African history books

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

This book analyzes representations of the Algerian War in French-language comics published since 1982. Throughout...  Read More >>

This book traces the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) across its three decades in exile through rich,...  Read More >>

In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and influence extend...  Read More >>

In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and influence extend...  Read More >>

Imagine lying in a deeply comatose state while surrounded by a burning fire. The blaze continually disseminates...  Read More >>

Ci tiu libro ne estas nur libro. Gi vere estas minejo, minejo...  Read More >>

Coming to terms with a dizzying sequence of roles, this biography explores Mandela’s various identities – dashing...  Read More >>

Contemporary African literature captures the African experience in history and politics in a multiplicity of ways....  Read More >>

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following Lord Carnarvon's...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

In the great modern narrative nonfiction tradition of Ryszard Kapuściński, Burning the Grass is a literary masterpiece...  Read More >>

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What did it mean to be Roman once the Empire had collapsed in the West? This is the first systematic study of the...  Read More >>

Delving deep into Sudan’s history and culture, this fascinating book isolates the factors which cause its fractured...  Read More >>

African Independence is a dynamic discussion of how Africa shapes world events today. Tukufu Zuberi weaves interview...  Read More >>

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This new paperback is a Revised Edition with new preface. Using sources composed by late medieval Meccan scholars...  Read More >>

More than 60,000 children were abducted in east and central Africa in the 1990s by the violent rebel group the Lord’s...  Read More >>

Cairo's vividly diverse neighbourhoods and building styles reveal its cosmopolitan energy and reflect the myriad...  Read More >>

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This book aims to examine the structural changes in the state and society in Mamluk Egypt and Syria after the middle...  Read More >>

A consideration of the ways in which childhood is constructed and represented in a wide range of black Zimbabwean...  Read More >>

From one of the most - if not the most - formidable Sudanese scholars and diplomats comes an insider's insight into...  Read More >>

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