A revelatory and definitive account of how Nelson Mandela and his peers led South Africa to the brink of revolution agai......more

A fascinating, beautifully illustrated study of the daring war in East Africa waged by German colonial forces against th......more

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In late 2017 and early 2018, South Africa and Zimbabwe both experienced rapid and unexpected political transitions. In Z......more

In late 2017 and early 2018, South Africa and Zimbabwe both experienced rapid and unexpected political transitions. In Z......more

This book is about a frontier zone that has emerged in central Benin in the wake of rapidly growing internal migration a......more

A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the ......more

In 1935, Fascist Italy invaded the sovereign state of Ethiopia--a war of conquest that triggered a chain of events culmi......more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated......more

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William Balfour Baikie was a surgeon, naturalist, linguist, writer, explorer, and government consul who played a key rol......more

When Zulu women potters innovate or move to a more urban setting, they are asked why they have abandoned tradition. Yet ......more

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A revelatory and definitive account of how Nelson Mandela and his peers led South Africa to the brink of revolution agai......more

This work begins in August 1900 during the war in South Africa, when mounted Boer commandos ranging across the veldt sup......more

In this sweeping, foundational work, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer draws on extensive research ......more

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"Explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing ......more

This book explores histories of droughts and floods in the Indian Ocean World, and their connections to broader global c......more

If you paid even a moment’s attention during high-school history class, you probably know that 1910 brought about the Un......more

This book unites recent findings from quantitative and qualitative research from across Africa to illuminate how young m......more

With this multispecies study of animals as instrumentalities of the colonial state in Nigeria, Saheed Aderinto argues th......more

With this multispecies study of animals as instrumentalities of the colonial state in Nigeria, Saheed Aderinto argues th......more

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Contemporary West African culture harbors rich and meaningful spiritual traditions. Yet, there are few written records o......more

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We are witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. One in 113 people in the world are currently displaced.......more

This book explores aspects of the socio-economic and political history of the Turkana of northern Kenya, examining the m......more

"...this is an important read for anyone interested in the war in North Africa." -- The NYMAS Review This book begins by......more

Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize A stunnin......more

"The West will begin to understand Africa when it realizes it’s not talking to a child--it’s talking to its mother." So ......more

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"As a little boy, Pacifique Irankunda lived through the thirteen-year civil war in Burundi, the war that upended his hom......more

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The Shangani or Allan Wilson’s Patrol was a minor incident in the British expansion in Africa. Much smaller in scale tha......more

The true story of a forty-eight-hour showdown and the desperate gamble that prevented the Desert Fox from reaching the S......more

"Originally published as Cleopatra: la regina che sfidáo Roma e conquistáo l’eternitáa in Italy in 2018 by HarperCollins......more

The excavations of the Naga project from 2004 to 2010 brought to light the small Naga 200 temple, which has been known s......more

This book is designed to assist the advanced mathematics and science students through the maze of the Ancient World/Hell......more

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NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS A Camera Actress In The Wilds Of To......more

Sorcery or Science? examines how two Sufi Muslim theologians who rose to prominence in the western Sahara Desert in the ......more

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The African cities of Bata and Al-Hoceima were created during the Spanish colonial rule of Equatorial Guinea and Morocco......more

Responsibility is political. As the international community has called for more responsible environmental, social, and g......more

Before the Arabs conquered northwest Africa in the seventh century, Ramzi Rouighi asserts, there were no Berbers. There ......more

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Examines the economic and spatial importance of performance arts in West Africa through a close analysis of the masquera......more

THE STORY BEHIND NEW BBC RADIO SERIES AND PODCAST "BLOOD LANDS" "Utterly gripping, timely and shocking" PHILIPPE SANDS "......more

Niao History is the history of the entire ethnic group called Weon (Krahn in Liberia and Guerre in the Ivory Coast). Thi......more

"In The African Wars Chris Peers provides a graphic account of several of the key campaigns fought between European powe......more

Thanks to newly discovered letters and documents, A Handful of Heroes updates the history of the defense of Rorkes Drift......more

Griot Potters of the Folona reconstructs the past of a particular group of West African women potters using evidence fou......more

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"Southern Africa’s first people communities are the groups of hunter-gatherers and herders, representing the oldest huma......more

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An NPR Best Book of the Year The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarka......more

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Kirikongo is an archaeological site composed of thirteen remarkably well-preserved discrete mounds occupied continually ......more

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"In Accounts and Drawings from Underground, published in 2015, renowned artist William Kentridge and scholar Rosalind C.......more

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’Dear Sister and Brother, death has been very busy gathering his harvest in this country, ’ wrote a soldier of the 80th ......more

Written by two senior scholars, A History of Africa introduces students to the history of the world’s second largest con......more

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