Friday, April 24, 2009

THE VILLAGE FOR AFRICAN AUTHORS

While established authors like Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o have won the hearts of many worldwide with their undisputable command of African literature, thousands of talented, unknown African authors lurk in the shadows. The rest of the world is oblivious to their presence, unaware of their tasteful, stimulating, sensational, refreshing and vigorous literary prowess.

The African Bookstore Ltd is an initiative whose sole reason for existence is to provide a portal for upcoming African writers to avail their works to the rest of the world. We seek to quench the thirst for African knowledge by stocking titles handpicked from fields like Art, Gender Issues, Poverty, Health, AIDS, Politics and Literature.

Join us and help support our African brothers and sisters!

EAST AFRICA

BOTANY

Flowering Plant Families of East Africa by J.O. Kokwaro 

POLITICS

Politics and Administration in East Africa by Walter Oyugi 1994 

State Formation in Eastern Africa by Ahmed Idha Salim (Ed.) 

RELIGIOUS STUDIES & THEOLOGY

East African Expressions of Christianity T. Spear & I. Kimambo 1999

NORTH AFRICA

ARTS

Arts of the City Victorious Islamic Art and Architecture in the Fatimid North Africa and Egypt by Jonathan M. Bloom. March 2009

SOUTH AFRICA

GENDER STUDIES

Gender and the Making of a South African Bantustan by A.K. Mager 

HISTORY

History of Southern Africa by J.D. Omer-Cooper 

Saturday, February 21, 2009

WEST AFRICA

AFRICA

AID

Soviet and Chinese Aid to Africa by Weinstein, Warren, (ed.) 1975

BANKING

Banking in Africa by M. Brownbridge & C. Harvey

ECONOMY

Africa to 2000 and beyond: Imperative Political and Economical Agenda by Philip N. Ndegwa &  R.H Green

The ‘Caging’ of African Women: Towards A Radical Understanding of Women’s Economic Position in African Societies Today. by Nduhukhire-Owa-Mataze, 2002

EDUCATION

Issues in Educational Research in Africa by Kilemi Mwiria & Sheila P. Wamahiu(Eds.) 

ENVIRONMENT

Africa in Crisis by L. Timberlake 1985 

FRAUD

Fraud and the African Renaissance.

GENDER STUDIES

Readings in Gender in Africa by Andra Cornwall (Ed) 

The ‘Caging’ of African Women: Towards A Radical Understanding of Women’s Economic Position in African Societies Today. by Nduhukhire-Owa-Mataze, 2002

HEALTH

A Guide to Family Planning Ebun Delano

An Atlas of Paediatric Surgical Problems in the Tropics by Prof. J.K. Shija

Paediatric Surgical Care for Developing Countries:A Handbook for Doctors, Nurses and Students by Prof. J.K. Shija 


HISTORY

Africa from 12th to 16th Century J. Kizerbo(Ed.)

A History of Africa: Volume 1:1800-1914 by Assa Okoth

A History of Africa: Volume 2: 1915-1995by Assa Okoth 

A Modern Economic History of Africa Vol.I: 19th Century by Tiyambe Zeleza 

UNESCO: A General History of Africa Vol. 1 Methodology and African Prehistory(Abridged) by J. Ki Zerbo

UNESCO: A General History of Africa Vol. II Ancient Civilisation of Africa (Abridged) by G. Mokhtar(Ed.)

UNESCO: A General History of Africa Vol. III Africa from The Seventh to Eleventh Century by I Hrbek(Ed.)

UNESCO: A General History of Africa Vol. IV Africa under Colonial Domination by A. Adu Boahen(Ed.)

UNESCO: A General History of Africa Vol. VII by A. Adu Boahen(Ed.)

UNESCO A General HIstory of Africa Vol VIII by A. Adu Boahen(Ed.)


LITERATURE

MANAGEMENT

Management Dynamics by Ondiek Sagimo

Management Information Systems by C. Odini & D. Gichoya 

PHILOSOPHY

African Philosophy in Search of Identity by D.A. Masola 1995

African Religions and Philosophy John S. Mbiti 1969

Introduction to Philosophy by Clement Oniango 1994

Practical Philosophy: In search ofan Ethical Minimum by H. Odera Oruka 1997

Sagacious Reasoning The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, by A. Graness & K. Kresse 1999
 
Philosophy and the Foundation of Knowledge V.Y. Mudimbe 1941 

POLITICS

AFRICA: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling by Patrick Chabal 2009 Paperback

Africa to 2000 and beyond: Imperative Political and Economical Agenda by Philip N. Ndegwa &  R.H Green

Swahili State and Society:The Political Economy of an African Language by Ali Mazrui & Alamin Mazrui

POPULATION STUDIES

Population Education Source Book for Sub-Saharan Africa by Reuben K. Udo et al (Ed.) 1979 

POVERTY

The Challenge of Eradicating Poverty in the World: An African Response.

PUBLISHING

Publishing in Africa by Henry Chakava

RELIGIOUS STUDIES & THEOLOGY

African Religions and Philosophy John S. Mbiti 1996

African Traditional Religions in Bibliographic Perspective(revised Edition) by R.J Gehman 2005

An introduction to African Religion (2nd Edition)  by J.S. Mbiti 1992

Critiques of Christianity in African Literature by Jesse K.N. Mugambi 1992

From Liberalization to Reconstruction: African Christian Theology after the Cold war 1995

Issues in African Christian Theology by S.Ngewa, M. Shaw & T. Tienou (Eds.) 1998

Religion and Politics in Africa by J. Haynes 1996

Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits by Heike Behrend 1999

Religion and Politics in East Africa by H.B Hansen & M.Twaddle( Eds.) 1995

Religion in Africa by Walter E. Van Beek (Ed) 1994

Revaling Prophets D.M Anderson & D.H Johnson 1995

Spirit Possession: Modernity and Power in Africa by H.Behrend & Ute Luig 1999

The History of Islam in Africa N. Levtzon & R.L. Pouwels (Eds.) 2000 


SOCIAL SCIENCES

Social Science Research Methods: A Handbook for Africa by Margaret Peil 


ALGERIA