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The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People by E. E. Evans-Pritchard 9780195003222
RRP: £67.99£39.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews'The best ecology and anthropology ever written.' Whole Earth ReviewBook InformationISBN 9780195003222Author E. E. Evans-PritchardFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint... -
Among the Righteous by Robert Satloff 9781586485108
RRP: £15.99£15.16Thousands of people have been honored for saving Jews during the Holocaust,but not a single Arab. Looking for a hopeful response to the plague of Holocaust denial sweeping across the Arab and Muslim worlds, Robert Satloff sets off on a quest to find the... -
Amilcar Cabral: A Nationalist and Pan-Africanist Revolutionary by Peter Karibe Mendy
RRP: £12.99£11.77Amilcar Cabral was an agronomist who led an armed struggle that ended Portuguese colonialism in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde. The uprising contributed significantly to the collapse of a fascist regime in Lisbon and the dismantlement of Portugal's empire... -
The Almoravid and Almohad Empires Amira K. Bennison 9780748646807
RRP: £29.99£24.56A comprehensive account of two of the most important empires in medieval North Africa whose rule fostered the emergence of the Islamic society which endured, in Morocco especially, until the early 20th century. Amira K. Bennison focuses on these... -
Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History by N. Levtzion 9781558762411
RRP: £53.00£41.00From the eighth century onwards, the Muslim townsfolk of North Africa were well aware that fifty stages away across the desert to the south lay a land inhabited by black people which was the source of gold, ivory and slaves. It was no mere rumour... -
Silent Violence: Food, Famine, and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria by Michael J. Watts 9780820344454
£46.08Why do famines occur and how have their effects changed through time? Why are those who produce food so often the casualties of famines? Looking at the food crisis that struck the West African Sahel during the 1970s, Michael J. Watts examines the... -
Bush Pig - District Cop: Service with the British South Africa Police in the Rhodesian Conflict 1965-79 by Ivan Smith 9781909982291
RRP: £16.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909982291Author Ivan SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Great Boer War: The Final Edition Covering the Entire Conflict 1899-1902 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 9780857063618
£27.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857063618Author Sir Arthur Conan DoyleFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 780g -
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia by Andrew Harding
RRP: £15.99£14.47The Mayor of Mogadishu tells the story of one family's epic journey through Somalia's turmoil, from the optimism of independence to its spectacular unravelling.Mohamud 'Tarzan' Nur was born a nomad, and became an orphan, then a street brawler in the... -
Africa and the Bible by Edwin M. Yamauchi 9780801031199
RRP: £21.99£21.20The "curse of Ham" has been used to legitimize slavery. Both Ethiopians and Arabians claim the queen of Sheba. Could Moses and Jesus have been black? Edwin Yamauchi explores the historical and archaeological background of biblical texts that refer to... -
The Travels of Reverend Olafur Egilsson (Reisubok Sera Olafs Egilssonar): The story of the Barbary corsair raid on Iceland in 1627 by Karl Smari Hreinsson
RRP: £24.95£23.23In the summer of 1627, Barbary corsairs raided Iceland, killing dozens of people and abducting close to four hundred to sell into slavery in North Africa. Among those taken were the Lutheran minister Reverend Olafur Egilsson.Reverend Olafur (born in the... -
Sid's Big Fib by Roo Parkin 9781848867611
RRP: £7.99£5.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848867611Author Roo ParkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Maverick Arts PublishingPublisher Maverick Arts PublishingWeight(grams) 160gDimensions(mm)... -
Mar Verde: The Portuguese Amphibious Assault on Conakry, 1970 by Jose Augusto Matos 9781914377006
RRP: £16.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914377006Author Jose Augusto MatosFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Tragedy of Madagascar, The: An Island Nation Confronts the 21st Century Nathaniel Adams 9781789048742
RRP: £22.99£19.33Why has Madagascar has failed to make any meaningful progress since independence? A mix of journalism and scholarship, the book is the result of almost nine months spent on the ground in Madagascar travelling and interviewing a wide range of political... -
Black Reconstruction in America (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois): An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880 by W. E. B. Du Bois 9780199385652
£23.58W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally... -
Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd El-Kader by John W Kiser 9780982324660
RRP: £17.99£13.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982324660Author John W KiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)... -
I Am Still With You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance and History by Emmanuel Iduma
RRP: £16.99£11.47'A lyrical investigation ... both powerful and transcendent' CHIGOZIE OBIOMA 'Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting' AMINATTA FORNA 'Both epic and intimate' MARGO JEFFERSON An... -
How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa by Robin Renwick 9781785903618
RRP: £18.99£13.81The vertiginous decline in political leadership from Nelson Mandela to Jacob Zuma has engulfed South Africa in a serious crisis over the past `lost decade'. Based on his personal experience of the key protagonists, former British ambassador to South... -
International Brigade Against Apartheid: Secrets of the War that Liberated South Africa by Ronnie Kasrils
RRP: £20.00£16.44We hear for the first time from internationalists who secretly worked for the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), in the struggle to liberate South Africa from apartheid rule. They acted as couriers, provided safe houses in the neighbouring states... -
The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda by Andrew Rice 9780312429737
RRP: £11.99£11.66The people of Uganda have struggled to bury the worst of their history, but after the violent reign of Idi Amin, reminders were never far from view. A stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of a man named Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave. From... -
Slavery and the British Empire: From Africa to America by Kenneth Morgan 9780192892911
RRP: £37.99£31.79Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean by Christina Gerhardt
RRP: £30.00£24.29"A stunning atlas of the present and future."—Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of Atlases—San Francisco, New Orleans, New York "An impassioned plea to save what remains of these remarkable island communities... -
African Mythology: Gods and Mythical Legends of Ancient Africa by Sebastian Berg 9780645071924
RRP: £7.99£5.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645071924Author Sebastian BergFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Creek Ridge PublishingPublisher Creek Ridge PublishingWeight(grams) 127g -
The Making of Modern South Africa: Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy by Nigel Worden
RRP: £29.95£26.61The new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive, current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the history of this controversial country. Engagingly written, the author provides a sharp, analytical overview... -
Mastering the West: Rome and Carthage at War by Dexter Hoyos
RRP: £15.99£11.90To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning-point in world history is a vast understatement. These vicious battles pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivaled giant and the other a literal pile of ash... -
The Shield and the Sword by Ernle Bradford 9781497637962
RRP: £17.95£12.91An authoritative history of the Knights of St. John, from Jerusalem to Malta, told by the bestselling author of The Great Siege. Known by many names through their centuries-long career, The Knights Hospitaller of Saint John dedicated themselves to... -
The Trial of Cecil John Rhodes by Adekeye Adebajo 9781431430796
RRP: £10.99£8.99Set over five days in an African Hereafter called "After Africa", this story revolves around the British South African imperialist, Cecil Rhodes, awakening in an After African Limbo after being asleep for 120 years. Guided by Ghanaian writer Efua... -
With My Shield: An Army Ranger in Somalia by James Lechner 9781472863287
RRP: £25.00£18.88This is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993. In 1993 Lieutenant James Lechner, a member of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, was... -
African Kings and Black Slaves: Sovereignty and Dispossession in the Early Modern Atlantic by Herman L. Bennett
RRP: £19.99£17.54A thought-provoking reappraisal of the first European encounters with Africa As early as 1441, and well before other European countries encountered Africa, small Portuguese and Spanish trading vessels were plying the coast of West Africa, where they... -
When The Hills Ask For Your Blood: A Personal Story of Genocide and Rwanda by David Belton
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Tremendous. A moving and haunting tribute to the human spirit' WILLIAM BOYDInto the heart of a genocide that left a million people dead6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds... -
Bandit Mentality: Hunting Insurgents in the Rhodesian Bush War, a Memoir by Lindsay O’Brien
RRP: £19.95£14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512028Author Lindsay O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Hero With An African Face by Clyde W. Ford
RRP: £15.99£11.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553378689Author Clyde W. FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)... -
The Rif War Volume 2: From Xauen to the Alhucemas Landing, and Beyond, 1922-1927 by Javier Garcia de Gabiola
RRP: £19.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804512043Author Javier Garcia de GabiolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa by William W. Bascom
RRP: £31.00£28.36"The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in... -
Africa since 1940: The Past of the Present by Frederick Cooper 9781108727891
RRP: £24.99£22.18Africa since 1940 is the flagship textbook in Cambridge University Press' New Approaches to African History series. Now revised to include the history and scholarship of Africa since the turn of the millennium, this important book continues to help... -
Lonesome Vol. 2: The Ruffians by Yves Swolfs 9781800440012
RRP: £8.99£6.20True to his word, Mayor Harper has brought in a Marshall to get rid of 'Lonesome', thrown in jail by a repentant sheriff. But it takes more than that to stop the lone rider in his quest for revenge, and he is soon back on the trail of Markham, the mad... -
Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror by Helen Epstein
RRP: £10.99£7.38Is the West to blame for the agony of Uganda and its neighbors?In this powerful account of Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni's 30 year reign, Helen Epstein chronicles how Western leaders' single-minded focus on the War on Terror and their naive dealings... -
The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs by Martin Mosebach
RRP: £14.99£9.88Behind a gruesome ISIS beheading video lies the untold story of the men in orange and the faith community that formed these unlikely modern-day saints and heroes. In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants... -
Operation Pharos: The Construction and Operation of the Allied Air Base on the Cocos/Keeling Islands in World War 2 by Ken Rosam 9781873203583
£15.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873203583Author Ken RosamFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 450gDimensions(mm) 234mm *... -
The Violence of Petro-Dollar Regimes: Algeria, Iraq, Libya by Luis Martinez
RRP: £40.00£35.53During the 1970s, owing to their oil 'rents', Algeria, Iraq and Libya all seemed engaged in a swift modernization process. Oil was the godsend that would enable these states to catch up economically. Algeria was a Mediterranean dragon,A" Libya an...