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Books by Ali Mazrui






Cultural Forces in World Politics(90th Edition)
by Ali A. Mazrui
Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 1990 by Heinemann
ISBN-13: 978-0-435-08047-1, ISBN: 0-435-08047-4

"Ali Mazrui makes us reconsider the realities of power in world politics. He argues that the emphasis continues to be on arms, on resources, and on strategic calculations and that the importance of culture has been grossly underestimated. Mazrui's own mind is a cultural crossroads; he can give Islamic insights to Western audiences about The Satanic Verses; he relates the Beijing Spring to the Palestinian Intifada; he compares the effect ..."






A Tale of Two Africas
Nigeria and South Africa as Contrasting Visions
by Ali A. Mazrui, James N. Karioki
Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2006 by Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-905068-29-6, ISBN: 1-905068-29-8

"Nigeria and South Africa provide the socioeconomic and political contrasts in the African condition. Some of these contrasts can be demonstrated in the following dialectics: Nigeria is the Africa of human resources, South Africa is a land of mineral resources; Nigeria is repellant to European settlement; South Africa is a magnet for such settlement; Nigeria is a mono-racial society, South Africa is a multiracial society; Nigeria is gra ..."






The Africans
Study Guide
by Toby Kleban Levine, Colin Turnbull, Tracy Carrier, Ali A. Mazrui
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1986 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-92074-6, ISBN: 0-275-92074-7

"Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. "The Africans" looks at these legacies, how they co-exist, and their impact on the continent and the people who are called African. This reader, a supplement to the telecourse, provides an introduction to a variety of historical and contemporary writings on Africa."






The Power of Babel(1st Edition)
Language and Governance in the African Experience
by Ali Al'amin Mazrui
Hardcover, 235 Pages, Published 1998 by University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-51428-4, ISBN: 0-226-51428-5






The Politics of War and the Culture of Violence(1st Edition)
North South Essays
by Ali Alamin Mazrui, Seifudein Adem, Abdul Samed Bemath
Paperback, 324 Pages, Published 2007 by Africa World Press, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59221-585-0, ISBN: 1-59221-585-8






The Africans(2nd Edition)
A Reader
by Ali A. Mazrui, Toby Kleban Levine, Edward Kleban, Editor-Toby Kleban, Frieda Lindfield Werden, Tracy Burke Carrier
Paperback, 366 Pages, Published 1986 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-92073-9, ISBN: 0-275-92073-9

"Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. The AfricanS≪/i looks at these legacies, how they co-exist, and their impact on the continent and the people who are called African. This reader, a supplement to the telecourse, provides an introduction to a variety of historical and contemporary writings on Africa."






Islam Between Globalization and Counter-terrorism
(Paperback)
by Ali A. Mazrui, Shalahudin Kafrāwī, Alamin M. Mazrui, Ruzima Sebuharara
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by James Currey Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-85255-884-3, ISBN: 0-85255-884-8

"This book ranges from the creation of the state of Israel to the aftermath of September11, and the historical forces which led to both those momentous events."






Towards a Pax Africana
A Study of Ideology and Ambition (Nature of Human Society Series)
by Ali A. Mazrui
Hardcover, Published 1967 by Univ Of Chicago Pr (Tx)
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-51427-7, ISBN: 0-226-51427-7






Africa's International Relations
The Diplomacy of Dependency and Change
by Ali A. Mazrui
320 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-429-71725-3, ISBN: 0-429-71725-3

"The author presents a journey through African and Western history, culture and politics. By essaying Africa's international relations, Mazrui returns to an important truth: the power of race and culture in Africa's relations with the West."






Violence and Thought
(Forum)
by Ali A. Mazrui
Paperback, Published by Prentice Hall Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-582-64010-8, ISBN: 0-582-64010-5






African Institutions
Challenges to Political, Social, and Economic Foundations of Africa's Development
by Ali A. Mazrui, Francis Wiafe-Amoako, Mazrui/Wiafe-Amoako
Hardcover, 196 Pages, Published 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-3952-4, ISBN: 1-4422-3952-2

"Every political system, either developed or adopted, has an impact on the structure of society and the level of development. This book analyzes the evolution and nature of political institutions and their effect on Africa’s development. The challenges Africa face in developing viable institutions are not limited to the adoption of foreign institutions, but are also rooted in domestic norms that define society itself. Sometimes, these ch ..."






Resurgent Islam and the Politics of Identity(Unabridged)
by Ali A. Mazrui, Ramzi Badran, Thomas Uthup
Hardcover, 190 Pages, Published 2014 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-4438-6326-1, ISBN: 1-4438-6326-2

"One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar of Islam, discusses how Islam differentiates Muslims from non-Muslims and affects how Muslims view each other. In the light of the upheaval currently occurring in the Muslim world, this collection provides readers with valuable context for the challenges of modernity and multiculturalism ..."






The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality
Western, Islamic, and African Perspectives
by Ali A. Mazrui, Etin Anwar, Mazrui/Anwar
Paperback, 380 Pages, Published 2014 by Upa
ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-6402-8, ISBN: 0-7618-6402-4

"The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality outlines theories of gender within the intellectual paradigm of the triple heritage: Islam, Africanity, and the West. This book describes the impact of individual contexts and politics on meanings attributed to the human body. The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality explores how men and women relate to each other in monogamous and polygamous marriage, race rivalries, slaver ..."






Islam in Africa
(Africa: Progress & Problems)
by Hal Marcovitz, Ali A. Mazrui
Library, 112 Pages, Published 2006 by Mason Crest Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-59084-999-6, ISBN: 1-59084-999-X

"Africa is a complex and diverse continent, and its more than 50 countries provide a study in contrasts: democracy and despotism, immense wealth and crushing poverty, modernism and traditionalism, peaceful communities and raging civil wars. The books in this series take a close look at many of the major issues in Africa today, such as AIDS, poverty, government corruption, ethnic and religious tension, educational opportunities, and overc ..."






The African Diaspora(Reprint)
African Origins and New World Identities
by Isidore Okpewho, Carole Boyce Davies, Ali Alʼamin Mazrui, Ali A. Mazrui
Paperback, 899 Pages, Published 2001 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-21494-2, ISBN: 0-253-21494-7

"The African Diaspora contributes to the debate between those who believe that the African origin of blacks in Western society is central to their identity and outlook and those who deny that proposition. Contributors include Niyi Afolabi, Adetayo Alabi, Celia M. Azevedo, Antonio Benítez-Rojo, Eliana Guerreiro Ramos Bennett, LeGrace Benson, Ira Kincade Blake, Jack S. Blocker, Jr., Sharon Aneta Bryant, Michael J. C. Echeruo, Peter P. Ekeh ..."






General History of Africa volume 8(Updated)
Africa since 1935. Unabridged paperback (Unesco General History of Africa (abridged)) (Vol 8)
by Ali A. Mazrui, C. Wondji, Ali Al'amin Mazrui
Paperback, 1,072 Pages, Published 1999 by James Currey
ISBN-13: 978-0-85255-098-4, ISBN: 0-85255-098-7

"Africa has moved from international conflict under foreign domination to struggles for political sovereignty and economic independence. Looking at the changes in Africa's fortunes since 1935, this volume examines the challenges of nation-building and socio-cultural changes affecting the continent. The series is co-published in Africa with seven publishers, in the United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in ass ..."






African Condition Mazrui(1st Edition)
by Ali A. Mazrui
Paperback, 142 Pages, Published 1980 by Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks
ISBN-13: 978-0-435-96524-2, ISBN: 0-435-96524-7

"The African Condition A Political Diagnosis The Reith Lectures"






The Africans(Tie-In Edition)
A Triple Heritage
by Ali A. Mazrui, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ali Alʾamin Mazrui
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1987 by Little Brown & Co (P)
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-55201-1, ISBN: 0-316-55201-1

"Looks at the history, geography, and culture of Africa, assesses native, Arab, and Western influences, and discusses sports, religion, government, and social issues in Africa"






The African Predicament and the American Experience
A Tale of Two Edens
by Ali Alamin Mazrui
Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 2004 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97828-0, ISBN: 0-275-97828-1






Afrasia
A Tale of Two Continents
by Ali A. Mazrui, Ph. D. Adem, Seifudein Adem
434 Pages, Published 2013 by University Press Of America
ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-4772-4, ISBN: 0-7618-4772-3

"Our own answer is that slavery can also be subject to a moral calculus. ... It was the least influenced by racism (both the slaves and the masters were Black), and the most ready to culturally assimilate the enslaved into the ... between Portuguese, Spanish, and Anglo-Saxon slave systems, the general picture is irresistible."



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