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KIT Publishers facilitates the transfer of knowledge that emerges from activities of the Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands and abroad. The publications deal with current themes in art and culture, intercultural communication, and global development (agriculture, health, gender issues, and general subjects).
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Fela's Many Women Portrayed in the Musical
A new New York Times article takes an indepth look at the many women portraying Fela's many wives in musical about his life.
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New Portal on Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
KIT supports the building of viable, effective, inclusive and transparent local governance processes to promote social and economic development in rural areas. This portal provides topical information and access to relevant Internet resources.
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Curaçao, Religions, Rituals & Traditions
The beautiful, sometimes even dramatic photographs in this book presents the hidden world of religious Curaçao, where various religions still co-exist peacefully.

The United Nations of the Future Willem van Genugten, Kees Homan, Nico Schrijver
"[O]ne of the most thoughtful books this reviewer has read in a decade. Summing Up: Highly recommended."

- B. Sandhu, West Chester University , Choice
Fela John Collins
"In the end, we are left with a book that is part biography, part anecdotal history of aspects of the contemporary West African music scene, part memoir of Collins’ time with Fela, part expose, part musical analysis. Considering that it consists of only 159 oversize pages, many of which are partly or
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- Tom Bingham , General Eclectic, WCVF-FM