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Food Rebellions!
Crisis and the Hunger for Justice
Eric Holt-Giménez, Raj Patel
Food Rebellions! takes a deep look at the world food crisis and its impact on the global South and under-served communities in the industrial North.



Aid to Africa: Redeemer or Coloniser?
Samir Amin, Patrick Bond, Demba Moussa Dembele, Hayley Herman, Tim Murithi, Charles Mutasa, Sanusha Naidu, Nana Ndeda, Mouhamet Lamine Ndiaye, Shastry Njeru, Awino Okech, Lyn Ossome, Khadija Sharife, Bernard Founou Tchuigoua
As the global economic crisis raises alarm – not least for its likely effects on overseas development assistance – this book offers a critical analysis of aid to Africa from the diverse perspectives of African academics and activists.



Where is Uhuru? Reflections on the Struggle for Democracy in Africa
Issa G. Shivji
Neoliberalism promised to correct multiple distortions in the African postcolonial environment, pledging to engineer liberalisation and expand democratic space. But following decades of unrealised reforms, Issa G. Shivji asks, Where is Uhuru?



The Crash of International Finance-Capital and its Implications for the Third World
Dani Wadada Nabudere
The Crash of International Finance-Capital first appeared in 1987 after the 19 October 'Black Monday' crash. Though written in response to 1980s financial developments, the book's themes reflect contemporary economic conditions and Nabudere's prescience.



From Citizen to Refugee
Uganda Asians come to Britain
Mahmood Mamdani
What was it like to be an Asian in Uganda when Idi Amin announced his expulsion order? In this re-publication of 1972's original, Mahmood Mamdani describes the feelings experienced by Uganda's Asians and tells of their camps' political culture.



Chinese and African Perspectives on China in Africa
Li Anshan, Desire Assogbavi, Nancy Dubosse, Gedion Gamora, Edwin Daniel Ikhuoria, Francis Ikome, Bai Jie, Claude Kabemba, Paul Kamau, K. Mathews, Sanou Mbaye, Fredrick Mutesa, Antony Otieno Ong'ayo, Zeng Qiang, Daniel Ribeiro, He Wenping, Zhi Yingbiao, Xiao Yuhua
China's increasing interest in Africa in the post-Cold War period calls for sharp analysis of the evolution of civil society dialogue between Chinese and African civil society organisations and the prospects for greater future engagement on advocacy work.



SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa
Sokari Ekine, Nathan Eagle, Ken Banks, Redante Asuncion-Reed, Anil Naidoo, Amanda Atwood, Christiana Charles-Iyoha, Becky Faith, Joshua Goldstein, Christian Kreutz, Tanya Notley, Juliana Rotich, Berna Twanza Ngolobe, Bukeni Waruzi
SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa brings together the experiences of activists using mobile phone technology on the African continent as well as providing understanding of the socio-economic, political and media contexts which activists face.



Development and Globalisation: Daring to Think Differently
Yash Tandon
This book challenges the misdirected policies of the last 30 years. It offers alternative concepts and paradigms of development for policy makers and peoples' movements on wide-ranging issues. It invites readers to 'dare to think differently'.



Ending Aid Dependence
Yash Tandon
Developing countries reliant on aid want to escape this dependence, and yet they appear unable to do so. This book shows how they may liberate themselves from the aid that pretends to be developmental but is not.

This title is also available in French



China's New Role in Africa and the South
A search for a new perspective
China's global expansion is much talked about, but usually from the viewpoint of the West. This unique collection of essays provides diverse views on the challenges faced by Africa, Latin America and Asia as a result of China's rise as a global power.



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