brings the world to your doorstep African signs The art of advertising signs in Africa Rob Floor African signs is a book full of pictures of colorful advertisements painted above shops, along the road, vehicles and walls, all over Africa. While photographing African signs the author captured a unique piece of African culture. The book is a tribute to the many artists who with brush and paint bring color and vibrancy into their villages and towns. Price: € 29.50 Read more Beyond the Dutch Indonesia, Netherlands and the visual arts from 1900 until now Meta Knol, Remco Raben, Kitty Zijlmans (eds.) 'We are beyond the Dutch', declared an Indonesian artist recently, stating that they have outgrown the influence of the Netherlands. In Beyond the Dutch leading artists, curators and historians from Indonesia and the Netherlands have pored over a series of questions posed by the history of art in the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia. Price: € 24.50 Read more Tropenmuseum for a change! Present between past and future. A symposium report Daan van Dartel (ed.) Tropenmuseum for a change is a symposium report on the future of the ethnographic museum. With roots stemming back to the colonial era, a museum of this type has seen its objectives and purpose change radically over the years. Tropenmuseum for a change helps museums today to reconsider their role in society: what purpose do museums of cultural anthropology serve? This book serves as an excellent guide to museums that are redefining their role in society. Price: € 25.00 Read more Triggering meaningful change Human Resource Management and health worker performance in an AIDS-endemic setting Maria Areke Dieleman Motivated and skilled health workers prove vital in the fight against AIDS. In developing countries the number of health workers is often inadequate and insufficiently qualified or motivated. Central to the research performed in Mali, Vietnam, Uganda and Zambia was the question how human resource management (HRM) can be effectively used to improve the performance of health workers in countries hard hit by the AIDS epidemic. Price: € 25.00 Read more January 2010 Top 5 1. Dealing with the Dutch 2. African signs 3. Different truths 4. Curaçao 5. Emerging global scarcities and power shifts Follow us at www.kitpublishers.nl Our website About us Contact Publications New and forthcoming How to order KIT Membership The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) is an independent centre of knowledge and expertise in the areas of international and intercultural cooperation. Become a KIT-member and you will benefit from a range of attractive discounts. Read more KIT Publishers is an independent publishing house specialized in non-western art, culture and development issues. Recently published Curaçao The Dono Code In the shadow of the tiger Different truths Farmers as shareholders Living sufism Art as contact with ancestors A world for children Emerging global scarcities and power shifts Fela Kuti Oil Wrestlers Josephine Powell (1919-2007) Forthcoming Paramaribo SPAN Contemporary art manifestation in Suriname with essays and overview of the works on show Read more Value chain finance Beyond microfinance for rural entrepeneurs, series of books on value chains Read more KIT Publishers sends out regular digital newsletters. It contains an overview of new publications, news about book presentations and other activities. It will be send maximum 15 times a year. Mail the editors Subscribe | Unsubscribe KIT Publishers | Mauritskade 63, 1092 AD Amsterdam | Phone: +31 20 568 8272 | Fax: +31 20 568 8286 | E: publishers@kit.nl