Published: 2019-04-17
Foreword
vii–ix
AbstractA Message from the Editor
xi–xx
AbstractAs announced in the foreword to this issue of the journal, I intend to step down as editor-in-
chief before the next issue. Allow me to...
Articles
The Muslim Middle East and Northeast Africa: The Interaction of Geopolitics, Economic Interests, and Regional Rivalry
1–22
AbstractOver the last few decades, Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia have become very active in Northeast Africa. In addition to developing bilateral...
The Finger on the Scale: International Interventions in the Middle East and North Africa Following the Arab Spring
23–58
AbstractNeocolonialism Is Dead: Long Live Neocolonialism
59–87
AbstractDuring the 1950s, in what is today called the Global South—to some, a misnomer—a new concept, neocolonialism, was added to the lexicon of...
Argentina, the Arab World, and the Partition of Palestine, 1946–1947
88–115
AbstractArgentine president Juan Perón’s Third Position policy sought increased cooperation with Global South nations in the Middle East in the hope of...
Manifest Destiny, the Frontier, and "El Indio" in Argentina's Conquista del Desierto
116–144
AbstractThis article reexamines the legacies of Argentina’s Conquista del Desierto (Conquest of the Desert, 1878–1884) by analyzing these expansionist...
History and Stories of "Mestizaje" in the Spanish Caribbean: Rosario Ferré’s "Maldito Amor"/Sweet Diamond Dust
145–163
AbstractTwo Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Their Applicability to Ogoniland, Nigeria
164–185
AbstractThis article analyzes two theories of conflict resolution and their applicability to Ogoniland in Nigeria: western approaches to conflict...
Through the Imperial Lens: The Role of Portugal in the Nigeria-Biafra War
186–209
AbstractAlthough Portugal played a prominent but controversial role in the Nigeria-Biafra War, its interest remains largely neglected in the...
Book Reviews
Education and Empowered Citizenship in Mali by Jaimie Bleck
210–212
AbstractBleck, Jaimie. Education and Empowered Citizenship in Mali. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
Nigerian Political Modernity and Postcolonial Predicaments by Toyin Falola
212–214
AbstractFalola, Toyin. Nigerian Political Modernity and Postcolonial Predicaments. Austin, TX: Pan-African University Press, 2016.
A Primer for Teaching African History: Ten Design Principles by Trevor R. Getz
214–215
AbstractGetz, Trevor R. A Primer for Teaching African History: Ten Design Principles. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018.
A History of Borno: Trans-Saharan African Empire to Failing Nigerian State by Vincent Hiribarren
216–217
AbstractHiribarren, Vincent. A History of Borno: Trans-Saharan African Empire to Failing Nigerian State. London: Hurst Publishers, 2017.
Dust of the Zulu: Ngoma Aesthetics after Apartheid
218–219
AbstractMeintjes, Louise. Dust of the Zulu: Ngoma Aesthetics after Apartheid. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2017.
HIV/AIDS in India: Voices from the Margins
219–222
AbstractMao and the Sino–Soviet Partnership, 1945–1959 by Zhihua Shen
222–224
AbstractShen, Zhihua, and Yafeng Xia. Mao and the Sino–Soviet Partnership, 1945–1959. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015.
The FBI in Latin America: The Ecuador Files by Marc Becker
224–226
AbstractBecker, Marc. The FBI in Latin America: The Ecuador Files. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2017.
Prisoner of Pinochet: My Year in a Chilean Concentration Camp by Sergio Bitar
226–228
AbstractBitar, Sergio. Prisoner of Pinochet: My Year in a Chilean Concentration Camp. Trans. Erin Goodman. Madison: University of Wisconsin...
Documenting the Undocumented: Latino/a Narratives and Social Justice in the Era of Operation Gatekeeper by Marta Caminero-Santangelo
228–230
AbstractCaminero-Santangelo, Marta. Documenting the Undocumented: Latino/a Narratives and Social Justice in the Era of Operation Gatekeeper....
Neoliberalism from Below: Popular Pragmatics & Baroque Economies by Verónica Gago
230–232
AbstractGago, Verónica. Neoliberalism from Below: Popular Pragmatics & Baroque Economies. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2017.
The Borders of Dominicanidad: Race, Nation, and Archives of Contradiction by Lorgia García-Peña
232–234
AbstractGarcía-Peña, Lorgia. The Borders of Dominicanidad: Race, Nation, and Archives of Contradiction. Durham, NC: Duke University Press,...
Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Óscar Romero by Michael E. Lee
234–236
AbstractLee, Michael E. Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Óscar Romero. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2018.
Fútbol! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America by Joshua H. Nadel
236–239
AbstractNadel, Joshua H. Fútbol! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2014.
Postnational Perspectives on Contemporary Hispanic Literature edited by Heike Scharm and Natalia Matta-Jara
239–241
AbstractScharm, Heike, and Natalia Matta-Jara, eds. Postnational Perspectives on Contemporary Hispanic Literature. Gainesville: University...
Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly by Safwan M. Masri and A History of Modern Tunisia, 2nd ed., by Kenneth Perkins
241–244
AbstractMasri, Safwan M. Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017.
Perkins, Kenneth. A History of Modern...