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World War I ushered in a renewed scramble for Africa. At its helm, Jan Smuts grabbed the opportunity to realise his ambition of a Greater South Africa. He set his sights upon the vast German colonies of South-West Africa and East Africa - the demise of...

Surveying more than three thousand years of Egyptian civilization, Egypt and the Egyptians offers a comprehensive introduction to this most rich and complex of early societies. From high politics to the concerns of everyday Egyptians, the book explores...

The 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...

The region between the river Senegal and Sierra Leone saw the first trans-Atlantic slave trade in the sixteenth century. Drawing on many new sources, Toby Green challenges current quantitative approaches to the history of the slave trade. New data on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Award - Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction 2018. Short-listed for Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize 2018...

Griots, a uniquely African profession, fulfill a variety of roles as genealogists, historians, spokespersons, diplomats, musicians, teachers, praise singers, and advisors. Telling the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers, Thomas A. Hale...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907677786Author Ivan SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Two thousand years ago, Madagascar was probably uninhabited. An island twice the size of Great Britain, it was home to unique species of flora and fauna that were undisturbed by humanity until the first navigators landed on its shores. Since then, the...

This book, first published in 1868, became the best-known work of medical officer and writer James Africanus Beale Horton (1835-1883), who was born in Sierra Leone to parents of Igbo descent. He was chosen by the British to train as an army medical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780908311828Author Peter GodwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Baobab BooksPublisher Baobab BooksWeight(grams) 614gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm

Imperialism in the eyes of the world is still Europe's original sin, even though the empires themselves have long since disappeared. Among the most egregious of imperial acts was Victorian Britain's seemingly random partition of Africa. In this classic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913118778Author David SnapeFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies 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 *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060956394Author Alan MooreheadFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906387716Author Chambi ChachageFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Pambazuka PressPublisher Pambazuka PressWeight(grams) 217gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

This book is a brilliant commentary on the political culture of the BaKongo of Lower Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). MacGaffey analyzes texts written by young Kongo men between 1914 -1916 to explicate KiKongo culture and to question...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643800718Author Alan BrydenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643801067Author Jo BeallFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643500144Author Irmi Maral-HanakFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783825805180Author Johannes MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

New Directions in African Military History takes a thematic approach to the history of war and military structures in Africa and highlights the under-researched areas.

"Robertson's book represents a powerful contribution to African social, economic, and women's history. Highly recommended." -Choice"An important resource for anyone interested in the history of women and trade in modern Kenya. . . ." -International...

India in Africa, Africa in India traces the longstanding interaction between these two regions, showing that the Indian Ocean world provides many examples of cultural flows that belie our understanding of globalization as a recent phenomenon. This region...

"These four volumes in this major series . . . provide a single-source reference to the status of the field of women's history and to ways that the field can be expanded. . . . A basic set for all academic libraries." -Library Journal Academic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063335417Author Zeinab BadawiFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm) 237mm *...

An essential resource for students or general readers interested in post-colonial Africa, this encyclopedia provides coverage of different regions, countries, wars, battles, factions, leaders, and foreign powers.Armed conflict represents a substantial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780520395671Author John ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California PressWeight(grams)...

The end of apartheid has triggered massive illegal immigration into South Africa from all parts of Africa and beyond. Along with urbanization and internal migration, the end of apartheid has encouraged human smuggling and the trafficking of men, women,...

Why has democracy failed to reduce corruption in Kenya? Framing the challenge in game theoretical terms, Dominic Burbidge examines how mutual expectations between citizens dictate the success or failure of political reforms. Since 1992, Kenya has...

First published in 1978 Nasser and His Generation is one of the most important books on modern Egyptian history. It goes much further than a simple history of the Nasser regime or a psychobiography of the Egyptian ruler. It examines his personality,...

Madagascar, widely known as the "Great Island," is just off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, but in many ways it hardly resembles its mainland neighbors. Its flora and fauna are quite distinct, and the folkways and culture of its population are...

Coming fifteen years after South Africa's achievement of majority rule, this book takes a critical and searching look at the country's past. It presents South Africa's past in an objective, clear, and refreshing manner. With chapters contributed by ten...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780325070131Author Mary Wren BivinsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.Publisher Heinemann USA

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313258763Author Virginia JacksonFormat HardbackPage Count 840Imprint Greenwood PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Toyin Falola's astounding intellectual production must be one of the mysteries in the intellectual world. It has transcended the confined world of historical research into broader horizons that include the role of the public intellectual. The present...

This book explores pastoralist/ farmers' approaches to environmental disaster management in East Africa, charting their responses and adaptations to famine, pandemics, natural disasters, and historical events. Using a dynamic adaptive cycle theoretical...