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Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for English in the Continental U.S. -- 1 Talkin and Testifyin -- Introduction: My Subjectivities and Positionalities -- Name a Thing a Thing: About Definitions and Naming -- What to Expect -- Questions, Discussion, and Further Inquiry -- References -- Filmography -- Discography -- Digital Media -- 2 A Seat at the Table: What Are You Bringing to the Table Before We Even Get Started? -- Introduction: Real Talk -- Linguistic Prejudice -- Linguistic Shame and Denial -- Linguistic Pride and Acceptance -- Contradictions and All -- What You're Not Going to Do: Definitions, Naming, and Pet Peeves -- To HEL-or HEC-and Back: The Messiness of Having the Army and the Navy -- Questions, Discussion, and Further Inquiry -- References -- Filmography -- Discography -- Digital Media -- 3 "Put Some Respeck on My Name!": Language and Uses of Identity in African American Communities -- Introduction: How We Gon Play This? -- Who Do People Say That I Am? -- A Word on Ebonics -- What Does It Feel Like to Be a Problem? -- Say My Name! -- Questions, Discussion, and Further Inquiry -- References -- Filmography -- Digital Media -- 4 "Where Your People From?": Problematizing Origins and Development -- Introduction: Controversial History, Development, and Contested Origins -- The Deficit Hypothesis -- (Neo-)Anglicist and (Neo-)Creolist Origins Hypotheses -- Consensus Hypotheses: Substratist, Restructuralist, and Ecological -- The Divergence/Convergence Hypothesis -- My Conclusion: Periodt! -- Questions, Discussion, and Further Inquiry -- References -- Filmography -- Discography -- 5 What's Good?: A Concise Descriptivist Meta-Grammar of Language Use in African American Communities -- Introduction: We Bout to Ride Up on This Elephant.

This issue brief will discuss African American protest politics. It will describe the transition from popular mass movement to radicalism and nationalism, to participation in mainstream political culture.

In this essay I would like to examine the selection of African tales that Nelson Mandela took care to leave as heritage to the future generations, not only to children, and not only to African children. The fact that a political leader, ex freedom fighter and political prisoner dedicated his time to the collection and editing of stories from all over the African continent to be addressed to new readers as simple entertainment or as educational tools clearly testifies to the great humanity, culture, and open mindedness of one of the most important men of our times. In his most recent autobiographical writing Conversations With Myself, Mandela claimed his double affiliation to both his own indigenous culture as well as to western culture. Moreover, he recalled with affection a dear pastime of his childhood: After supper we would listen enthralled to my mother and sometimes my aunt telling us stories, legends, myths and fables which have come down from countless generations, and all of which tended to stimulate the imagination and contained some valuable moral lesson. (p. 10) Thus, it is not surprising that such a charismatic public figure, as Mandela has been, was also interested in- and worried about- the future survival of a cluster of traditional folktales with their lively, specific and "valuable moral lesson". It is my intention to verify if there might be a dialogue between the western tradition of folktales where animals are protagonists and speak as anthropomorphic figures and the facets of the African traditions and cultures from which Mandela draws inspiration. Among the critical tools on this topic, Tess Cosslett's Talking Animals in British Children's Fiction (2006) seems to provide a useful starting point, together with the latest studies in the volume Dall'ABC a Harry Potter (2011), among others. Moreover, aspects of "orature" will be discussed with reference to the stories chosen by Nelson Mandela. Finally, an attempt will be made to connect these types of animal tales to works of figurative art, particularly paintings, by African artists, which might share the same moral message and which might trigger similar narratives.

SUMMARY: This article starts by examining some key questions in the evolution of African slavery, in particular, the role of slavery in traditional African society and in the evolution of the African state. It looks at John Thornton's argument about why slavery was important in Africa, and the debate on whether the slave trade was beneficial for Africa. It makes the argument that the most important effect of the slave trade was not in the demographic drain, but in the importance of slaving to the African state and the use of slaves within Africa. The bulk of the article looks at the evolution of slaving structures, the place of the slave trade in the Senegal River economic system, and the success of the French in inserting themselves in and developing that river trading system. Slaves thus became important not only as an export but also as commercial labor and producers of gum. It then looks at the application of the French abolition law in 1848 and the efforts to limit abolition outside Saint Louis and Gorée so it did not limit French expansion. The article describes the role of slavery and the slave trade in the conquest, particularly the use of slave soldiers and the gift of slaves as a reward for service. Once the conquest was completed, France took action to end slave raiding and trading, but was cautious about threatening slavery itself. About a million slaves left their masters and returned to previous homes, but even more continued to live in the places where they had been slaves. There was a slow process of emancipation, but the stigma of slave origins persists even in areas where economic obligations have disappeared. Статья посвящена рассмотрению нескольких ключевых проблем африканского рабства, прежде всего вопросу о роли института рабства в традиционном африканском обществе и эволюции государственности. В этой связи автор обращается к историографическому спору о том, почему рабство сыграло такую важную роль в Африке и в какой мере можно говорить о пользе работорговли для Африки. Автор приходит к выводу, что главным результатом работорговли были не столько демо-графические потери, сколько огромное влияние института рабства на формирование государства в Африке и широкое использование рабов на самом континенте. Основная часть статьи рассматривает эволюцию структур порабо-щения и анализирует место работорговли в экономической системе реки Сенегал, а также успехи французских поселенцев по интеграции в структуру речной торговли и ее дальнейшему развитию. Рабы оказы-вались не только важной статьей экспорта, но и коммерческой рабочей силой и производителями гуммиарабика. Автор обращается также к практике применения французского закона об отмене рабства 1848 г. и попыткам ограничить его действие, дабы не мешать французской коло-ниальной экспансии. Рабы и работорговля являлись важным фактором этой экспансии, в особенности в форме использования рабов в качестве солдат и раздачи рабов как вознаграждения за службу. С завершением завоеваний Франция предприняла шаги для ограничения работорговли, но при этом с крайней осторожностью относилась к самому институту рабства. Около миллиона рабов покинули своих хозяев и вернулись в свои прежние жилища, но еще больше осталось жить там, где они были рабами. Освобождение рабов оказалось медленным процессом, а клеймо рабского происхождения сохраняется даже в тех районах, где отношения экономической зависимости давно исчезли.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- EDITORS' NOTE -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Aims of this Book -- A Representative Sample of African Societies -- Political Philosophy and Comparative Politics -- The Two Types of Political System Studied -- Kinship in Political Organization -- The Influence of Demography -- The Influence of Mode of Livelihood -- Composite Political Systems and the Conquest Theory -- The Territorial Aspect -- The Balance of Forces in the Political System -- The Incidence and Function of Organized Force -- Differencesin Response to European Rule -- The Mystical Values Associated with Political Office -- The Problem of the Limits of the Political Group -- THE KINGDOM OF THE ZULU OF SOUTH AFRICA -- Historical Introduction -- The Zulu King and the State -- Status and Political Power -- The Tribes within the Nation -- Sanctions on Authority and the Stability of the State -- The People and their Leaders -- The Period of European Rule -- Conclusion -- THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NGWATO OF BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE -- Ethnic Composition and Territorial Constitution -- The Administrative System -- Powers and Authority of the Chief -- Rights and Responsibilities of Chieftainship -- THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE BEMBA TRIBE-NORTH-EASTERN RHODESIA -- Bantu Political Organization-Some General Features -- The Bemba Tribe -- Tribal Composition -- Social Grouping -- Kinship -- Local Grouping -- Rank -- Other Principles of Social Grouping -- Economic Background -- White Administration -- Bases of Authority -- The Dogma of Descent -- Legal Rules of Descent and Succession -- Functions and Prerogatives of Authority -- The Headman -- the Chief -- The Machinery of Government -- Administrative -- Military -- Judicial -- Advisory.

P. 1: South Africa tightens the noose. - 9 S. - (UFSI Reports; 1984/No. 24) ; (Africa; JGL-3-'84); P. 2: The impact of the Nkomati Accord. - 6 S. - (UFSI Reports; 1984/No. 25) ; (Africa; JGL-4-'84)

Grim account by a former slave ship captain describes the apalling machinery of the commercial slave trade, including the harems and ""factories"" maintained by slavers, treatment and discipline of black Africans on slave ships, the suppression of slave revolts at sea, and much more. Republication of the classic 1854 edition.