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African History
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 9.99Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples,... more...
Pirates of Barbary
Penguin Group US 2010; US$ 26.95The true story that's bloody good entertainment" ( New York Times ) about the colorful and legendary pirates of the 17th century. If not for today's news stories about piracy on the high seas, it'd be easy to think of pirating as a romantic way of life long gone. But nothing is further from the truth. Pirates have existed since the invention... more...
L? État néopatrimonial
Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa 2011; US$ 19.99Une étude approfondie du néopatrimonialisme en Afrique et ailleurs. more...
The Rough Guide to First-Time Africa
Rough Guides 2011; US$ 18.99The Rough Guide First-Time Africa tells you everything you need to know before you go to Africa, from visas and vaccinations to budgets and packing. It will help you plan the best possible trip, with advice on when to go and what not to miss, and how to avoid trouble on the road. You'll find insightful information on what tickets to buy, where to... more...
Reclaiming African History
Pambazuka Press 2011; US$ 16.99The thought-provoking essays in this volume show that it is possible to reconnect the histories of those who have been disconnected in Africa: shack dwellers, the poor, and the dispossessed. This analysis of African history demonstrates how people have been forced into looking at their own histories through a shattered mirror, deliberately and forcefully... more...
Mansa Musa
Shell Education 2007; US$ 8.99Mansa Musa was the king of Mali. Located in western Africa, Mali became one of the largest empires during the time of Musas rule. Musa helped his empire grow in size and culture by encouraging the arts, literature, and architecture. more...
Imagining the Cape Colony
Edinburgh University Press 2011; US$ 104.00Examines literatures and histories of the Cape in relation to postcolonial debates about nationalism. How the Cape Colony was imagined as a political community is examined by considering a variety of writers, from major European literati and intellectuals (Camões, Southey, Rousseau, Adam Smith), to well-known travel writers like François... more...
African Brew Ha-Ha
Summersdale 2010; US$ 9.99A 14,000 mile motorcycle journey through Africa that created memories to last a lifetime Alan Whelan was on a unique quest to find the people in the hidden heart of Africa. On the 14,000 mile solo journey through Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, and all the way to Cape Town across deserts and the toughest roads imaginable, he met sporting... more...
The History of Africa
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 34.95This book provides a wide-ranging history of Africa from earliest prehistory to the present day ? using the cultural, social, political, and economic lenses of Africa as instruments to illuminate the ordinary lives of Africans. The result is a fresh survey that includes a wealth of indigenous ideas, African concepts, and traditional outlooks that... more...
South Africa's Destabilisation of Zimbabwe, 1980-89
Palgrave Macmillan 1998; US$ 168.00South Africa's Apartheid regime saw Zimbabwean independence and black majority rule in 1980 as a major threat to its interests, security and regional hegemony. John Dzimba explains how and why Pretoria sought to destabilise Zimbabwe and other front line states, examining the successes and failures of destabilisation against Zimbabwe's economic and... more...









