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Of Revelation and Revolution: v. 1: Christianity, Colonialism and Consciousness in South Africa by Jean Comaroff
RRP: £30.00£29.65"Defining their enterprise as more in the direction of poetics than of prosaics, the Comaroffs free themselves to analyze a vivid series of images and events as objects of analysis. These they mine for clues to the 19th-century contents of the British... -
Imagining Africa: Whiteness and the Western Gaze by Clive Gabay
RRP: £30.99£22.85There has been a long history of idealism concerning the potential of economic and political developments in Africa, the latest iteration of which emerged around the time of the 2007-8 global financial crisis. Here, Clive Gabay takes a historical... -
The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 by Christopher Ehret 9780813928807
£43.39Over the past decade, The Civilizations of Africa has established itself as the most authoritative text on early African history. Addressing the glaring lack of texts concentrating on earlier African eras, Christopher Ehret's trailblazing book has been... -
African Divination Systems: Ways of Knowing by Philip M. Peek
RRP: £19.99£17.54"This volume of finely crafted case studies is also the vehicle for an important general theory of divination. . . . this is a book overflowing with ideas that will powerfully stimulate further research." -Journal of Ritual Studies"The essays in this... -
Souffles-Anfas: A Critical Anthology from the Moroccan Journal of Culture and Politics by Olivia C. Harrison
RRP: £19.99£17.54Souffles-Anfas: A Critical Anthology from the Moroccan Journal of Culture and Politics introduces and makes available, for the first time in English, an incandescent corpus of experimental leftist writing from North Africa. Founded in 1966 by Abdellatif... -
Race for Education: Gender, White Tone, and Schooling in South Africa by Mark Hunter
RRP: £23.99£19.04Following the end of apartheid in 1994, the ANC government placed education at the centre of its plans to build a nonracial and more equitable society. Yet, by the 2010s a wave of student protests voiced demands for decolonised and affordable education... -
Africa Explored: Europeans on the Dark Continent, 1769-1889 by Christopher Hibbert
RRP: £14.99£11.53Many outstanding men-James Bruce, Richard Francis Burton, David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley, and others-won lasting fame from their African journeys. Africa Explored collects their amazing tales of treks into the unknown. These tales of Europeans... -
Mansa Musa: A Captivating Guide to the Emperor of the Islamic Mali Empire in West Africa and How He Developed Timbuktu into a Major Center for Trade by Captivating History 9781637162606
RRP: £15.97£10.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637162606Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating History -
Writing Revolt - An Engagement with African Nationalism, 1957-67 by Terence Ranger
RRP: £19.99£17.61A deeply felt and engaging personal account of Zimbabwe's political awakening by one of its best-known historians. I did not set out for Rhodesia as a radical' writes Terence Ranger. This memoir of the years between 1957, when he first went to... -
The History of Nigeria by Toyin Falola 9780313306822
£60.75This succinct, authoritative, and engagingly written history of Nigeria from its earliest beginnings through 1998 provides an excellent introduction to the country's history. Constructed around the two interrelated themes of politics and the economy, it... -
Africa and the Indian Ocean World from Early Times to Circa 1900 by Gwyn Campbell
RRP: £29.99£25.94The history of Africa's historical relationship with the rest of the Indian Ocean world is one of a vibrant exchange that included commodities, people, flora and fauna, ideas, technologies and disease. This connection with the rest of the Indian Ocean... -
Eden's exiles by Jan Breytenbach 9781485302599
RRP: £14.95£12.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781485302599Author Jan BreytenbachFormat PaperbackPage Count 259Imprint Protea BoekhuisPublisher Protea BoekhuisWeight(grams) 355g -
Naked Agency: Genital Cursing and Biopolitics in Africa by Naminata Diabate
RRP: £21.99£19.19Across Africa, mature women have for decades mobilized the power of their nakedness in political protest to shame and punish male adversaries. This insurrectionary nakedness, often called genital cursing, owes its cultural potency to the religious belief... -
Class, Work and Whiteness: Race and Settler Colonialism in Southern Rhodesia, 1919–79 by Nicola Ginsburgh 9781526167095
RRP: £25.00£22.03This book offers the first comprehensive history of white workers from the end of the First World War to Zimbabwean independence in 1980. It reveals how white worker identity was constituted, examines the white labouring class as an ethnically and... -
Free French Africa in World War II: The African Resistance by Eric T. Jennings
RRP: £24.99£21.18Only in recent years have historians rediscovered the critical role that French colonial troops played in the twentieth century's two world wars. What is perhaps still deeply under-appreciated is how much General de Gaulle's Free France drew its strength... -
Twentieth-Century South Africa: A Developmental History by Bill Freund 9781108446150
RRP: £24.99£21.18The twentieth century has brought considerable political, social, and economic change for South Africa. While many would choose to focus only on the issues of race, segregation, and apartheid, this book tries to capture another facet: its drive towards... -
Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform by Nic Cheeseman 9780521138420
RRP: £21.99£18.42This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and explains why the continent's democratic experiments have so often failed, as well as how they could succeed. Nic Cheeseman grapples with some of the most... -
Sultan, Caliph, and the Renewer of the Faith: Ahmad Lobbo, the Tarikh al-fattash and the Making of an Islamic State in West Africa by Mauro Nobili
RRP: £23.99£21.51The Tarikh al-fattash is one of the most important and celebrated sources for the history of pre-colonial West Africa, yet it has confounded scholars for decades with its inconsistences and questions surrounding its authorship. In this study, Mauro... -
A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994 by Arnold Hughes
RRP: £40.00£35.62The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government. A Political History of the Gambia: 1816-1994 is the first complete account of the political history of the former... -
An African Volk: The Apartheid Regime and Its Search for Survival by Jamie Miller 9780190055547
RRP: £35.49£26.70The demise of apartheid was one of the great achievements of postwar history, sought after and celebrated by a progressive global community. Looking at these events from the other side, An African Volk explores how the apartheid state strove to maintain... -
War of Words, War of Stones: Racial Thought and Violence in Colonial Zanzibar by Jonathon Glassman
RRP: £23.99£21.24The Swahili coast of Africa is often described as a paragon of transnational culture and racial fluidity. Yet, during a brief period in the 1960s, Zanzibar became deeply divided along racial lines as intellectuals and activists, engaged in bitter debates... -
Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War by Mike Smith
£44.13An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world. Yet it remains a mysterious - almost unknowable - organisation. rough exhaustive on-the-ground... -
Centering Black Narrative: Black Muslim Nobles Among the Early Pious Muslims by Dawud Walid 9780998278193
RRP: £20.00£15.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998278193Author Dawud WalidFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Itrah PressPublisher Itrah PressWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 6mm -
Fighting Rommel: The British Imperial Army in North Africa during the Second World War, 1941-1943 Kaushik Roy (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India) 9780367358242
RRP: £43.99£38.44Fighting Rommel examines how and why some armies innovate under pressure while others do not. Focusing on the learning culture of the British Imperial Forces, it looks at the Allied campaign during the Second World War against the Afrika Korps of Rommel... -
Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017 by Akali Omeni
RRP: £41.99£36.75This book offers a detailed examination of the counter-insurgency operations undertaken by the Nigerian military against Boko Haram between 2011 and 2017. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with military units in Nigeria, Counter-Insurgency in... -
Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan by Christopher Tounsel 9781478011767
RRP: £20.99£18.37On July 9, 2011, South Sudan celebrated its independence as the world's newest nation, an occasion that the country's Christian leaders claimed had been foretold in the Book of Isaiah. The Bible provided a foundation through which the South Sudanese... -
Archaeology and Oral Tradition in Malawi: Origins and Early History of the Chewa Yusuf M. Juwayeyi (Customer) 9781847013507
RRP: £25.99£24.83First comprehensive account of the origins and early history of the Chewa as revealed by oral tradition and archaeology that allows a more accurate picture of a pre-literate society. The Chewa are the largest ethnic group in Malawi, representing a... -
Our Own Way in This Part of the World: Biography of an African Community, Culture, and Nation by Kwasi Konadu
RRP: £22.99£20.01Kofi DOnkO was a blacksmith and farmer, as well as an important healer, intellectual, spiritual leader, settler of disputes, and custodian of shared values for his Ghanaian community. In Our Own Way in This Part of the World Kwasi Konadu centers DOnkO's... -
Young Women against Apartheid: Gender, Youth and South Africa's Liberation Struggle by Emily Bridger 9781847013620
RRP: £19.99£19.39Provides a new perspective on the struggle against apartheid, and contributes to key debates in South African history, gender inequality, sexual violence, and the legacies of the liberation struggle. WINNER OF THE RHS GLADSTONE BOOK PRIZE 2022 ... -
Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges by Marvine Howe 9780195169638
RRP: £30.49£26.16In Morocco, Marvine Howe, a former correspondent for The New York Times presents an incisive and comprehensive review of the Moroccan kingdom and its people, past and present. It addresses emerging issues and problems - equal rights for women,... -
Volunteers on the Veld: Britain's Citizen-soldiers and the South African War, 1899-1902 by Stephen M. Miller 9780806138640
£30.66When the Second Boer War erupted in South Africa in 1899, Great Britain was confident that victory would come quickly and decisively. Instead, the war lasted for three grueling years. To achieve final victory, the British government was forced to depend... -
Divided Rule: Sovereignty and Empire in French Tunisia, 1881-1938 by Mary Dewhurst Lewis 9780520279155
RRP: £42.00£33.04After invading Tunisia in 1881, the French installed a protectorate in which they shared power with the Tunisian ruling dynasty and, due to the dynasty's treaties with other European powers, with some of their imperial rivals. This "indirect" form of... -
The Shaping of Somali Society: Reconstructing the History of a Pastoral People, 1600-1900 by Lee V Cassanelli 9780812278323
RRP: £79.00£69.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812278323Author Lee V CassanelliFormat HardbackPage Count 327Imprint University of Pennsylvania PressPublisher University of Pennsylvania... -
The Arabs and the Scramble for Africa by John Craven Wilkinson 9781781790687
RRP: £80.00£75.52This book examines the history of the European Scramble for Africa from the perspective of the Omanis and other Arabs in East Africa. It will be of interest not only to African specialists, but also those working on the Middle East, where awareness is... -
The Idea of Development in Africa: A History by Corrie Decker
RRP: £24.99£21.18The Idea of Development in Africa challenges prevailing international development discourses about the continent, by tracing the history of ideas, practices, and 'problems' of development used in Africa. In doing so, it offers an innovative approach to... -
The Agrarian Question in the Neoliberal Era: Primitive Accumulation and the Peasantry by Utsa Patnaik 9780857490384
£8.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857490384Author Utsa PatnaikFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Pambazuka PressPublisher Pambazuka PressWeight(grams) 103g -
The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe: Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker by Blessing-Miles Tendi
RRP: £106.00£95.60An illustrious African liberation fighter in the 1970s and, until his suspicious death in 2011, an important figure in Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU PF party in Zimbabwe, this first full-length biography of General Solomon Mujuru or Rex Nhongo throws much... -
Unknown Empire: The True Story of Mysterious Ethiopia and the Future Ark of Civilization by Prince Asfah Wossen Asserate 9781733335690
RRP: £22.95£20.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733335690Author Prince Asfah Wossen AsserateFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint Chattanooga Historical Foundation CompanyPublisher Chattanooga... -
The Green State in Africa by Carl Death
RRP: £32.50£27.95A provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in Africa From climate-related risks such as crop failure and famine to longer-term concerns about sustainable urbanization, environmental justice, and biodiversity... -
Ten Minutes Weather Away by Leonie Charton 9781788640749
RRP: £4.99£3.75The sense of place and of senses porous to land and sea bring to life this stand-out sequence of poems. The voice, at once conversational and distinctive, is enraging and personal. There's an ache at the core of the beauty here, not of self-pity or of...