Publications

The African Studies Centre Leiden currently publishes eight different series. Books published in the ASCL Collection Series and Occasional Publications Series can be ordered from the Webshop or they can be purchased during a visit to the ASCL library, as long they are in stock. Book series published by Brill can be ordered directly from the publisher, or they can be purchased during a visit to the ASCL library, as long as they are in stock.
If you have questions about publishing with the ASCL, please contact Dr. Klaas van Walraven (k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl).

Browse our publications and those by our staff members using the simple search form below.

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G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Review
In: Aethiopica : international journal of Ethiopian studies
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
B.F. Soares
Type of publication: Review
In: American Ethnologist
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
W.M.J.van Kessel
Type of publication: Review
In: Onze Wereld
Added to database: 03 April 2012
D. Merolla
Type of publication: Review
In: Le Maghreb littéraire : revue canadienne des littératures maghrébines
Added to database: 03 April 2012
R.A. van Dijk
Type of publication: Review
In: American Ethnologist
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Review
In: Social Anthropology
Keywords: fieldwork
Added to database: 03 April 2012
S. Ellis
Type of publication: Review
In: Politique africaine
Added to database: 03 April 2012
S. Ellis
Type of publication: Review
In: Internationale spectator : tijdschrift voor internationale politiek
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Review
In: Africa : journal of the International African Institute
Keywords: Country, Ethiopia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
S. Ellis
Type of publication: Review
In: Development Policy Review
Keywords: Africa, identity
Added to database: 03 April 2012
G.S.C.M. Hesseling
Type of publication: Review
In: Roodkoper : maandblad voor cultuur, religie en politiek
Added to database: 03 April 2012
C.G. Mung'ong'o
Type of publication: Book

This report presents the findings of research carried out between December 1996 and December 1997 in two villages (Igosi and Mtwango-Lunguya) in Njombe District, Tanzania. The study is one of four regional studies on agricultural and non-agricultural activities and their...

Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
N.F. Madulu
Type of publication: Book

This working paper examines the changing lifestyle in rural Sukumaland, Kwimba District, Tanzania. It shows that farming in Sukumaland constitutes an economic livelihood and a social identity. The value of man is in food production and land is distributed at the family level...

Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
G. Jambiya
Type of publication: Book

This report presents the findings of research conducted between December 1996 and December 1997 in two villages, Kweminyasa and Lukozi, in Lushoto District, Tanzania, and comprising a general broad survey of individuals to determine the pattern of nonagricultural activities...

Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
D. Mwamfupe
Type of publication: Book

This paper presents the findings of a field study carried out in two villages (Kyimo and Ngonga) in Rungwe and Kyela districts of Mbeya region in 1995. These districts, located in southwestern Tanzania near to the Malawian and Zambian borders, have long been recognized for...

Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
D.W.J. Foeken; A. Mboganie-Mwangi
Type of publication: Other

This paper describes urban farming in Nairobi, Kenya: its magnitude and characteristics, its importance for those involved, the constraints faced by urban farmers, the impact of urban farming on the environment, the legal and institutional setting, and the prospects for urban...

Keywords: farmers, Kenya, urban agriculture
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
W. Klaver; R.N.M. Mwadime
Type of publication: Other

For a sizeable portion of Kenya's coastal population food security is not assured. Furthermore, the current food pattern, which relies heavily on maize and cassava, is lacking in dietary quality and variety. This results in nutritional problems among the population which...

Keywords: children, food, Kenya
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
I. Brinkman
Editors: H. Behrend; T. Geider
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Afrikaner schreiben zurück. Texte und Bilder afrikanischer Ethnographen
Added to database: 23 December 2011
M.M.E.M. Rutten
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Derde wereld : tijdschrift over imperialisme, onderontwikkeling en verzet

Water is voor de economie van de Maasai in Kajiado District (Kenia) van essentieel belang. Dit verklaart de door de Maasai getoonde wil om de beschikbaarheid van water te verbeteren. De watervoorraden en -voorzieningen zijn door de toegenomen autonome vraag, maar meer nog...

Keywords: Kenya, oases, water management
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
M.M.E.M. Rutten
Editors: H. Bruins; H. Lithwick
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: The arid frontier- interactieve management of environment and development
Keywords: food policy, Kenya, land law, Masai, nomads
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011

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