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Zach de Beer, former leader of the PFP (1988-1989) and the DP (1989-1994) is one of the forgotten men of South African h......more

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This book draws on the latest scholarship and archival research to examine the story of the Soviet Union and race. It lo......more

This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the history of West Africa from the earli......more

The highly anticipated and timely follow-up to Philip Gourevitch’s award-winning bestseller We Wish to Inform You That T......more

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Following on from the author’s previous published account of the 10th Panzer Division, this unit history continues the s......more

Already a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the ......more

Analysis of the political history of Zambia through a study of Michael Sata. It shows the interaction between party poli......more

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The Malagasy World integrates the archaeology of Madagascar within linguistic, historic, and genetic inquiry and present......more

An exploration of how Jihadist forces are responsible for instigating and escalating conflicts in countries across Afric......more

In the late 20th century, South Africa was the focal point of the one of the most contentious political struggles of the......more

The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis In his short lif......more

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Initially founded as a colony of the American Colonization Society in 1822 and declared an independent republic in 1847,......more

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Here, Daniel Zisenwine looks at Tunisia under the rule of Ben Ali, from 1987 when he rose to power until the 2011 protes......more

Revealing Portugal’s counterinsurgent spying on Muslims during Mozambique’s liberation struggle, this book uses archival......more

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Where present-day media has depicted violent conditions in Africa as a spectacle born out of political instability, post......more

Political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist Ruth First addressing one of the most notorious and complicated phenomena......more

Southeasternmost Africa is home to a large variety of speech communities, including Nguni, East Bantu, Khoi, and San--th......more

Out for Glamour in Africa critically reflects on how Black women utilized Drum magazine, a leading publication in Africa......more

Out for Glamour in Africa critically reflects on how Black women utilized Drum magazine, a leading publication in Africa......more

The story of the making and legacy of Paul Simon’s Graceland, drawn from exclusive interviews with musicians, producers,......more

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley is the first major poet out of Africa’s oldest republic of Liberia since the nation’s founding an......more

A searing denunciation of French torture in Algeria by a classic feminist intellect In 1960, as the Algerian War for Ind......more

’POETIC AND FIERCE’ - Olivette Otele, author of AFRICAN EUROPEANS ’A RICH, SUMPTUOUS AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TAPESTRY’ -......more

An insightful exploration of the role of Zimbabwean liberation music--Chimurenga music--in shaping the history and polit......more

Born in 1947, Ifáyẹmí Ọ̀ṣúndàgbonù Ẹlẹ́buìbọn descends from a long line of Yorùbá healers, philosophers, and pries......more

The dramatic life and death of Libya’s eccentric leader. This book explores the life of Muammar al-Qaddafi, the enigmati......more

Covers Koevoet’s counter-insurgency expansion, operations in South-West Africa, peace talks impact, the Nine Days War, a......more

Canada’s varied roles in the South African War, from mounted troops to artillery, highlight its complex contribution and......more

Sudan split into two countries in 2011, with the secession of South Sudan. This volume covers the history of the region,......more

An illumination of the life of diplomat Roger Casement. At the time of his execution for treason in 1916, few were aware......more

"A must read for any social historian of the region."--The American Historical Review The individual lives of African sl......more

By the time the Capuchins arrived in the seventeenth century, Kongo had been Catholic for nearly two hundred years. The ......more

Examining the evolution of South African activists’ attitude toward the state of Israel In recent decades, scholars and ......more

Beginning in the late fifteenth century, more than two million people were taken from areas that lay behind the Bight of......more

A multidisciplinary volume reflecting on the epistemological legacy of the colonial partitioning of Africa. In 1884, the......more

How has European imperialism (re)made the world? How can we understand this long process and its consequences in ways th......more

A unique history of the Axis powers attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eyes of those who were......more

Is it true that the trans-Atlantic slave trade, about which so much has been heard in recent years, would have been impo......more

An auto-ethnographic account of a choreographic praxis developed outside of a Western framework, which engages with iden......more

In this open access book, Elizabeth Williams leads a cast of renowned scholars to explore the impact of Nelson Mandela’s......more

Provides a connected history of the ends of the French and British empires, through an examination of the support the Br......more

This study of the Gamtoos River floodplain in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province traces its transformation from an eig......more

This study of the Gamtoos River floodplain in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province traces its transformation from an eig......more

Explores the pivotal 1941 desert war in Libya, detailing the British and Axis forces’ intense clashes. As 1941 dawned, t......more

Winner of the 2025 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award In Automotive Empire, Andrew Denning uncovers how roads and vehicles bega......more

This detailed and engaging study, newly translated into English, offers an exciting account of the confrontation between......more

In Slavery and Post-Apartheid Cultural Production in South Africa: Holding Memory Nicola Cloete investigates the intrica......more

Chronicles Rommel’s North African campaign in 1942, detailing his early victories, eventual setbacks, and the decisive A......more

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"On the way to Marrakesh, a superb sunrise, the sun high in the sky." With this simple yet luminous opening, Abdelwahab ......more

Both colonial and early nationalist writers of African history tried to minimize the importance of the slave trade in th......more

In Exit of a Hero, Okechukwu Nwafor explores the cultural, political, and socioeconomic implications of photography in c......more

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How African literary forms imagine ways of living and being within coloniality Writing the Noncolonial Self suggests a n......more

Explores the life and journalism of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira, highlighting her powerful role as a voice of resistance......more

This book does not suggest the "ultimate solution" to global environmental problems or even imply that there is only one......more

A detailed, illustrated history of North African World War II battles, Rommel, and American forces’ impact. The battles ......more

This book examines connected histories of development and socialism from the perspective of the Global South during the ......more

The two main Zulu War battles of Hlobane and Khambula were fought on consecutive days, 28 and 29 March 1879, with very d......more

Identity and Discourse in Contemporary Rwandan Media: Rethinking Reconciliation examines how post-genocide Rwandan media......more

Disasters as historical processes shaping identity, governance, and diasporic memory in colonial and postcolonial Maurit......more

Out of a sidelined, colonial-era expedition in Africa comes a new history of cruelty, deception and adventure from the a......more

The trickle-down effects of empire on the environment Vanished Water examines the ecological and social consequences of ......more

The Politics of Collaboration explores the initial fifteen years of the French protectorate in Morocco (1912-1927) when ......more

West Africa is at a crossroads. Boasting tremendous natural wealth, its inhabitants are among the world’s poorest. Despi......more