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Land is one of the most emotive and symbolically powerful issues in Africa. In rural contexts, the collision of history, class, race, gender, time and space has made meaningful efforts to overcome e……続きを見る

In his new book, the eminent anthropologist Wyatt MacGaffey provides an ethnographically enriched history of Dagbon from the fifteenth century to the present, setting that history in the context of ……続きを見る

Whether you're a prospective landowner or investor, this book will provide essential knowledge you need to navigate the country's evolving land acquisition policies and give the reader an overview u……続きを見る

A fascinating look back at how one of the 20th centuries medical mile stones came to be in one of the most unlikely places on earth Aparthied South Africa. The rest of the world had turned its back ……続きを見る

This book engages with how the Siddis in Gujarat and the South African Indians in South Africa perform different forms of creolized socio-cultural practices in the contemporary era. Since the precol……続きを見る

Le Rwanda, un parcours paradoxal évoque l’expérience personnelle d’Alphonse Rurangirwa Mihayo et d’Adolphe Shyaka Bazatoha, qui décrivent deux époques radicalement différentes de leur pays. La premi……続きを見る

A Place That Matters Yet unearths the little-known story of Johannesburg's MuseumAfrica, a South African history museum that embodies one of the most dynamic and fraught stories of colonialism and p……続きを見る

Looting has become an increasingly popular concept in South Africa as an unsophisticated interpretation of ownership by “force” of property during periods of mayhem. However, looting is a complex co……続きを見る

The diamond fields of Chiadzwa, among the worldís largest sources of rough diamonds have been at the centre of struggles for power in Zimbabwe since their discovery in 2006. Against the backdrop of ……続きを見る

A magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa. The end of the Second World War signalled the rapid end of the European African empires. In 1945, only four African countries were independent; b……続きを見る

A single image taken from a high-rise building in inner-city Johannesburg uncovers layers of historyーfrom its premise and promise of gold to its current improvisations. It reveals the city as carca……続きを見る

Oh, Africa! Nurtured by the fury of the desert winds from the Sahara and the rainforests of the Congo, Africa is a place that stands alone as an exporter of natural resources and exuberant culture. ……続きを見る

If the cruel reality which was instituted by law and was so defended through brute force by the past Apartheid South African system is as this writing by Mzi states, why must that be forgotten, by t……続きを見る

What do soldiers do when all is lost? They keep fighting! In this best-selling anthology, Bryan Perrett provides gripping accounts of close-quarter battles and hard fought victory against all the od……続きを見る

In "Three Years' War," Christiaan Rudolf De Wet provides a riveting first-hand account of the Second Boer War, engaging readers with a blend of personal memoir and historical analysis. Written in a ……続きを見る

Robert Erskine Childers (1870–1922) was a British-born Irish writer. In his early career, he was a notable military historian and critic, famously writing an account of the Boer War for which he was……続きを見る

“In the Ranks of the C.I.V.” is a 1900 account by Erskine Childers of his time spent as part of an artillery company in the South African Wars (1879–1915). This volume will appeal to those with an i……続きを見る

The book investigates the use of bottom-up, community based healing and peacebuilding approaches, focusing on their strengths and suggesting how they can be enhanced. The main contribution of the bo……続きを見る

The Politics of South African Football is the story of people whose vehement resistance and declaration that there could be ëno normal sport in an abnormal societyí proved to be a powerful antidote ……続きを見る

The Great War tore the fabric of Europe apart, killing over 35 million men and challenging the notion of heroism in war, Air and Sea Power in World War I focuses on the experience of World War I fro……続きを見る

This book critically explores how meanings of ‘independence’ are constructed and reconfigured by public service broadcasters in the global south, with a particular focus on the South African Broadca……続きを見る

This book provides reflections on the butterfly effect on how Turfloop brought in the Age of Barack Obama. What is the Age of Barack Obama? To paraphrase Dr Ineke Van Kessel, a prominent historian a……続きを見る

This book is written mainly from my experience since my arrival in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. I came to the UK before I came in contact with any Afro American or Caribbean. In Nigeria I ……続きを見る

The continent of Africa is endowed with natural resources in each country. Tapping into these resources provides a great opportunity for African countries to grow and develop. However, this vast wea……続きを見る

The subject of race and identity is a burning issue which continues to occupy the attention not only of South Africans but also the wider residents of the continent of Africa and those who are Afric……続きを見る

Youth Power! is a revolutionary paradigm introduced in 2004 by Dr. Yaw Perbi that seeks to start a fire in Young People for them to get their act together and do something significant with their liv……続きを見る

An introductory guide to the mbira: the spiritual traditions, historical perspectives, and practical applications of a sacred Zimbabwean instrument. In this accessible overview steeped in history an……続きを見る

While much has been written on post-apartheid social movements in South Africa, most discussion centers on ideal forms of movements, disregarding the reality and agency of the activists themselves. ……続きを見る

Unconditional love remains after we have been through the fire of purification. We open our heart to the vibration of love, the Christ within. We throw away the robe of separation and wake up in our……続きを見る

South Africa, 1902 – Canadian Lt. Harry Lanyard, British Army, leads a mounted patrol of hard-bitten Colonial troopers into the veld to recover $15 million worth of gold bullion hidden by Transvaal ……続きを見る