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NBN Episodes hosted by Jacob:

African Studies October 16, 2018

To Swim with Crocodiles

Land, Violence, and Belonging in South Africa, 1800-1996

Jill Kelly

Hosted by Jacob Ivey
Today we talked with Jill Kelly about her new book To Swim with Crocodiles: Land, Violence, and Belonging in South Africa, 1800-1996 published by Michigan State University Press in 2018 …
African Studies May 9, 2018

Jimmy Carter in Africa

Race and the Cold War

Nancy Mitchell

Hosted by Jacob Ivey
Today we talked with Nancy Mitchell about her book Jimmy Carter in Africa: Race and the Cold War, published by Stanford University Press in 2016 as part of the Cold …
African Studies February 16, 2018

A Motorcycle on Hell Run

Tanzania, Black Power, and the Uncertain Future of Pan-Africanism 1964-1974

Seth Markle

Hosted by Jacob Ivey
Today we talked to Seth Markle about his book, A Motorcycle on Hell Run: Tanzania, Black Power, and the Uncertain Future of Pan-Africanism 1964-1974, published by Michigan State University Press …
African Studies December 18, 2017

Women and the War on Boko Haram

Wives, Weapons, Witnesses

Hilary Matfess

Hosted by Jacob Ivey
Today we talked with Hilary Matfess about her new book Women and the War on Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses, just recently published by Zed Books in 2017. Drawn from …