African history books

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The Spirit of the Laws in Mozambique

The Spirit of the Laws in Mozambique

Author: Juan Obarrio
ISBN: 9780226153865
Format: Paperback
$52.95

Mozambique has been hailed as a success story by the international community. The author examines the role of customary...  Read More >>

Cross and the River: Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile

Cross and the River: Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile

Author: Haggai Erlich ,  Haggai Erlich
ISBN: 9781626371927
Format: Paperback
$64.56

The ongoing Egyptian-Ethiopian dispute over the Nile waters is potentially one of the most difficult issues on the...  Read More >>

The Call of Bilal: Islam in the African Diaspora

The Call of Bilal: Islam in the African Diaspora

Author: Edward E. Curtis IV
ISBN: 9781469618111
Format: Paperback
$85.80

How do people in the African diaspora practice Islam? The Call of Bilal is a penetrating account of the rich diversity...  Read More >>

Muslims in Kenyan Politics: Political Involvement, Marginalization, and Minority Status

Muslims in Kenyan Politics: Political Involvement, Marginalization,...

Author: Hassan J. Ndzovu
ISBN: 9780810130029
Format: Hardback
$211.07

Muslims in Kenyan Politics explores the changing relationship between Muslims and the state in Kenya from precolonial...  Read More >>

A Concise History of South Africa

A Concise History of South Africa

Author: Robert Ross (Universiteit Leiden)
ISBN: 9780511805806
Format: Undefined
$594.00

This is a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1 500 years ago...  Read More >>

The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828: War, Shaka, and the Consolidation of Power

The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828: War, Shaka,...

Author: Elizabeth A. Eldredge
ISBN: 9781107075320
Format: Hardback
$188.89

This scholarly account traces the emergence of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa in the early nineteenth century,...  Read More >>

Hip Hop and Social Change in Africa: Ni Wakati

Hip Hop and Social Change in Africa: Ni Wakati

Author: Msia Kibona Clark ,  Mickie Mwanzia Koster
ISBN: 9780739193297
Format: Hardback
$302.00

This book explores the role of hip hop in grassroots changes occurring today in Africa. It argues that artists use...  Read More >>

Capitalism and Cloves: An Archaeology of Plantation Life on Nineteenth-Century Zanzibar

Capitalism and Cloves: An Archaeology of Plantation...

Author: Sarah K. Croucher
ISBN: 9781441984708
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This study of nineteenth-century clove plantations on Zanzibar provides an important contribution to debates in...  Read More >>

The Ethiopian Army: From Victory to Collapse, 1977–1991

The Ethiopian Army: From Victory to Collapse, 1977–1991...

Author: Fantahun Ayele
ISBN: 9780810130111
Format: Hardback
$211.07

The Ethiopian popular revolution of 1974 ended a monarchy that claimed descent from King Solomon and the Queen of...  Read More >>

State vs

State vs

Author: Joel Joffe ,  Nelson Mandela
ISBN: 9781322489018
Format: Electronic book text
$42.11

On 11 July 1963, police raided Lilisleaf farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high...  Read More >>

Sharia and the Making of the Modern Egyptian: Islamic Law and Custom in the Courts of Ottoman Cairo

Sharia and the Making of the Modern Egyptian: Islamic...

Author: Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies Reem A Meshal (Louisiana State University)
ISBN: 9781322475844
Format: Electronic book text
$266.64

In this book, the author examines sijills, the official documents of the Ottoman Islamic courts, to understand how...  Read More >>

Ahmad Al-Mansur: The Beginnings of Modern Morocco

Ahmad Al-Mansur: The Beginnings of Modern Morocco

Author: Mercedes Garcia-Arenal
ISBN: 9781322488615
Format: Electronic book text
$105.60

Spanning four continents, this lucid introduction assesses this fascinating figure and his legacy amidst the political...  Read More >>

90 Minutes at Entebbe: The Full Inside Story of the Spectacular Israeli Counterterrorism Strike and the Daring Rescue of 103 Hostages

90 Minutes at Entebbe: The Full Inside Story of the...

Author: William Stevenson (ROCHESTER INST OF TECHNOLOGY) ,  Uri Dan
ISBN: 9781322489964
Format: Electronic book text
$39.47

The incredible story of an Israeli mission that rescued 103 hostages from a hijacked jetliner. On June 27, 1976,...  Read More >>

African Struggles Today

African Struggles Today

Author: Peter Dwyer (Salford University University of York University of York) ,  Leo Zeilig
ISBN: 9781322481395
Format: Electronic book text
$44.88

This groundbreaking analysis examines the gains, contradictions, and frustrations of twenty-first century prodemocracy...  Read More >>

Ottoman Egypt and the Emergence of the Modern World: 1500-1800

Ottoman Egypt and the Emergence of the Modern World:...

Author: Distinguished Professor Nelly Hanna (American University in Cairo)
ISBN: 9781322475813
Format: Electronic book text
$139.92

Aiming to place Egypt clearly in the context of some of the major worldwide transformations of the three centuries...  Read More >>

Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen

Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen

Author: Lisa J Shannon
ISBN: 9781322486420
Format: Electronic book text
$65.97

International human rights activist Lisa Shannon spent many afternoons at the kitchen table having tea with her...  Read More >>

The Thirstland Trek, 1874-1881

The Thirstland Trek, 1874-1881

Author: Nicol Stassen
ISBN: 9781485300366
Format: Hardback
$129.38

During the late nineteenth century a number of organised treks left the Transvaal. The first of these left the ZAR...  Read More >>

The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony

The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony...

Author: Molefi Kete Asante (Temple University, USA)
ISBN: 9780415844550
Format: Paperback
$158.27

Authoritative and comprehensive, The History of Africa provides an accessible narrative from earliest prehistory...  Read More >>

Voices of Ancient Egypt: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life

Voices of Ancient Egypt: Contemporary Accounts of Daily...

Author: Rosalie David
ISBN: 9780313397820
Format: Hardback
$170.00

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Kritik der westlichen Philosophie in Iran: Zum geistesgeschichtlichen Selbstverständnis von Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i und Murtaza Mutahhari

Kritik der westlichen Philosophie in Iran: Zum geistesgeschichtlichen...

Author: Urs Gösken ,  Urs Gosken
ISBN: 9783110375152
Format: Hardback
$171.51

The series Worlds of Islam of the Swiss Asia Society publishes high-quality research on present-day and historical...  Read More >>

The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony

The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony...

Author: Molefi Kete Asante
ISBN: 9780415844543
Format: Hardback
$310.50

Presenting a ranging history of Africa, this book allows the reader to access the major developments, personalities...  Read More >>

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