New Books from Fahamu Books

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

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

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.

From Citizen to Refugee, Mahmood Mamdani

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

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.

The Burden of Peace

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Peace has returned to Kenya after the violence that erupted in the wake of the disputed elections in 2007. Yet for many of the country's women - killed or widowed, maimed and gang-raped, displaced and dispossessed - this is not their peace.

En finir avec la d�pendance � l'aide, Yash Tandon

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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.

Development and Globalisation: Daring to Think Differently, Yash Tandon

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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'.

The Crash of International Finance-Capital and its Implications for the Third World, Dani Wadada Nabudere

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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.

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

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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.

Food Rebellions!, Eric Holt-Gim�nez, Raj Patel

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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.

At the Heart of Resistance

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Made up of footage gathered in Zimbabwe, At The Heart of Resistance captures the spirit of a unique campaigning group - Women of Zimbabwe Arise - whose clarion call is 'The power of love can conquer the love of power'.

Where is Uhuru? Reflections on the Struggle for Democracy in Africa, Issa G. Shivji

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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?