Essouk-Tadmekka' presents the first archaeological exploration of one of the most important market towns on the trans-Saharan camel-caravan routes in the early Islamic period, supplying West African gold, slaves, and ivory to the Mediterranean world. Excavation of Essouk-Tadmekk…
Essouk-Tadmekka' presents the first archaeological exploration of one of the most important market towns on the trans-Saharan camel-caravan routes in the early Islamic period, supplying West African gold, slaves, and ivory to the Mediterranean world. Excavation of Essouk-Tadmekk…
This thesis is a critical analysis of, The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage: Toward a New Relational Ethics, commonly referred to as the Savoy-Sarr report. The report addresses the call for the return of the cultural heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa from France, but incorp…
Boko Haram is a relatively small but potent violent extremist group that now plagues northeastern Nigeria and has been responsible for the deaths of thousands. This Thesis is an examination driven by the aim of providing clarity on the historical drivers, tactics, and internal c…
This dissertation presents an ethnography of the ways in which an ideology and practices of "paying attention" (kolosi in Bamana and Maninka) pervade modes of sociality, knowing, and being among contemporary rural Muslims living in the Mande region of Mali, between Bamako and th…
This dissertation constructs and analyzes a theory for why Islamic religious leaders choose to form political parties in some Muslim-majority countries, but not others. It particularly focuses on the choice of prominent Islamic leaders either to engage directly in the political …
Muslims in the West African state of Mali use the concept of baraji --which translates from the vernacular as "divine reward" or "recompense"--as a framework for understanding proper religious practice and the role of Islam in daily matters. In order to understand the various wa…
This thesis analyses how and why the recurrent costs of water services are shared between different actors in the rural local government areas in Mali which are supported by the international NGO WaterAid. This analysis of the financing arrangements for rural water services is u…
