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How I Found Livingstone
The Floating Press 2010; US$ 5.99Livingstone's 1840s expedition into Africa, the "Dark Continent", caught the public's imagination. In 1864 he returned to Africa and all but disappeared. Public interest ran so high, that in 1869 the publisher of the New York Herald commissioned reporter Henry Stanley to go and find him. This book is Stanley's account of his adventure,... more...
Die deutsche Emin-Pascha-Expedition
Diplomica Verlag 2010; US$ 14.32Hauptbeschreibung Emin Pascha, bedeutendster Pionier der Erforschung Innerafrikas und Leiter der Äquatorialprovinz, wird durch den Mahdi-Aufstand von Ägypten und dem Sudan abgeschnitten. Im Jahre 1887 startet der Brite Henry Stanley eine Expedition, um den in die Enge getriebenen Emin Pascha zu befreien. 1888 erreicht die stanleysche Expedition ihr... more...
Die Entdeckungsreisen in Nord- und Mittelafrika von Richardson, Overweg, Barth und Vogel
Diplomica Verlag 2010; US$ 9.91Hauptbeschreibung Bereits 1845 reiste der Engländer James Richardson nach Nordafrika, da er den dort betriebenen Sklavenhandel erforschen und durch einen Handel mit europäischen und einheimischen Waren ersetzen wollte. Nach seiner Rückkehr beschloss er, erneut den afrikanischen Kontinent zu besuchen, um mögliche Handelsbeziehungen auszubauen und... more...
Africa South of the Sahara
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 30.00This new series teaches students about the most important geographic concepts and shows them how people are affected by and respond to economic, social, and political forces--at both the global and local scale. Authors are educators who are trained to teach geography at the high school or college levels. This series meets national geography and social... more...
The Colonial Moment in Africa
Cambridge University Press 1990; US$ 43.00This book includes the first five, thematic, chapters from the Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 7. more...
Africa Yearbook Volume 6
BRILL 2010; US$ 183.00The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa - all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook contains articles on all sub-Saharan states, each of the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern, Southern Africa) focusing on major cross-border developments... more...
Understanding Obstacles to Peace
International Development Research Centre 2011; US$ 20.00This book describes and analyzes protracted conflicts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. In doing so, it emphasizes obstacles to peace rather than root causes of conflict. Case studies are presented from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northern Kenya, Northern Uganda, Southern Sudan, and Zanzibar. Amongst other conclusions, the book... more...
Drink the Bitter Root
D & M Publishers 2011; US$ 26.95Drink the Bitter Root is an international story about the ethical and environmental footprint world nations are leaving in Africa in their determined efforts to destabilize and loot the continent. In the spirit of Robert Kaplan and Samantha Power, Gary Geddes sets out in search of justice, healing and reconciliation. He begins his journey at the... more...
Into Africa
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2011; US$ 21.86For more than a decade, Into Africa has provided valuable advice to those who are interested in traveling to, living in or working in sub-Saharan Africa--business people, human rights and development workers, diplomats, academics and trainers--and anyone else who seeks a better understanding of the cultural characteristics of this dynamic part of... more...
Sub-Saharan Africa
Shell Education 2007; US$ 8.99Africa, the second largest continent on Earth, is home to the largest desert and the longest river in the world. Trade routes gave rise to the ancient kingdoms in Africa, providing a rich history in culture, trade, and tradition. more...









