Number 1
Note from the Editor
1
Letter from the President
2
1998 AFSAAP conference and postgraduate workshop
3
Articles
African Studies in Australia – Cherry Gertzel
4-12
Putting the last first: A useful concept for livestock development projects In Sub-Saharan Africa – Robyn Alders
12-14
“Of deeds most foul and vile”: A short comparative history of Robben and Rottnest penal islands – Peter Limb
15-19
An introduction to Mozambican traditional and contemporary music – Celso Paco
20-23
A glimpse of Uganda from the ground – Mary Paton
24-26
Review Article
Developers adjusting development – Scott MacWilliam
27-31
Book Reviews
Leach, Melissa & Robin Mearns: The lie of the land: Challenging received wisdom on the African environment – Roger Woods
32-33
Wa Mutharika, Bingu: One Africa destiny: Towards good governance and development; Sachikonye, Lloyd (ed): Democracy, civil society and the state: Social movements in Southern Africa; and Chole, Eshetu & Jibrin Ibrahim (eds): Democratisation processes in Africa: Problems and prospects – Pal Ahluwalia
34-35
Cooper, Barbara M.: Marriage in Maradi: Gender and culture in a Hausa society in Niger, 1900-1989 – Liz Dimock
36-37
Hanlon, Joseph: Peace without profit: How the IMF blocks rebuilding in Mozambique – Robyn Alders
37-38
Ahluwalia, D. Pal: Post-colonialism and the politics of Kenya – Michael Cowen
38-40
Barber, Karin (ed): Readings in African popular culture; and Barber, Karin et al (eds): West African popular theatre – David Moody
40-42
Liniger-Goumaz, Max: United States, France and Equatorial Guinea: The dubious “friendships”. Three historical synopsis (sic) – Four bibliographies – Jean-Marie Volet
42-43
Swa-Kabamba, Joseph N’Soko: Le panégyrique Mbiimbi: Etude d’un genre poétique oral yaka – Jean-Marie Volet
44
Anthropology and humanism. Volume 22-1, June 1997 – Bob Pokrant
45-46
Foster, Helen Bradley: New raiments of self: African American clothing in the Antebellum south – David Doward
46-47
Hamesco, Seyourn Y.: Ethnicity and nationalism in Africa – David Brown
48-49
Decalo, Samuel et al: Historical dictionary of the Congo – Pen Hetherington
49-50
Decalo, Samuel: Historical dictionary of Togo – Pen Hetherington
49-50
Eggers, Ellen K.: Historical dictionary of Barund – Peter Limb
50-51
Ofcansky, Thomas P. & Roger Yeager: Historical dictionary of Tanzania – Catherine MacDonald
51-52
About Research and Research Matters
Agricultural crisis, impoverishment and gender in rural Africa: A Nigeria case study 1900-1990 – Chima Korieh
53
Ideology and religion: The missing link in explanations for the rise and persistence of the Zulu state – Jenny Weir
54
Kirk-Greene Junior Research Fellowship in Tropical African Studies
55
Where to begin: Research tools for Africanists – Pen Hetherington
55-56
News and Notes
57
Conferences
66
Visitors
67
AFSAAP news
68
Whole Edition
Number 2
1
Note from the Editor
2
Letter from the President
3
Inaugural Postgraduate Essay Prize
3
1999 AFSAAP conference: First call for papers
4
Articles
The Desert Ecological Research Unit of Namibia: Creating partnerships for sustainable development – Robin Burns
5-9
A glimpse at Uganda’s Land Act, 1998 – Rae Porter
10-17
African Growth and Opportunity Act: American re-colonization of Africa – David Dorward
18-22
Studying the mammals of Africa – David Happold
23-25
Review Articles
Mau Mau from below – Geoffrey Reeves
26-29
Guerrillas and/or warlords – David Moore
30-35
Book Reviews
Keyes, Caroline Adenaike & Jan Vansina (eds): In pursuit of history. Fieldwork in Africa – Kristine Ryan
35-36
Scully, Pamela: Liberating the family and British slave emancipation in the rural Western Cape, South Africa, 1823-53 – Penelope Hetherington
37-38
Geiger, Susan: TANU women: Gender and culture in the making of Tanganikan nationalism, 1955-65 – Catherine MacDonald
38-39
Schmidt, Peter R.: Iron technology in East Africa: Symbolism, science and archaeology – Robin Derricourt
39-40
Thiong’o, Ngugi wa: Writers in politics: A re-engagement with issues of literature and society – Dianne Schwerdt; and Cook, David and Michael Okenimpke: Ngugi wa Thiong’o: An exploration of his writings – Dianne Schwerdt
41-43
Sherwood, Marika: Kwame Nkurmah: The years abroad 1935-47; and Prof. Adu Boahen, A.: Mfantsipim and the making of Ghana: A centenary history 1876-1976 – David Brown
44-45
Throup, David and Charles Hornsby: Multi-party politics in Kenya: The Kenyatta and Moi states and the triumph of the system in the 1992 election – Scott MacWilliam
45-47
Pazzanita, Anthony G.: Historical dictionary of Mauritania; and Imperato, Pascal James: Historical dictionary of Mali – Peter Limb
48-49
Ahluwalia, D. Pal & Paul Nursey-Bray (eds): Post-colonialism: Culture and identity in Africa – Sue Kossew
49-50
Ahluwalia, D. Pal & Paul Nursey-Bray (eds): Post-colonialism: Contemporary politics in Africa – Cherry Gertzel
50-51
Notes and News
52-60
African Studies in Belgium: Challenges at the end of the 1990s
Conference on the Boer war at UNISA
The Rex Collings Memorial Fund
Manchester Symposium on Land/lessness: Issues, rights, perspectives
African Studies in La Trobe’s inter-semester program
Mozambique Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation officials: Visit to Australia
Curtin University collaboration with South African universities: Collaborative staff development health services management
People
61
Visitors
62
Conferences
63
AFSAAP news
66