First published in 1971, The Swahili Coast deals with a sixty-year period in which Arabs from Oman in Arabia extended their influence over the East African coast from Mogadishu in the north to Cape Delgado in the South.
This book uses Boko Haram as a case study to delve into the operations of extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on the unique cultural contexts in which they function.
The articles in The World of the Indian Ocean, 1500-1800 describe the activities of people living on the coasts of the Indian Ocean, generously defined, during the early modern period.
With forty accessible essays on the key intellectual contributions to Pan-Africanism, this volume offers readers a fascinating insight into the intellectual thinking and contributions to Pan-Africanism.
With forty accessible essays on the key intellectual contributions to Pan-Africanism, this volume offers readers a fascinating insight into the intellectual thinking and contributions to Pan-Africanism.
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was not just a world-historical event in its own right, but also struck powerful blows against racism and imperialism, and so inspired many black radicals internationally.
In Touched by Biko, Andile M-Afrika writes about his memories of Ginsberg, the black township across the Buffalo River from central King William's Town which was also home to Steve Bantu Biko.
Meet the Founder ofTanzaniaPetroleum DevelopmentCorporation (TPDC) as he takes you on a journey through his careerintheoilandgassector, and how important events and warsintheindustry impactedTanzaniainthe 1970s.
In Touched by Biko, Andile M-Afrika writes about his memories of Ginsberg, the black township across the Buffalo River from central King William's Town which was also home to Steve Bantu Biko.
This book examines the contributions made by the governments, organisations and African people 'on the ground' throughout the continent towards the realisation of the South African dream in 1994.
This volume examines the relationships between the German colonial administration, the Basel Mission, the British Baptist Missionary Society and other missionary societies that characterized the setting up of Basel Mission education in Cameroon against the backdrop of intense rivalry.
First published in 1956, Epitaph to Indirect Rule compares the old order of colonial government, represented by the Indirect Rule system, with the innovations of the more democratic administrative pattern introduced in the Eastern Region of Nigeria for the first time in 1950.
At the beginning of time, there was only Nun, the primeval waters of chaos, then in a great flood, the Sun got interned, rose from the water, and willed himself into creation.
British sleeping sickness control in colonial Uganda and Tanzania became a powerful mechanism for environmental and social engineering that defined and delineated African landscapes, reordered African mobility and access to resources.
The Central African Republic (CAR) joined the international community when it attained autonomy within the Communaute (French Community) on 1 December 1958.
The Central African Republic (CAR) joined the international community when it attained autonomy within the Communaute (French Community) on 1 December 1958.
