African history

How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire argues that within an entangled web of imperial, colonial and book trade networks books, reading and subscription libraries contributed to a core and peripheral criteria of clubbability used by the "e;select people"e;-clubbable settler elite-to vet the "e;proper sort"e;-clubbable indigenous elite-as they culturally, economically and socially navigated their way towards membership in colonial clubland.

The story of the anti-slavery movement in Ireland is little known, yet when Frederick Douglass visited the country in 1845, he described Irish abolitionists as the most 'ardent' that he had ever encountered.

The story of the anti-slavery movement in Ireland is little known, yet when Frederick Douglass visited the country in 1845, he described Irish abolitionists as the most 'ardent' that he had ever encountered.

This book breaks new ground by bringing together multidisciplinary approaches to examine contemporary Indian Ocean worlds.

This book breaks new ground by bringing together multidisciplinary approaches to examine contemporary Indian Ocean worlds.

Cultural Economies explores the dynamic intersection of material culture and transatlantic formations of "e;capital"e; in the long eighteenth century.

Cultural Economies explores the dynamic intersection of material culture and transatlantic formations of "e;capital"e; in the long eighteenth century.

Women in the Modern History of Libya features histories of Libyan women exploring the diversity of cultures, languages and memories of Libya from the age of the Empires to the present.

Women in the Modern History of Libya features histories of Libyan women exploring the diversity of cultures, languages and memories of Libya from the age of the Empires to the present.

The Co-opting of Education by Extremist Factions: Professing Hate is a study of the ways in which various extremist groups have appropriated education for social manipulation in order to gain political power, and, in some cases, to incite violence.

The Co-opting of Education by Extremist Factions: Professing Hate is a study of the ways in which various extremist groups have appropriated education for social manipulation in order to gain political power, and, in some cases, to incite violence.

Isacq is fiction based on the early life of the authors direct ancestor Johannes Augustinus Dreyer (16891759).

"e;A stunning new book of reportage and analysis.

On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram.

Based on a true story.

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 African affairs.

Ruth was four years old when her father was arrested for high treason and her world was turned upside-down.

The remarkable story of the Langbourne brothers is picked up in 1893.

This book focuses on the late colonial history of Zambia and Malawi, which between 1953 and 1963 were part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

The Doctrine of Presence introduces the reader to honest men and women challenged with half-truths and false accusations during their attempts to expose animal abuse among wildlife cinematographers in Kenya.

This is the first book in the English language to offer an analysis of a conflict that, in so many ways, raised the curtain on the Great War.

When the Boer Republics invaded Natal in 1899, the invaders could have been driven out with casualties measured in hundreds.

Libya is a dynamic country with a rich and turbulent history that goes far beyond present conflicts.

This powerful book gives readers a chance to experience Ethiopia through the personal experience of a writer who is both Ethiopian and American.

This powerful book gives readers a chance to experience Ethiopia through the personal experience of a writer who is both Ethiopian and American.

A Hundred Days of Carnage, Twenty-Five Years of RebirthIn the space of a hundred days, a million Tutsi in Rwanda were slaughtered by their Hutu neighbors.

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This volume of Sayyid Qutb's tafsir, commentary on the Qur'an, covers Surahs 78114.

Frantz Fanon is best known as one of the leading twentieth-century political thinkers and activists against colonialism and imperialism and as the author of the iconic book "e;Wretched of the Earth"e;.

For too long Egypt s system of government was beholden to the interests of the elite in power, aided by the massive apparatus of the security state.

The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it.

The emergence of a 'new' democratic South Africa under Nelson Mandela was regarded as a high watermark for international ideals of human rights and democracy.

The humanitarian crisis in Darfur, a consequence of the civil war and ongoing violence, has attracted significant international media attention.

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED The massacre of 1 million Rwandan Tutsis by ethnic Hutus in 1994 has become a symbol of the international community's helplessness in the face of human rights atrocities.

In 1961 a group of men arrived in Cambridge to join the Overseas Services Course before going on to work in the Provincial Administration of the Northern Rhodesia Government.

The most dangerous corner of Africa is its north-eastern Horn where instability reigns and terrorism thrives on the antagonisms of all it governments.

On 24 October 1964, the Republic of Zambia was formed, replacing the territory which had formerly been known as Northern Rhodesia.

The Berber identity movement in North Africa was pioneered by the Kabyles of Algeria.

The conquest of Egypt by Islamic armies under the command of Amr ibn al-As in the seventh century transformed medieval Egyptian society.

In this book, Hilary Sunman considers the day-to-day experience of her father, Owen, who served in the Colonial Agricultural Service from 1928-1950.

Tangier in the 1960s and '70s was a fabled place.

South Africa is still the major-player in African diplomacy, its military resources far outstripping those of other nations on the continent.

In today's Africa racism and ethnicity have been implicated in serious conflicts - from Egypt to Mali to South Africa - that have cost lives and undermined efforts to achieve national cohesion and meaningful development.

Following the 25th January revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the most organised and successful political force in Egypt as they cashed in on decades of grassroots mobilisation and growth.

Elaborate and sensational gifts were the hallmark of Mamluk diplomacy.

The countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEM) and those in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are crucial to the development of the world economy.

In Middle Eastern and Islamic societies, the politics of sexual knowledge is a delicate and often controversial subject.