In this Issue
African Studies Review, a multi-disciplinary scholarly journal published by the African Studies Association, contains articles based on original research and analysis of Africa as well as book reviews three times annually. It encourages scholarly debates across disciplines. The editing of the African Studies Review is supported by Five Colleges, Inc., a consortium representing Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The African Studies Review is edited by Ralph Faulkingham of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Elliot Fratkin of Smith College, and Mitzi Goheen and Sean Redding of Amherst College. John Lemly of Mount Holyoke College serves as book review editor. Manuscripts & correspondence concerning manuscripts should be sent to: African Studies Review, 706 Herter Hall, 161 Presidents Drive, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003. Email: asr@anthro.umass.edu.
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Volume 55, Number 3, December 2012Editorial Board
Editors
Elliot Fratkin, Smith College
Mitzi Goheen, Amherst College
Sean Redding, Amherst College
Managing Editor and Copy Editor
Ella Kusnetz
Book Review Editor
John Lemly, Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
South Hadley, MA 01075 USA
VOICE: 413-538-2448
E-MAIL: asr-book@mtholyoke.edu
Film Review Editor
Kenneth Harrow
17R Morrill Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Ml 48824-1036 USA
VOICE: 517-803-8839
E-MAIL: harrow@msu.edu
Production Editor
Craig Malone
Editorial Board
Rowland Abiodun, Amherst College
Elias Bongmba, Rice University
Stephen Clingman, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Mamadou Diouf, Columbia University
Peter Geschiere, University of Amsterdam
Sandra Greene, Cornell University
Jane Guyer, Johns Hopkins University
Tabitha Kanogo, University of California-Berkeley
V. Y. Mudimbe, Duke University
Francis Nyamnjoh, University of Capetown
Anne Pitcher, Colgate University
Judith Van Allen, Cornell University
Michael Watts, University of California-Berkeley