Conducting field research in Africa, and Zimbabwe in particular, comes with some complexities. There are certain research approaches we take for granted as African researchers based in African countries, posing hurdles in our quest to co-create knowledge. Some of the research strategies and tools we teach in our research methods modules, or use in our […]
Book Review: America and the Production of Islamic Truth in Uganda by Yahya Sseremba (ISBN 9781032412085), 2023; London and New York, Routledge, 216 pp. How should we read Yahya Sseremba’s America and the Production of Islamic Truth in Uganda? Sseremba’s book is a critical reminder of the legacies of colonialism that are still shaping the […]
Timothy Chibuike Anyanwu is a lecturer at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, an M.Sc. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, and a B.A. in History and International Studies […]
In the twenty-first century, war-making and state-making have become enduring global phenomena. The case of Ethiopia exemplifies this trend. Viewed through the lens of Charles Tilly’s work on the connection between war and state-making, this essay explores Ethiopia’s political dynamics, including the activities of unionists and secessionists who have deployed various forms of crimes against […]
Book Review: Guerrillas and Combative Mothers: Women and the Armed Struggle in South Africa, by Siphokazi Magadla, Pietermaritzburg, University of KwaZulu Natal Press (9781869145163), 2023, 222 pp.; Oxon, Routledge (R255, 9781032597249), 2024, 248 pp. Guerrillas and Combative Mothers chronicles the lived experiences of women veterans of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle in response to two primary […]
Book Review: Guerrillas and Combative Mothers: Women and the Armed Struggle in South Africa, by Siphokazi Magadla, Pietermaritzburg, University of KwaZulu Natal Press (9781869145163), 2023, 222 pp.; Oxon, Routledge (R255, 9781032597249), 2024, 248 pp. The book Guerrillas and Combative Mothers: Women and the Armed Struggle in South Africa by Siphokazi Magadla delves into the life histories […]
