century, Cambridge Publisher, 2009

 

Tunde

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[Okey Ukaga]

Dear Charles Adedipe:

 

For critical examination of factors limiting sustainable development in Africa and reasoned suggestions on practical strategies for achieving development in Africa that is anchored on the values of sustainability, appropriateness and equity see:

 

Ukaga, O. and Afoaku O.G. (2005) Sustainable Development in Africa: A Multifaceted Challenge, Africa World Press, Trenton, NJ, 254pp.

 

Regards,

Okey Ukaga

 

Okechukwu Ukaga, MBA, PhD

Executive Director and Extension Professor,

Northeast Minnesota Sustainable Development Partnership,

University of Minnesota, 179 University Road, Cloquet, MN 55720

 

http://www.regionalpartnerships.umn.edu/northeast

 

Phone: 218-341-6029  Fax: 218-879-0857 Email: ukag...@umn.edu

 

Book Review Editor, Environment, Development and Sustainability

 

Editor, International Journal of Nigerian Studies and Development

 

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."- Richard Buckminster Fuller

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[okello oculi]

Jambo Ya Mwaka Mpya Prof.

For treatment of the link between political theory and literature in a work by an African writer see SONG FOR THE SUN INUS. Ask Google for a peep..
Okello

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From: prof alfred zack-williams <ab...@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: usaafric...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 4:51:51 PM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Reading Materials

Dear Charles,

 

In the footsteps of the Great Prof. John Mbaku try these three texts:

 

1) A. B. Zack-Williams & G. Mohan, (eds.) The Politics of Transition: State and Development in Africa , James Currey & Heinemann, 2004