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The Play of Musement
This volumes contains a selection of papers originally presented at the 2017 meeting of the Semiotic Society of America.
Dar es Salaam. Histories from an Emerging African Metropolis
"From its modest beginnings in the 1860s, Dar es Salaam has grown to become one of Africa's most important urban centres. A major political, economic and cultural hub, the city has also acted as a crucible of local social and cultural innovation, exerting a powerful influence on wider Tanzanian society. Reflecting important contemporary socio-economic trends of urban Africa, it has recently attracted the attention of a diverse range of scholars from several disciplines. This collection draws on the best of this scholarship." --Book Jacket.
Resilience in an Age of Relation
Semiotics is the annual yearbook of the Semiotic Society of America. The 2018 volume, "Resilience in an Age of Relation", contains an edited selection of papers originally prepared for the Society's 43rd annual meeting in October 2018.
Semiotics 2019: New Frontiers in Semiotics
Semiotics is the annual yearbook of the Semiotic Society of America. The 2019 volume, "New Frontiers in Semiotics", contains an edited selection of papers originally prepared for the Society's 44th annual meeting in October 2019.
Independent Africa
"Independent Africa explores Africa's political economy in the first two full decades of independence through the joint projects of nation-building, economic development, and international relations. Drawing on the political careers of four heads of states: Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Ahmed Sâekou Tourâe of Guinea, Lâeopold Sâedar Senghor, and Julius Kambarage Nyerere of Tanzania, Independent Africa engages four major themes: what does it mean to construct an African nation-state and what should an African nation-state look like; how does one grow a tropical economy emerging from European colonialism; how to explore an indigenous model of economic development, a "third way," in the context of a Cold War that had divided the world into two camps; and how to leverage internal resources and external opportunities to diversify agricultural economics and industrialize. Combining aspects of history, economics, and political science, Independent Africa examines the important connections between the first generation of African leaders, and the shared ideas that informed their endeavors at nation-building and worldmaking"--
Anthropological Intelligence
By the time the United States officially entered World War II, more than half of American anthropologists were using their professional knowledge and skills to advance the war effort. The range of their war-related work was extraordinary. They helped gather military intelligence, pinpointed possible social weaknesses in enemy nations, and contributed to the army’s regional Pocket Guide booklets. They worked for dozens of government agencies, including the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the Office of War Information. At a moment when social scientists are once again being asked to assist in military and intelligence work, David H. Price examines anthropologists’ little-known contr...
Making Identity on the Swahili Coast
A re-examination of the historical development of urban identity and community along the Swahili Coast.
The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901
A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
