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Hieroglyphs: A Very Short Introduction by Penelope Wilson
RRP: £8.99£6.45Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for... -
Kenya: A History Since Independence by Charles Hornsby
£28.92Since independence from Great Britain in 1963, Kenya has survived five decades as a functioning nation-state, holding regular elections; its borders and political system intact and avoiding open war with its neighbours and military rule internally. It... -
Dreaming the Karoo: A People Called the /Xam by Julia Blackburn
RRP: £20.00£14.29A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the /Xam - a haunting book about the brutality of colonial frontiers and the fate of those they dispossess.In spring 2020, Julia Blackburn... -
The Berbers: The Peoples of Africa by Michael Brett 9780631207672
RRP: £42.95£39.34The Berbers provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Berber-speaking peoples.About the AuthorMichael Brett is Lecturer in African History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. Elizabeth Fentress was formerly a... -
Understanding Libya Since Gaddafi by Ulf Laessing
RRP: £22.00£19.11Why has Libya fallen apart since 2011? The world has largely given up trying to understand how the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi has left the country a failed state and a major security headache for Europe. Gaddafi's police state has been... -
How Long Will South Africa Survive?: The Looming Crisis by R. W. Johnson
RRP: £15.99£14.15In 1977, Johnson's best-selling How Long Will South Africa Survive? offered a controversial and highly original analysis of the survival prospects of apartheid. Now, after more than two decades of the ANC in government, he believes the question must be... -
A History of Zimbabwe by Alois S. Mlambo
RRP: £24.99£20.34The first single-volume history of Zimbabwe with detailed coverage from pre-colonial times to the present, this book examines Zimbabwe's pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial social, economic and political history and relates historical factors and... -
The Christmas Contract by Cassie Connor 9780008568269
RRP: £9.99£6.64'What can I say, I loved this book. It has all my favorite tropes. Fake dating - check! Grumpy/ sunshine (reversed) check! One bed - check!' Reader review When you can't find the perfect date for the holidays you... -
From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim
RRP: £14.95£12.27This is an account of the life experiences of a South African of Indian descent who was fortunate enough to be a part of some of South Africa's most important changes in the transition from apartheid to a constitutional democracy. Hassen's political... -
A History of the Sudan: From the Coming of Islam to the Present Day by P. M. Holt 9781405874458
£48.15A History of the Sudan by Martin Daly and PM Holt, sixth edition, has been fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments that have occurred in Sudan over the last nine years, including the crisis in Darfur.The most notable... -
Under Our Skin by Jethro Soutar 9781951213527
RRP: £14.00£9.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951213527Author Jethro SoutarFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Unnamed PressPublisher Unnamed Press -
Butterfly Fish by Irenosen Okojie 9781909762060
RRP: £12.99£9.09Betty Trask Award winner 2016. A stunning debut from the author of Speak Gigantular.A fragile outsider living in London, Joy struggles to pull the threads of her life back together after her mother's sudden death. Emptiness consumes her and, needing to... -
Creating the Creole Island: Slavery in Eighteenth-Century Mauritius by Megan Vaughan
RRP: £25.99£24.37The island of Mauritius lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about 550 miles east of Madagascar. Uninhabited until the arrival of colonists in the late sixteenth century, Mauritius was subsequently populated by many different peoples as successive... -
The Trial of Cecil John Rhodes by Adekeye Adebajo 9781431430796
RRP: £10.99£8.75Set 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... -
Youthquake: Why African Demography Should Matter to the World by Edward Paice 9781800241589
RRP: £25.00£21.79A riveting study of Africa's demographics - its youth and growth - and what they mean for the continent, today and into the future. 'Essential reading' Guardian 'Intensely researched - and very important!' The Week 'The research in Youthquake... -
Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu
RRP: £9.99£6.48'It's brave and honest, and not a moment too soon.' Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish)'[An] outstanding myth-busting book. Everyone should read it.' Bernardine EvaristoWhat is the experience of Black men in Britain today? Never has the conversation about racism and... -
Roman Conquests: North Africa by Nic Fields 9781844159703
RRP: £19.99£14.28The third in the Roman Conquests series briefly covers Rome's first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars, then covers in detail her vindictive final conquest and destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War. The... -
Tragedy of Madagascar, The: An Island Nation Confronts the 21st Century by Nathaniel Adams
RRP: £22.99£20.24Why 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... -
Wretched Kush: Ethnic Identities and Boundries in Egypt's Nubian Empire by Stuart Tyson Smith 9780415369862
RRP: £37.99£34.94Professor Smith uses Nubia as a case study to explore the nature of ethnic identity. Recent research suggests that ethnic boundaries are permeable, and that ethnic identities are overlapping. This is particularly true when cultures come into direct... -
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War by Howard W. French
RRP: £27.99£24.77In a sweeping narrative that traverses 600 years, one that eloquently weaves precise historical detail with poignant personal reportage, Pulitzer Prize finalist Howard W. French retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the... -
Land of a Thousand Hills: My Life in Rwanda by Rosamond Halsey Carr 9780452282025
RRP: £18.00£11.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452282025Author Rosamond Halsey CarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
The Dark Child by Ernest Jones
RRP: £18.00£11.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809015481Author Ernest JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(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... -
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa: A Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue by John Allembillah Azumah
RRP: £25.00£23.27Thoughtful and challenging, this book argues for a reassessment of the role historically played by Islam in Africa, and offers new hope for in creased mutual understanding between African people of different faiths. Drawing on a wealth of sources, from... -
Africa: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader
RRP: £18.99£13.61Drawing on many years of African experience, John Reader has written a book of startling grandeur and scope that recreates the great panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing... -
How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed by Mike Snook
RRP: £14.99£12.01Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the long and distinguished history of the British Army. At noon a massive Zulu host attacked the 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana, a distinctive... -
Nigeria's Soldiers of Fortune: The Abacha and Obasanjo Years by Max Siollun
RRP: £27.50£23.64In the cataclysmic decade that is the focus of this book, Nigeria was subject to several near-death experiences. These began when the country nearly tore itself apart after the northern-led military government annulled the results of a 1993 presidential... -
Africa in Global History with Sources by Robert T. Harms 9780393927573
£59.56Award-winning historian Robert Harms offers a contemporary history of Africa-one that reflects the continent's cultural richness and diversity while presenting its history in a global context. A chronological narrative covers the origins of humankind to... -
A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara by Amber Murrey
RRP: £27.99£22.12Thomas Sankara was one of Africa's most important anti-imperialist leaders of the late 20th Century. His declaration that fundamental socio-political change would require a 'certain amount of madness' drove the Burkinabe Revolution and resurfaced in the... -
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
RRP: £10.99£7.25In January 2006, after the Republic of Liberia had been racked by fourteen years of brutal civil conflict, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-Africa's "Iron Lady" - was sworn in as president, an event that marked a tremendous turning point in the history of the West... -
Bush War Rhodesia: 1966-1980 by Peter Baxter 9781912866908
RRP: £16.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866908Author Peter BaxterFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
A Short History of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart by Terri Ochiagha
RRP: £14.99£13.11The publication of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958) is heralded as the inaugural moment of modern African fiction, and the book remains the most widely read African novel of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it has sold more than... -
Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine Pinch
RRP: £8.99£6.45The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and... -
Children and Family in Late Antique Egyptian Monasticism by Caroline T. Schroeder
RRP: £30.99£23.80This is the first book-length study of children in one of the birthplaces of early Christian monasticism, Egypt. Although comprised of men and women who had renounced sex and family, the monasteries of late antiquity raised children, educated them, and... -
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... -
Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala
RRP: £12.99£8.63"One of the most enduring myths on the Nigerian Femme Fatale - mammy-water, 'winch' or husband-snatcher - has to do with the cooking of fish stew ...A woman can do what she likes with a man when she knows how to satisfy his appetite for food... -
A Short History of Mozambique by Professor Malyn Newitt
RRP: £22.99£19.92This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued... -
Africana Womanism: Reclaiming Ourselves by Clenora Hudson (Weems) 9781032533599
RRP: £36.99£34.06The sixth edition of Africana Womanism provides important updates to the classic text in which Clenora Hudson (Weems) sets out a paradigm for women of African descent. Differentiating itself from the problematic theories of Western feminisms, Africana... -
The Rorke's Drift Commanders: Gonville Bromhead and John Chard by Bancroft, James W 9781399009966
RRP: £20.00£14.29Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and Lieutenant John Chard had fame thrust upon them, as did the place known as Rorke's Drift, which before 1879 was an unknown homestead situated in the middle of the South African veld. Although both men came from families... -
Gordon in China and the Soudan by A. E. Hake
RRP: £29.00£20.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850771654Author A. E. HakeFormat HardbackPage Count 367Imprint Darf Publishers LtdPublisher Darf Publishers Ltd