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West Africa today : the Lebanese and Chinese entrepreneurs / Lebanese and Chinese in Ghana and Senegal

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Fiddling in West Africa : touching the spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures / by DjeDje, Jacqueline Cogdell

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : A master fiddler and a significant but little-known tradition -- Fiddling in West Africa : understanding the culture area -- An affirmation of identity : Fulbe fiddling in Senegambia -- Calling the Bori spirits : Hausa fiddling in Nigeria -- In service to the king : Dagbamba fiddling in Ghana.…”
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Wanderings in West Africa. from Liverpool to Fernando Po / by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890

“…Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po…”
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The Krio of West Africa : Islam, culture, creolization, and colonialism in the nineteenth century / by Cole, Gibril Raschid, 1955-

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The Athens of West Africa : a history of international education at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone / by Paracka, Daniel J., 1962-

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Yam in West Africa : Food, Money, and More. by Nweke, Felix I.

Table of Contents: “…Fuels of Yam Consumption in West AfricaChapter 13. Yam in the Igbo Cultural Rite of Marriage; Chapter 14. …”
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The Languages of West Africa : Handbook of African Languages Part 2. by Westermann, Diedrich

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West Africa and Christianity / by Clarke, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

Cinema and development in West Africa / by Genova, James Eskridge

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : cinema as art and industry -- The cinema industrial complex in French West Africa to the 1950s -- The colonialist regime of representation, 1945-60 -- West African anticolonial film politics, 1950s-60s -- The postcolonial African regime of representation -- The West African cinema industrial complex, 1960s-70s -- Postscript : Francophone West African cinema to the present.…”
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The Ebola epidemic in West Africa : proceedings of a workshop / by Mack, Alison

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Slave owners of West Africa : decision making in the age of abolition / by Greene, Sandra E., 1952-

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Ethics and the Internet in West Africa : toward an ethical model of integration / by Brunet, Patrick J., 1952-

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Child fostering in West Africa : new perspectives on theory and practices /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Erdmute Alber, Jeannett Martin and Catrien Notermans -- A framework for the analysis of parent roles / Esther Goody -- Adoption, fosterage and marriage / Suzanne Lallemand -- The transfer of belonging: theories on child fostering in West Africa reviewed / Erdmute Alber -- Experiencing father's kin and mother's kin: kinship norms and practices from the perspective of foster children in northern Benin / Jeannett Martin -- Relating affiliation and descent: brothers' daughters as co-wives among the Bulsa in northern Ghana / Barbara Meier -- Children coming and going: fostering and lifetime mobility in east Cameroon / Catrien Notermans -- The promises of shared motherhood and the perils of detachment: a comparison of local and transnational child fostering in Cape Verde / Heike Drotbohm -- Disputes over transfers of belonging in the Gold coast in the 1870s: fosterage or debt pawning? …”
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West Africa's women of God : Alinesitoué and the Diola prophetic tradition / by Baum, Robert M.

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Hindu Gods in West Africa : Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna. by Wuaku, Albert Kafui, 1964-

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Cinema and development in West Africa / by Genova, James Eskridge

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : cinema as art and industry -- The cinema industrial complex in French West Africa to the 1950s -- The colonialist regime of representation, 1945-60 -- West African anticolonial film politics, 1950s-60s -- The postcolonial African regime of representation -- The West African cinema industrial complex, 1960s-70s -- Postscript : Francophone West African cinema to the present.…”
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Slavery and Reform in West Africa : Toward Emancipation in Nineteenth-Century Senegal and the Gold Coast. by Getz, Trevor R.

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Contesting French West Africa : battles over schools and the colonial order, 1900-1950 / by Gamble, Harry

Table of Contents: “…Conflicting visions : framing French West Africa -- The lessons of war : rethinking the originaires -- Toward the interior : rural schools and colonial reform -- Reorienting African schoolteachers : agents of the future -- Léopold Sédar Senghor and the popular front : new possibilities for reform -- The national revolution in AOF : debating the future during the war years -- Gaullist hesitations : from the Brazzaville conference to the liberation -- The education of African "citizens" : struggles over integration.…”
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The precolonial state in West Africa : building power in Dahomey / by Monroe, J. Cameron

The United States and West Africa interactions and relations /

Table of Contents: “…Dumbuya -- U.S. foreign policy toward West Africa : democracy, economic development, and security / Andrew I.E. …”
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Female and male in West Africa /

Yoruba, sculpture of West Africa / by Fagg, William, 1914-1992

Private Sector Development in West Africa. by Seck, Diery

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Introduction; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Macroeconomic Policy and Private Sector; Proposed Architecture for an ECOWAS Common Currency Union; 1 Introduction; 2 West Africa ́s Initial Conditions; 2.1 Current Monetary Arrangements of ECOWAS Countries; 2.2 Basic Statistics and Volatility of ECOWAS Countries; 2.3 Initial Institutional and Policy Challenges; 3 Justification of the ECOWAS Common Currency Union; 3.1 Key Issues and Motives for the CCU; 3.2 ECOWAS as an Optimum Currency Area (OCA) and the Welfare Gains for Union Members; 4 What Type of Monetary Union for ECOWAS.…”
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West Africa and the US War on Terror. by Kieh, George Klay

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Building Integrated Economies in West Africa. by Kireyev, Alexei P.

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Sustainable Electricity Supply Scenarios for West Africa.

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A Guide to Sustainable Energy in West Africa by Mahaman Dango, Abdou

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A history of the Gold Coast of West Africa. by Ellis, A. B. (Alfred Burdon), 1852-1894

The Igbo, West Africa living museum / Igbo, West African living museum

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Women's songs from West Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : new perspectives on women's songs and singing in West Africa /…”
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Land, mobility, and belonging in West Africa / by Lentz, Carola

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Accelerated economic growth in West Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part I. Analysis of West Africa's Economic Growth -- Part II. Political Economy of Economic Growth -- Part III. …”
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Land, mobility, and belonging in West Africa / by Lentz, Carola

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Governance trends in West Africa, 2006 : a synthesis report / Tendances de gouvernance en Afrique de l'Ouest en 2006 : un rapport de synthèse by Olukoshi, Adebayo O.

Table of Contents: “…Governance in West Africa: Historical Background: Contemporary Context -- Scope of the Report -- Recurring Themes in West African Governance in 2006 -- Looking Ahead to 2007 -- Proposed Policy Dialogue Themes -- Select Bibliography.…”
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Letters on West Africa and the Slave Trade : Paul Erdmann Isert's Journey to Guinea and the Caribbean Islands in Columbis (1788). by Winsnes, Selena Axelrod

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Borders and Conflicts in North and West Africa by OECD

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Regional economic integration in West Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Policy Recipe for Fostering Regional Integration Through Infrastructure Development and Coordination in West Africa /…”
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Election Management Bodies in West Africa : a comparative study of the contribution of electoral commissions to the strengthen. by Fall, Madior

Table of Contents: “…Overview: The contribution of electoral management bodies to credibleelections in West Africa; A. Introduction; B. Colonial legacy; C. …”
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Understanding West Africa's Ebola Epidemic : Towards a Political Economy. by Abdullah, Ibrahim

Table of Contents: “…The Ebola epidemic moment in US-(West) Africa relations; 12. UNMEER and the international response to the Ebola epidemic; About the editors and Contributors; Index.…”
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African American settlements in West Africa : John Brown Russwurm and the American civilizing efforts / by Beyan, Amos Jones

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