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AFRICA

"What is Africa to me? Dilemmas of transnational ethnicity", by Martin Kilson, Dissent, Fall 1984.

"Africa : War and Revolution", by Serge Thion, Dissent, Spring 1979.

"Buffalo Jones and the conquest of the East African Frontier", by James B.
Wolf ; Journal of American Culture, Vol.9, N⁰3, Fall 1986.

"A letter from South Africa", by Herman Giliomee, Dissent, Winter 1988

"Aiding Africa", by R. Stephen Brent, Foreign Policy N°8 Fall 1990.

" Entire issue devoted to Africa", in Current History, May 1991.

"Obligation and Accountability: Islamic Politics in North Africa", Lisa
Anderson, Daedalus, Vol. 120, N° 3, Summer 1991.

"The Rhythmic Medium in African Music", Chernoff, New Literary
History, Vol. 22, N° 4, Autumn 1991.

"Democracy in Africa", Lancaster, Foreign Policy N° 85, Winter 1991-1992.

SPECIAL ISSUE: Africa, 1992. Current History, May 1992, Vol. 91, N⁰565.

-"The U.S. and Africa: the Policy of Cynical Disengagement", Clough;
-"Zambia: A Model for Democratic Change", Joseph; "The AIDS Pandemic in Africa", Weeks; "Kenya's Slow Progress toward Multiparty Politics Widner;
-"Zimbabwe: The Politics of Economic Reform", Knight; "Finding Peace Through Democracy in Sahelian Africa", Sklar and Strege;
-"Somalia: At War with Itself", Omaar, Current History, May 1992, Vol. 91, N⁰565.

SPECIAL ISSUE: AFRICA: CRISIS and CHANGE

-"The Crisis of Legitimacy in Africa", Irele.
-"The Specter of Anarchy", Zolberg.
-"Africa: Democratic Theory and Democratic Struggles", Mamdani.
-"The African Woman Today", Aidoo;
-"The Claws of Dictatorship in Zaire", Komisar.
-"Why Can't the North Understand Africa?", Mahieu.
-"Uses and Abuses of African Debt", George.
-"African Cinema", Wagner and Ondobo.
-"African Americans and Africa", Jeyifo.
-"A Letter from East Africa", Onyango-Obbo.
-"Can Africa Conquer Famine?", Waal and Duffield.
-"AIDS in Africa", Schear.
-"The Future of Socialism in Africa", Sklar.
-"Islam and Politics in Black Africa", Radu.
-"A Letter from Zimbzbwe", Ngara,
Dissent, Summer 1992.

"Development's Contexts: Asia, Africa", Low, Daedalus Winter 1989.

"Black Africa: The Historian's Perspective", Ajayi; "The Musical Heritage of Africa", Nketia; Daedalus, Vol. 103, N° 2, Spring 1974.

"Somalia: From Purgatory to Hell", Onyango-Obbo, Dissent, Winter 1993.

"Somalia and Other Adventures for the 1990s", McMullen and Norton, Current History, Vol. 92, N° 573, April 93.

SPECIAL ISSUE: Africa, 1993.

-"The Clinton Administration and Africa", Rotberg;
-"Doing Harm by Doing Good? The Int'l Relief Effort in Somalia", Waal and Omaar;
-"Sudan's Human and Political Crisis", Medani;
-"The Future of the Ethiopian State after Mengistu", Harbeson;
-"Liberia: An Avoidable Tragedy", O'Neill;
-"Angola: War Again", Marcum;
-"Hope Restored in Somalia?", Stevenson,
Foreign Policy, N° 91, Summer 1993.

"Peace in the Third World? The Case of Angola", Pereira, Dissent, Summer 1993.

"The Pelvis as a Shock Absorber: Modern and African Dance", Epskamp and Geus, Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 27, No 1, Summer 1993.

"The Emperor (Haile Selassie)", Kapuscinski, Dissent, Winter 1983.

"Africa: Falling Off the Map?", Callaghy, Current History, January 1994.

SPECIAL ISSUE: AFRICA - Current History, Vol. 93, N⁰583, May 1994.

"What's Right with Africa?", Chege;
"Botswana: One African{Success Story, Holm;
"Burundi: Failed Coup or Creeping Coup?", Des Forges;
"The Democratic Recession in Nigeria", Suberu;
"Zaire I: Moving Beyond Mobutu", Nzongola-Ntalaja;
"Zaire II: Mobutu, Master of the Game?", McCormick;
"Eritrea Takes the World Stage", Pateman;
"Somaliland: One Thorn Bush at a Time", Omaar;
Current History, Vol. 93, N⁰583, May 1994.

"The Third Genocide"(Rwanda), Alain Destexhe, Foreign Policy, N⁰97, Winter 1994-95.

"A Democracy of Guns and Spirits" (Togo), Packer, Dissent, Fall 1994.

"Horn of Empty: Balancing Consensus and Dissent: Human Rights and Democracy in the Horn of Africa", Leatherbee & Bricker, The New Renaissance, Vol.9, N⁰2, Spring 1995 p28. (Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea)

"Transformation in African Verbal Art: Voice, Speech, Language", Hunter, Journal of American Folklore, Vol.109, N° 432, Spring 1996.

"Yes, It's True: Zimbabweans Love Dolly Parton", Zilberg, Journal of Popular Culture, Vol.29, N⁰1, Summer 1995.

"Ethiopia's Prisoners of Blood", Packer; "Rihts After Liberation: A Report from Eritrea", Calhoun & DeLargy; Dissent, Summer 1996.

"Between Ritual, Theatre, and Play: Blacksmith Praise at Tuareg Marriage" (in Niger, West Africa, on a smith dance called tebategh), Rasmussen, Journal of American Folklore, Vol.110, No 435, Winter 1997.

"Educational Adaptation and Pan-Africanism: Developmental Trends in Africa", Marah, Journal of Black Studies, Vol.17, No 4, June 1987.

"Some Linkages Between the North and the South in the Evolution of National Consciousness in Ghana", Saaka, Journal of Black Studies, Vol.18, No 1, September 1987.

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