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Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 37.00This book chronicles the rise to power of the student controlled Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the northern Ethiopian province of Tigray. more...
CultureShock! Mauritius
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Mauritius contains all the information you will need to assimilate into life on this island where the dodo once roamed free. Mauritius has often been called a paradise on earth because of its picture-postcard beaches and idyllic resorts; but that image is just one facet of this small nation with a multi-racial heritage. In this book,... more...
Die politische Entwicklung Ugandas unter Museveni
Diplomica Verlag 2010; US$ 24.81Dieses Buch behandelt die politische Entwicklung Ugandas in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten. Nach einer langen Periode der Putsche, Gegenputsche, Bürgerkriege und der vollständigen Zerrüttung der Ökonomie hat das zentralafrikanische Land zwar nicht zur Demokratie, aber doch zu bemerkenswerter Stabilität gefunden. Die Leistungen und Fehlleistungen, die... more...
Land ohne Staat
Campus Verlag 2011; US$ 34.50Hauptbeschreibung 1991, kurz nach Beginn des bis heute andauernden Krieges, brach in Somalia der Staat vollständig zusammen. Jutta Bakonyi zeigt, wie seitdem die Gesellschaft jenseits zentralstaatlicher Regulierung funktioniert, und welche Macht und Herrschaftsstrukturen sich herausgebildet haben. Die Untersuchung des Handels mit der Droge Khat,... more...
The Reasons for Underdevelopment
Springer 2011; US$ 94.99The history of Italian colonial affairs has recently attracted renewed interest from historians and economists. It is a complex and involved question. Over the last few years, though perhaps slightly later than the more mature historiography of other European countries, the work of some important scholars has opened up new fields of investigation and... more...
Kenia
Ch. Links Verlag 2012; US$ 10.77Hauptbeschreibung Traumhafte Strände am Indischen Ozean, Safaris in endloser Grassavanne, Löwen und Elefanten, ursprüngliches afrikanisches Leben - das sind die Assoziationen, die der Name Kenia bei vielen Deutschen hervorruft. Um die Jahreswende 2007/08 machte das Land jedoch ganz andere Schlagzeilen: Gefälschte Präsidentschaftswahlen führten zeitweilig... more...
National Parks & Attractions in Tanzania
MobileReference 2012; US$ 3.99This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual... more...
Ignorance Becoming a Fact
Hamilton Books 2000; US$ 15.99The succession of Shimba as a traditional chief ruler of Mibanga, a tiny village in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the extraordinary power given to him by his ancestors and heavens had been poorly ignored by his first brutal son Ndumbi. The consequences that Ndumbi endures are the key point of this book. Kibonge, Ndumbi's brother,... more...
Birth of a Nation
I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 49.95Launched in Nairobi in 1960, three years before the birth of independent Kenya, the Nation group of newspapers grew up sharing the struggles of an infant nation, suffering the pain of its failures and rejoicing in its successes. Marking its 50th anniversary in 2010, the Nation looks back on its performance as the standard-bearer for journalistic integrity... more...









