Ubuntu bibliography:
* This database, generated by the Thinking Africa project Ubuntu: Curating the Archive, is a
work in progress. It is in the nature of the topic that an exhaustive or definitive list of Ubuntu
related texts is not possible. That said, we will keep updating this list (both in terms of works
that are relevant but not yet included and changes that may occur, such as internet links). In
addition, if there is peer-reviewed text that you think should be included in this list please
email L.Praeg@ru.ac.za with a copy or the necessary reference.
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3. Allen, J., 1999., “Balancing Justice and Social Unity: Political Theory and the Idea of
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4. Anderson, A. M., 2003., “Restorative Justice, the African philosophy of Ubuntu and
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5. Arthur, J., 1996, “Crime and Penal Policy in the Socialist African Republic of
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6. Babu, A. M., 1981, Book Reviews: African Socialism or Socialist Africa?, London:
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10. Bamford, R., 2007, “Nietzsche and Ubuntu”, South African Journal of Philosophy,
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11. Bangura, A.K., 2009, “Federalism, Economic Development, Science and Technology
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12. Barben, T., 2006, “Umntu Ngumntu Ngabantu (‘A person is a person because of other
person’): the ethos of the pre-colonial Xhosa-speaking people as presented in fact and
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13. Barret, P., 2008, “The Quest for Ubuntu in a Coming-of-Age South Africa - Questions
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14. Bekker, T., 2006. “The Re-emergence of Ubuntu: A critical analysis”, SAPL, 333-344
15. Beets, P. and Le Grange, L. 2005. “Africanising” assessment practices: Does the
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16. Bennett, T., 2011, “Ubuntu and African Equity” Potchefstroom Electronic Law
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17. Berg-Schlosser, D. 1984 African Political System: Typology and Performance.,
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18. Bewaji, J.A.I. and Ramose, M.B., 2003, “The Bewaji, Van Binsbergen and Ramose
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19. Biko, S., 1998, “Some African Cultural Concepts”, P.H. Coetzee & A.P.J. Roux (eds.),
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20. Biko, S., 2002, “Black Consciousness and the quest for a true humanity”, Philosophy
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21. Blankenberg, N.,1999, “In search of a real freedom: Ubuntu and the media”, Critical
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22. Bohler-Muller, N., 2005, The story of an African value: Focus: ten years After, SA
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23. Bongmba, E., 2006, “Reflections On Thabo Mbeki’s African Renaissance”, Journal of
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24. Bozzoli, B. 1998 ‘Public ritual and private transition: the truth commission in
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25. Brack, G.; Hill, M. B.; Edwards, D.; Grootboom, N., Lassiter, P. S. “Adler and
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26. Brock-Utne, Birgit. 2003. “The Language Question in Africa in the Light of
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27. Brock-Utne, Birgit. 2001. “Indigenous Conflict Resolution in Africa.” Paper presented
at the weekend seminar on indigenous solutions to conflicts, 23-24 February,
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28. Brock-Utne, B., 2000a, Whose Education for All? The Recolonization of the African
Mind, London: Falmer Press.
29. Brock-Utne, B., 2000b, “Transforming African Universities Using Indigenous
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30. Broodryk, J., 2005, Ubuntu management philosophy: exporting ancient African
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31. Broodryk, J., 2006,“Ubuntu African Life Coping Mechanism: Theory and Practice.”
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35. Chabal, P., The Politics of Suffering and Smiling, London: University KwaZulu-Natal
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36. Chansoeg, 2008, “Bringing together Ubuntu and Sangsaeng: A Journey towards lifegiving Civilisation: Transforming theology and the ecumenism of the 21st century”,
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37. Chattopadhyaya, U., 2011 “Contemporary Challenges to Historical Studies: In Search
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39. Christians, C.G., 2004, “Ubuntu and communitarianism in media ethics”, Ecquid Novi.
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40. Chivaura, V., Hunhu/Ubuntu: A substantial approach to endogenous development, biocultrual diversity and protection of the environment in Africa. Endogenous
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44. Comoroff, J., 2011, “Populism and the late liberalism: A special Affinity?” The
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45. Cornell, D., 2004. “A call for a nuanced constitutional jurisprudence : ubuntu, dignity,
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46. Cornell, D. 2008. “uBuntu, Pluralism and the Responsibility of Legal academics to the
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47. Cornell, D., and Muvangua, N., 2011 Ubuntu and the Law: African Ideals and
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48. Cornell, D., and van Marle, K, 2005, “Exploring Ubuntu: Tentative Reflections”.
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49. Corwin, E. S., 1929, “The ‘Higher Law’ Background of the American Constitutional
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50. Coughlan, S. 2006. “All you need is Ubuntu”. BBC News Magazine,
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51. Creff, K., 2004. “Exploring Ubuntu and the African Renaissance: A Conceptual Study
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53. Davis, D. & le Roux, M. 2009, Precedent & Possibility. Cape Town, South Africa:
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55. Diagne, S. B., “Keeping Africanity Open”, Public Culture, 14 (3): 621-623.
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57. Diop, C. A., 1987, Precolonial black Africa : a comparative study of the political and
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58. Dirlik, A., 2002, “Historical Colonialism in Contemporary Perspective”. Public
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59. Dube, M., 2009, “I am because we are: Giving Primacy to African Indigenous Values
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61. Du Toit, C., 2003. “Technology with a human face: African and western profiles”.
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