African History

The Mummy follows the history of mummification in Egypt from the dynastic age to the present day, including a consideration of the mummy in modern popular culture, films and literature,...

' Gripping history that also informs the present' Sunday Times 'A spectacular achievement' Dominic Sandbrook 'Fast-paced, absorbing, insightful' Simon Hall 'Simply superb' Kathryn Olmsted A celebrated British historian of US...

In this highly anticipated sequel, Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the veil between the worlds from...

Through a collection of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's speeches, letters, sermons and off-the-cuff remarks, this book sketches the story of South Africa from 1976, when apartheid oppression was at its peak,...

Author: Isabel Anderson, Litt.D. (Mrs. Larz Anderson)Binding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Jones Company, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Signed by the...

Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...

Author: Peter C. KohlerBinding: HardbackPublished: PM Heaton Publishing, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, Sea Safari: British India S.N.Co. African Ships & Services, chronicles the...

Author: Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, Steven F. MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: New York-Washington, New Press-Library of Congress, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRemembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal...

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The Nuclear Age, chronicles the...

The glory of ancient Egypt comes alive as never before in this colourful, information-packed book featuring new and detailed recreations of ancient pyramids and temples, plus the history, rituals, language,...

Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the...

Author: Tzippi Hoffman; Alan FischerBinding: HardbackPublished: Southern Book Publishers., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed edges, minor tear to back of DJ...

Author: David ReynoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: Downstairs Graphics & Publications, Pretoria, South Africa , 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks:...

Author: Penny MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: T.V. Bulpin Publications, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine and general wear and tear, previous owner name...

Author: Aude Gros de BelerBinding: HardbackPublished: Moliere., 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction book of Ancient Egypt showcases the centuries past and gves insight into the lives...

*Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize* 'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new...

Discover Egypt's rich history, monument and artwork with this beautiful volume. Its detailed texts and superb historical and artistic illustrations and maps provide an overview of the fascinating masterpieces of...

In a not quite mid-life crisis, Jacquie and Sarah - fancying themselves a bit rugged - head off to Africa in search of the deepest, darkest bits they'd seen on...

Cleopatra is wreathed by so many outsized myths that it is sometimes difficult to tell the woman from the legend. For centuries, historians have scarcely deviated from the occidental, Horatian...

A heartbreaking novel, inspired by a true story, about a Somali girl who is willing to sacrifice everything to fulfill her dream of becoming a champion runner. Little Warrior is...

Through the eyes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, this work sketches the story of South Africa from 1976 when apartheid opression was at its peak, to the birth of democracy in...

Leah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo but, aged seventeen, she moved to Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to work as a model. She married and had a son. Then in...

Illustrates the emotional attraction of the continent's very being - the grandeur, the natural beauty and the multifarious animal kingdom - and inspires a dream of the magic of Africa,...

The largest and oldest of land mammals, the elephant, is celebrated by Heathcote Williams in a poem written and broadcast on BBC radio. The ancients recognized and revered the elephant...

Author: F. George KayBinding: HardbackPublished: White Lion., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor bumps and rubbing to cover, slight stain...

A story at once deeply personal and edifyingly public, Ways of Staying is one man's journey into the heart of a country that remains riven and undefined. From the murder...

The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions...

Author: Harold Soref, Ian GreigBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tandem, 1965Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, previous owner name inside, pages yellowedThe Puppeteers presents a detailed...

Author: Maggie WeidenhoferBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil Melbourne, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Green cloth with some marks and specks. This is a historical fiction novel that...

The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both...

In 2006, to fulfill a long-held dream, widely acclaimed photographer Michael Poliza and friend Stefan Breuer undertook a helicopter journey across Africa. Skimming close to the ground, they flew over...

Author: E. M. W. TillyardBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, light wear to cloth cover, previous owner name and marks insideThe...

Author: Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Chapman & Hall, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear to dust jacket, tanning along spineFew people go to East and Central...

The 19th century signalled the high renaissance of Western imperialism. As more and more territory fell under colonial rule, European empires began to advance seemingly unchecked across the world. But...

Author: Cecil HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of London, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Frayed, dull and faded spine. This biography...

Jeremy Seal travels to the USA, Africa, Australia and India to meet people living amongst the world's deadliest snakes - and attempts to overcome his personal fear in the process....

Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes and covers Kuki's life over the last ten to 12 years. She refers glancingly to the deaths...

Other work by the author includes "Rediscovery of Ancient Egypt".

'This book...ought to be required reading in schools and newsrooms for it cuts through the often subtle propaganda about our times and tells us much about the new world order...

In late 1999 the world watched as a small country became the world's newest nation amid a frenzy of destruction and killing. Now, Deliverance tells the inside story of East...

Author: P. N. DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the extensive operations of Elder...

Every great city deserves a book like this one: a sweeping chronicle by an author whose motives mix passion and bewilderment. Over the course of four and a half millennia,...

The author has drawn on primary sources from Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom to produce a book that encompasses not only Australia's experience of the war, but also...