African History

Edition: 10th ed., 11th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsHistory Of The Arabs: From The Earliest Times To The Present...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Dian Fossey, a pioneering primatologist who dedicated her existence to the study and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markings"Stanley: An Adventurer Explored" is a biography that reexamines the life of the driven and deeply conflicted explorer Henry Morton...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerAlex Haley's Roots chronicles the harrowing journey of Kunta Kinte, a young man abducted from his Gambian village and sold...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsJames A. Michener's The Covenant is an epic historical novel that chronicles the tumultuous history of South Africa. This sweeping...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket is structural and in good condition, still bright. Some shelf...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards worn. Binding shaky. Dust jacket chipped and worn, protected in...

This two-volume survey of ancient Egypt explores all the main sites, temples and tombs, and investigates how mythology and religion underpinned this great civilization. The first book affords an intriguing...

The book titled The Egyptians by the author Michael Hayes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The frontier mythology of the early twentieth-century is epitomised in the stories of these two extraordinary-and very different-men. An elegant, original and very well written book, luminous with meaning, full...

Here is the most extensive illustrated single-volume dictionary of ancient Egypt in existence. From Aba to Zoser, from aegis to zodiac, this book will be invaluable to all those seeking...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Arab World, presents a comprehensive overview of the region's intricate history and diverse cultures. It...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on jacketDrinkers of Darkness plunges readers into the heart of colonial Africa, where the oppressive...

The transatlantic slave trade is often seen as separate part of British history: a module in a history course, a chapter in a book. But - from the maps we...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright text. Rob...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThe Dance, Art And Ritual Of Africa presents a comprehensive study of the profound cultural expressions found across the African...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis compelling narrative, Trial By Sasswood, transports readers to the heart of West Africa, presenting a vivid account of traditional...

A groundbreaking A-Z appraisal of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa In recent years Africa s booming art scene has gained substantial...

The 12 people in this book (the last five are linked) are: Imhotep, architect and sage, the Leonardo of Ancient Egypt; Heqanakhte, a peasant farmer with problems; Hatshepsut, female Pharoah,...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Worn boards. Some bumping on corners....

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the enduring legacy of Roman civilization across the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis commemorative volume, Madiba: The Reader's Digest Tribute To Nelson Mandela, chronicles the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of one of...

In 1849 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually...

Unlock your inner explorer in this riveting account of one of history's greatest adventures--and a study of the seven character traits all great explorers share. In 1856, two intrepid adventurers,...

The story of how nineteenth-century European rulers conspired with Mexican conservatives in an outlandish plan to contain the rising US colossus by establishing Old World empire on its doorstep. The...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsJohn Fisher's The Afrikaners chronicles the complex and often tumultuous history of the Afrikaner people, tracing...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition with general wear....

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsFrank Yerby's The Man From Dahomey transports readers to the vibrant and tumultuous Kingdom of Dahomey...

Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable , ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis commanding work of imperial travel writing presents...

Northeastern Central African Republic - a vast space bordering Chad, Darfur, and South Sudan - is a quintessential 'stateless' space, where the government has little presence and armed actors operate...

Just what is behind the building of thee pyramids: space ships, ley lines and all the other stories - are they fact or fiction? The Old Kingdom pharaohs believed that...

A novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize-winning activist and environmentalist from Kenya From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a...

Author: Nicolaas H. BergmanBinding: HardbackPublisher: Kegan Paul International, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsEgypt: Moulids Saints Sufis by Nicolaas H. Bergman presents a comprehensive study...

Author: Marla C. Berns, Barbara Rubin HudsonBinding: HardbackPublisher: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good...

Author: Mirella RicciardiBinding: HardbackPublisher: Collins, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Plastic wrap over dust jacketA captivating memoir, African Saga chronicles Mirella...

Where have the people in any particular place actually come from? What are the historical complexities in any particular place? This evocative historical journey around the world shows us. Native...

Emotions are not universal, but are experienced and expressed in diverse ways within different cultures and times. This overview of the history of emotions within nineteenth-century British imperialism focuses on...

This is the brilliantly told story of one of the wonders of the modern world - how in less than a hundred years the British made themselves masters of India....

"Safari" in Swahili means a journey, typically a long one. In "Dark Star Safari", Theroux's itinerary is African, from Cairo to Cape Town - down the Nile, through Sudan and...

Author: Hilda D. Spear And Abdel Moneim AlyBinding: HardbackPublished: Cecil Woolf London, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work illuminates E.M. Forster's profound connection to Egypt, specifically...

This remarkable yearbook by Danielle and Olivier Foellmi, a follow-up to their successful Buddhist Offerings, presents the wise words of a leading personality in African literature for every day of...

Author: Gavin LongBinding: HardbackPublished: AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis official army history presents the opening...

Author: Wendy James, Gerd Baumann, And Douglas H. JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hakluyt Society, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Juan Maria Schuver's Travels In North...

Author: Robert DarlingtonBinding: HardbackPublished: SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSudan To Vietnam by Robert Darlington presents a comprehensive historical analysis of global conflicts and geopolitical...

Author: Jeremy SwiftBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical and geographical account, The Sahara, chronicles the vast desert's natural history, its diverse ecosystems, and the...

Author: Donald WoodsBinding: HardbackPublished: PADDINGTON PRESS LTD, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Previous owner' name penned on reverse fep. Lengthy gifter's inscription on half-title page....

Author: Henry M. StanleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine...