African History

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...

At the root of all riches lies evil... Can he uncover their deadly conspiracy before they find him first? When ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason gets a call from the Vatican,...

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...

The Second Emancipation , a work of Odyssean dimension, recasts the liberation of post-World War II colonial Africa and the American civil rights struggle through the lens of Ghana's revolutionary...

An essential guide for the discerning time-traveller: take a trip to ancient Egypt at the height of its power and prosperity in the reign of Ramesses II. More reliable than...

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...

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...

Marco Polo Pocket Guide South Africa: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore South Africa with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants,...

Brilliantly reconstructed from contemporary narratives, The Last Outlaws is both a gripping work of historical true crime and a richly revealing examination of our nation at its birth. The Chant...

What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens and feminism through an African one? And what does it mean to centre selfhood in this journey? In this shining,...

A revelatory new history of Britain's industrial revolution and the exploitation that enabled it Was Britain's industrial revolution the result of its machines, which produced goods with miraculous efficiency? Was...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCry Wolf plunges readers into the tumultuous landscape of 1935 Ethiopia, where an audacious...

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...

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....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the vibrant backdrop of South Africa, The Rain Queen chronicles the compelling...

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...

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One of a series of three beautiful and entertaining books combining animal tales from African folklore with fascinating facts about animals native to Africa's grasslands and rainforests. Supplementing each story...

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...

"Explorers Wanted" is an exciting new non-fiction series aimed at children of 10+. Each book in the series presents the reader with an exciting expedition to tackle, and is crammed...

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...

One of the great tragedies of Africa is not only the fact that a million people-mostly civilians and a large proportion of them children-died in one of Africa's first post-independence...

Like the bestsellers Princess and Not Without My Daughter, Do They Hear You When You Cry? tells the dramatic, compulsively readable story of a woman fighting to free herself from...

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...

An introduction to the causes and consequences of the Korean War, this history seeks to challenge presumptions about Korea favoured by American politicians and network news pundits. Through a judicious...

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: Thomas KeneallyBinding: PaperbackPublished: CORONET BOOKS Hodder & Stoughton, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThomas Keneally's powerful novel, Towards Asmara, immerses readers...

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: J. K. O'ConnorBinding: PaperbackPublished: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, LTD., 1915Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Moderate insect damage affects...

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...