Bücher der Reihe African Seminars: Scholarship from the International African Institute

Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with various aspects of the life of the pastoralists who live in the area between what was Senegambia and Cameroon. It analyses the changing relations between pastoralists and agricultural peoples and the changes that pastoral societies are undergoing with urbanisation.

Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which petty landlordism is developing not just in the settlements that hve sprung up but in government-sponsored low-cost housing estates.

Originally published in 1987, this book traces the broad outlines of urban food policy, drawing attention to the limited knowledge of regional social history. The political and material dynamics of urban food supply are explored through 4 case studies: Kano, Yaounde, Dar es Salaam and Harare.

Originally published in 1986, this book draws upon a range of authors to reflect wide interest in systematising traditional medicine, and to include material on significant instances of regulation or organisation.

Originally published in 1987, this book shows that there is still considerable continuity in the practices and ideas of marriage in Afican against a background of social and economic change.