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AN ITINERARY THROUGH THE COCOA CONTROVERSY - Chocolate Islands: Cocoa, Slavery, and Colonial Africa. By Catherine Higgs. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2012. Pp. xv+230. $26.95, hardback (isbn978-0-8214-2006-5).
ERIC ALLINA
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31 July 2013, pp. 281-282
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INDIGENOUS MISSIONARIES - Prophetic Identities: Indigenous Missionaries on British Colonial Frontiers, 1850–75. By Tolly Bradford. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2012. Pp. xvi+217. $94, hardback (isbn978-0-77482-279-4); $35.95, paperback (isbn978-0-77482-280-0).
ROBERT J. HOULE
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31 July 2013, pp. 283-284
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THE BLOODY POLITICS OF EXCLUSION - Civil Wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960-2010. By Emizet François Kisangani. London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012. Pp. xi + 252. $58.50, hardcover (isbn978-1-58826-827-3).
RENÉ LEMARCHAND
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14 May 2013, pp. 123-124
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REFLECTIONS ON THE RECENT HISTORIOGRAPHY OF EASTERN CONGO *
RENÉ LEMARCHAND
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20 November 2013, pp. 417-437
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Considering the scale of violence that has accompanied the crisis in eastern Congo, the avalanche of academic writings on the subject is hardly surprising. Whether it helps us better understand the region's tortured history is a matter of opinion. This critical article grapples with the contributions of the recent literature on what has been described as the deadliest conflict since the Second World War. The aim, in brief, is to reflect on the historical context of the crisis, examine its relation to the politics of neighboring states, identify and assess the theoretical vantage points from which it has been approached, and, in conclusion, sketch out promising new directions for further research by social scientists. A unifying question that runs throughout the recent literature on the eastern Congo is how might a functioning state be restored or how might civil society organizations serve as alternatives to such a state – but there is little unanimity in the answers.

THE LANDSCAPE OF RESEARCH ON AFRICA - Landscape, Environment and Technology in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa. Edited by Toyin Falola and Emily Brownell. New York: Routledge, 2012. Pp. xii+342. $125, hardback (isbn978-0-415-89593-4).
GREGORY H. MADDOX
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31 July 2013, pp. 284-285
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A MANUAL FOR OVERCOMING DICTATORSHIP - Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World. By George B. N. Ayittey. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Pp. vi + 282. £18·99, hardback (isbn9780230108592).
ABDOULAYE SAINE
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20 November 2013, pp. 439-440
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RECENTERING JEWISH HISTORY IN THE MAGHRIB - Jewish Culture and Society in North Africa. Edited by Emily Benichou Gottreich and Daniel J. Schroeter. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2011. Pp. ix + 373. $80, hardback (isbn978-0-253-35509-6); $29, paperback (isbn978-0-253-22225-1).
JESSICA M. MARGLIN
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14 May 2013, pp. 124-126
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EARLY AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY AND PAPAL INITIATIVE - Christianity, the Papacy, and Mission in Africa. By Richard Gray. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 197. $50, paperback (isbn978-1-57075-986-4).
PAUL V. KOLLMAN
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20 November 2013, pp. 440-442
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POWER POLITICS - Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Trade. By Gabrielle Hecht. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 2012. Pp. xx + 451. $29.95, hardback (isbn: 978-0-262-01726-8).
JOCK MCCULLOCH
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14 May 2013, pp. 126-127
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CHILDHOOD AND SERVITUDE - Child Slaves in the Modern World. Edited by Gwyn Campbell, Suzanne Miers, and Joseph C. Miller. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2011. Pp. vi+281. $49.95, hardback (isbn: 978-0-8214-1958-8); $24.95, paperback (isbn: 978-0-8214-1959-5).
PAUL E. LOVEJOY
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31 July 2013, pp. 285-286
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ITALIAN COLONIALISM AND POSTCOLONIAL MOBILITY - Colonia e postcolonia come spazi diasporici. Attraversamenti di memorie, identità e confini nel Corno d'Africa. Edited by Uoldelul Chelati Dirar, Silvana Palma, Alessandro Triulzi, and Alessandro Volterra Rome: Carocci Editore, 2011. Pp. 406. €37 (isbn978-88-430-5922-5).
MIA FULLER
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14 May 2013, pp. 128-129
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THE LIFE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC JAZZ - Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times. By Robin D. G. Kelley. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012. Pp. xii-245. $24.95, hardcover (isbn978-0-67404-624-5).
MARK LOMANNO
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31 July 2013, pp. 286-288
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IMPLICATIONS OF LAND SALES IN NUBIA - Medieval Nubia: A Social and Economic History. By Giovanni R. Ruffini. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 295. £45, hardback (isbn978-0-19-989163-4).
WILLIAM Y. ADAMS
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20 November 2013, pp. 442-443
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ROMANTICIZING TRAVEL IN A TIMELESS EGYPT - Women Travelers in Egypt: From the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Century. Edited by Deborah Manley. Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 2012. Pp. xi + 216. $24.95, hardback (isbn978-977-416-485-9).
ANNALISE J. K. DEVRIES
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20 November 2013, pp. 444-445
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BEYOND OFFICIAL HISTORY - Paradis pour une reine. Le monastère de Qoma Fasilädäs, Éthiopie, XVIIe siècle. By Anaïs Wion. Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 2012. Pp. 479. €40, paperback (isbn978-2-85944-693-2).
HERVE PENNEC
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14 May 2013, pp. 129-131
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AKSUM AT THE CUTTING EDGE - Foundations of an African Civilisation: Aksum & the Northern Horn, 1000 BC – AD 1300. By David W. Phillipson. Suffolk, England: James Currey, 2012. Pp. x+293. $70, hardback (isbn978-1-84701-041-4).
GRAHAM CONNAH
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31 July 2013, pp. 288-289
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CLANS-IN-ARMS - Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. By Lidwien Kapteijns. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. Pp. x+308. $69.95, hardback (isbn978-0-8122-4467-0).
ALEX DE WAAL
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31 July 2013, pp. 290-291
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CELEBRATING ERITREAN SOLDIERS AND ITALIAN IDENTITY - Anch'io per la tua bandiera: Il V battaglione ascari in missione sul fronte libico (1912). By Massimo Zaccaria. Ravenna, Italy: Giorgio Pozzi Editore, 2013. Pp. 263. €17, paperback (ISBN 978-88-96117-26-2).
GIACOMO MACOLA
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20 November 2013, pp. 445-447
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ANTECEDENTS OF THE GOLD RUSH - Tracing Golden Past: Historical Narratives about Shaybun and Shawabna in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan. By Enrico Ille. Leipzig: Verlag Ille&Riemer, 2011. Pp. ix + 265. €24.95, paperback (isbn978-3-936308-73-0).
LEIF MANGER
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14 May 2013, pp. 131-132
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THE POLITICS OF INGESTION - Resurrecting Cannibals: The Catholic Church, Witch-Hunts, and the Production of Pagans in Western Uganda. By Heike Behrend. New York: James Currey, 2011. Pp. vii + 215. $80, hardback (isbn978-1847010391).
FREDERICK KLAITS
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14 May 2013, pp. 132-133
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AN ITINERARY THROUGH THE COCOA CONTROVERSY - Chocolate Islands: Cocoa, Slavery, and Colonial Africa. By Catherine Higgs. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2012. Pp. xv+230. $26.95, hardback (isbn978-0-8214-2006-5).

INDIGENOUS MISSIONARIES - Prophetic Identities: Indigenous Missionaries on British Colonial Frontiers, 1850–75. By Tolly Bradford. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2012. Pp. xvi+217. $94, hardback (isbn978-0-77482-279-4); $35.95, paperback (isbn978-0-77482-280-0).

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THE BLOODY POLITICS OF EXCLUSION - Civil Wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960-2010. By Emizet François Kisangani. London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012. Pp. xi + 252. $58.50, hardcover (isbn978-1-58826-827-3).

Understanding Conflict in Eastern Congo

REFLECTIONS ON THE RECENT HISTORIOGRAPHY OF EASTERN CONGO *

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THE LANDSCAPE OF RESEARCH ON AFRICA - Landscape, Environment and Technology in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa. Edited by Toyin Falola and Emily Brownell. New York: Routledge, 2012. Pp. xii+342. $125, hardback (isbn978-0-415-89593-4).

A MANUAL FOR OVERCOMING DICTATORSHIP - Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World. By George B. N. Ayittey. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Pp. vi + 282. £18·99, hardback (isbn9780230108592).

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RECENTERING JEWISH HISTORY IN THE MAGHRIB - Jewish Culture and Society in North Africa. Edited by Emily Benichou Gottreich and Daniel J. Schroeter. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2011. Pp. ix + 373. $80, hardback (isbn978-0-253-35509-6); $29, paperback (isbn978-0-253-22225-1).

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EARLY AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY AND PAPAL INITIATIVE - Christianity, the Papacy, and Mission in Africa. By Richard Gray. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 197. $50, paperback (isbn978-1-57075-986-4).

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POWER POLITICS - Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Trade. By Gabrielle Hecht. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 2012. Pp. xx + 451. $29.95, hardback (isbn: 978-0-262-01726-8).

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CHILDHOOD AND SERVITUDE - Child Slaves in the Modern World. Edited by Gwyn Campbell, Suzanne Miers, and Joseph C. Miller. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2011. Pp. vi+281. $49.95, hardback (isbn: 978-0-8214-1958-8); $24.95, paperback (isbn: 978-0-8214-1959-5).

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THE LIFE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC JAZZ - Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times. By Robin D. G. Kelley. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012. Pp. xii-245. $24.95, hardcover (isbn978-0-67404-624-5).

IMPLICATIONS OF LAND SALES IN NUBIA - Medieval Nubia: A Social and Economic History. By Giovanni R. Ruffini. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 295. £45, hardback (isbn978-0-19-989163-4).

ROMANTICIZING TRAVEL IN A TIMELESS EGYPT - Women Travelers in Egypt: From the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Century. Edited by Deborah Manley. Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 2012. Pp. xi + 216. $24.95, hardback (isbn978-977-416-485-9).

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BEYOND OFFICIAL HISTORY - Paradis pour une reine. Le monastère de Qoma Fasilädäs, Éthiopie, XVIIe siècle. By Anaïs Wion. Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 2012. Pp. 479. €40, paperback (isbn978-2-85944-693-2).

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AKSUM AT THE CUTTING EDGE - Foundations of an African Civilisation: Aksum & the Northern Horn, 1000 BC – AD 1300. By David W. Phillipson. Suffolk, England: James Currey, 2012. Pp. x+293. $70, hardback (isbn978-1-84701-041-4).

CLANS-IN-ARMS - Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. By Lidwien Kapteijns. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. Pp. x+308. $69.95, hardback (isbn978-0-8122-4467-0).

CELEBRATING ERITREAN SOLDIERS AND ITALIAN IDENTITY - Anch'io per la tua bandiera: Il V battaglione ascari in missione sul fronte libico (1912). By Massimo Zaccaria. Ravenna, Italy: Giorgio Pozzi Editore, 2013. Pp. 263. €17, paperback (ISBN 978-88-96117-26-2).

Book Review

ANTECEDENTS OF THE GOLD RUSH - Tracing Golden Past: Historical Narratives about Shaybun and Shawabna in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan. By Enrico Ille. Leipzig: Verlag Ille&Riemer, 2011. Pp. ix + 265. €24.95, paperback (isbn978-3-936308-73-0).

THE POLITICS OF INGESTION - Resurrecting Cannibals: The Catholic Church, Witch-Hunts, and the Production of Pagans in Western Uganda. By Heike Behrend. New York: James Currey, 2011. Pp. vii + 215. $80, hardback (isbn978-1847010391).

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