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1.POPULATION POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE POLICIES TO THE CLINICS by Lisa Ann Richey (Fountain ed. 2009)
PRICE:  TZS 25,000/-
The book analyses the politics of the emergence of population as a problem and family planning as a solution. It looks at the way in which African women and men interpret the changing population messages so as to make sense of them as they attempt to raise healthy children within a context of economic uncertainty.

2.THE TANGANYIKA WAY: A PERSONAL STORY OF TANGANYIKA’S GROWTH TO INDEPENDENCE by Sophia Mustapha (2009 ed)
PRICE: US$ 28.95
The Book spans the political events of 1958 – 1961 that led to Tanganyika independence from Britain.  Sophia Mustafa participated in these events, and she covers large international and national issues, which, opens a window into a time and experience that are emblematic for a unique historical moment.

3.TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY; A FINANCIAL GUIDE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.  2ND ED 2009, by J.P. Kilasara
PRICE: TZS 19,500/-
It focuses on the step by step process of organizing personal financial goals and finding ways to achieve them. It also provides additional information to supplement the money management that young professionals obtain during their formal education and provide them with a process that can be used initially as they start to develop their careers as well as their professions.

4. THE CRASH OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CAPITAL AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THIRD WORLD, by Dani Wadada Nabudere
PRICE: TZS 26,000/-
In this edition Prof. Nabudere provides an updated analysis of the crash of international finance – capital os 2007-08 and draws out the likely implications for the Third World, a perspective that has received little attention elsewhwere. He argues thatcapitalism has lost all moral and ethical claims to be a means for progress; it is, he believes, an indefensible system.

5. WHERE IS UHURU: REFLECTIONS ON THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA, by Issa G. Shivji. 2009
PRICE: TZ 26,000/-
Issa Shivji takes the toughest problems, democracy, land, constitution, individual responsibility – with his characteristic sharp analysis and honest appraisal of both local realities and global debates. Agree or disagree, anyone concerned about the future of Africa should pay heed to his reflections on the struggle for democracy in Africa.

6. SMS UPRISING MOBILE ACTIVISM IN AFRICA, 2010 Edited by Sokari Ekine
PRICE: TZS 25,000/-
The Book provides a unique insight into how activists and social change advocates are addressing Africa’s many challenges from within and how they are using mobile telephone technologies to facilitate these changes.

7. SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: SELECTED PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARDS, 2010. Compiled by Ama Biney and Adebayo Olukoshi,
PRICE: TZS 25,000/-
This selection of Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem’s Pan African Postcards written between 2003 – 2009, demonstrates the brilliant wordsmith he was, his steadfast commitment to Pan-Africanism and his determination to speak truth to power.