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imprint continued his personal engagement in african publishing which began with his first job at oxford university press cape town and continued through his role as publisher of the heinemann african writers series an account of those exciting years can be found in his book africa writes back available in the uk from boydell & brewer . we specialize in publishing research carried out across the african continent particularly in the fields of anthropology archaeology history politics economics development studies gender studies literature theatre film studies and the humanities and social sciences generally . we are well known for our longstanding series on eastern africa western africa and african issues our annual volumes of african literature today and african theatre as well as numerous single authored books and edited collections which are published as standalone volumes . we have recently established the new series african articulations and religion in transforming africa . we are dedicated to distributing books about africa in africa and have long been noted for marketing our titles through a network of african co publishers . this policy continues with boydell & brewer working with a network of publishers as well as new marketing strategies . in the united states the books are now distributed through boydell and brewer inc. many of the older volumes on the list classic texts on africa and authoritative books on their subject are now again available through boydell & brewer s extensive pod programme . today we also have a growing ebook programme distributed via university presses online and jstor digital platforms worldwide and sold on our website . james currey series african anthropologyafrican articulationsafrican issuesafrican literature todayafrican theatreeastern africa seriesreligion in transforming africawestern africa series new releases beyond religious tolerance olukoya ogen rebecca jones james currey a counterbalance to the predominant study of islam s role in social and political struggles this book examines life in ede south west nigeria offering import . . beyond religious tolerance 80.00 african theatre 15 china india & the eastern world james currey extends the study of china s soft power into theatre studies and looks more widely at syncretic traditions evolving in other long term historic exchanges betw . . african theatre 15 china india & the eastern world 80.00 alt 34 diaspora & returns in fiction helen cousins pauline dodgson katiyo james currey imagined or actual returns to a homeland in african literature are examined in relation to changing concepts of identity belonging migration and space . . . alt 34 diaspora & returns in fiction 80.00 violent conversion linda van de kamp james currey examines pentecostal conversion as a force of change revealing new insights into its dominant role in global christianity today ... violent conversion 90.00 volunteer economies james currey examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in african societies and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period o. . volunteer economies starting at 34.95 the new black middle class in south africa roger southall james currey provides the most comprehensive account since the early 1960s of south africa s black middle class ... the new black middle class in south africa 45.00 children on the move in africa james currey a timely interdisciplinary comparative and historical perspective on african childhood migration that draws on the experience of children themselves to look at . . children on the move in africa 80.00 about us awards & prizes careers catalogues contact us green initiative privacy policy authors booksellers educators & course adoption librarians marketing production rights and permissions ordering ebooks ordering within the uk europe & rest of world ordering within north & south america sales representation copyright 2016 boydell & brewer limited . registered in 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