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).

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A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: agriculture, animal husbandry, dissertations (form), Kenya, nomads, Pokot, Uganda
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
M. Gallì; A.J. Dietz; A. van Haastrecht; M. Schomaker; R. Andiema; S. Lopeyok
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: agriculture, Kenya, living conditions, Rural population, Semi-arid areas, West-Pokot
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
A.J. Dietz; A. Owiti; A. van Haastrecht
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: West-Pokot
Added to database: 23 December 2011
A.J. Dietz
Editors: H. van der Wusten
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Postmoderne aardrijkskunde : de sociografische traditie voortgezet
Added to database: 23 December 2011
H.A. Meilink
Type of publication: Book

Abr. sum.: This report reviews government policies concerning consumer food prices in Kenya. In respect of official food pricing, Kenya can be said to pursue a 'cheap food' policy. It was found that most foods falling under price control measures showed less price...

Keywords: food, food prices, government policy, Kenya, policy, price policy, Rural
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
Editors: W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Type of publication: Book

Verzameling teksten - reisimpressies, gedichten, verhalen, en essays - door Nederlandse Afrika-deskundigen - Verzameling teksten - korte verhalen, essays, reisimpressies, gedichten - die alle zijn ontstaan uit beroepsmatige, maar tegelijk persoonlijke ontmoetingen met het...

Keywords: Africa, images, social scientists
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Wijsgerig Perspectief op maatschappij en wetenschap
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Editors: W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Afrika in spiegelbeeld
Keywords: Nkoya, Zambia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Editors: W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Afrika in spiegelbeeld
Keywords: Tunisia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Editors: W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Afrika in spiegelbeeld
Keywords: Africa
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Editors: W.M.J. van Binsbergen; M.R. Doornbos
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Afrika in spiegelbeeld
Keywords: Africa, images, social scientists
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Conference Paper
In: Paper presented at the Third Sattherthwaite Colloquium on African Religion and Ritual, University of Manchester/Satterthwaite (Cumbria), 21-24 April, 1987
Keywords: fieldwork, Zambia
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Cahiers d'études africaines

Using a structuralist-inspired approach the author analyses a collection of oral historical data from central western Zambia, namely 'Likota lya Bankoya', ('The history of the Nkoya people'), compiled by the first Nkoya Christian pastor, J. Shimunika, in...

Keywords: Ethnic groups, gender, history, Nkoya, oral history, Zambia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: J.Leg.Plural.& Unoff.Law

Zambia is among the few African countries where chiefs occupy an honorable position at the national level, and where a House of Chiefs is established, complementary to Parliament. This paper examines the relationship between chiefs and the central government on the basis of...

Keywords: civil service, Country, images, political conditions, politics, traditional rulers, Zambia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.E.A. van Beek
Type of publication: Book

The Kapsiki of Cameroon and the Higi of Nigeria are two tribes from the Mandara hills area of central and western Africa. Though they form one coherent group of villages, they are usually considered as two separate ethnic units. The author normally uses the term Kapsiki for...

Keywords: Africa, Cameroon, fieldwork, Kapsiki, marriage, Nigeria
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
J.W.M. van Dijk; P. van der Poel
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Agroforestry Systems
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
J.W.M. van Dijk; M.E. de Bruijn; W.T. de Groot; G. Persoon
Type of publication: Book
Added to database: 23 December 2011
J.C. Hoorweg
Editors: A.J. Jansen; V.J. Quinn
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Food and Nutrition in Kenya : A Historical Review
Keywords: Kenya
Added to database: 23 December 2011
G. Diemer; E.Ch. Laan
Type of publication: Book

Dans la vallée que peuplent les Halpulaar, Soninke, Wolof et Maures le long du cours moyen du fleuve Sénégal, on ne comptait en 1970 que quelques petits périmètres irrigués. Ils étaient plus de 400 en 1982 et à la fin de 1984 plus de 500. Les habitants de la vallée sont en...

Keywords: irrigation, Senegal, Toucouleur
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
C. Peters; R. Niemeijer
Type of publication: Book

Abr. abstr.: This is an account of a study concerning the occurrence of childhood malnutrition in Kilifi District, Kenya. The socioeconomic characteristics of women with malnourished children who attended Kilifi Family Life Training Centre in the year 1984/1985 were analysed...

Keywords: children, Kenya, malnutrition
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011

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