African history

Reveals, through the eyes of a conscripted soldier, the day-to-day lives of British soldiers in British West Africa during World War II.

Sierra Leones eleven-year guerrilla war that left 200,000 people dead was brief, bloody and mindlessly brutal.

The Warm Heart of Africa, fifty years in the making, is the story of Susan, one of the first Peace Corps Volunteers.

'So Far and No Further!

Nelson was a young South African with a reputation for trouble-making.

Las relaciones establecidas por el hombre con otras formas de vida han estado atravesadas por la tecnologia, y a pesar de su relevancia en terminos ambientales y sociales, muy pocas veces han sido objeto de discusiones serias en pro de garantizar su modulacion.

The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia).

Hieroglyphs were far more than a language.

The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new approach to ancient Egypt.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations.

Hieroglyphs were far more than a language.

The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new approach to ancient Egypt.

Aufgezeigt wird die Entwicklung der Polizei in den beiden benachbarten ehemaligen Kolonien British- Eastafrica und Deutsch- Ostafrika.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Explores historical and contemporary imperatives to (re)translate African literature which argues that translation is not a metaphor.

For twenty years an acclaimed correspondent on PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and the winner of two Emmys and two Peabody Awards (the latter two for her coverage of Africa), Charlayne Hunter-Gault was until recently the Johannesburg Bureau Chief for CNN.

For twenty years an acclaimed correspondent on PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and the winner of two Emmys and two Peabody Awards (the latter two for her coverage of Africa), Charlayne Hunter-Gault was until recently the Johannesburg Bureau Chief for CNN.

The Souls of Black Folk W.

En los últimos años, ha surgido un creciente interés por el estudio de la presencia afrodescendiente en Chile.

My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass - My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass, an expansion of his earlier Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.