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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Ritual and the quest for meaning (2013)
W.E.A. van Beek
Editors: D.L. Belknap
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: By our rites of worship: Latter-day Saint views on ritual in scripture, history, and practice
Added to database: 04 December 2013

Paul in Afrika (2013)
W.E.A. van Beek
Editors: M. Hoondert; I. Schippers; L. Wijnia
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Post voor Paul
Keywords: Africa
Added to database: 04 December 2013

Connecting ourselves: a Dogon ethnic association and the impact of connectivity (2013)
W.E.A. van Beek
Editors: R.A. van Dijk; M.E. de Bruijn
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: The social life of connectiity in Africa

Connectivity is a state of mind, also for Mamadou Togo, the president of Ginna Dogon (Big House of the Dogon), the ethnic association that represents the Dogon people of Mali. He happily receives me in his government office in Mali where he has a senior position in the...

Keywords: Dogon, Mali
Added to database: 04 December 2013

African dynamics of divination (2013)
W.E.A. van Beek; P.M. Peek
Editors: W.E.A. van Beek; P.M. Peek
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Reviewing reality: dynamics of African divination
Added to database: 04 December 2013

Crab divination among the Kapsiki of North Cameroon (2013)
W.E.A. van Beek
Editors: W.E.A. van Beek; P.M. Peek
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Reviewing reality : dynamics of African divination
Keywords: Cameroon, Kapsiki
Added to database: 04 December 2013

A dystopian democracy : discourses on leadership failure and national transformation in Malawi's urban public sphere (2013)
M.J. Hutton
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Malawi
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 December 2013

Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and The Netherlands (2013)
H.M. Nyamnjoh
Type of publication: Book

With a focus on Cameroonian migrants from Pinyin and Mankon who are currently living in Cape Town and the Netherlands, this volume examines the workings of the social fabric of mobile communities. It sheds light on how these communities are crafting lives for themselves in...

Keywords: Cameroon, communication, migration, mobile telephone, mobility, Netherlands, South Africa
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 29 November 2013

Views on the empowerment of farm workers : a case study from the Stellenbosch wine industry in South Africa (2013)
R. Hemsteede
Type of publication: Book

Within discourses on farm worker empowerment the views of farm workers themselves are an often overlooked aspect. This thesis fills this void by examining farm worker priorities and perceptions on empowerment. These are contrasted to the priorities and perceptions farmers...

Keywords: South Africa
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 28 November 2013

"Blurred lines" : how different views on baboon agency shape the conservation policy making dialogue in Cape Town, South Africa (2013)
K. Koutstaal
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: South Africa
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 28 November 2013

Perceiving epilepsy : interpretations of Kifafa in Kigambone, Tanzania (2013)
M. Denisenko
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Tanzania
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 27 November 2013

Imagining the nation : assessing the role and functioning of the Eritrean Assembly in the Eritrean-Ethiopian Federation (1952-1962) (2013)
A.S. Suleiman
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Eritrea, Ethiopia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 27 November 2013

Farmers on the move : mobility, access to land and conflict in Central and South Mali (2013)
C.T. Nijenhuis
Type of publication: Book

In contrast to their sedentary image, farmers in Central and South Mali are surprisingly mobile. Many have settled in scattered farming hamlets where they are rapidly expanding the areas under agriculture. This study focuses on farmers' mobility in relation to accessing...

Keywords: conflict, farmers, land conflicts, Mali, mobility
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 26 November 2013

Changing criticism of Swahili Qur'an translations: the three 'Rods of Moses' (2013)
G.C. van de Bruinhorst
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Journal of Qur'anic studies

This article examines three Swahili books with the same title Fimbo ya Musa ('The Rod of Moses'), published between 1970 and 2010, each of which critically investigates Qur'an translations and vernacular religious texts in Swahili. The first Fimbo was written by...

Keywords: Swahili, Tanzania, translation
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 19 November 2013

'I'm only allowed to sell milk and eggs': gender aspects of urban livestock keeping in Eldoret, Kenya (2013)
R.R. Simiyu; D.W.J. Foeken
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: The journal of modern African studies

This paper deals with the gender aspects of urban livestock keeping in Eldoret, Kenya. It shows that men and women play different but complementary roles in livestock keeping. Men show greater preference for and are more involved - in terms of decision-making and...

Keywords: Kenya, livestock
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 19 November 2013

Drinking water in Africa : access to improved drinking water source and improvement index (2013)
Editors: D.W.J. Foeken; M.M.E.M. Rutten; N. de Vink
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: Africa, drinking water
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 15 November 2013

Sanitation in Africa : access to improved sanitation facility and improvement index (2013)
Editors: D.W.J. Foeken; M.M.E.M. Rutten; N. de Vink
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: Africa, sanitation
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 15 November 2013

Africa's economic growth from a labour perspective: selected decent work indicators (2013)
Editors: Z. Vlaminck; U. Oberst; A.H.M. Leliveld; M.M. A. Kaag; W. Baah-Boateng; S. Maher; N. de Vink
Type of publication: Other
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 30 October 2013

Dwelling in tourism: power and myth amongst Bushmen in Southern Africa (2013)
S.P. Koot
Type of publication: Book

Dwelling in Tourism highlights how marginalised Bushmen people are in the middle of a struggle between traditional en modern forces. Tourism, as an important element of conservation strategies, is a phenomenon built on both, and therefore reveals those...

Keywords: bushmen, Southern Africa, tourism
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 30 October 2013

Africa Yearbook 2012 : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara (2013)
Editors: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Africa, policy, politics
Added to database: 17 October 2013

Liberia : van vrijheidsideaal naar verloren paradijs (2013)
F. van der Kraaij
Type of publication: Book

Als enthousiaste twintiger vertrekt de schrijver in de jaren zeventig van de vorige eeuw naar het West-Afrikaanse land Liberia. Hij gaat er les geven aan de Universiteit van Liberia. Onder zijn studenten bevinden zich latere ministers; een van zijn studenten ontpopt zich als...

Keywords: Liberia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 16 October 2013

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