African history

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.

"e;Paul Farmer brings his considerable intellect, empathy, and expertise to bear in this powerful and deeply researched account of the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014.

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.

Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the past three decades.

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How have the waves of democracy and decentralization that swept the developing world in recent decades affected states-among the most important drivers of poverty and prosperity-at national and local levels in Ghana and beyond?

Cognitive Processes of Nonhuman Primates covers the proceedings of the Sixth Annual Symposium on Cognition, held at Carnegie-Mellon University on March 26 and 27, 1970.

Nocturnal Malagasy Primates: Ecology, Physiology, and Behavior is composed of different studies investigating the "e;strategies adopted by lesser known nocturnal species of Marosalaza forest to cope with the contrasted seasonal conditions.

Progress in Ape Research presents the papers reported in the conference organized by the staff of Yerkes Primate Research Center in celebrating the centenary of Dr.

Feeding and Nutrition of Nonhuman Primates is a report of a two-day meeting that aims to evaluate the knowledge and information regarding the diet of primates.

Social Play in Primates provides comprehensive discussions on the social aspect of play in the behavior of primates.

Neurobiology of Social Communication in Primates: An Evolutionary Perspective presents evidence on the neural basis of communicative behavior in primates, reevaluating the relationship between human language and animal communication in view of the linguistic abilities of chimpanzees.

Primate Locomotion discusses researches on the concept of primate locomotion.

The Rhesus Monkey, Volume I: Anatomy and Physiology discusses the anatomic and physiological measurement, microscopic anatomy, learning, skills, general behavior, and vocalization of rhesus monkey.

The Study of Prosimian Behavior aims to provide as complete coverage as possible to the field of prosimian behavior.

The violent colonization of Africa by European nations toward the end of the 19th century-a colonization justified by theories about the African Mind promulgated in the Age of Reason-had a profound impact upon the mind of Black Africa.

Few of the major campaigns of World War II aroused as much controversy as the War in North Africa, 1940-1943.

In autumn 1951, a diverse array of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish students from clubs like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Worker's Vanguard launched a guerrilla struggle against British occupation of the Suez Canal Zone.

This book offers a continent-wide examination of Africa's foreign policy and diplomacy, addressing the relevance of its many languages, precolonial history, traditional value systems, and previous international relationships.

The role of the police force was central in the politics and social life of Egypt during the British occupation between 1882 and 1914.

This sociopolitical study shows why patriarchy has been the dominant pattern in Algeria, in spite of colonialism, revolutionary war, and the implementation of state socialism after independence.

Few would disagree that since 1990 Sub-Saharan Africa has undergone a process of political transformation.

This book vividly depicts Somalia from its pre-colonial period to the present day, documenting the tumultuous history of a nation that has faced many challenges.

This book provides an overview of contemporary issues in Sudan, Africa's largest nation, examining the country's history and current scene to help readers develop a deeper understanding of how much Sudan matters in today's world.

This work offers the first one-volume comprehensive military history of modern South Africa.

This book provides an extensive examination of the major conflicts in the extremely volatile region of sub-Saharan Africa and their ramifications throughout the continent and beyond.

This book provides an overview of the history, culture, and society of Namibia, a country on which little information in English exists.

Everyone should know the life story of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders of all time, the first black president of South Africa, the most famous African, and a major world statesman.

Henry Venn, secretary of the London-based Church Missionary Society from 1840 to 1872, coined the term euthanasia of a mission to describe the vital process whereby a foreign mission becomes progressively indigenous and independent.

Following her defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain shifted her colonial focus to her Protectorate in northern Morocco.

Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation, is finally recovering from recent wars and famine.

With the fall of apartheid in South Africa, expectations were high for the enfranchisement of the acutely underdeveloped majority in South Africa.

Heated debates about and insurgencies against female circumcision are symptoms of a disease emanating from a mindset that produced hierarchies of humans, conquered colonies, and built empires.

This book surveys the history of higher education-principally universities-in Africa.

Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, won its independence from Great Britain in 1980 yet continues to feel the impact of Western lifestyles and prejudices.