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This book explores late colonial Zimbabwe s troubled transition from colony to independent state from a financial and ec......more
British colonialists invariably saw Africa protest, resistance, and even rebellion as forms of criminality: Africans who......more
This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the history of West Africa from the earli......more
The moving story of two boys, brought together by childhood magic in a world divided by race. A kaleidoscopic account o......more
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The African diaspora is widely recognized as one of the world s major diasporas. Most of the existing studies of it have......more
This book investigates how monuments have been used in Africa as tools of oppression and dominance, from the colonial pe......more
An essential, groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy’s anti-slavery ......more
An examination of South Africa’s liberation struggle focused on the voices and work of women. This book examines the his......more
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The highly anticipated and timely follow-up to Philip Gourevitch’s award-winning bestseller We Wish to Inform You That T......more
This book draws on the latest scholarship and archival research to examine the story of the Soviet Union and race. It lo......more
This book draws on the latest scholarship and archival research to examine the story of the Soviet Union and race. It lo......more
An exploration of how Jihadist forces are responsible for instigating and escalating conflicts in countries across Afric......more
The Malagasy World integrates the archaeology of Madagascar within linguistic, historic, and genetic inquiry and present......more
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This work begins in August 1900 during the war in South Africa, when mounted Boer commandos ranging across the veldt sup......more
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In this open access book, Maasai leader and activist Meitamei Dapash teams with historian Mary Poole to offer a new vers......more
In this open access book, Maasai leader and activist Meitamei Dapash teams with historian Mary Poole to offer a new vers......more
Africa’s surviving rhinos are seriously threatened. Poaching for their horns, massive extermination by ’sports’ hunters ......more
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Frequently overshadowed by rival designs of the Mikoyan i Gurevich Design Bureau, the family of fighter-bombers of the a......more
Explore the history, culture, and lived experiences of Ethiopian Americans in the USA. Ethiopia, in East Africa, is the ......more
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An exploration of how contemporary Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity preserves and protects sacred ideas and relationships......more
An exploration of how contemporary Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity preserves and protects sacred ideas and relationships......more
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Part revisionist history, part treasure hunt, this is the forgotten story of Ethiopia’s ’Elgin Marbles’ and a young prin......more
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A myth-shattering study of the first clash between the Zulu kingdom and European interlopers and its dramatic effects on......more
In this open access book, Stephen Wooten offers a holistic historical ethnography of cooking and female agency in North ......more
In Black Britain and Nelson Mandela: "Pulling the Branch of a Tree" Elizabeth Williams leads a cast of renowned scholars......more
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From the 1720s to the 1940s, parents in the kingdom and later colony of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) developed an......more
From the 1720s to the 1940s, parents in the kingdom and later colony of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) developed an......more
This book starts by covering the birth of Algerian nation (a community connected by a homeland, the Arabic language, and......more
An illustrated account of the major colonial conflict of the 1920s, in which the occupying Spanish and French faced an a......more
The Global Latin II Conference has highlighted the role of the Latin language as cultural medium between West and East. ......more
Policing, Race, and the Formation of Nineteenth-Century British Colonial Natal traces the creation, implementation, and ......more
Between HIV Prevention and LGBTI Rights investigates the transformative impacts of global development’s sexual rights ag......more
Between HIV Prevention and LGBTI Rights investigates the transformative impacts of global development’s sexual rights ag......more
The winner of the James A. Beard Foundation Book Award and Harriet Tubman Prize "Slaves for Peanuts plumbs a fascinating......more
How an audacious environmental engineering plan fanned white settlers’ visions for South Africa, stoked mistrust in scie......more
How an audacious environmental engineering plan fanned white settlers’ visions for South Africa, stoked mistrust in scie......more
As countries ravaged by colonial capitalism and white supremacy sought to build a post-imperial world, many turned to so......more
"Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty." Included here are the best essays from the most important......more
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What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? What happens when the opposite......more
What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? What happens when the opposite......more
Alongside the diplomatic struggles of the early Cold War, European politicians worked to shape emotions about the postwa......more
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A former British colony, The Gambia became independent in 1965 and has had only three presidents since then. While The G......more
"Examines the origins, development, and impact of the French Army’s strategy of Pacification during the Algerian War of ......more
The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everything. Pirates have lo......more
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Food stood at the centre of Mussolini’s attempt to occupy Ethiopia and build an Italian Empire in East Africa. Seeking t......more
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In Global Yorùbá, renowned scholar Toyin Falola covers the history, people, traditions, environment, religion, spiritual......more
In Global Yorùbá, renowned scholar Toyin Falola covers the history, people, traditions, environment, religion, spiritual......more
Some of humanity’s earliest ancestors lived in Southern Africa, and evidence from sites there has inspired key debates o......more
Home to emerging economies, a growing middle class, and the world’s youngest population, Africa presents exciting opport......more
First published in 1978, Britain and the Politics of Rhodesian Independence is a study of British policy towards Rhodesi......more
First published in 1975, The Rhodesian Problem presents a documentary record of Rhodesia from the establishment of the C......more
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Written from a digital humanities perspective, this book combines historical sources, maps, and a walking cartography to......more
Written from a digital humanities perspective, this book combines historical sources, maps, and a walking cartography to......more
Postcolonialism, the politics of ethnic and religious identity, and the role of women in African society and politics ha......more
This book explores citizenship politics in colonial Algeria, which became a key battlefield for struggles over participa......more
The rediscovery of a curator’s lost journal illuminates the astonishing African journey that formed the basis of the Chi......more
The rediscovery of a curator’s lost journal illuminates the astonishing African journey that formed the basis of the Chi......more
The purpose of this book is to understand how and why "liberators" of South Sudan have become perpetrators of ethnically......more