Wie konnte ein unabhangiges afrikanisches Land im Zeitalter des aggressiven europaischen Imperialismus eine hochgerustete, moderne Invasionsarmee vollstandig und vernichtend schlagen?
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?
'A historically insightful read'Financial Times 'A wry, rollicking, and provocative history' Michael Taylor, author of The Interest'A thought-provoking analysis of Africa's relationship with economic imperialism' Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata, authors of It's A ContinentWe need to think differently about African economics.
Drawing on their extensive fieldwork in Zambia, the authors address these central concerns: the social origins and motivations of African entrepreneurs, and the determinants of their success; the impact of government policies on business growth; the relative performance of Zambians in business; and the effects of small business on Zambian society.
This book gives a detailed analysis of the causes of the revolution of January 1964 in Zanzibar, and provides a study of the process of modernization in a plural society.
Although historians today turn increasingly to oral tradition as a source of data on the history of non-literate peoples, Paul Irwin cautions them against uncritical use of such evidence.
This is an analysis of the powerful Islamic religious movement, initiated by Ibn Tumart among the Berber tribesmen of North Africa, which culminated in the creation of the huge Almohad empire in the twelfth century.
A study of the contribution made by Christian missionaries to the formation of Northern Rhodesia based on firsthand information and study by the author, who has visited nearly every mission station in Northern Rhodesia, consulted missionary diaries, journals, and records.
Making provocative use of the term apartheid,"e; Janet Abu-Lughod argues that French colonial policies in Moroccan cities effectively segregated Moroccans from Europeans.
Biafra's declaration of independence on May 30, 1967, precipitated a civil war with important implications for the territorial integrity of all newly independent African states.
Civilizing Women is a riveting exploration of the disparate worlds of British colonial officers and the Muslim Sudanese they sought to remake into modern imperial subjects.
Kenya's central highlands are the elevated portions of East Africa that European colonists entered from the beginning of the twentieth century to make Kenya a white settlement area.
Fiscal Disobedience represents a novel approach to the question of citizenship amid the changing global economy and the fiscal crisis of the nation-state.
In occupied Egypt, British governmental programs were closely related to England's needs as an imperial power since Egypt was occupied because of its strategic position along the route to India.
This is the sixth in an annual series of Congolese documents that have been compiled, but this is the first time that they are available in French with an English introduction.
This seventh volume in the annual series of Congolese documents compiled by the Centre de Recherche et d'Information Socio-Politiques in Brussels consists of official statements and memoranda, proceedings of conferences, etc.
This survey of North African history challenges both conventional attitudes toward North Africa and previously published histories written from the point of view of Western scholarship.
The first English translation of the earliest book-length biography of an African womanThis is the hardcover scholarly edition of the award-winning English translation of the earliest-known book-length biography of an African woman, and one of the few lives of an African woman written by Africans before the nineteenth century.
Comic elements in Shakespeare's tragedies have often been noted, but while most critics have tended to concentrate on humorous interludes or on a single play, Susan Snyder seeks a more comprehensive understanding of how Shakespeare used the conventions, structures, and assumptions of comedy in his tragic writing.
The Silence Killer: Power, Fear, and the Struggle for Truth in Central Africa is a powerful exploration of one of the most complex and significant challenges facing the African continent today, the relationship between power, fear, silence, truth, justice, and peace.
Throne of the Red Sea: The Rise, Zenith, and Fall of the Aksumite Empire For more than a thousand years, the Kingdom of Aksum was one of the most powerful civilisations on earth.
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our presentBeginning in the 1970s, women of the decolonizing world offered new visions of liberation that centered the ideas and lives of women.
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our presentBeginning in the 1970s, women of the decolonizing world offered new visions of liberation that centered the ideas and lives of women.
**SHORTLISTED FOR 2025 THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION**A startling exploration of slavery in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the presentSlavery in the Islamic world has a long, diverse and controversial history.
The road to real social and economic freedom for South Africa cannot be paved by a set of race-based laws, but by the reality of a truth either overlooked or rejected by its leaders and citizens.
In the heart of Mamelodi Township, a community forged by the harsh winds of forced relocation and apartheid-era hardships, a vivid tapestry of resilience and cultural richness unfolds.
Amidst the tumult of the Algerian War, "e;8th January 1961: Shifting Sands"e; delves into a pivotal moment in history when the fate of Algeria hung in the balance.
'An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel' Observer, Books of the Year'A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity.
