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The passing of John Kie-chang Oh is a vivid reminder of how much political science is driven by political responsibility. As a young man in Seoul, John Oh found himself at the center of the great upheaval that was the Korean War. His enrollment in law at the prestigious Seoul National University was cut short, and the prospect of a career in law and politics was put permanently on hold. Even worse, as he recalled, he could not depart from the city, as he was recovering from an appendectomy. The bright optimism of a 20-year-old had been shattered on that September morning in 1950, as he suddenly found himself on the run in his own native land.

The Journal of Modern African Studies deeply regrets to announce
the death of the Book Reviews Editor, Dr John Wiseman, on
5 March 2000.John Wiseman, Senior Lecturer in African Politics at the University of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, died of cancer on 5 March 2000, at the
tragically early age of 54. John was always proud to have been a
product of the Department of Government at Manchester, where he
took both his undergraduate degree and his Ph.D. with Bill Tordoff
and Dennis Austin between 1968 and 1974, completing his Ph.D.
under Bill's supervision on 'The Organisation of Political Conflict in
Botswana'. He then taught for three years at Ahmadu Bello University,
before taking up what proved to be his lifetime post at Newcastle in
1977.Sceptical of theory, and moved by a deep love of Africa, John always
saw African politics as deriving from the needs, aspirations and
struggles of individual Africans, rather than from grand global
narratives. This was an approach that encouraged the empathetic and
fieldwork-based study of individual African states, first in Botswana,
but also in his second African home, The Gambia, while at the time of
his death he was working on Malawi. It also led to an interest in
leadership, expressed in his Political Leaders in Black Africa (1991), and
to an abiding conviction that Africans were every bit as capable as
anyone else in the world, given half a chance, of managing effective
multi-party democracies. This conviction was expressed in his two
major books, Democracy in Black Africa: Survival and Revival (1990), and
The New Struggle for Democracy in Africa (1996), as well as an edited
volume, Democracy and Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (1995).
Fittingly, the last publication before his death was 'The Continuing
Case for Demo-Optimism in Africa', Democratization (1999).A lifetime enthusiast, John made an enormous contribution to the
study of Africa, as teacher, colleague and friend. His final-year
undergraduate course on African politics at Newcastle regularly
attracted more than seventy students a year. He was an active
member of ASAUK, especially in organising conference panels and
serving on its Executive Committee, and was Book Review Editor first
of The Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, and from 1997 of
The Journal of Modern African Studies. He will be deeply missed, both
amongst the Africanist community in the United Kingdom, and in those
parts of the continent that he knew and loved. A memorial fund has
been established, and will be donated to projects in those parts of Africa
with which John was most closely associated. Cheques should be made
payable to the 'University of Newcastle', and sent to Mrs Joan
Davison, Department of Politics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU.Pending the appointment of a new Book Reviews Editor, all
reviews and correspondence should be sent to the Editor,
Christopher Clapham, at the University of Lancaster.

Der englische Philosoph John Locke (1632-1704) hat sich mit der Begrenztheit des menschlichen Denkens und mit Problemen der politischen Freiheit und des religiösen Friedens befaßt. Seine politische Theorie hat die Welt verändert: Er hat gegen den Absolutismus argumentiert und die Theorie eines freien Staates entwickelt, der durch Vertrag mit freien Bürgern entsteht sowie Gewaltenteilung praktiziert. Angesichts der Zerrissenheit der Christen hält Locke Einheit und Frieden auf dem Boden der Vernunft für möglich: Was über den vernünftigen Kern des Christentums hinausgeht, muß dem Gewissen des Einzelnen überlassen bleiben. Locke gilt als Wegbereiter einer liberalen Wirtschaftspolitik und der späteren Whig-Partei. Rainer Specht beschreibt Leben, Werk und Wirkung Lockes vor dem Hintergrund seiner Zeit und zeigt Lockes Beziehungen zur mittelalterlichen und neuzeitlichen Philosophie.

Mr. John Murray's letter to Gen. Alvaro Obregón, enclosing copies of his press work PAN-AMERICAN LABOR PRESS and requesting him for an article. He replies attaching the article entitled "The future of the mankind and the labor unions" / Carta del Sr. John Murray al Gral. Alvaro Obregón, adjuntándole copias de su periódico PAN-AMERICAN LABOR PRESS y pidiéndole un artículo. Respuesta adjuntándole el artículo titulado "El futuro de la humanidad y las asociaciones obreras".

This article considers recent films by the artist John Akomfrah (b. 1957, Ghana). It argues that Vertigo Sea, The Airport, and Purple exemplify a new phase of black British art production. While building on the methods and themes that characterize his time with the Black Audio Film Collective, these projects exemplify ways in which diasporic histories provide crucial insights into the early twenty-first century—notably around questions of national sovereignty, spaces of flow and mobility, and human interventions in shared ecosystems. Ultimately, these films present a way of "doing history," a form of visual genealogy Akomfrah calls "an essay" that is suited to a landscape in which fixed temporal or spatial narratives are no longer adequate.

Correspondence of Mr. John Murray of the Pan American Labor Federation, Gen. Alvaro Obregón, and Mr. Ignacio P. Gaxiola, in which the former informs Gen. Obregón of being sick in Los Angeles and having urgency in delivering a message concering the workers and well-being of the Mexican people. Reply naming Mr. Ignacio P. Gaxiola as a trusted person to receive the message. Transcript of the interview between Mr. John Murray and Mr. Ignacio P. Gaxiola in which the former informs Mr. Luis N. Morones that he wants to help Obregón on his campaign; that the US Senate wants to intervene in Mexicio; also, he suggests Gen. Obregón that he appoint a trusted person to receive the correspondence and sends him a transcript of a statement appearing in THE TIMES of Los Angeles, Ca., in which the Executive Committee of the American Confederation of Labor asks the reason for dealing with Mexico's affairs. Gen. Alvaro Obregón informs Mr. John Murray that he has appointed Mr. Baldomero A. Almada as his representative in California / Correspondencia entre el Sr. John Murray de la Pan American Federation of Labor, el Gral. Alvaro Obregón y el Sr. Ignacio P. Gaxiola, en la que el primero informa al Gral. Obregón estar enfermo en Los Angeles y tener urgencia de entregarle un mensaje relativo a los trabajadores y al bienestar del pueblo mexicano. Respuesta nombrando al Sr. Ignacio P. Gaxiola como persona de su confianza para recibir el mensaje. Transcripción de la entrevista entre los Srs. John Murray e Ignacio P. Gaxiola en la que el primero informa que el Sr. Luis N. Morones quiere ayudar a Obregón en su campaña; que el senado norteamericano quiere la intervención en México; además, sugiere al Gral. Obregón que nombre una persona de su confianza para recibir correspondencia y le envía una transcripción de una declaración aparecida en THE TIMES de Los Angeles, Cal. en la que el Comité Ejecutivo de la Confederación Americana del Trabajo pide que la razón impere al tratar los asuntos de México. Informa el Gral. Alvaro Obregón al Sr. John Murray que ha nombrado como su representante en California al Sr. Baldomero A. Almada.