African History

The birth of new nations, independent democracies, the defeat of settler colonialism, the unprecedented growth of cities from Lagos to Cairo; the African continent is booming. So why do myths...

A sharp-sweet memoir of change, identity and hybridity. I loved it - KATHERINE MAY, author of Wintering The orange we know, waxed in vats, gathered in red netting and stacked...

Many now claim that Western countries should pay reparations to former colonies for the lasting damage they caused, especially through slavery. To what extent is the argument about damage correct...

Blue-veiled nomads, camels crossing infinite dunes, oases shimmering on the horizon: ready-made images of the Sahara are easy to conjure. But they can never truly capture a region that crosses...

'I was so thirsty for the prize of academia, so thrilled to defy the fates, that I suffocated my own history and culture, my Burmese heritage and my mother's language....

Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha (c. 1770-1849), often dubbed "the founder of modern Egypt", was one of the most important figures in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Born in what...

Set in Alexandria, this classic and much-loved memoir chronicles the exploits of Andre Aciman's colourful Sephardic Jewish family from its arrival in Egypt at the turn of the century to...

The author emphasizes the selected nature of the facts provided by historical texts, and demonstrates the historicity of fiction. She calls into question assumptions about the end of nationalism implicit...

The richness of more than 3000 years of Egyptian civilization comes alive in the pages of this book. From the geology of the land, the first cities, social structure, religion,...

Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.

A moving account of how war is remembered - and by whom 'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David...

It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that raged across Australia for more than 150 years. This is equivalent to the combined total of all...

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and artist Juanita Londono, this lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent explores what going back to...

The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, and to his friends and political associates, to...

Shows how African shamans have used ibogaine for hundreds of years to communicate with ancestral spirits * Includes an interview with shaman Mallendi, initiation-master of the sacred root * Shows...

Nelson Mandela is one of the world's most revered public figures, a man synonymous with the long, bitter struggle to rid South Africa of an apartheid regime and replace it...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Reading copy with minimal markings. Map at rear intact. In the vast and ancient landscapes...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew lives have bridged the chasm between battlefield and statecraft as dramatically as that of Jan Christian Smuts — soldier,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn the sun-scorched hills of Natal, South Africa, a humble Zulu pastor named Stephen Kumalo embarks on a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the vivid, boundary-defying world of Mousganistan, Belgian-Moroccan photographer Mous Lamrabat constructs an entirely imaginary nation — a utopian land where Islamic culture collides, fuses, and...

An examination of Serowe's recent past - seen through the words and memories of the village inhabitants.

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Note: unclipped dj. Clean and bright copy. At the crossroads of monarchy, religion, and political power, The Commander of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedSet against the volatile backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa, Episode by Harry Bloom is a gripping and morally charged novel that chronicles...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedAt the height of the Cold War, when the African continent was a critical theatre of ideological contest, Soviet scholars trained their analytical gaze...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the height of European power, when great nations carved the globe into colonies and protectorates, a new world order was being written —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the early 1930s, Evelyn Waugh embarked on a journey through East Africa and the Horn of Africa, and Remote People chronicles that extraordinary adventure...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the smoky jazz clubs of Chicago to the grand stages of international concert halls, Every Day: The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn The Dream of Kilimanjaro, Swedish diplomat and naturalist Rolf Edberg presents a profound meditation on humanity's relationship with the natural world,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the shadow of apartheid's iron grip on South Africa, Nadine Gordimer's Something Out There presents a masterful collection of short stories and a novella...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA haunting meditation on survival, conflict, and the fragile relationship between humanity and the land it inhabits, Wherever We Step the Land...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of empire and ambition, Britain and France in the Middle East and North Africa chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched banks of the Nile to the fractured heart of modern Egypt, Seeds of Corruption presents a gripping portrait of a society...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the dawn of the twentieth century, the British Empire launched what its commanders promised would...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingHigh above the African continent, with nothing but clouds below and sky above, Cecil Lewis charts one of aviation's most daring personal odysseys...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the skies over Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War, a remarkable chapter of Allied aviation history was quietly written —...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of a newly independent African nation, where the jungle presses against the edges of a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodDeep within the remote Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania — one of the last great wilderness areas on Earth — naturalist and writer Peter...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of wildlife conservation and scientific urgency, S.O.S. Rhino sounds an alarm for one of the world's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the heart of Johannesburg, where gold-rush ambition gave way to intellectual endeavour, the University of the Witwatersrand rose from modest colonial origins to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Long before the world's gaze turned to South Africa's political upheavals,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCry Rage! is a landmark work of South African protest poetry, a raw and unflinching outcry...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Some wear around edges of binding but...

Edition: 2nd paperback ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A - paperback with red card cover, some wear and fading to edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with signs of aging....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A richly detailed work of historical biography, The Life...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, lightly yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Intact. A landmark work in African American intellectual history, The Crisis...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: yellowed; minor stain on fep. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Usual shelf-wear. Faded and worn spine. Rubbed edges. At...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - booklet/pamphlet format in fair condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Staple-bound pamphlet, intact with general wear. At the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: faded, small tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. This omnibus edition brings together three of Wilbur Smith's most celebrated African adventures —...