African history books

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Lost Souls: The Forgotten Heroes of Eshowe

Lost Souls: The Forgotten Heroes of Eshowe

Author: James Mace
ISBN: 9781986765176
Format: Paperback
$43.19

In January 1879, three columns of British soldiers under the command of Lord Chelmsford, commenced the invasion...  Read More >>

The Mauritian Paradox: Fifty years of Development, Diversity and Democracy

The Mauritian Paradox: Fifty years of Development, Diversity...

Author: Ramola Ramtohul ,  Thomas Hylland Eriksen (University of Oslo Norway)
ISBN: 9789990373486
Format: Paperback
$82.80

This book brings together some of the finest scholarship, domestic as well as foreign, on contemporary Mauritius,...  Read More >>

'Dignity of Labour' for African Leaders: The Formation of Education Policy in the British Colonial Office and Achimota School on the Gold Coast

'Dignity of Labour' for African Leaders: The Formation...

Author: Shoko Yamada
ISBN: 9789956550005
Format: Paperback
$75.04

This richly researched book untangles the discourse on education for African leaders, which involved diverse actors...  Read More >>

Guns, Culture and Moors: Racial Perceptions, Cultural Impact and the Moroccan Participation in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Guns, Culture and Moors: Racial Perceptions, Cultural...

Author: Ali Al Tuma (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
ISBN: 9781138298132
Format: Hardback
$284.00

The history of the Moroccan troops in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) is the story of an encounter between two...  Read More >>

From the Edge of Empire

From the Edge of Empire

Author: Ian Hume
ISBN: 9781478794554
Format: Paperback
$69.73

This tells of why and how a young Rhodesian army Captain decided in 1963 not to fight the oncoming war over majority...  Read More >>

Representing Africa in the Motherland and the Diaspora: Essays on Theatre, Dance, Music and Cinema

Representing Africa in the Motherland and the Diaspora:...

Author: Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. ,  Jr.
ISBN: 9781527506428
Format: Hardback
$263.87

This volume brings together fifteen scholars from Africa, Europe and the United States to explore how Africa is...  Read More >>

Whitehall and the Black Republic: A Study of Colonial Britain's Attitude Towards Liberia, 1914–1939

Whitehall and the Black Republic: A Study of Colonial...

Author: Jyotirmoy Pal Chaudhuri
ISBN: 9783319704753
Format: Hardback
$287.76

This book examines the history of the relationship between Liberia and Britain—the world’s first black republic,...  Read More >>

Napoleon Bonaparte's Invasion of the Levant: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Syria

Napoleon Bonaparte's Invasion of the Levant: The History...

Author: Charles River
ISBN: 9781718857056
Format: Paperback
$29.41

"*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French...

Author: Charles River
ISBN: 9781718863620
Format: Paperback
$40.23

"*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French...

Author: Charles River
ISBN: 9781718863644
Format: Paperback
$45.04

"*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

Napoleon Bonaparte's Invasion of the Levant: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Syria

Napoleon Bonaparte's Invasion of the Levant: The History...

Author: Charles River
ISBN: 9781718857049
Format: Paperback
$27.03

"*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

The Egyptian Scientific Institute: The History and Legacy of the French Expedition Established by Napoleon Bonaparte to Study Egypt

The Egyptian Scientific Institute: The History and Legacy...

Author: Charles River
ISBN: 9781718857438
Format: Paperback
$29.41

"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

U.S. Army Civil Affairs Forces in the Sahel: Developing an Approach to Building Relevant Partner Capacity in Support of U.S. Africa Command - Dealing with Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria

U.S. Army Civil Affairs Forces in the Sahel: Developing...

Author: U S Military ,  Department of Defense (Dod)
ISBN: 9781981057375
Format: Paperback
$26.37

The Sahel is an arid region spanning the width of Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Traditionally,...  Read More >>

Governing the Nuer: Documents by Percy Coriat on Nuer History and Ethnography 1922-1931

Governing the Nuer: Documents by Percy Coriat on Nuer...

Author: Percy Coriat ,  Douglas H Johnson
ISBN: 9780994363152
Format: Paperback
$55.63

Percy Coriat was the first Nuer-speaking British official to produce a substantial body of informed and detailed...  Read More >>

Empires in the Sun

Empires in the Sun

Author: Lawrence James
ISBN: 9781681777313
Format: Paperback
$47.39

The one hundred year history of how Europe coerced the African continent into its various empires--and the resulting...  Read More >>

The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fustat and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750

The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fustat and Its Hinterland,...

Author: Jelle Bruning
ISBN: 9789004366350
Format: Hardback
$403.92

In The Rise of a Capital, Jelle Bruning maps the development of the Muslim garrison town al-Fustat (near modern...  Read More >>

Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture

Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern...

Author: Eric Calderwood
ISBN: 9780674980327
Format: Hardback
$86.95

The widespread belief that Spain and Morocco are joined through their Andalusi past—from a time when Christians,...  Read More >>

My African Black Book

My African Black Book

Author: Vincent Happy Mnisi
ISBN: 9781719222013
Format: Paperback
$26.40

This book is written to enlighten the Black Races of the world. Its main aim is to awaken the African Spirit of...  Read More >>

The Ghosts of Gombe: A True Story of Love and Death in an African Wilderness

The Ghosts of Gombe: A True Story of Love and Death...

Author: Dale Peterson
ISBN: 9780520297715
Format: Hardback
$49.95

On July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzee research camp in...  Read More >>

Matabele Rising

Matabele Rising

Author: David Hilton-Barber
ISBN: 9781980749257
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Will a two-state solution bring stability to Zimbabwe? Zimbabwe is not one country; to pretend otherwise is a dangerous...  Read More >>

Cooking Data: Culture and Politics in an African Research World

Cooking Data: Culture and Politics in an African Research...

Author: Cal (Crystal) Biruk
ISBN: 9780822370895
Format: Paperback
$73.79

In Cooking Data Crystal Biruk offers an ethnographic account of research into the demographics of HIV and AIDS in...  Read More >>

From The Frying Pan Into The Fire: Memoir of a Zimbabwean

From The Frying Pan Into The Fire: Memoir of a Zimbabwean...

Author: Judith Mawoko
ISBN: 9781525522611
Format: Paperback
$34.91

Told with clarity, humour and insight, From the Frying Pan into the Fire lets us look into the turbulent history...  Read More >>

Histoire Et Géographie de Madagascar: Depuis La Découverte de l'Île, En 1506, Jusqu'au Récit Des Derniers Événements de Tamatave (Classic Reprint)

Histoire Et Géographie de Madagascar: Depuis La Découverte...

Author: Macé Descartes
ISBN: 9781332470075
Format: Paperback
$32.58

Excerpt from Histoire Et Géographie de Madagascar: Depuis la Découverte de l'Île, en 1506, Jusqu'au Récit des Derniers...  Read More >>

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