| Africa: Dilemmas of Development and Change, edited by Peter Lewis
(Westview Press; 1998; 384 pp; $79 hb, $30 pb). Written by some of the most influential scholars on Africa, this collection covers a variety of topics, including political leadership, forms of state power, the role of civil society, the importance of class, ethnicity, and gender, and the prospects for democratic change in the region. The book provides a broad historical perspective on Africa's political and economic development and an overview of current problems and prospects. |
For a Strong and Democratic United Nations: A South Perspective on UN Reform by the South Centre (Zed Books, London, UK; 1997; 229 pp; $62.50 hb, $25 pb)
Régionalisation, mondialisation et fragmentation en Afrique subsaharienne edited by Daniel Bach (Editions Karthala, Paris; 1998; 320 pp; 160 FF)
Globalization, Human Security, and the African Experience edited by Caroline Thomas and Peter Wilkin (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO, US; 1998; 225 pp; $49.95)
Promoting US Economic Relations with Africa (Council on Foreign Relations, New York; 1998; 136 pp). Report of an Independent Task force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations.
The Rise and Fall of Development Theory by Colin Leys (Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, US; 1996; 224 pp; $35 hb, $14.95 pb)
Développement durable au Sahel edited by Philippe Tersiguel and Charles Becker (Editions Karthala, Paris; 1998; 288 pp; 150 FF)
State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa edited by Richard Joseph (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO, US; 1998; 520 pp; $65 hb, $22.50 pb)
Out of Conflict: From War to Peace in Africa by Gunnar M. Sørbø and Peter Vale (Nordiska Africainstitutet, Uppsala, Sweden; 1998; 214 pp; $23.95)
What Women Do in War Time: Gender and Conflict in Africa edited by Meredeth Turshen and Clotilde Twagiramariya (Zed Books, London, UK; 1998; 192 pp; $19.95)
A Safer Future: Reducing the Human Costs of War by Edmund Cairns (Oxfam, Oxford, UK; 1997; 128 pp; $11.95)
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY; 1998; 353pp; $25.00)
Ville et nature dans les agglomérations d'Afrique et d'Asie by Pierre-Marie Tricaud (Gret, Paris; 1997; 104 pp; 75 FF)
Developing Uganda edited by Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle (James Currey, Oxford, UK; 1998; 304 pp; £40 hb, £16.95 pb)
The Dynamics of Economics and Political Relations Between Africa and Foreign Powers: A Study in International Relations by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo (Praeger, Westport, CT, US; 1998; 152 pp; $55)
Empowering Communities: A Casebook from West Sudan by Peter Strachan with Chris Peters (Oxfam, Oxford; 1997; 96 pp; £7.95)
Rebuilding Communities in a Refugee Settlement: A Casebook from Uganda by Lina Payne (Oxfam, Oxford, UK; 1998; 96 pp; $12.95)
ONG et développement. Société, économie, politique edited by J.P. Deler et al (Editions Karthala, Paris; 1998; 698 pp; 195 FF)
Entre urgence et développement. Pratiques humanitaires en question edited by Claire Pirotte and Bernard Husson (Editions Karthala, Paris; 1997; 240 pp; 130 FF)
Gender and Technology: Empowering Women, Engendering Development by Saskia Everts (Zed Books, London; 1998; 192 pp; $49.95 hb, $17.50 pb)
Freedom Is a Bomb that Explodes in Your Head: Mission Report on Freedom of Expression in Southern Africa (Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa in collaboration with Media Institute for Southern Africa, 1998; 64 pages. Tel (31-20) 520-6210, fax (31-20) 520-6249, e-mail <niza@niza.nl>)
Africa Confidential: Who's Who of Southern Africa edited by Patrick Smith (Blackwell Publishers, London, UK; 1998; $125)
Innover dans les systèmes de santé. Expériences d'Afrique de l'Ouest by Joseph Brunet-Jailly (Editions Karthala, Paris; 1997; 440 pp; 180 FF)
