African history

The long overlooked, centuries-long, culture of the book in West AfricaPrinted books did not reach West Africa until the early twentieth century.

The long overlooked, centuries-long, culture of the book in West AfricaPrinted books did not reach West Africa until the early twentieth century.

The only comprehensive history of this popular travel destinationBeginning with Morocco's incorporation into the Roman Empire, this book charts the country's uneasy passage to the 21st century and reflects on the nation of citizens that is emerging from a diverse population of Arabs, Berbers, and Africans.

If you boil a kettle twice today, you will have used five times more electricity than a person in Mali uses in a whole year.

The liberatory sentiment that stoked the Arab Spring and saw the ousting of long-time Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak seems a distant memory.

The only comprehensive history of this popular travel destinationBeginning with Morocco's incorporation into the Roman Empire, this book charts the country's uneasy passage to the 21st century and reflects on the nation of citizens that is emerging from a diverse population of Arabs, Berbers, and Africans.

Famed historian and author of the groundbreaking The Case for Colonialism demonstrates that, contary to modern presuppositions, German colonialism from its early roots to the mid-twentieth century was overall a force for good in the world where development was encouraged and native governance flourished.

Die Bedeutung des Nils und seiner technischen Umgestaltung in einen Bewässerungskanal wird für die Entstehung eines modernen Staates Ägypten bis heute unterschätzt.

What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens and feminism through an African one?

Dorothy Eady's life is one of the most extraordinary tales of the 20th century-a story that blurs the line between history, spirituality, and reincarnation.

The book is about the exploitation of the natural energy resources in the Ogaden Basin by foreigners without the consent of the Somali Region's indigenous inhabitants.

The play is based on an old practice from East Africa where aging women without children or male heirs were allowed to marry.

'A wonderful debut by a talented and exciting young historian' Peter Frankopan'Simultaneously capacious and personal.

In ancient Egyptian history, some dynasties prospered, and some faded out of existence.

When Dr David Livingstone stepped foot in what is now Malawi, he played his part in the "e;Struggle for Africa"e;.