Africa: A Modern History, Hardcover

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Reducere. A History of the Yoruba People is a comprehensive exploration of the founding and growth of one of the most influential groups in Africa. With a po...

A global account of pirates and their modus operandi from the middle ages to the present day In the twenty-first century piracy has regained a cent...

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Reducere. DescriptionIn this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Greek philosophy" in which nearly all of Western culture has i...

Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa examines Islamic legal responses to Muslims living under Christian rule in ...

Ireland is known worldwide as a country that produce emigrants. The existence of the Irish 'diaspora' is the subject of this fifth instalment of th...

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Reducere. Discover the rich and complex history of the peoples of Africa, and the struggles and triumphs of Black cultures and communities around the world. ...

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Reducere. Meet extraordinary black heroes throughout history--biographies for kids ages 8 to 12 You're invited to meet ancient Egyptian rulers, brilliant sci...

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With new surges of activity from religious, political, and military extremists, the destruction of images has become increasingly relevant on a glo...

A new understanding of how and why early democracy took hold, how modern democracy evolved, and what this teaches us about the futureHistorical acc...

Reducere. A modern saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. Haunted b...

A concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean was one of t...

This innovative book reassesses the history of musicology, unearthing the field's twentieth-century German and global roots. In the process, Anna M...

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Reducere. The first global history of hunger strikes as a tactic in prisons, conflicts, and protest movements. The power of the hunger strike lies in its utt...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Persian EmpireStudents of ancient history are well aware of the Persians. A still-present cultural and lingu...

The revolutionary year of 1958 epitomizes the height of the social uprisings, military coups, and civil wars that erupted across the Middle East an...

DescriptionFrom popular fiction to modern biomedicine, the tropics are defined by two essential features: prodigious nature and debilitating illnes...

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Reducere. Venice's Secret Service is the untold and arresting story of the world's earliest centrally-organised state intelligence service. Long before the i...

Reducere. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded ...

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This important reference offers readers a thorough understanding of the nature of the various conflicts that have erupted in the Middle East and No...

Reducere. The ingenious wartime tactics of some of history's most powerful female leaders, from the stifling battlefields of ancient Egypt to the frigid wate...

Reducere. This book explores the close relationships between three of the most famous twentieth-century African Americans, W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, an...

DescriptionAt the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy bega...