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This is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993. ??In 1993 Lieutenant James Lechn……続きを見る

The French in Algiers is a riveting compilation that examines the multifaceted interaction between French colonizers and the indigenous cultures of Algeria. This anthology delves into themes of impe……続きを見る

In "The Truth About the Congo: The Chicago Tribune Articles," Frederick Starr provides an incisive and meticulously researched account of the political and social dynamics of the Congo during the ea……続きを見る

Les deux auteurs tracent un portrait tout en nuance de l'Algérie contemporaine. Une fois encore, l’Algérie est face à son destin... Elle doit relever tellement de défis dans un avenir proche ! Il lu……続きを見る

From the author of the beloved classic The Little Prince and a winner of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its ex……続きを見る

The Internet allows ethnographers to deposit the textual materials on which they base their writing in virtual archives. Electronically archived fieldwork documents can be accessed at any time by th……続きを見る

This seminal work documents the clandestine sea borne operations undertaken by South Africa’s 4 Reconnaissance Commando Regiment. It breathtakingly reveals the versatility and effectiveness of this ……続きを見る

In 'Die großen Seefahrer der Geschichte' präsentiert Jules Verne eine faszinierende Sammlung von Porträts berühmter Entdecker und Abenteurer aus verschiedenen Epochen. Mit seinem unverwechselbaren l……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Toutânkhamon en moins d'une heure ! Qui ignore encore ce qu'est la malédiction de Toutânkhamon, qui précipitera le décès de certains membres de l'équipe……続きを見る

This groundbreaking study offers a rare window into the history of slavery in the Sudan, with particular attention to the relationships between slaves and masters. Thoroughly documented, it provides……続きを見る

See wild animals in their natural habitat when you go on a virtual tour of Africa. This culture-rich expanse is a trove of knowledge on biodiversity and how wild animals and humans live and interact……続きを見る

Nigeria’s Nollywood has rapidly grown into one of the world’s largest film industries, radically altering media environments across Africa and in the diaspora; it has also become one of African cult……続きを見る

Africa, it is often said, is suffering from a crisis of citizenship. At the heart of the contemporary debates this apparent crisis has provoked lie dynamic relations between the present and the past……続きを見る

Between 1730 and 1750, powerful healer and vodun priest Domingos Álvares traversed the colonial Atlantic world like few Africans of his time ー from Africa to South America to Europe ー addressing t……続きを見る

Exploring the cultural lives of African slaves in the early colonial Portuguese world, with an emphasis on the more than one million Central Africans who survived the journey to Brazil, James Sweet ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Lorsque l'armée autrichienne menaçait les frontières du Piémont, l'Assemblé nationale, usant de son initiative, invita le Ministère à prendre une attitude résolue et l'autorisa, dans le c……続きを見る

Extrait : "Il y a déjà trois ans que j'ai demandé et obtenu la disponibilité de mon grade de Ministre plénipotentiaire, à la suite de ma mission d'envoyé extraordinaire à Rome. Depuis 1849, je n'ai ……続きを見る

A previously untold story of Jewish-Muslim relations in modern Morocco, showing how law facilitated Jews’ integration into the broader Moroccan society in which they lived Morocco went through immen……続きを見る

First published in 1934, The Winning of the Sudan details the British conquest of the country following the fall of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon. The campaign culminated in the Battle of……続きを見る

In c.1341 BCE, a baby boy was born in a city on the banks of the Nile River, roughly 250 miles north of Luxor. His name was Tutankhamun, or 'King Tut', the boy king. He was not destined to become ph……続きを見る

In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British entrepreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up……続きを見る

This book is an oral history-based study of the politics of history in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Using life history and thematic interviews, the author brings the narratives of o……続きを見る

The struggle for freedom is brutal, real, and often deadly: General Pacifique Runihura ruthlessly hunts his prey across war-torn Rwanda savagely massacring Tutsis by the thousands. Amidst this blood……続きを見る

In most places on the African continent, multiple health care options exist and patients draw on a therapeutic continuum that ranges from traditional medicine and religious healing to the latest in ……続きを見る

In the 1880s Europeans grabbed vast swaths of the African continent, using documents, not guns, as their weapon of choice. Steven Press follows a paper trail of questionable contracts to discover th……続きを見る

Blessed with natural beauty and rich vegetation, Rwanda is often called the “land of a thousand hills” (le pays des mille collines), a reference to its many lush and green rolling hills. Moreover, f……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE 2017 MARTIN A. KLEIN PRIZE In his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhadaexplores why the massacre took place, what Wi……続きを見る

De 1954 à 1962, au nom du rattachement de l'Algérie à la France qui interdisait d'y appliquer le droit de la guerre et de considérer les nationalistes comme des combattants, la justice et son person……続きを見る

The history of Islam runs without a break from its origins to the present. Therefore, understanding medieval Islam gives us a much clearer comprehension of the modern world. First published in 1979,……続きを見る

Baikie's book looks at the more personal aspects of Ancient Egypt. Chapters include Pharoah at Home, The Life of a Soldier, Child Life in Ancient Egypt and A Day in Thebes. It also has 2 chapters on……続きを見る