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An innovative examination of the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped twentieth-century South Africa. This book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of South Afric……続きを見る

This is the story of Zimbabwe from the Stone Age to the present, told in a light but entertaining way by the country's first guide writer and its first archaeologist guide. Illustrated by both photo……続きを見る

Historically accurate, this fast-moving, non-fictional story is about how a barman led small-time farmers in the Karoo from the Graaff-Reinet district into rebellion in 1901 during the South African……続きを見る

Monarchical presidential regimes in the Arab world looked as though they would last indefinitelyーuntil events in Tunisia and Egypt made clear their time was up. This is the first book to lay bare t……続きを見る

Defying conventional wisdom even as it makes an impassioned plea for moral common sense, this book by an award-winning journalist sheds a new light on the history and politics of the African conserv……続きを見る

A Brief Illustrated look at Baldwins adventures as a big game hunter in equatorial Africa during the mid 19th century.続きを見る

Particularly in the context of internal conflicts, international law is frequently unable to create and sustain frameworks for peace in Africa. In Peacebuilding in the African Union, Abou Jeng explo……続きを見る

First published in 1921, this is a record of a dynasty which arose in Ashanti in 1695, lasting until 1895, when it fell under the extension of British rule. 続きを見る

Postcolonial discourses on African Diaspora history and relations have traditionally focused intensely on highlighting the common experiences and links between black Africans and African Americans. ……続きを見る

First Published in 1971. This volume is an historical look at Kenyan international firms and labour, starting in 1945 and ending at the years of independence and the introduction of collective barga……続きを見る

This volume offers a debate on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Kenya, charting the role of the church, state and society in the transformation of Kenya and the relationship between the thr……続きを見る

The French slave trade forced more than one million Africans across the Atlantic to the islands of the Caribbean. It enabled France to establish Saint-Domingue, the single richest colony on earth, a……続きを見る

This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals represents a major reassessment of French colonial culture and how it continues to inform thinking about histo……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1893 edition by the Hakluyt Society, London. This edition includes illustrations. This is the Journal of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World. He le……続きを見る

Tudor explains how many African peoples came to think of themselves as descendants of the ancient tribes of Israel. Pursuing medieval and modern race narratives over a millennium in which Jews were ……続きを見る

  “419” is a confidence trick known as ‘Advanced Fee Fraud’. The victim is asked to join a business venture to provide capital for a scheme that will make money fast. They are thenn asked fo……続きを見る

A chilling and illuminating account of the Rwandan genocide, as told by the killers themselves. In Machete Season, veteran foreign correspondent Jean Hatzfeld reports on his interviews with nine Hut……続きを見る

Tragically, violence and armed conflict have become commonplace in the lives of many children around the world. Not only have millions of children been forced to witness war and its atrocities, but ……続きを見る

An eye-witness account of Khama's struggle for power and a testimony to the leadership and sagacity of khama in church and state. 続きを見る

When wealthy Mississippi cotton planter Isaac Ross died in 1836, his will decreed that his plantation, Prospect Hill, should be liquidated and the proceeds from the sale be used to pay for his slave……続きを見る

Africa has been and currently is the site of numerous conflicts and crises. Authors previously wrote of these as specifically African problems or the problems of Europeans in Africa, but newer schol……続きを見る

In late 2008, piracy around the Horn of Africa escalated dramatically, threatening the passage of international merchant ships through a critical waterway. Not only were ships carrying goods to Nort……続きを見る

A story of the European and American colonial efforts to instill Christianity during a period which featured the repression of Christianity on the Island. Original Illustrations.続きを見る

'One of Britain's most respected television journalists, with a reputation built up over many years of covering world events' Guardian 'Tributes will rightly be paid to a fantastic journalist and br……続きを見る

Rene Caillie was the first European who penetrated to Timbuctoo and returned to communicate the information he had collected. This account was first published in 1830, and records observations of a ……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1825 edition by John Murray, London. This is an illustrated edition Major Alexander Gordon Laing (27 December 1793 – 26 September 1826) was a Scottish explorer and the f……続きを見る

Met die uitbreek van die Tweede Anglo-Boereoorlog in 1899 het ’n groot aantal Hollanders en Hollandse uitgewekenes by die Boere aangesluit. Hul redes het gewissel van lojaliteit teenoor hul gemeensk……続きを見る

In the late 1970s, South African mental institutions were plagued with scandals about human rights abuse, and psychiatric practitioners were accused of being agents of the apartheid state. Between 1……続きを見る

Since 1986, the Acholi people of northern Uganda have lived in the crossfire of a violent civil war, with the Lord’s Resistance Army and other groups fighting the Ugandan government. Acholi have bee……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Notes CONTENTS (abridged list) CHAPTER I. Origin of ZulusーTheir tribesーSenzagaconeーChakaーHis warsーInnovationsーAdministrat……続きを見る