History of Africa

This first book about stone tools written specifically for Eastern African archaeology by an expert stoneworker, teaches students how to 'read' sto...

Reducere. DescriptionVolume II of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all o...

DescriptionCo-published with the International Labour Organization on the centenary of its founding in 1919, the General Labour History of Africa i...

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the scramble *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The British S...

The revised and fully updated edition of the seminal, sweeping history of post-colonial Africa.Illustrations: 3 x 8pp mono plates

A Concise History of South Africa - Robert Ross

Reducere. DescriptionThe history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History...

Reducere. DescriptionVolume I of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all ov...

Reducere. In 1978, paleontologists in East Africa discovered the earliest evidence of our divergence from the apes: three pre-human footprints, striding away...

Asweeping, provocative and very timely new history of Africa seen through the context of wealth

Reducere. DescriptionGeneral Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck of the German East-Africa campaign shares his narrative of the war, and his effective use of guerilla wa...

Publisher: Andesite PressAuthor(s): James Horne MorrisonNumber of pages: 278Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 165 x 242 x 22Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. Although the genocide of 1994 catapulted Rwanda onto the international stage, English-language historical accounts of the Great Lakes region of Eas...

A century of South African military history in a single volume, the first of its kind. Includes the Second Anglo-Boer War, the two world wars, and ...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the scramble *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Th...

Reducere. A sweeping history the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treas...

Contributor(s): Author: Patrick Wanakuta BarazaWhile Africa is the continent on which human life began, it is also a continent that has been invade...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

... groundbreaking... clear, straightforward, and economical.... seminal... " --American AnthropologistThis is a challenging book... a remarkable c...

Reducere. A bold synthesis of the events that have dominated modern Africa in this historic era of nation-building and transformation.About the AuthorDavid B...

Reducere. Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest ti...

In June 1887, a man known as General Husayn, a manumitted slave turned dignitary in the Ottoman province of Tunis, passed away in Florence after a ...

Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest ti...

Reducere. The last several decades have seen the emergence of a remarkable phenomenon: a Jewish rebirth that is occurring throughout Africa. A variety of dif...

Following the raid on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt identified the European th...

During years of travelling through North Africa, author Barnaby Rogerson has encountered a handful of stories so complicated that he could not plac...

Reducere. DescriptionLIONS OF THE DESERT is the true story of the WWII 1941-1942 Desert War in North Africa and Operation Condor, a story that has captivated...

Contributor(s): Author: Scott MaceachernFor the past decade, Boko Haram has relentlessly terrorized northeastern Nigeria. Few if any explanations f...

Reducere. Whether Africa is developed or not, depends on how and what one addresses. Development is relative. Nonetheless, the fact is: Africa developed Euro...

A career-defining collection from one of America's most significant poets, never before published in the UK.Publisher: Granta BooksAuthor(s): Will ...

Reducere. Lays emphasis on the continuing influence of the country's African heritage whilst also chronicling the processes of colonial conquest and of econo...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Thula SimpsonNumber of pages: 632Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 232 x 53Cover type: Paper...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Africa and the Kingdom of Kush, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one b...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Africa and the Kingdom of Kush, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one b...

DescriptionSummer 1942 and the war in the Middle East is in the balance; Rommel's Axis forces are poised on the borders of Egypt and all that is ne...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John C. EbyAuthor: Fred MortonThis game situates students in the Multiparty Negotiating Process taking place at the World T...

A comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent, from the dawn of human time in prehistoric Africa right through t...

Reducere. This history of Carthage takes us through the earliest legends, to the peak of the civilization, and finally to the wars with the ascendant Roman R...

This book is designed to inform, engage, and stimulate discussions among its readers. Collins and his collaborators have included authoritative sta...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The Herero campaign from the perspective of one of the invadersGermany's late development as a modern nation meant it missed the opportunity to col...

Reducere. This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It focuses especially on the cau...

Speke returned to London first and broke an agreement with Burton to withhold his report to the Royal Geographical Society until Burton returned.Pu...

'A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the mid-15th century the Byzan...

Reducere. African Christianity is not an imported religion but rather one of the oldest forms of Christianity in the world. In The Kingdom of God in Africa, ...

For the first time African headrests are brought to life with detailed information on their carvers, and the stories of their creation, ownership, ...

This book is about the genesis and struggle of the people of Southern Sudan in order to be free to determine their destiny as symbolized by the arm...

Reducere. A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US. In 1958 in ...

This book-ideal for African and world history classes, as well as for potential travelers to the continent-takes readers on a journey through the d...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Eivind Heldaas SelandIllustration(s): 25 Halftones, black and white; 25 Illustrations, black and whiteNum...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): A. G. (University of Cambridge) HopkinsIllustration(s): 17 Maps; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Tabl...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Nubians written by the ancient Egyptians and other ancient historians *Includes online resources and a...

Reducere. Winner of the 2016 Frantz Fanon Prize for Outstanding Book in Caribbean Thought presented by the Caribbean Philosophical Association In this provoc...

If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Africa, then keep reading...Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. Th...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Africa, then keep reading...Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. Th...

Reducere. Underneath the desert sands, a forgotten culture awaits your discovery...Its pyramids jut like wind-ravaged arrowheads from the ground, dominating ...

Reducere. Ancient Africa holds a rich legacy of oral cultures, philosophies, and standards that reflect today's deep moral standards. For centuries, African ...

An insightful exploration of English in South Africa, ideal for scholars and students concerned with forms of contemporary English. The volume inve...

Reducere. DescriptionHow West African gold and trade across the Sahara were central to the medieval worldThe Sahara Desert was a thriving crossroads of excha...

The story of the First World War in Africa, an almost forgotten conflict that devastated an area five times the size of Germany and killed more tha...

Reducere. The great struggle for imperial dominance in the ancient worldAlthough this history of Carthage covers events from the earliest days of that state,...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking book, Sandra E. Greene explores the lives of three prominent West African slave owners during the age of abolition. These fi...

On August 7, 1989, Congressman Mickey Leland departed on a flight from Addis Ababa, with his thirteen-member delegation of Ethiopian and American r...

The story of the First World War in Africa, an almost forgotten conflict that devastated an area five times the size of Germany and killed more tha...

The new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive, current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the hi...

Reducere. The Autobiography of W. E. B. DuBois, Paperback

This is the third in a trilogy by the well-known African-American scholar, Runoko Rashidi. In the first two volumes which have sold well, Black Sta...

Looking at how French colonial rule invented the concept of the Maghreb, carving it out as something distinct from sub-Saharan African and the Midd...