History : Africa

This book examines, acknowledges and records the journalism careers and contributions of four black women who have been virtually ignored in the history of black and maistream press. more...

Price: $110.00

This volume examines schooling history and practices in Sub-Saharan Africa, for countries such as Angola, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and South Africa. more...

Price: $71.50

This book is more a study of the archaeological process than simply a history of this ancient city in what is now Mozambique. The text explores how racism wrote and rewrote history to suit the ruling race's views. For the simple fact that many did not want to recognize that blacks could have built and inhabited a sizable, accomplished trading center so long ago, many mythical theories were developed to explain it. These theories attributed the civilization to ancient Egyptians, shipwrecked Vikings, even to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. It wasn't until 1929 that it was decidedly proven that it could be attributed to Africans. The text then explores the process of radiocarbon dating and the manner in which artifacts are examined. Well-captioned full-color or black-and-white photos appear throughout. more...

Price: $35.00

Examines the peace settlement and veterans' programs after Zimbabwe's guerrilla war of independence. It shows continuities in the relationship between the ruling party and veterans in the first seven years and in contemporary Zimbabwe. This is the first extended study of the relationship between the ruling party and the veterans. more...

Price: $31.00

Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbor, is woven into the national psyche, the product of cynical foreign interventions. Fascist Italy wanted Eritrea as the springboard for a new, racially pure Roman empire; Britain sold off its industry for scrap; the United States needed a base for its state-of-the-art spy station; and the Soviet Union used it as a pawn in a proxy war. In I Didn't Do It for You , Michela Wrong reveals the breathtaking abuses this tiny nation has suffered and, with a sharp eye for detail and a taste for the incongruous, tells the story of colonialism itself and how international power politics can play havoc with a country's destiny. more...

Price: $12.95