CK - Africa 5

The history of the land of Egypt takes precedence, at all events chronologically, of that of its people. The Nile, unlike any other river on our globe, for more than the last thousand miles of its c……続きを見る

Governance, security, and development are three critical components of a dialectical nexus that is both dominant and determinant for any objective and fruitful quest for the understanding of the tra……続きを見る

Over the course of the Almoravid (1040–1147) and Almohad (1121–1269) dynasties, medieval Marrakesh evolved from an informal military encampment into a thriving metropolis that attempted to translate……続きを見る

Diego Gómez Pickering regresa con este libro de crónicas acerca de un continente que nos suena lejano y desconocido para recordarnos que, en el fondo, no somos tan diferentes. Compuesta por cincuent……続きを見る

El más importante reportaje sobre África desde los tiempos de Kapuscinski. «¡Olvídate de todos los estereotipos sobre África y lee Congo !» Roberto Saviano Congo, un libro que se sale de todos los ……続きを見る

In 'The Truth About the Congo: The Chicago Tribune Articles,' Frederick Starr delves into the complex history and current situation of the Congo through a series of in-depth articles originally publ……続きを見る

Examines how current novels dealing with African migration address social issues, immigrant subjectivity, and the politics of migration. African Migration and the Novel: Exploring Race, Civil War, a……続きを見る

Acholi Intellectuals draws on the writings of homespun historians, interviews with elderly men and women who remember the last days of colonial rule, and government and missionary archives to illumi……続きを見る

A comprehensive historical, geographic, and thematic analysis of the multidimensional and dynamic migration experience of Ethiopians within and beyond Africa. Ethiopia is one of the largest African ……続きを見る

This book offers a detailed case study of the transfer of ownership to Nigeria in November 2022 of the 72 artworks in the Horniman’s collections looted by the British from Benin City in 1897, as an ……続きを見る

In 'Tunesische Studien' von Fritz Wernick geht es um die kulturelle und politische Landschaft Tunesiens. Das Buch bietet eine tiefgehende Analyse der Geschichte und Gesellschaft des Landes und wirft……続きを見る

In The New Carthaginians, time – and with it the world – is out of joint. A hijacked plane lands at Entebbe International Airport in 1976, triggering the crisis that will lead to Idi Amin’s Uganda b……続きを見る

Decolonizing 1968 explores how activists in 1968 transformed university campuses across Europe and North Africa into sites of contestation where students, administrators, and state officials collide……続きを見る

This book captures the experience of the South African Air Force helicopter pilot as never before; from 'rookie' to seasoned combat aviator in one of history's most intense counterinsurgency conflic……続きを見る

One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa. As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely f……続きを見る

Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an int……続きを見る

Mushikiwabo is a Rwandan working as a translator in Washington when she learns that most of her family back home has been killed in a conspiracy meticulously planned by the state. First comes shock,……続きを見る

A compelling brew of mystery, crime, and science revealing the details behind the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant. The Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of al……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1893 edition by Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, London. The edition comes with PDF maps available as a free download. This edition includes illustrations. Frederick Court……続きを見る

First Published in 1968. This volume combines 'In the Niger Country' with 'Benin The Surrounding Country, Inhabitant, Customs and Trade'. Giving details and accounts of the regions and inhabitants, ……続きを見る

____________________ 'An eye-opening account of the controversial role this gorgeous, coveted pigment has played through the millennia' - Elle '[McKinley's] discoveries resonate, and her unique expe……続きを見る

Alternately identified with either the countries of the Mediterranean, those of the Middle East, or other African territories, the nations of northern Africa occupy a unique physical and historical ……続きを見る

The abundance of natural resources endemic to central and eastern Africa has been critical in shaping the trajectory of the civilizations that have made the region their home. Like the rest of the c……続きを見る

The sense that well-being remains elusive, transitory, and unevenly distributed is felt by the rich as well as the poor, and in all societies. To explore this condition of existential dissatisfactio……続きを見る

Frederick Cooper's book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa is part of the textbook series New Approaches to African History. This text will help students understand the hist……続きを見る

First published in 1968, this is volume I of a two volume set of a reprint of the original from 1893. This account includes a chapters on sport, the slave-trade and commerce in the areas of Nyasalan……続きを見る

The Young Engineers On The Gulf by H. Irving Hancock I wish I had brought my electric flash out here with me, muttered Harry Hazelton uneasily. "I told you that you'd better do it," chuckled Tom Rea……続きを見る

A groundbreaking history of the last days of the French empire in Africa As the French public debates its present diversity and its colonial past, few remember that between 1946 and 1960 the inhabit……続きを見る

The Boone and Crockett Club has brought back to life Frederick Courteney Selous' epic African adventure in a meticulously remastered, high-quality paperback edition. Follow noted adventurer Selous a……続きを見る

The economics and future of pastoralism in Sub-Saharan Africa. 続きを見る