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Frederick Addison came from a family with a strong military tradition, and it is not surprising that he, his two brother......more
One of the main motives for British imperialism in Africa was economic gain. This collection examines the ways in which ......more
British colonialists invariably saw Africa protest, resistance, and even rebellion as forms of criminality: Africans who......more
This book explores late colonial Zimbabwe s troubled transition from colony to independent state from a financial and ec......more
This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the history of West Africa from the earli......more
This book assesses why some states chose to engage with transitional justice, drawing on the case of the Democratic Repu......more
Exploring sexuality and what constitutes appropriate sexual behaviours in South Africa and Zimbabwe, this book views sex......more
The African diaspora is widely recognized as one of the world s major diasporas. Most of the existing studies of it have......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
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This book sets out to probe, explore, and evaluate the betrayal of nationalism in Kenya. Contemporary Kenya’s emergence ......more
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As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East and Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly......more
Are new forms of activism emerging in Algeria? Can civil society effect political reform in the country? The violence be......more
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Already known as a gorgeous literary stylist and keen-eyed art critic, Emmanuel Iduma unfurls his inimitable, rhythmic p......more
In November 1810, a 29-year-old English botanist and skilled horticulturalist named William John Burchell landed in Cape......more
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The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everything Pirates have lon......more
Systemic racism and sexism caused one of South Africa’s most important writers to disappear from public consciousness. I......more
For centuries, Africa’s Upper Guinea Coast region has been the site of regional and global interactions, with societies ......more
By the early 1820s, British policy in the Eastern Mediterranean was at a crossroads. Historically shaped by the rivalry ......more
The ultimate and authoritative introduction to Songye culture, sculpture, masks, and iron forging This lavishly illustra......more
Moroccan Other-Archives investigates how histories of exclusion and silencing are written and rewritten in a postcolonia......more
Moroccan Other-Archives investigates how histories of exclusion and silencing are written and rewritten in a postcolonia......more
In 1935, Fascist Italy invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), one of just two independent states in Africa at the time. Italy......more
In the aftermath of apartheid, South Africa undertook an ambitious revision of its intellectual property system. In Lion......more
In the aftermath of apartheid, South Africa undertook an ambitious revision of its intellectual property system. In Lion......more
Based on extensive archival research in six countries and intensive fieldwork, the book analyses the history of the vill......more
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A single image taken from a high rise building in inner city Johannesburg reveals layers of history--from its premise an......more
A single image taken from a high rise building in inner city Johannesburg reveals layers of history--from its premise an......more
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The uprising in Libya in the spring of 2011 took the world by surprise. The Gaddafi regimes brutal attempts at suppressi......more
Under pressure from local manufacturers, and recognising that industrial policy was a legitimate instrument for developm......more
Over the last twenty years of neoliberal reform, the power supply in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s metropolis, has become le......more
Over the last twenty years of neoliberal reform, the power supply in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s metropolis, has become le......more
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Bartlett goes beyond Rorke’s Drift to tell the largely forgotten story of how the Anglo-Zulu war was really won and lost......more
This book explores how human interaction in the frontier zones of the early modern Mediterranean was represented during ......more
An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history. Chr......more
Decolonizing 1968 explores how activists in 1968 transformed university campuses across Europe and North Africa into sit......more
Decolonizing 1968 explores how activists in 1968 transformed university campuses across Europe and North Africa into sit......more
An essential introduction to the age of dinosaurs in Africa. Once Africa was referred to as the ’’Lost World of the dino......more
Formed in 1964, the year of independence, the University of Malawi promised more than the distant University College of ......more
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"When a Western-backed leader abuses their power and turns against their own people, bringing them to account for their ......more
An unprecedented study of how Christianity reshaped Black South Africans’ ideas about gender, sexuality, marriage, and f......more
An unprecedented study of how Christianity reshaped Black South Africans’ ideas about gender, sexuality, marriage, and f......more
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This monograph of Muslim life focuses on young male migrants of rural origin who move to build better lives in Bougouni,......more
Theban Tomb 188 is the sole archaeological site in the ancient Theban necropolis securely dated to the reign of the "her......more
- Writers and artists take a new look at the photo archives of Colonial Congo - With contributions from celebrated write......more
Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and Lieutenant John Chard had fame thrust upon them, as did the place known as Rorke’s Drif......more
On October 31, 1803, the frigate USS Philadelphia ran aground on a reef a few miles outside the harbor of Tripoli. Since......more
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This eye-opening perspective on Stanley’s expedition reveals new details about the Victorian explorer and his African cr......more
Why is Africa still perceived as a country when there are around 2,000 languages spoken on the continent alone? IT’S A C......more
Magersfontein is an iconic battle, fought during the South African War of 1899-1902, also known as the Anglo Boer War. O......more
Describes the lived experiences of African students in communist East Germany to shed new light on the history of German......more
Describes the lived experiences of African students in communist East Germany to shed new light on the history of German......more
In this World War II military history, Rommel’s army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv, and the SS is ready for ......more
Originally published in 1961 this book provides a brief historical and political analysis of the very complex but little......more
Originally published in 1981, this book took a position which was unpopular within the academic establishment at the tim......more
Originally published in 1979, The Liberal Dilemma in South Africa discusses the dilemma of how to overthrow an oppressiv......more
Originally published in 1972, this book covers South African history from the earliest times up to 1968. After portrayin......more
Originally published in 1982, this was the first in-depth study of the labour system of the South African gold mining in......more
Originally published in 1988, this book describes and analyses the factors that were operative in South Africa during th......more
Originally published in 1937 and written by de Kiewiet who in his lifetime was recognized as one of the premier historia......more
Originally published in 1968, this volume traces the history and growth of Apartheid in South Africa. The acts which enf......more
Originally published in 1982 and based on the 1969 Oxford History of South Africa, this book discusses some of the trend......more
Originally published in 1994, Homelands, Harlem & Hollywood examines the anti-colonialist struggle against apartheid, an......more
Originally published in 1973, this book begins with the arrival of the Europeans in South Africa. It examines the part p......more
Originally published in 1949 but here reissuing the 5th edition of 1975 this is a vivid history of South Africa up to th......more
Originally published in 1987 this book argues that South African politics reflect the changing ways in which the region ......more
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