African history books

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

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BEFORE THEM, WE explores the lives of migrant elders from Africa, unpacking the intimate details of their lives...  Read More >>

Accounts of side-shows of the War in the Sudan This book contains three accounts of the battles of the Suakin...  Read More >>

The books of the Apocrypha were remembered for the King James Bible's true adaptations until 1796. Before the middle...  Read More >>

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Offers a long-term evolutionary perspective on human culture and its relationship with technology. Provides a fresh...  Read More >>

""In this memoir the author offers reflections on his experiences as a young, short-term missionary in South Africa""--...  Read More >>

"After the First World War Germany was forced by the Treaty of Versailles to give up her colonies; the misappropriation...  Read More >>

Le vrai probleme en Afrique est la peur. Les Africains d'aujourd'hui ont peur et ont perdu le coeur, la poigne et...  Read More >>

Drawing on artifacts, images, documents, and interviews, David Maxwell examines the roles of missionaries and their...  Read More >>

Home economics provides the first comprehensive history of domestic service in southern Africa's post-colonial cities....  Read More >>

A riveting and illuminating exploration of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to...  Read More >>

"This study explores the role of international politics in the life of a region where on the one hand a nation is...  Read More >>

A history of tomb-raiders in Egypt since antiquity.  Read More >>

Based on civil society perspectives, Chenai G. Matshaka captures how narratives of violence based on particular...  Read More >>

Niall McKay explores the use of Christian scriptures to resist apartheid in South Africa. From this, the author...  Read More >>

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Discover the remarkable history of the Kingdom of Dahomey... Imagine a fervently militaristic state with a feared...  Read More >>

Through detailed archival research, Hanson reveals the origins of Uganda’s strategies for good government—assembly,...  Read More >>

An interdisciplinary book highlighting the relationship between the Red Sea region's colonial history and its present...  Read More >>

"""A stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery. Author Jori Lewis...  Read More >>

"""A stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery. Author Jori Lewis...  Read More >>