CK - Africa 1

Der Kongo wurde im späten neunzehnten Jahrhundert zu einem der brutalsten Zentren kolonialer Ausbeutung. Hinter wirtschaftlichem Fortschritt und europäischer Expansion entstand ein Gewaltregime, das……続きを見る

How is it legally and geographically possible that an 800-square-mile wedge of land sitting right between Egypt and Sudan is claimed by absolutely no sovereign nation on Earth? The bizarre anomaly o……続きを見る

Winner of the African Photobook of the Year Award A Choice Outstanding Title of the Year A USA Today "Must-Read for Black History Month" An NPR "Goats and Soda" Editors' Pick A BookRiot Favorite Non……続きを見る

This book presents salient examples of architectural projects and practices in South Africa since 1994 that collectively subscribe to the paradigm shift towards Public Interest Design. Despite radic……続きを見る

The launch of the All for Ireland League in 1910 sent shock waves through Irish nationalism and led to widespread rioting and violence in Cork City and County. It represented the first breakaway fro……続きを見る

In 46 BC, at just two years old, a young North African prince named Juba was paraded through the streets of Rome as part of Julius Caesar’s victory parade. This traumatic beginning, however, did not……続きを見る

Africa Is a Consciousness: Why Africa Is More Than a Continent Africa is often described through borders, statistics, and headlines. This book proposes a different approach. Africa Is a Consciousnes……続きを見る

What happens when a people are not erased ー but turned? ROYENTATION: Returning Identity in a Kingdom Without Borders introduces a new civilisational concept for the modern era: the re-orientation o……続きを見る

This book, with a focus on the East African coast and especially on the Kenyan coast, puts into conversation cross-generic texts – the historical novel, the Indian Ocean novel, oral history, oral te……続きを見る

Daphné Sheldrick, celle qu’on surnommera «la mère des éléphants», voit le jour en juin 1934 dans une ferme de colons britanniques, au Kenya. Tout la prédestine à vivre au plus près de la nature, sur……続きを見る

In Darkest Africa, Henry M. Stanley's seminal work, recounts the author's perilous journey through the unexplored regions of Central Africa in the late 19th century. This expansive narrative is rich……続きを見る

A real-life thrillerーthe true story of the unheralded American who brought the Barbary Pirates to their knees. "It is a tale of high ideals, derring-do, [and] extraordinary courage." ー New York Ti……続きを見る

Ontdek de geheimen van een vergeten wereld! Stap in de fascinerende wereld van de negentiende eeuw met "Het land der Bagas en de Rio-Nuñez" van Grégoire-Gaspard-Félix Coffinières de Nordeck. Dit mee……続きを見る

In "The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1541–1543," Miguel de Castanhoso delivers a compelling narrative of an extraordinary military campaign, weaving together rich descriptions of the land, ……続きを見る

Africa Unbound is Alex Quaison-Sackey's impassioned and insightful reflection on the challenges and possibilities facing Africa during the pivotal years of decolonization. Written by one of Ghana's ……続きを見る

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe……続きを見る

This open access book is about Mozambicans and Angolans who migrated in state-sponsored schemes to East Germany in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. They went to work and to be trained as a v……続きを見る

In the southernmost region of the African continent, women have been piecing together materialsーtextile construction techniques commonly used in quiltingー to create bed coverings throughout the hi……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

The British Indian Civil Service was a small elite, which administered and governed a vast population. From their number were drawn the Governors of the various provinces. Relatively little work has……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

This is an educational book about the Ma'di, from Africa. The book is of interest to any person of Ma’di descent or anyone interested in African history. The Ma'di were traced from where they origin……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

The groundbreaking work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice “Eerily prophetic, almost haunting, and yet at the same time oddly reassuring.” ーMichelle Alexander, author of The New……続きを見る

“L’EXPANSION BELGE” DANS certaines études à tendance expansionniste, et principalement dans les monographies de pays colonisés, les descriptions topographiques, hydrographiques et climatologiques, l……続きを見る

Les principales villes de la côte marocaine sont : Sauf Tanger, qui est la résidence du corps diplomatique, elles offrent peu de ressources ; les Arabes n’y sont guère plus civilisés que dans l’inté……続きを見る

This is the first ever historical dictionary of South Sudan as an independent nation. It focuses on the events, peoples, and cultures of South Sudan that were once treated as marginal to the grand n……続きを見る

1re ÉPOQUE. ー Liberté des peuplades. Chaque province régie par un chef. Relations des Arabes avec les peuples riverains. En 1642, premiers traités entre la France et les provinces du Sud et de l’Es……続きを見る

Arab Modernism as World Cinema explores the radically beautiful films of Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, demonstrating the importance of Moroccan and Arab film cultures in histories of world cinema……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