African history

The transatlantic slave trade forced millions of Africans into bondage.

This book is about history and the practical power of language to reveal historical change.

During the decades of empire (1870-1914), legendary heroes and their astonishing deeds of conquest gave imperialism a recognizable human face.

When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe.

After decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil.

This book boldly unsettles the idea of globalization as a recent phenomenon-and one driven solely by Western interests-by offering a compelling new perspective on global interconnectivity in the nineteenth century.

This original and historically rich book examines the influence of gender in shaping the Egyptian nation from the nineteenth century through the revolution of 1919 and into the 1940s.

Youth and identity politics figure prominently in this provocative study of personal and collective memory in Madagascar.

Over several centuries, the Serer of the Siin region of Senegal developed a complex system of land tenure that resulted in a stable rural society, productive agriculture, and a well-managed ecosystem.

Achille Mbembe is one of the most brilliant theorists of postcolonial studies writing today.

This book traces the history of early seventeenth-century Portuguese Sephardic traders who settled in two communities on Senegal''s Petit Côte.

A guide to research on wild primates, providing advice on technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods.

Surrounded on all sides by Islam, the beloved Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew continues to impact the world for Christ from his seat in Constantinople, a city central to Christian history.

This book traces the history of early seventeenth-century Portuguese Sephardic traders who settled in two communities on Senegal''s Petit Côte.

A guide to research on wild primates, providing advice on technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods.

Review of brain evolution in primates including humans.

Phil Clark explores the impact of the Gacaca community courts, the centrepiece of Rwanda''s justice and reconciliation programme.

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This book contains both published and previously unpublished research on spider monkeys, for academic researchers and graduate students.

Addresses the incomplete understanding of the conflict in Sierra Leone by focusing on the direct experiences and interpretations of protagonists.

Addresses the incomplete understanding of the conflict in Sierra Leone by focusing on the direct experiences and interpretations of protagonists.

Phil Clark explores the impact of the Gacaca community courts, the centrepiece of Rwanda''s justice and reconciliation programme.

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This book investigates gender equality and women's empowerment in Sierra Leone, focusing especially on women's interactions with the state and its development partners.

This book studies the role of Christian churches in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

This book presents documents that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa from 1400 to 1650.

A history of the politics of South Africa''s people from the time of their early settlements in the elevated heartlands to the dawn of apartheid.

Traces the experiences of child soldiers in Sierra Leone during and after war and examines the implications of their participation.

Mshomba provides a systematic study of Africa as it relates to the World Trade Organization.

This book examines how and why the British were able to establish a colonial government in what became known as ''Uganda''.

This book shows the relationship between religious, social and economic change in colonial French West Africa.

This text was the first full-length study using network analysis to concentrate on the ancient world.

Encapsulates the behaviour of wild chimps, discussing the differences observed in populations across the species, and levels of social behaviour.

Traces the experiences of child soldiers in Sierra Leone during and after war and examines the implications of their participation.

Mshomba provides a systematic study of Africa as it relates to the World Trade Organization.

This book studies the role of Christian churches in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Encapsulates the behaviour of wild chimps, discussing the differences observed in populations across the species, and levels of social behaviour.

Examines a decade-long period of instability, violence and state decay in Central Africa from 1996 to 2006.

This book examines how and why the British were able to establish a colonial government in what became known as ''Uganda''.

This book shows the relationship between religious, social and economic change in colonial French West Africa.

This study examines the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material.

This text was the first full-length study using network analysis to concentrate on the ancient world.

This book examines the causes of women''s unprecedented success in African politics after the 1990s.

A synthesis of the record left by Africa''s earliest inhabitants combining archaeology, genetics and palaeo-environmental science.

In this book, Ward examines the Dutch East India Company''s control of migration as an expression of imperial power.

Focusing on South Africa from 1650–2000, Meierhenrich examines how law structures democracy in changing societies.

Analyses the capacity of the indigenous business community in Africa to shape economic policy.

A study of the Acta Alexandrinorum and its links to contemporary literature.

This undergraduate textbook offers the first comprehensive treatment of Africana philosophy.

An exploration of Nigeria''s pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood.