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What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? What happens when the opposite of freedom is not unfreedom but death, not slavery but mortality? How are we ……続きを見る

In "Beyond the Grave," Salatiso Mdeni embarks on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery, exploring the rich tapestry of Xhosa tradition, spirituality, and the complexities of ancestral venerati……続きを見る

The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 1799–1877 was in many ways a ‘prequel’ to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who ……続きを見る

In this remarkable work by seasoned scholar Lawrence Rosen, we follow the fascinating intellectual developments of four ordinary Moroccans over the span of forty years. Walking and talking with Haj ……続きを見る

Magersfontein is an iconic battle, fought during the South African War of 1899–1902, also known as the Second Anglo-Boer War. Over 30 years of research informs this book, the first source referenced……続きを見る

In Botha, Smuts and the Great War 1914–1918 authors Antonio Garcia and Ian Van Der Waag conducted painstaking research in South Africa and the United Kingdom to produce this, first-of-a-kind volume ……続きを見る

Courage to Love in the Shadow of Hate. A Darker Shade of Pale tells of Beryl Crosher-Segers' family and community life in apartheid-era South Africa. With a piercing narrative, she details the injus……続きを見る

The idea for "Black Africa: An Illustrated History" was born out of a passion for telling the stories that have often been overlooked or misunderstood. We believe that history is more than just a se……続きを見る

Umlando kaSimon Mtshakelwa Shangase, Iqhawe LasemaThulini elalidabuka kwelaseNchanga, eNingizimu Africa, wazalwa ngonyaka ka 1938,edume ngelikaShuku Kanye nokuthanda umdlalo wenduku wezinsizwa, Waze……続きを見る

A provocative look at Julius Malema, South Africa's most controversial politician, as he continues to shake up the political landscape. Julius Malema, South Africa's eminent new socialist, was sworn……続きを見る

"Dis politici wat oorlog verklaar, nie ons nie. Ons het gedoen wat ons geglo het ons moes doen en hulle [die vyand] ook . . ." – Marco Caforio, ouddienspligtige Op 10 Junie 1980 gedurende 'n eindelo……続きを見る

How an audacious environmental engineering plan fanned white settlers’ visions for South Africa, stoked mistrust in scientific experts, and gave rise to the Apartheid state. In 1918, South Africa’s ……続きを見る

Durante el intenso proceso de independencia experimentado por África en 1960, el Congo Belga inició un rápido tránsito hacia la descolonización. Sin embargo, muy pronto este movimiento emancipador s……続きを見る

The book comprises how the parallel processes that converged chronologically in the presidential announcements made at noon on December 17, 2014 by Presidents Raúl Castro Ruz and Barack Hussein Obam……続きを見る

In this poignant, lyric memoir, a sister's tragic death prompts a woman's unbidden journey into her turbulent African past. A comfortable suburban housewife with three children living in Connecticut……続きを見る

The July 2021 South African civil unrest was a wave of chaos that plagued the provinces of KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. Political contempt and social outrage sparked unprecedented violence, lawlessnes……続きを見る

After taking power, the ANC implemented its policy of cadre deployment. It sought command of all levers of power, from the Cabinet, through the civil service, down to municipal level. Despite the pa……続きを見る

The story is told of the British roie in several African countries, with much of the story told from the point of view of the African people affected by the British empire. I examine the evidence th……続きを見る

Like the Pharaohs he admired, Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) hoped to be remembered for 4,000 years. Barely 120 years later, many people want him expunged from history altogether. A major figure in t……続きを見る

After assuming power in 1980, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) has sought to control the narrative of the struggle for liberation from colonialism, to the exclusion of other players such a……続きを見る

As of mid-1976, the civil war in Angola was seemingly decided: supported by a large contingent of Cuban forces, the MPLA established itself in power in Luanda. Its native competitors, the US-French-……続きを見る

War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3 covers the air warfare during the II Angolan War – fought 1975-1992 – through narrating the emergence and operational history of the Angolan Air Force and Air……続きを見る

War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 4 continues the coverage of the operational history of the Angolan Air Force and Air Defense Force (FAPA/DAA) as told by Angolan and Cuban sources, in the perio……続きを見る

Through late 1987 and early 1988, the battlefields of southern Angola moved ever further away from the border with South West Africa/Namibia, until the showdown between the Soviet and Cuban-supporte……続きを見る

في "معارك العرب في الأندلس"، يقدم بطرس البستاني سردًا شاملًا لتاريخ الأندلس التي حكمها المسلمون لنحو ثمانية قرون، مُبرزًا الحضارة الرائعة التي أبدعها العرب والتي لا تزال آثارها تدهش الأجيال. يعرض ال……続きを見る

It is 1903. A lame and frail Malangana - 'Little Suns' - searches for his beloved Mthwakazi after many lonely years spent in Lesotho. Mthwakazi was the young woman he had fallen in love with twenty ……続きを見る

An unforgettable memoir about driving through Africa's most treacherous roads during the Mozambican civil war. They called it the 'Hell Run'. Miguel Mitras weaves a story of friendships, human vulne……続きを見る

"Yes you have beaten us; you had the best guns, but we have the best men...But we'll fight again in two or three years' time." – Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande (who led the Zulu at Rorke's Drift) On 22……続きを見る

Although Chaka is considered an African literary masterpiece, Thomas Mofolo has paradoxically been dismissed by critics as an author naively extolling the virtues of the white man’s “civilizing miss……続きを見る

The Guerrilla Conflict That Shaped Modern Zimbabwe The Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979) was a brutal and protracted guerrilla conflict that ultimately led to the end of white minority rule in Rhodesia……続きを見る