Africa
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The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 edited by V.Y. Mudimbe
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well known,…
Tales of Faith by V.Y. Mudimbe
The Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa by Usman A. Tar
Jews of Ethiopia: The birth of an elite
PlaceAnn Shaw Mission, in the Eastern Cape
Wesleyan Methodist Mission Station 2 km South-West of Middledrift. Established in 1853 for the Xhosa under Chief William Kama by Rev…
The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa by A.N. Tucker and M.A. Bryan
PlaceAnhalt-Schmidt, a Mission Station in Little Karoo
Station of the Berlin Missionary Society in the Uniondale District. Named after the German Missionary- Schmidt. Who in 1737 began to work…
Broaching Frontiers, Shattering Boundaries by Peter Lang
The Mask of Anarchy by Stephen Ellis
Kofi Annan: A man of peace in a world of war by Stanley Meisler
PlaceAngus, a Railway Station near Johannesburg
Railway station about 0,8 km west of Tokoza, a Township South of Johannesburg. Thought to be named after Angus country, in Eastern Scotland…
Biko Lives!: Contesting the Legacies of Steve Biko edited by Andile Mngxitama, Amanda Alexander, and Nigel C. Gibson
Reshaping Remembrance: Critical Essay on Afrikaans Places of Memory
PlaceAngra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
Former name of Luderitz Bay. Portuguese for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese mariner Bartholomeu Dias because…