Press Reviews
The following is a selection of reviews of Fahamu Books titles. Simply click on '…more' for reviews in full.
The Future of the Arab Revolution
Samir Amin has once again demonstrated why he is one of the most original, powerful thinkers on the politics of the Middle East and North Africa. This ...more | |
| —Adam Hanieh, Development Studies, SOAS |
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A Marriage of Convenience?
Much mythologising has taken place about China and Africa, but detailed work on individual relationships is rare and, where it exists, of poor standard ...more | |
| —Stephen Chan, School of Oriental and African Studies, London |
How Corporations Control Food, Grab Land and Destroy the Climate
Everyone should read The Great Food Robbery – every citizen, every political leader – to understand how agribusiness, which has created hunger and disease, is now contributing to the biggest resource grab since Columbus.
Vandana Shiva, Navdanya/Research Foundation for Science Technology & Ecology
The Emerging Revolutions
These impressive essays, highlighting unreported struggles for empowerment and democracy across Africa, challenge you to look beyond the headlines – a ...more | |
| —Walter Turner, author, professor and presenter of the Pacifica radio programme 'Africa Today' |
A View from the South
The books follow the pertain of intellectual researches of the septugenerian thinker and revolutionary scholar. Amin's life, since youth have been about ...more | |
| —Nigerian Compass |
Uganda Asians come to Britain
In his 1973 book From Citizen to Refugee, recently re-issued, Mahmood Mamdani went beyond easy explanations to understand the implications of Idi Amin's ...more | |
| —The Africa Report Magazine |
Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa
An extremely insightful and eloquent book about what Africa can do to stop the new forms of colonisation that are being exaggerated by the chaos of climate ...more | |
| —Pablo Solon, former Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations |
China's presence in Africa and elsewhere in the world has been one of the most phenomenal developments in the last few decades. This edited book adds to ...more | |
| —Richard B. Dadzie, University of Hawaii - West O'ahu, African Affairs 111 |
'An indispensable book for those who want to understand the compulsion and politics of recent Chinese and Indian involvement in Africa, written by experts ...more | |
| —Yash Ghai, activist, and scholar of international law, and Chairman of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission 2000-2004 |
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| —Peter Limb, Michigan State University, African Publishing Review |
A Reader
Read Sylvia Tamale's introduction as published by the Nordic Africa Institute here.
Identity, Political Islam and Peacebuilding
Twenty years ago Somalia's central, dictatorial government was ousted. The ouster did not only lead to a change of regime but it also brought about state ...more | |
| —Liban Ahmad, editor of Somalia Research Report, Harowo.com |
An Anthology of Contemporary Voices
Many of the contributions are intriguing and achieve a remarkable personal intensity; in many cases, they bear witness to the resilience and discernment ...more | |
| —Anja Oed, Africa Spectrum 46(3) 2011 |
This is an extract from an article which can be read in full on the ...more | |
| —Denis Tither , SocioLingo Africa |
Anne Perkins reviews SMS Uprising: Mobile activism in Africa - a book that will help explain how mobile phones can be used in the field to anyone ...more | |
| —Anne Perkins, The Guardian |
Reconnecting Food, Nature and Community
Anyone in Britain alarmed by rising inflation should look to an Indian villager for understanding about the latest worry in the global economy. Last year a ...more | |
| —Raj Patel, The Guardian, The Guardian |
Turning 80 24 October 2010 I received a wonderful Festschrift, edited by two of [my friends], Jörgen Johansen and John Y. Jones (Experiments With ...more | |
| —Johan Galtung, in preface to 'A Theory of Peace', forthcoming. |
Julius Nyerere was the founding president of Tanzania from its independence in 1961 until 1985, when he voluntarily stepped down and did not seek another ...more | |
| —Rolf Hofmeier, former director of the Institute of African Affairs in Hamburg (part of the German Institute of Global and Area Studies), Africa Spectrum vol 45 no 3 |
Wow! The first thing that crossed my mind when I read this book was: wow! Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem is one of those brilliant African minds that was ...more | |
| — Kenyantraveller's Blog - Stories from the road |
Women Speak in the Aftermath of Kenya's Post-Election Crisis
It is sad, but hardly surprising, that the narrative about the post-election violence is once again being dominated by male voices. Whether as ...more | |
| —Rasna Warah, Daily Nation, Kenya |
Modernity, Religion and Democracy: A Critique of Eurocentrism and Culturalism
The books follow the pertain of intellectual researches of the septugenerian thinker and revolutionary scholar. Amin's life, since youth have been about ...more | |
| — Nigerian Compass |
The books follow the pertain of intellectual researches of the septugenerian thinker and revolutionary scholar. Amin's life, since youth have been about ...more | |
| —Nigerian Compass |
As former Tanzanian President, Benjamin W. Mkapa, stated in his forward, At a time when the competition for oil, fuels, land and commodities is ...more | |
| —Amir Demeke, East African |
This title is also available in French
'These essays promise to stand the test of time.' | |
| —Benjamin W. Mkapa, President of Tanzania 1995–2005 |
An Unblinkered Look at Africa
Before we blame Africans for the corruption, chaos, and anarchy that are rampant across their continent, we should determine who are the corrupters, how ...more | |
| —Judy Kennedy, The CCPA Monitor |
The role and future of NGOs in Africa
The two brief essays that comprise this booklet are exemplary, both originally presented to gatherings of NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) ...more | |
| —John S. Saul, Professor Emeritus of politics at York University in Toronto |
How trade undermines democracy and justice in Africa
| As the world prepares to celebrate the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on August 23, a new book on the lessons ...more | |
| —Philip Ngujiri, The East African |
A search for a new perspective
China's New Role in Africa and the South is a collection of essays emanating from a conference held in May 2007 on the sidelines of the African Development ...more | |
| —Johanna Jansson, The China Monitor, Centre for Chinese Studies |
Editorials from Pambazuka News 2004
| This book is a collection of trenchant editorials from Pambazuka News, a weekly electronic newsletter on social justice in Africa. The editorials were ...more | |
| —Africa Week |
Women and Security Governance in Africa edited by 'Funmi Olonisakin and Awino Okech consists of a collection of African writers whose aim is to ...more | |
| —Kofi Johnson, Fayetteville State University, African Publishing Review |
Crisis and the Hunger for Justice
In this very timely book, two of the world's most prominent critics of the global food system, Eric Holt-Giménez and Raj Patel, dissect the causes of hunger ...more | |
| —Walden Bello, president of the Freedom from Debt Coalition and professor of sociology at the University of the Philippines |
Reading this abridged version again, as I first did in 1989 before its publication, is like reading history backwards. Professor Nabudere had predicted the ...more | |
| —Yash Tandon, former executive director of the South Centre and author of Ending Aid Dependence |