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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S. Pahladsingh; R. Grubben; D. Perthel; L.J. de Haan
Type of publication: Book
Added to database: 23 December 2011
J.K. van Donge; A.J. Liviga
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: African affairs : the journal of the Royal African Society

The 1985 parliamentary elections in Tanzania attracted 1145 candidates to contest 119 constituencies. Such intensive competition may show patterns of conflict and change in a political system where interest articulation and aggregation are hidden in the consensus of a single...

Keywords: Tanzania
Added to database: 23 December 2011
P.J.J. Konings
Editors: P.J.J. Konings; P.L. Geschiere
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Conference on the political economy of Cameroon, historical perspectives = Colloque sur l'économie politique du Cameroun, perspectives historiques : proceedings/contributions

The Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), a public enterprise with a permanent labour force of some 16,000 workers, is one of the oldest and certainly the largest agro-industrial enterprise in Cameroon. In order to maximize labour productivity, output, and capital...

Keywords: Cameroon, workers
Added to database: 23 December 2011
P.J.J. Konings
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Politique africaine
Keywords: Cameroon, multinational enterprises
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
M.M.E.M. Rutten
Editors: G. Peperkamp; C. Remie
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: The Struggle for Land World-wide

The struggle for land is a phenomenon which can be observed worldwide. In its occurrence it is not restricted to a particular period in time, nor to a specific geographical region, nor to a certain type of society. In this book, the editors present case studies of the...

Keywords: Africa, agriculture, Country, Kenya, Turkana, Zimbabwe
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
H.A. Meilink
Editors: P.L. Geschiere; P.J.J. Konings
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Conference on the political economy of Cameroon, historical perspectives

In reviewing food pricing policies in relation to food production in Cameroon, the author addresses three topics in particular: food production and population growth, the nature of food price policies in Cameroon, and the trends in actual food prices in the recent past....

Keywords: Cameroon, Country, food, food production, policy, price policy, Rural
Added to database: 23 December 2011
H.A. Meilink
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Zambia
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Editors: P.L. Geschiere; P.J.J. Konings
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Conference on the political economy of Cameroon - Historical perspectives, Leiden, June 1988, Part II
Keywords: Cameroon
Added to database: 23 December 2011
G.S.C.M. Hesseling; A. Ouattara; T. Yili
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Burkina Faso, capitals, informal settlements, urban renewal
Added to database: 23 December 2011
G.S.C.M. Hesseling
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: RooilijnRooilijn
Added to database: 23 December 2011
S. Ellis
Type of publication: Review
In: The journal of African history
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
S. Ellis
Type of publication: Review
In: African affairs : the journal of the Royal African Society
Keywords: politics
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 03 April 2012
Type of publication: Book

This report examines the trade in cocoa and coffee in North West and South West Province in Cameroon. It concentrates on the early stages of trade, from the moment of sale by the farmers till the time the produce is ready for shipment. The period reviewed goes back to 1978,...

Open access: Full text
Added to database: 02 April 2012
T. van der Werf-Davelaar
Type of publication: Miscellaneous
Added to database: 23 December 2011
V.A. February
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: literature
Added to database: 23 December 2011
H.A. Meilink; D.W.J. Foeken; A. van Haastrecht
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Kenya
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Keywords: Guinea-Bissau, Mandjak
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Editors: J.M. Shimunika; W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Likota lya Bankoya: Nkoya version
Keywords: Ethnic groups, history, Nkoya, Nkoya language, Zambia
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Editors: C. Fyfe
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: African futures: Twenty-fifth anniversary conference
Keywords: Africa
Added to database: 23 December 2011
W.M.J. van Binsbergen
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Islam
Added to database: 23 December 2011

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