Between rhetoric and reality : the state and use of Indigenous knowledge in post-colonial Africa

Table of Contents: “…Interventions by Non-state Actors in a Changing Climatic Environment in Rural Zimbabwe.…”
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Zimbabwean transitions : essays on Zimbabwean literature in English, Ndebele and Shona

Table of Contents: “…Zimbabwean Transitions; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; Great Zimbabwe in Rhodesian Fiction; Knowing Native, Going Native; Representing the Past in the Present; The Attitude to Tradition in Ndebele Theoretical Writing; The Significance of Ndebele Historical Fiction; The Changing Roles of Women in siNdebele Literature; The Portrayal of Women in Stanley Nyamfukudza's Works; Coming Unstuck; The Fourth Dimension; Modern Shona Literature as a Site of Struggle, 1956-2000; From a "Puny Domesticity" to Topical Commitment; "Spirit of Place"; The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF).…”
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Elephant people

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Termites of the Gods : San Cosmology in Southern African Rock Art. by Mguni, Siyakha

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Ending autocracy, enabling democracy : the tribulations of southern Africa, 1960-2000 by Rotberg, Robert I.

Table of Contents: “…The new Africa : euphoria, kleptomania, and charisma -- Decolonization and the debut of democracy and authoritarianism -- From settler Rhodesia to African Zimbabwe -- Zambia : promise foregone -- The battle for Southern Africa : Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, and Namibia -- Making the further transition to democracy -- Grandiosity and greed : Zimbabwe -- Part 2. …”
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Letters from the edge : 12 women of the world write home

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Title Page; Foreword; Contents; Zimbabwe; China; Bolivia; India; Pakistan; Nigeria; Russia and Chechnya; Colombia; Mongolia; Lebanon; Mauritius; Egypt; Back Cover.…”
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Africa's development impasse : rethinking the political economy of transformation by Andreasson, Stefan

Table of Contents: “…Foundations for development in Southern Africa -- The elusive developmental nexus -- Beyond development -- Botswana: paternalism and the developmental state -- Zimbabwe: the failing state revisited -- South Africa: normalization of uneven development.…”
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Surviving on the Move : Migration, Poverty and Development in Southern Africa.

Table of Contents: “…Medical Migration from Zimbabwe -- 4. Discrimination and Development? -- 5. …”
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The Children of Africa Confront AIDS : From Vulnerability to Possibility. by Singhal, Arvind, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…10 How Communities Help Families Cope with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe11 Sara: A Role Model for African Girls Facing HIV/AIDS; 12 The Treatment of AIDS in Soul Buddyz; 13 "HIV Is Gold, AIDS Is Platinum"; 15 Communication Strategies for Confronting AIDS; Contributors; Index of Names; Index of Subjects.…”
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Savannas : climate, biodiversity and ecological significance

Table of Contents: “…Central Pivot Fertigation for Coffee Plants in the Brazilian Savannah / Isabeli Pereira Bruno, Klaus Reichardt, Crop Science Department, Agronomic Institute of Paraná Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Londrina, PR, Brazil, and others -- Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release in Miombo Savanna Woodlands of Central Zimbabwe / Menas Wuta, Robert M. Rees, Peter A. Furley, George Nyamadzawo, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe, and others -- Enhancing the Contributions of Indigenous Tree Species in Tackling Prevailing Environmental Challenges of the African Savanna / F.D. …”
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The Struggle of Democratisation against Authoritarianism in Contemporary Africa

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Moving on and other Zimbabwean stories by Morris, Jane

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African art and agency in the workshop

Table of Contents: “…Stitched-up women, pinned-down men : gender politics in Weya and Mapula needlework, Zimbabwe and South Africa / Brenda Schmahmann -- Rethinking Mbari Mbayo : Osogbo workshops in the 1960s, Nigeria / Chika Okeke-Agulu -- Working on the small difference : notes on the making of sculpture in Tengenenge, Zimbabwe / Christine Scherer -- Navigating Nairobi : artists in a workshop system, Kenya / Jessica Gerschultz. …”
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African art and agency in the workshop

Table of Contents: “…Stitched-up women, pinned-down men : gender politics in Weya and Mapula needlework, Zimbabwe and South Africa / Brenda Schmahmann -- Rethinking Mbari Mbayo : Osogbo workshops in the 1960s, Nigeria / Chika Okeke-Agulu -- Working on the small difference : notes on the making of sculpture in Tengenenge, Zimbabwe / Christine Scherer -- Navigating Nairobi : artists in a workshop system, Kenya / Jessica Gerschultz. …”
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Language and the Law Global Perspectives in Forensic Linguistics from Africa and Beyond. by Ralarala, Monwabisi K.

Table of Contents: “…Conclusion -- References -- 7 -- The challenges of technical sight translation in criminal proceedings: Insights from English-Shona trials in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Objectives of the study -- Data collection -- Background information on the court interpreting system in Zimbabwe -- Conceptual framework -- Data analysis and discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 -- Family Law terminology: Critical reliance on translator's knowledge -- Introduction -- Related literature on translation studies -- Hypothesis -- Cultural traditions in translation…”
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Cities in contemporary Africa

Table of Contents: “…Anne Pitcher (text) -- Human capital, embedded resources, and employment for youth in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe / Miriam Grant -- Gender relations, breadwinning, and family life in Kinshasa / Guillaume Iyenda and David Simon -- South African urbanism: between the modern and the refugee camp / AbdouMaliq Simone -- Planning, anti-planning, and the infrastructure crisis facing metropolitan Lagos / Matthew Gandy -- City life in Zimbabwe at a time of fear and loathing: urban planning, urban poverty, and operation Murambatsvina / Deborah Potts -- Social control and social welfare under neo-liberalism in South African cities: contradictions in free basic water services / Greg Ruiters.…”
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Keys in the river : new and collected stories by Mwanaka, Tendai R.

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Public sector pay and adjustment : lessons from five countries

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT: THEORY, POLICIES AND OUTCOMES; ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND FLEXIBLE CIVIL SERVICE PAY IN SINGAPORE; WAGE POLICY AND INTER-SECTORAL PAY DIFFERENTIALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1975 91; ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND EARNINGS DECLINE IN ZAMBIA, 1975 91; PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT IN ZIMBABWE; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY IN ARGENTINA, 1975 91; Index…”
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Ungendering civilization

Table of Contents: “…Anne Pyburn -- Gendered states : gender and agency in economic models of Great Zimbabwe / Tracy Luedke -- The use and abuse of ethnographic analogies in interpretations of gender systems at Cahokia / Laura Pate -- The "marauding pagan warrior" woman / Lena Mortensen -- Tracing women in early Sumer / Layla Al-Zubaidi -- Leaders, healers, laborers, and lovers : reinterpreting women's roles in Moche society / Cristina Alcalde -- The benefits of an archaeology of gender for predynastic Egypt / Gabriel D. …”
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Intwasa Poetry.

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Extending Themselves : User Initiated Transformations of Government-built Housing in Developing Countries. by Tipple, Graham

Table of Contents: “…Transformations in Ghana; Appendix 4. Transformations in Zimbabwe; Appendix 5. An assessment of the decision to transform; References; Index.…”
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Hatchings.

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Education and HIV/AIDS : a sourcebook of HIV/AIDS prevention programs

Table of Contents: “…The Programs -- Mozambique -- Senegal -- South Africa -- Tanzania -- Uganda -- Zambia -- Zimbabwe -- Sect. 4. App. Lessons from School-Based Approaches to Reducing HIV/AIDS-Related Risk.…”
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Craig higginson : plays one. by Higginson, Craig

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Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa : Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects. by Dendere, Chipo

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Small Friends and other stories and poems. by Morris, Jane

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Constitutions of the world by Maddex, Robert L., 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Algeria -- Argentina -- Australia -- Austria -- Bangladesh -- Belgium -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Cambodia -- Canada -- Chile -- China -- Colombia -- Cuba -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- Ethiopia -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Ghana -- Greece -- Haiti -- Honduras -- Hungary -- Iceland -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Japan -- Jordan -- Kenya -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Liberia -- Libya -- Malaysia -- Mexico -- Monaco -- Mozambique -- Nepal -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Nicaragua -- Nigeria -- North Korea -- Norway -- Pakistan -- Panama -- Peru -- The Philippines -- Poland -- Portugal -- Romania -- Russia -- Saudi Arabia -- Singapore -- Slovakia -- South Africa -- South Korea -- Spain Sweden -- Switzerland -- Syria -- Taiwan -- Thailand -- Turkey -- Uganda -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Venezuela -- Vietnam -- Zambia -- Zimbabwe.…”
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Poverty : a persistent global reality

Table of Contents: “…Gerdes and Kyle Lyn Pehrson -- United Kingdom / Richard Silburn -- United States of America / James Midgley and Michelle Livermore -- Zimbabwe / Edwin Kaseke -- Poverty in review / David Macarov and John Dixon.…”
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Unsettling settler societies : articulations of gender, race, ethnicity and class

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- John H Stanfield II; Introduction -- Daiva Stasiulis and Nira Yuval-Davis; Beyond Dichotomies -- Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Class in Settler Societies; Post-Colonial Politics in Aotearoa/New Zealand -- Wendy Larner and Paul Spoonley; Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Australia -- Jan Jindy Pettman; The Fractious Politics of a Settler Society -- Daiva Stasiulis and Radha Jhappan; Canada; Gendering, Racializing and Classifying -- Dolores Janiewski; Settler Colonization in the United States, 1590-1990; Miscegenation as Nation-Building -- Natividad Guti[ac]errez; Indian and Immigrant Women in Mexico; Five Centuries of Gendered Settler Society -- Sarah A Radcliffe; Conquerors, Natives and Immigrants in Peru; Constructing Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity -- Elaine Unterhalter; State and Opposition Strategies in South Africa; Gender Divisions and the Formation of Ethnicities in Zimbabwe -- Susie Jacobs; Between `Becoming M'tourni' and `Going Native' -- Anissa H[ac]elie; Gender and Settler Society in Algeria; Palestine, Israel and the Zionist Settler Project -- Nahla Abdo and Nira Yuval-Davis.…”
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Blunting neoliberalism : tripartism and economic reforms in the developing world

Table of Contents: “…Tripartism and economic reforms in Slovenia and Poland / Sabina Avdagic -- Tripartism and economic reforms in Singapore and the Republic of Korea / Sarosh Kuruvilla and Mingwei Liu -- Tripartism and economic reforms in Uruguay and Chile / Gonzalo Falabella and Lydia Fraile -- Tripartism and economic reforms in South Africa and Zimbabwe / Edward Webster and Dinga Sikwebu.…”
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Africa's totalitarian temptation : the evolution of autocratic regimes by Peterson, Dave, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Africa' totalitarian temptation -- A short history of totalitarianism in Africa -- "The North Korea of Africa" Eritrea -- Rise and fall of the developmental state: Ethiopia -- A postmodern totalitarian paradise: Rwanda -- Totalitarianism and Islamism: Sudan -- Totalitarianism at bay: Zimbabwe -- Totalitarianism, sultanism, and kleptocracy: Equatorial Guinea -- The future of totalitarianism in Africa.…”
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Trust is not enough : bringing human rights to medicine by Rothman, David J.

Table of Contents: “…The international traffic in organs -- India's awful prisons -- The shame of medical research -- Serving Clio and client: the historian as expert witness -- Rationing life -- The right to health care: lessons from South Africa -- Death in Zimbabwe -- AIDS and Romania's orphans -- Working stiffs: the medical resident and medicine as a profession.…”
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The people's right to the novel : war fiction in the postcolony by Coundouriotis, Eleni

Table of Contents: “…"Wondering who the heroes were" : Zimbabwe's novels of atrocity -- 4. Contesting the new authenticity : contemporary war fiction in Africa -- Afterword.…”
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Another world is possible : spiritualities and religions of global darker peoples

Table of Contents: “…South Africa -- pt. 7. Botswana -- pt. 8. Zimbabwe -- pt. 9. Ghana -- pt. 10. Cuba -- pt. 11. …”
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Gender, Sport and Development in Africa : Cross-cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization.

Table of Contents: “…Exploring the Interface between Soccer, Gender and Violence in Zimbabwe -- 2. From 8216;Safety Zones to Public Spaces: Womens Participation in Sport in Zimbabwe -- 3. 2010 FIFA World Cup and the Patriarchy of Football Spectatorship in Malawi -- 4. …”
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The sustainable management of vertisols

Table of Contents: “…1 Vertisols: Genesis, Properties and Soilscape Management for Sustainable Development; 2 Soil and Water Conservation Strategies for Vertisols: Past Experiences and Challenges Ahead for Africa; 3 Sustainable Nutrient Management of Vertisols; 4 New Tools for Research and Development to Promote Sustainable Land Management; 5 Vertisols Management in Malawi; 6 Vertisols Management in South Africa; 7 Vertisols Management in the Sudan; 8 Vertisols Management in Tanzania; 9 Vertisols Management in Zambia; 10 Vertisols Management in Zimbabwe.…”
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Civil wars in Africa : roots and resolution

Table of Contents: “…PART FOUR: CIVIL WARS FORESTALLED8 Leadership, Participation, and Conflict Management: Zimbabwe and Tanzania -- PART FIVE: SECURITY, CONFLICT, AND PEACE -- 9 Redefining Security after the Cold War: The OAU, the UN, and Conflict Management in Africa -- 10 Conclusion: Conflict, Resolution, and Building Peace -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z…”
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Environment, power, and justice : southern African histories

Table of Contents: “…Schnurr -- The Politics of Blurry Lines in South Africa: From Apartheid to the Anthropocene / Sarah Ives -- Environmental Phenomena, Colonial Injustices and Vernacular Discourse in Early Colonial Zimbabwe, 1895-c.1935 / Admire Mseba -- Stick to Thy Hillock? …”
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Work in progress and other stories.

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The Lost White Tribe : explorers, scientists, and the theory that changed a continent by Robinson, Michael F. (Michael Frederick), 1966-

Table of Contents: “…COVER; THE LOST WHITE TRIBE: EXPLORERS, SCIENTISTS, AND THE THEORY THAT CHANGED A CONTINENT; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: STANLEY'S LOST STORY; 1: GAMBARAGARA; 2: ANOTHER WORLD; 3: EARLY ENCOUNTERS; 4: THE STORY BREAKS; 5: THE CURSE OF HAM; 6: ORIENTAL JONES; 7: THE BEAUTIFUL SKULL; 8: THE HYPOTHESIS REVISED; 9: KING MUTESA; 10: GREAT ZIMBABWE; 11: AT THE SUMMIT; PART II: A WORLD GONE WHITE; 12: THE DYNASTIC RACE; 13: THE ARYAN TIDAL WAVE; 14: BLOND ESKIMOS; 15: TRIBES OF THE IMAGINATION; 16: THE WHITE PSYCHE; 17: CRACKS IN THE THEORY.…”
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