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A.F. Pollard's 'A Short History of the Great War' offers a comprehensive and insightful overview of the events leading up to and unfolding during World War I. Written in a clear and engaging style, ……続きを見る

This book is one of the first comprehensive studies of Islam as locally understood in the Middle East. Specifically, it is concerned with the prevalent North African belief that certain men, called ……続きを見る

Focusing on everyday rituals, the essays in this volume look at spheres of social action and the places throughout the Atlantic world where African–descended communities have expressed their values,……続きを見る

Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River, built in the early 1970s during the final years of Portuguese rule, was the last major infrastructure project constructed in Africa during the turbulent era of……続きを見る

World War II created the union between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, molding it from start to finish, while the partnership itself shaped many of the most significant moments of the war ……続きを見る

Community development has lately gained much prominence, but the emphasis has remained on the economic and social welfare of communities, rather than the environment. By focusing on 'sustainable' de……続きを見る

African Holocaust, which was first published in 1962, tells the extraordinary story of how and why a group of 22 Catholic converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda (now part of U……続きを見る

How have different forms of colonialism shaped societies and their politics? William F. S. Miles focuses on the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa whose land is still split by an arbitrary boundar……続きを見る

China and East Africa: Ancient Ties and Contemporary Flows marks the culmination of a new round of archaeological and historical research on the relations between China and Africa, from the origins ……続きを見る

This book explores aspects of the socio-economic and political history of the Turkana of northern Kenya, examining the making and remaking of the regional economy via the trajectories of socio-mater……続きを見る

Soon after its publication in 1972, Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (HEUA) gained global popularity among progressive students, scholars and activists, and people concerned with Afr……続きを見る

An up-to-date, comparative, examination of the developing economy of Tanzania and its grass roots progress out of poverty, with pointers to its wider implications for policymakers, NGOS and practiti……続きを見る

Over the past thirty years, in common with a number of other Sub-Saharan African countries, Tanzania has experienced a period of painful adjustment followed by relatively rapid and stable economic g……続きを見る

Peu de spectacles donnent au même degré que les ruines de Carthage l’impression de l’oubli qui recouvre les grandeurs du passé. Nulle part le Delenda Carthago ne vous saisit comme une aussi poignant……続きを見る

Frederick F. Moore's 'The Passing of Morocco' is a meticulously researched historical fiction novel set in the early 20th century, depicting the complex political landscape of Morocco during the Fre……続きを見る

The Royal Navy and the Slavers, first published in 1969, examines not only the Royal Navy’s 60-year campaign to eradicate slavery, but also the British Government’s diplomatic pressure on other coun……続きを見る

This work explores the long-term evolutionary implications of the "Mobility Imperative:" the foundational nature of mobility for human beings and their societies. The author puts forward a parsimoni……続きを見る

In 'Mythen & Legenden van Japan' neemt F. Hadland Davis de lezer mee op een fascinerende reis door de rijke Japanse mythologie. Het boek bevat een verzameling van traditionele Japanse verhalen en le……続きを見る

Emergent Africa (1967) expertly compresses the story of European penetration into the Africa of 1800. Its fragmentation into colonies and their emergence as independent nations into a terse, clear n……続きを見る

East Africa (1971) examines the century from 1870 that saw the emergence of East Africa from an ancient isolation into the modern world. This survey pays attention to the social and economic as well……続きを見る

Government in West Africa (1968) examines the practical working of modern government and the constitutional history of West Africa. It looks at various political thinkers and their application to th……続きを見る

The World Today (1974) examines the world of the late twentieth century and its roots – the disintegration of the old world is analysed in the expansion and subsequent decline of nineteenth-century ……続きを見る

The true story of a forty-eight-hour showdown and the desperate gamble that prevented the Desert Fox from reaching the Suez Canalーand beyond. Biographer Sir John Wheeler-Bennett once wrote, “The ac……続きを見る

In "Legacy of the Lost Pharaoh: The Treasure of Psusennes I," Alexander F. Wright embarks on an enthralling exploration of one of Egypt's most mysterious figures, Pharaoh Psusennes I. This compellin……続きを見る

A Dance of Assassins presents the competing histories of how Congolese Chief Lusinga and Belgian Lieutenant Storms engaged in a deadly clash while striving to establish hegemony along the southweste……続きを見る

Forschungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Afrikawissenschaften, Note: keine, University of Nigeria (Humanities), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Vor dem Anfang der Arbeit, wird der Begriff 'Fami……続きを見る

The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo provides a comprehensive set of references on the country’s history, politics, economics, and culture. It traces the careers ……続きを見る

This critical edition of Princess Fatima Massaquoi's memoirs begins with her birth in southern Sierra Leone, continues through her childhood in Liberia, moves on to Hamburg, Germany, where she lived……続きを見る

This volume offers a comprehensive history and analysis of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the tumultuous period of 1997 - 2001. The author examines the most recent events in this turbul……続きを見る

This volume completes the translation of Ibn Battuta's narrative. Volume III ended with Ibn Battuta's appointment by the Sultan of Delhi to accompany an embassy to China. In Volume IV he describes h……続きを見る