BOOKS

What, asks Heraldo Muñoz, is behind the current phenomenon of democratic backsliding—globally and, particularly, in Latin America? What clues can we find to answer that    More >

"To defend the Earth is to defend the human." "The soil preserves people. Can people preserve the soil?" Amilcar Cabral's words continue to resonate deeply even    More >

Presenting fresh scholarship on the pivotal nineteenth-century Xhosa intellectual Reverend Tiyo Soga (1829–1871), this collection reframes how we understand a sophisticated thinker who    More >

Offering a fresh perspective on Vladimir Putin's Russia, Katharina Bluhm demonstrates how an illiberal-conservative movement created in the 1990s to oppose neoliberal globalization has    More >

Heike Becker chronicles the life and legacy of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924–2017), a towering figure in Namibia's fight for freedom. Combining a concise biography with speeches,    More >

What causes governments to commit mass atrocities—including genocide—during times of civil war? Gary Uzonyi tackles this discomforting question, focusing on uncertainty as a key    More >

Emerging scholars from across Africa ask critical questions about the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). For example: How can AfCFTA move beyond rhetoric to boost    More >

Global South Rising? addresses a provocative question: Can BRICS reshape global knowledge hierarchies? The contributors examine the BRICS' rise in the context of its ambition to    More >

In the current US political climate, the appropriate use of and constraints on emergency presidential powers have become the topic of much heated debate. How did the framers of the    More >

Three Soweto playwrights. Three distinctive theatrical styles. Each using plays to communicate messages of humanism, Black Consciousness, and Black solidarity. Andile Xaba traces the    More >