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Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021

Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021

Author: Elizabeth M. Perego
ISBN: 9780253067616
Format: Paperback
$68.99

In times of peace as well as conflict, humor has served Algerians as a tool of both unification and division. Humor...  Read More >>

Untold Histories of Nigerian Women: Emerging from the Margins

Untold Histories of Nigerian Women: Emerging from the...

Author: Tayo Agunbiade
ISBN: 9781527513846
Format: Hardback
$206.97

This book is a curation of insightful and engaging narrations aimed at freeing women from the margins of Nigeria’s...  Read More >>

A Cruise on the Nile: Or the Fabulous Story of Steam Ship Sudan

A Cruise on the Nile: Or the Fabulous Story of Steam...

Author: Jean-François Rial ,  Robert Sole
ISBN: 9782226488084
Format: Hardback
$116.44

A journey out of time along the biblical shores and the great sites of ancient Egypt, to the delicate rhythm of...  Read More >>

The Future Is in Your Hands – Portrait Photography from Senegal

The Future Is in Your Hands – Portrait Photography from...

Author: Beth A. Buggenhagen
ISBN: 9780253067685
Format: Hardback
$195.99

In Senegal, portraiture serves as a vital index and creator of social connection. People sit for and display portraits,...  Read More >>

Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021

Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021

Author: Elizabeth M. Perego
ISBN: 9780253067609
Format: Hardback
$174.99

In times of peace as well as conflict, humor has served Algerians as a tool of both unification and division. Humor...  Read More >>

The History of Gabon: Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea

The History of Gabon: Where the Rainforest Meets the...

Author: Einar Felix Hansen ,  Idriss Djamal-Tahir
ISBN: 9798870793429
Format: Paperback
$23.73

"""The History of Gabon"" is a literary masterpiece that takes you on an enthralling journey through the rich tapestry...  Read More >>

African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of Sound and Slavery

African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of...

Author: Mary Caton Lingold
ISBN: 9780813949789
Format: Paperback
$77.88

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Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag...

Author: Caroline Elkins ,  Teri Schnaubelt
ISBN: 9798874653590
Format: Audio
$153.09

As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few...  Read More >>

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag...

Author: Caroline Elkins ,  Teri Schnaubelt
ISBN: 9798874653606
Format: Audio
$153.09

As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few...  Read More >>

Ghana: A Political and Social History

Ghana: A Political and Social History

Author: Jeffrey Ahlman (Smith College, USA)
ISBN: 9780755601561
Format: Paperback
$44.99

"Few African countries have attracted the international attention that Ghana has. In the late-nineteenth and early...  Read More >>

Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992: Oral Narratives on Identity and Migration

Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992: Oral Narratives...

Author: Nafeesah Allen
ISBN: 9783031088285
Format: Paperback
$284.60

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African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of Sound and Slavery

African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of...

Author: Mary Caton Lingold
ISBN: 9780813949772
Format: Hardback
$250.80

The roots of so much of today’s music are drawn directly from the men and women carried across the Atlantic in chains....  Read More >>

The History of the Central African Republic: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Nature

The History of the Central African Republic: A Tapestry...

Author: Einar Felix Hansen ,  Odette Gbaya
ISBN: 9798870531076
Format: Paperback
$23.73

"Dive into the captivating narrative of the Central African Republic (CAR) with our text-only masterpiece, an immersive...  Read More >>

Liberia: The Intricacies of Democracy

Liberia: The Intricacies of Democracy

Author: Isaac Edwin Perry, Jr
ISBN: 9798858902904
Format: Paperback
$35.38

In 1822, the colony of Liberia was founded by a private American philanthropic society, the Society for the Colonization...  Read More >>

Unity and Struggle

Unity and Struggle

Author: Amílcar Cabral ,  Michael Wolfers
ISBN: 9781803288994
Format: Paperback
$18.99

Amílcar Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Portuguese-dominated Africa is explored in this...  Read More >>

Child Slavery and Guardianship in Colonial Senegal

Child Slavery and Guardianship in Colonial Senegal

Author: Bernard Moitt (Virginia Commonwealth University)
ISBN: 9781009296472
Format: Hardback
$219.94

Original and innovative, this book tells the story of Senegalese children freed from slavery in 1848 only to be...  Read More >>

Ghana: A Political and Social History

Ghana: A Political and Social History

Author: Jeffrey Ahlman (Smith College, USA)
ISBN: 9781788314220
Format: Hardback
$130.00

"Few African countries have attracted the international attention that Ghana has. In the late-nineteenth and early...  Read More >>

Domestic Slavery in Syria and Egypt, 12001500

Domestic Slavery in Syria and Egypt, 12001500

Author: Jan Hinrich Hagedorn
ISBN: 9783847110910
Format: Hardback
$137.28

Slavery touched many aspects of Mamluk society. This volume focuses on the role of slaves within the family, from...  Read More >>

The Making of Modern Uganda

The Making of Modern Uganda

Author: Kenneth Ingham
ISBN: 9781032612768
Format: Hardback
$194.00

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The Kingdom of Toro in Uganda

The Kingdom of Toro in Uganda

Author: Kenneth Ingham
ISBN: 9781032612522
Format: Hardback
$183.00

First published in 1975, The Kingdom of Toro in Uganda describes the foundation of the Toro kingdom in the nineteenth...  Read More >>

The Cardiff Tapes (2019)

The Cardiff Tapes (2019)

Author: Garth Evans ,  Ann Compton
ISBN: 9781940190334
Format: Paperback
$41.40

A bold investigation into the changing meaning of public sculpture across 50 years In 1972, British artist Garth...  Read More >>

Unruly Ideas: A History of Kitawala in Congo

Unruly Ideas: A History of Kitawala in Congo

Author: Nicole Eggers
ISBN: 9780821426081
Format: Paperback
$92.27

In this conceptual history, Nicole Eggers argues that practitioners of the Congolese religious movement Kitawala...  Read More >>

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