African history

Die Geschichte von Atlantis – eine sagenumwobene Insel, die von einer fortschrittlichen Zivilisation bewohnt und durch eine Katastrophe zerstört wurde – fasziniert und inspiriert die Menschheit seit mehr als zweitausend Jahren.

Discover the ground-breaking, must-read history of Africa, the Sunday Times bestseller charting the epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from the perspectives of Africans themselves.

Following thirty years of research, including research into recently declassified government archives, this newly revised and expanded edition of Linda Melvern's classic of investigative journalism reveals how policymakers continue to refuse to properly acknowledge their responsibilities under international law.

In "e;Cleopatra's Realm: A Fusion of Worlds - The Ptolemaic Dynasty's Lasting Impact on Egypt and Beyond,"e; Elizabeth R.

Though Egypt was ruled by Turkish-speakers through most of the period from the ninth century until 1952, the impact of Turkish culture there remains under-studied.

The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history.

The forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British imperial forces at Isandlwana in January 1879.

In the early 1880s the Mahdi unleashed a spectacularly successful jihadist uprising against Egyptian colonial rule in the Sudan.

In the early 1880s the Mahdi unleashed a spectacularly successful jihadist uprising against Egyptian colonial rule in the Sudan.

The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 still intrigues both scholars and enthusiasts alike more than 130 years after it was fought.

The first Britons to reach Zululand were a handful of shipwrecked traders.

In "e;Legacy of the Lost Pharaoh: The Treasure of Psusennes I,"e; Alexander F.

Africa is a continent with an eventful history that currently has a population of more than 1.

Africa is a continent with an eventful history that currently has a population of more than 1.

Of the German Protestant missionaries in Tanzania, Lutheran or Moravian, none was as famous asBruno Gutmann, who worked among the Chagga from 1902 1938, and only World War prevented him and his wife to live there for the rest of their lives (they had already prepared their burial place among the Chagga).

Was sagt die mediale Rede über den muslimischen Anderen eigentlich über uns aus?

Gustave Flauberts 'Salambo: Historischer Roman aus Alt-Karthago' entführt den Leser in die prachtvolle, jedoch brutale Welt des antiken Karthagos während des Aufstands der Söldner im Jahr 240 v.

Gerhard Rohlfs' Werk 'Quer durch Afrika' präsentiert eine faszinierende Reiseerzählung, die den Leser auf eine abenteuerliche Expedition durch den afrikanischen Kontinent entführt.

Perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, Africa has generated unique expressions of Christianity that have, in their rapid development, overtaken older forms of Christianity represented by historic missionary efforts.

Long before coal-fuelled ships and machine-tooled firearms, in the age of sail and black powder, the Portuguese were engaged all around the coasts of Africa in capturing trading towns, seizing slaves and searching for mineral riches.

The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 still intrigues both scholars and enthusiasts alike more than 130 years after it was fought.

In "Verborgene Kreaturen: Von Yeti bis Nessie – eine Reise zu den Geheimnissen der Erde" nimmt uns Liam J.

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

Ein historischer Krimi mit Verbindung zum Deutschen Kaiserreich, über die vermeintliche Geschichte einer Pandemie und wie diese entstanden sein könnte.

Jahohora Petronella Inaavinuise, who came to be known as Mama Penee, was a young girl of eleven when her parents were shot in cold blood before her during the 19041908 genocidal war in Namibia.

Guerrilla Incursions into the Capitalist Mindset is an unprecedentedcollection of over 60 essays, interviews, petitions and letters as well as poems and short stories flowing from the pen of Shiraz Durrani.

This WWII history examines Nazi air force operations in Egypt and Libya with more than 100 rare wartime photographs.

Gustav Frenssens Werk 'Peter Moors Fahrt nach Südwest' ist ein epischer Roman, der die Reise des Protagonisten Peter Moor in den Westen Nordamerikas beschreibt.

The Complete Royal Mummies of Ancient Egypt: Identifications of Ancient Egyptian Royal Mummies and burials from the Old Kingdom to Modern Age re-assessed.

This comprehensive Handbook provides chapter length surveys of the history of Christian missions and Christian churches on the African continent since the time of Christ.

This comprehensive Handbook provides chapter length surveys of the history of Christian missions and Christian churches on the African continent since the time of Christ.

Schwester Hatune Dogan erlebte als Kind in der Türkei selbst Verfolgung.

This book is the first extensive research on the role of poetry during the Iranian Revolution (1979) and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988).

Most research on the migrant labour system in Namibia under South African colonial rule emphasises its dehumanising aspects.

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

For many centuries, the politics of Sudan has been characterised by racial dichotomy and identity crisis, specifically between the North and the South.

South Africa is under-capitalising on its rich ways of doing business.

This book examines the work of Sindiwe Magona, one of South Africa's most prolific and groundbreaking writers, widely recognized for highlighting the everyday experiences of women and the domestic side of apartheid.

This book examines the work of Sindiwe Magona, one of South Africa's most prolific and groundbreaking writers, widely recognized for highlighting the everyday experiences of women and the domestic side of apartheid.

This book explores pastoralist/ farmers' approaches to environmental disaster management in East Africa, charting their responses and adaptations to famine, pandemics, natural disasters, and historical events.

This book explores pastoralist/ farmers' approaches to environmental disaster management in East Africa, charting their responses and adaptations to famine, pandemics, natural disasters, and historical events.

The German Afrika Korps was an outstanding military organisation that experienced both the height of glory and the depth of defeat in the Western Desert campaign.

An indispensable study of the Egyptian economy from 1952 to the present day, new in paperbackWhat are the long-term structural features of the Egyptian economy?

Though Egypt was ruled by Turkish-speakers through most of the period from the ninth century until 1952, the impact of Turkish culture there remains under-studied.

In the past few decades, Western studies of Afrofuturism have grown to encompass examples deriving from multiple sites across the diaspora, as well as from the African continent.