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A History of Malawi: 1859-1966
Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 99.00This is the first comprehensive history of Malawi during the colonial period. Using a wide range of primary and secondary sources, John McCracken places this history within the context of the pre-colonial past. Central themes are the shaping of the colonial economy, the influence of Christianity, resistance to colonial occupation and the rise of a... more...
Morocco That Was
Eland Publishing 2012; US$ 10.19Until 1912 Morocco had never suffered foreign domination, and its mountainous interior was as closed to foreigners as Tibet. Walter Harris was the exception. He lived in the country for more than thirty-five years, and as The Times correspondant he observed every aspect of its life. He describes the unfettered Sultanate in all its dark, melodramatic... more...
Diplomatie und Gelehrtenrepublik
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 126.00In the late 16th century France rose to be a great power after decades of religious civil war. For this, King Henri IV depended on highly qualified envoys and correspondents. Jaques Bongars (1554?1612) was one of these diplomats. As a scholar and humanist he also belonged to an international network. In his political missions, Bongars was often able... more...
Malawi Women in Culture, Business & Travel
World Trade Press 2010; US$ 7.45Women often occupy different roles in a foreign culture. Avoid offensive assumptions and behavior by understanding the position of women in Malawian society: their legal rights; access to education and health care; workforce participation; and their dating, marriage, and family life. more...
The United States and the End of British Colonial Rule in Africa, 1941-1968
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2010; US$ 55.00At the end of World War II, Britain possessed a vast African empire encompassing nearly 2.7 million square miles, about 10 times larger than Britain itself. But by 1965, only three small African territories remained under British control, all of which would become independent before the end of 1968. This book examines the swift demise of Britain's... more...
Political Culture and Nationalism in Malawi
Boydell & Brewer 2010; US$ 85.00An exploration of Malawi's political culture as it emerged in the colonial and early post-colonial periods. Drawing on archival sources, Power narrates how anti-colonial protest was made relevant to the African majority through the engagement of politicia more...
Lords of the Atlas
Eland Publishing 2012; US$ 14.57Set in the medieval city of Marrakesh and the majestic kasbahs of the High Atlas mountains, Lords of the Atlas tells the extraordinary story of Madani and T?hami el Glaoui, warlord brothers who carved out a feudal fiefdom in southern Morocco in the early twentieth century. Quislings of the French colonial administration, they combined the aggression... more...
Britain in Africa
Zed Books 2008; US$ 23.95This book sets out the balance sheet of what Britain has achieved, and where and why it failed in Africa. more...
Into Africa
I.B.Tauris 2012; US$ 62.50In the long history of the British Empire there are few stories as singular as that of Margery Perham. From the moment she first set foot on African soil in 1921, to her death over sixty years later, Perham was focused on the ways and means of Britain's administration of its African domains. She acquired an unrivalled expertise in all aspects of... more...
Morocco Under Colonial Rule
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 190.00This evaluation of the work of a colonial administration uses an analysis of the policies employed in the fields of education, administration, justice and agriculture. It shows how a largely archaic and isolated country transformed itself and its relationship with the western world. more...









