African history

Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed into a form of money in various societies for a long span of time.

As a field of research, settler colonial studies has developed dynamically in recent years.

As a field of research, settler colonial studies has developed dynamically in recent years.

This book offers an up-to-date, comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the multifaceted and evolving experiences of human rights in Sierra Leone between the years 1787 and 2016.

This book offers an up-to-date, comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the multifaceted and evolving experiences of human rights in Sierra Leone between the years 1787 and 2016.

This book is the first study of displaced Mozambican men, women, and children-from refugees and asylum seekers to liberation leaders, students, and migrant workers-during the war for independence from Portugal (1964-1974).

This book is the first study of displaced Mozambican men, women, and children-from refugees and asylum seekers to liberation leaders, students, and migrant workers-during the war for independence from Portugal (1964-1974).

This book offers an insightful analysis of presidential policy towards Rhodesia during the UDI era of 1965-1979.

This book offers an insightful analysis of presidential policy towards Rhodesia during the UDI era of 1965-1979.

First published in 1998, this book is an exposition of the law of defamation as it applies in those countries (excluding South Africa).

First published in 1998, this book is an exposition of the law of defamation as it applies in those countries (excluding South Africa).

This book investigates Afrikaner anticommunism in South Africa in the twentieth century, focusing on the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC).

First published in 1997, this is the first of two volumes.

First published in 1997, this is the first of two volumes.

This book studies the relationship between photography and history in colonial Southern Africa, using a series of encounters with Southern African photographic archives to reflect on photography as a distinct historical form.

This book studies the relationship between photography and history in colonial Southern Africa, using a series of encounters with Southern African photographic archives to reflect on photography as a distinct historical form.

Modern international criminal law typically traces its origins to the twentieth-century Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, excluding the slave trade and abolition.

Modern international criminal law typically traces its origins to the twentieth-century Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, excluding the slave trade and abolition.

Originally published in 1991.

Originally published in 1991.

The field of history is founded on the interrogation of written documents from the past.

The field of history is founded on the interrogation of written documents from the past.

Architectural relics of nineteenth and twentieth-century colonialism dot cityscapes throughout our globalizing world, just as built traces of colonialism remain embedded within the urban fabric of many European capitals.

Architectural relics of nineteenth and twentieth-century colonialism dot cityscapes throughout our globalizing world, just as built traces of colonialism remain embedded within the urban fabric of many European capitals.

This Variorum volume is a collection of articles dealing with Egypt under the Fatimids, originally published in diverse journals and books between 1984 and 2013.

This Variorum volume is a collection of articles dealing with Egypt under the Fatimids, originally published in diverse journals and books between 1984 and 2013.

The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood.

This pioneering and celebrated work was the first, and remains the standard, account of the economic history of the huge area conventionally known as West Africa.

This pioneering and celebrated work was the first, and remains the standard, account of the economic history of the huge area conventionally known as West Africa.

Rhodesia's illegal Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965 is an act that not only shaped regional politics but also had a profound effect on Britain's attempt to retreat from its empire.

Rhodesia's illegal Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965 is an act that not only shaped regional politics but also had a profound effect on Britain's attempt to retreat from its empire.

Published in 1967: Sudanese Memoirs is a foremost contribution to the ethnological and historical literature of Western Africa.

Published in 1967: Sudanese Memoirs is a foremost contribution to the ethnological and historical literature of Western Africa.

Africa finds itself at the centre stage of world politics in the twenty-first century.

This volume deals with the manifold ways in which histories are debated and indeed historicity and historiography themselves are interrogated via the narrative modes of the truth commissions.

Africa finds itself at the centre stage of world politics in the twenty-first century.

This volume deals with the manifold ways in which histories are debated and indeed historicity and historiography themselves are interrogated via the narrative modes of the truth commissions.

This book is an original and comparative study of reactions in West and East Africa to the persecution and attempted annihilation of Jews in Europe and in former German colonies in sub-Saharan Africa during the Second World War.

This book is an examination of race, Black African objects, identity, museums at the turn of the 19th century in the U.

This book is an original and comparative study of reactions in West and East Africa to the persecution and attempted annihilation of Jews in Europe and in former German colonies in sub-Saharan Africa during the Second World War.

This book is an examination of race, Black African objects, identity, museums at the turn of the 19th century in the U.

Africa's modern history is replete with different forms of encounters and conflicts.

Africa's modern history is replete with different forms of encounters and conflicts.

New Directions in African Military History takes a thematic approach to the history of war and military structures in Africa and highlights the under-researched areas.

In north Namibia the availability of continuous series of parish record data since the 1920s offer excellent possibilities to study population development on a regional level by primary sources.

The Colonial Legacy in Somalia is an investigation into the relationship between Rome and Mogadishu, from the period of colonial administration to the recent dramatic events of Operation Restore Hope.

Mozambique's civil war was inevitable given the tradition of conflict that has always characterized Frelimo, first as an independence movement, and then as a ruling party.

Once torn by ideological conflicts and the dominance of command economies, Southern Africa is now moving towards economic liberalism and openness.

This book is aimed at providing a framework for research into African issues in the twenty-first century.