Africa 2

This open access book investigates psychiatry in Uganda during the years of decolonisation. It examines the challenges facing a new generation of psychiatrists as they took over responsibility for p……続きを見る

Honourable Mention - 2023 ASR Prize for Best Africa-focused Anthology or Edited Collection Innovative study of state politics, identity and buildings that sheds new light on the links between the ma……続きを見る

On July 9, 2011, South Sudan celebrated its independence as the world's newest nation, an occasion that the country's Christian leaders claimed had been foretold in the Book of Isaiah. The Bible pro……続きを見る

Guardians of Eden (Vol. II of God’s Country) identifies what is wrong in the chiefdoms and Zambia as a whole and provides a plan for the future. It is a legal, policy and organizational aid, a refer……続きを見る

Who are we? Here in America, we have been called Negro, Colored, Black, African-American, and now POC (People of Color). But these are not nations, or peoples, or Cultures, or Countries. These are n……続きを見る

First published in 1904, "Fetichism in West Africa" (full name: "Fetichism in West Africa: Forty Years' Observation of Native Customs and Superstitions") is a book by missionary Reverend Robert Hami……続きを見る

In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance, and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exercised, and transferred or abruptly ended……続きを見る

In "The Nile in 1904," William Sir Willcocks presents a vivid and detailed exploration of the River Nile as both a geographical entity and a vital artery of civilization. The book employs a richly d……続きを見る

Muslims and Crusaders combines chronological narrative, discussion of important areas of scholarly enquiry and evidence from Islamic primary sources to give a well-rounded survey of Christianity’s w……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

**INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia, comes a new journey, following** **four 19th century elephants marched from the East African coast towards ……続きを見る

This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo novel from its antecedents in oral performance, through the emergence of the first published novel, Omenuko, in 1933 by Pita Nwana, to th……続きを見る

This book tells the history of the changing gendered landscapes of northern Mozambique from the perspective of women who fought in the armed struggle for national independence, diverting from the of……続きを見る

In 1979, aged only seven, Monica Macias was transplanted from West Africa to the unfamiliar surroundings of North Korea. She was sent by her father Francisco, the first president of post-Independenc……続きを見る

Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? Archives and Human Rights shows the close relationsh……続きを見る

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, has remained a military powerhouse of that continent until the present day. Currently involved in the war in neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia w……続きを見る

As of 1975, the decades long insurgency in Angola appeared to be short of its conclusion. However, with no less than three major insurgent movements fighting for supremacy, the war went on and then ……続きを見る

Since September 1962, hardly a week passed without a major armed confrontation or an outright war in Yemen. The number of long-lasting insurgencies, mutinies, rebellions, or terrorism-related activi……続きを見る

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, remains a military powerhouse of that continent until our days. Nowadays involved in the war in neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia was also invol……続きを見る

What did dreams mean to Egyptian Christians of the first to the sixth centuries? Alexandrian philosophers, starting with Philo, Clement and Origen, developed a new approach to dreams that was to hav……続きを見る

The African Union has been a major factor in establishing peace, security and development in Africa. Today, however, the intranational body is struggling in the midst of a perceived dissipating appe……続きを見る

Rapid urbanization and political liberalization is changing the nature of African politics and societies. This book develops a framework for the study of democracy and development that emphasizes in……続きを見る

En RD Congo, rares sont les personnes encore en vie et qui avaient vécu, de manière active, les tumultes des premières années de l’indépendance. Une époque marquée par Tshombe et Sendwe, par les mor……続きを見る

Discussions of apocalyptic thought and its sources in the ancient Near East, particularly Mesopotamia, have a long scholarly history, with a renewed interest and focus in the recent decades. Outside……続きを見る

The eagerly awaited English translation of Kaddour’s award-winning novel of clashing cultures during the French colonial years Gather together French colonialists, young nationalists eager for indep……続きを見る

Rhodesialeaks is the Financial History of Economic Exploitation in Southern Africa. It is the basis of a 〓4,000,000,000.00 Hut Tax Refund claim filed against the British Crown and Government in Jun……続きを見る

Covering a period of five hundred years, from the arrival of the Ottomans to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings, James McDougall presents an expansive new account of the modern history of Africa's ……続きを見る

Dalla prefazione dell'autore: Sono passati tre anni da quando ho scritto questo romanzo e ancora ricordo alla perfezione il momento in cui questa storia mi ha attraversato da parte a parte, lacerand……続きを見る

A historical overview of the operations undertaken by the Rhodesian Special Air Service in the second half of the twentieth century. This gripping action-packed book is the eagerly awaited sequel to……続きを見る

The histories of communities are significant in the lives of such people who inhabit the areas whose histories have been documented. And to Umuagbai people, this memoir, the first of its kind in the……続きを見る