African history

Offering a unique and original perspective on the rise and fall of indigenous states of southern Zambezia, The Zimbabwe Culture analyzes the long contentious history of the remains of the remarkable cyclopean masonry, ranging from mighty capitals of traditional kings to humble farmsteads.

Combines biography, art, and religion to explore Kongo identity and culture, and the relationship between innovation and revelation.

Jacob Rosen writes in this fascinating and illuminating book about his experiences in both Cairo, Egypt and Amman, Jordan as an Israeli Diplomat.

*Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize*'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT'Deft and operatic' OBSERVERFrom one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

This book investigates how knowledge is conceived and explored within the African context.

This book investigates how knowledge is conceived and explored within the African context.

Examines the history of tobacco farming in Zimbabwe to illuminate debates on landscapes, people and political economy.

This volume brings together current research and practice on gibbon conservation, ecology, taxonomy and phylogenetics.

This volume brings together current research and practice on gibbon conservation, ecology, taxonomy and phylogenetics.

Upon their independence, Moroccan, Algerian, and Tunisian governments turned to the Global South and offered military and financial aid to Black liberation struggles.

This handbook is a foundational reference point for critical heritage research about Africa and its diaspora.

In Waste Works, Brenda Chalfin examines Ghana's planned city of Tema, theorizing about the formative role of waste infrastructure in urban politics and public life.

How did two very different language communitiesencounter and make early choices about Christianity?

Emergent Africa (1967) expertly compresses the story of European penetration into the Africa of 1800.

WINNER OF THE ASAUK FAGE & OLIVER PRIZE 2016 The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors.

A uniquely detailed account of the dynamics of Afro-European trade in two states on the western Slave Coast over three centuries and the transition from slave trade to legitimate commerce.

A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa.

'A lyrical investigation .

A prominent historian provides an engaging on-the-ground account of the everyday authoritarianism that produced the Arab Spring in Egypt "e;A visceral and perceptive study of life under autocracy.

Independent Museums and Culture Centres in Colonial and Post-colonial Zimbabwe presents case studies that grapple with the issue of 'decolonising practice' in privately owned museums and cultural centres in Zimbabwe.

Independent Museums and Culture Centres in Colonial and Post-colonial Zimbabwe presents case studies that grapple with the issue of 'decolonising practice' in privately owned museums and cultural centres in Zimbabwe.

Examines key contemporary accounts of the civil war and a range of subsequent texts to reveal the ideas behind the conflict and how these frame the understandings of what took place and what it means for contemporary Nigeria.

The first in-depth account of Darfur's history during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium (from 1916).

The bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing journeys to understand her roots, the Great Migration & the displacement of black people across America.

This book examines necropolitics and performance art, with a particular focus on the black body and the African diaspora.

This book examines necropolitics and performance art, with a particular focus on the black body and the African diaspora.

Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit.

Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit.

Since the 1600s, travelers, scientists, and doctors have claimed that "e;hermaphroditism"e; and intersex are disproportionately common among black South Africans.

In Riotous Deathscapes, Hugo ka Canham presents an understanding of life and death based on indigenous and black ways of knowing that he terms Mpondo theory.

In The Briny South Nienke Boer examines the legal and literary narratives of enslaved, indentured, and imprisoned individuals crossing the Indian Ocean to analyze the formation of racialized identities in the imperial world.

In recent decades, African states have developed an impressive infrastructure for training their peacekeepers.

This vivid military history explores two pivotal battles in the 19th century war between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.

Events in Rwanda in 1994 mark a landmark in the history of modern genocide.

Events in Rwanda in 1994 mark a landmark in the history of modern genocide.

As a spokesman for a country, a continent and the developing world, Thabo Mbeki plays a crucial role in world politics, but to many people he is an enigma.

This volume covers Kenya's history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment from precolonial times through the first years of independence.

Independence from colonial rule did not usher in the halcyon days many North Africans had hoped for, as the new governments in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria soon came to rely on repression to reinforce and maintain power.

British Colonial Policy in the Age of Peel and Russell (1930) examines British colonial administration during the administrations of Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell.

This textbook introduces readers to the academic scholarship on the history of childhood and youth in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on the colonial and postcolonial eras.

British Colonial Policy in the Age of Peel and Russell (1930) examines British colonial administration during the administrations of Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell.

"e;Colonial warfare on the Dark ContinentThe British Empire rapidly spread its influence throughout the globe during the nineteenth century.

Explores how Veracruz''s Afro-Mexican residents drew on Caribbean relationships to define a distinctive social and cultural community.

Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of research and data, Women of Piracy employs a criminological lens to explore how women have been involved in, and impacted by, maritime piracy operations from the 16th century to present day piracy off the coast of Somalia.

Explores how Islamic esoteric sciences and spiritual mediators have shaped social change in the Saharan West.

African Islands provides the first geographically and chronologically comprehensive overview of the archaeology of African islands.

African Islands provides the first geographically and chronologically comprehensive overview of the archaeology of African islands.

Henry Odera Oruka was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century African philosophy.

Henry Odera Oruka was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century African philosophy.

This is the story of one man's service in the British South Africa Police of Rhodesia during his service of nearly fifteen years, between the years 1965 and 1979, and in many ways forms a sequel to the author's book Mad Dog Killers.