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Independently Published East Africa 1940-1941 (land campaign): The Italian Army Defends The Empire In The Horn Of Africa
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Independently Published History of West African Oduduwa the Father of Yoruba: Oduduwa the father of Yoruba.
£11.00
Independently Published The Life and Merits of Al-Hajj Abdallah Niass
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Penguin Putnam Inc Playing the Enemy
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James Clarke & Co. Ltd Early Christianity in North Africa
Book SynopsisA thorough and scholarly study of the early history of the Christian Church in North Africa, newly translated into English.Trade Review'...one could offer this book to undergraduates as a helpful introduction to a world with which they may be totally unfamiliar. Its compendious vision, its readability, make it excellent in this regard...' Jonathan Zecher, Reviews in Religion and Theology, volume 20, Issue 1, 2013Table of ContentsTranslator's Preface; Preface to the English Translation; Geographical and Historical Background; Origins of the African Church; Tertullian: the "Master"; Mid-Third-Century Persecution and Crisis in Africa; Cyprian, the "Pope" of Carthage; Organization and Life of the Third-Century African Churches; The Donatist Schism and the Division of African Christianity; The Diverse African Religious Landscape in Late Antiquity; Augustine of Hippo and the Glory of the "Great Church"; The Final Stages of the African Church: From the Vandal invasion to the Arab Maghreb; Maps; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.
£21.75
Forgotten Books The Life and Times of Sir John Charles Molteno K. C. M. G. First Premier of Cape Colony Vol. 2
£23.69
Forgotten Books Histoire des Berbères Et des Dynasties Musulmanes de lAfrique Septentrionale Vol. 4 Classic Reprint
£31.82
Forgotten Books A History of Negro Revolt Classic Reprint
£18.77
Art Institute of Chicago Igshaan Adams
Book SynopsisA timely exploration of the allusive, sculptural fiber work of an important contemporary South African artist
£19.00
St Martin's Press The Antelopes Strategy
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Forgotten Books La Kabylie Et les Coutumes Kabyles Vol. 1 Classic Reprint
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Forgotten Books Histoire des Berbres Et des Dynasties Musulmanes de lAfrique Septentrionale Vol 1 Classic Reprint
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Forgotten Books Le Pays Et La Société Kabyle Expédition de 1857 Classic Reprint
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Middle East and North Africa 2022
Book SynopsisNow in its sixty-eighth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geopolitical and economic information for this important world area.Key Features:- covers the Middle East and North Africa from Algeria to Yemen - includes topical contributions from acknowledged experts on regional affairs- accurately and impartially records the latest political and economic developments - provides comprehensive data on all major organizations active in the countries of the region. General Survey- introductory essays cover a wide range of topics relating to the region as a whole.Country SurveysIndividual chapters on each country incorporating:- essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economy - an extensive statistical survey of economic and social indicators, which include area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, tradTable of ContentsPART ONE General SurveySaudi Arabia and Iran: Islam, Security and Foreign Policy in the Middle EastSIMON MABONChina and the Greater Middle East: From the Silk Road, to the Belt and Road Initiative, to the COVID-19 EraMUHAMAD S. OLIMATUS Middle East PolicyROBERT E. LOONEYPolitical Islam in the Middle East and North AfricaGEORGE JOFFÉThe Kurdish Question in the Middle EastCENGIZ GUNESThe Syrian Refugee Crisis: Regional ChallengesBENEDETTA BERTIThe Religions of the Middle East and North AfricaR. B. SERJEANTPART TWO Country SurveysSections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each countryALGERIAHistory GIANNI DEL PANTAEconomy MOUNDIR LASSASSIBAHRAINHistory MARC JONESEconomyCYPRUSHistory ANDREAS STERGIOUEconomy‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’HistoryEconomyEGYPTHistory Updated by ALICE VERTICELLI and DENIS J. SULLIVANEconomy SHIREEN ALAZZAWIIRANHistory EDWARD WASTNIDGEEconomy ROBERT E. LOONEYIRAQHistory LIAM ANDERSONEconomy ROBERT E. LOONEYISRAELHistory Revised by ASSAF SHAPIRAEconomy ROBERT E. LOONEYOccupied TerritoriesEast JerusalemThe Golan HeightsJORDANHistory COURTNEY FREEREconomy Revised by PIERRE BOUTROS and ALI FAKIHKUWAITHistory Revised by CLAIRE BEAUGRANDEconomyLEBANONHistory NATÁLIA CALFATEconomy Revised by WAFAA ELBABA and ALI FAKIHLIBYAHistory Revised by RONALD BRUCE ST JOHNEconomy AMIR MAGDY KAMELMOROCCOHistory Revised by NEIL PARTRICKEconomy Revised by NEIL PARTRICKOMANHistory Revised by MARC VALERIEconomy FRANCIS OWTRAMPALESTINIAN TERRITORIESRecent History Updated by NIGEL PARSONSEconomyQATARHistory DAVID ROBERTSEconomySAUDI ARABIAHistory ABDULAZIZ ALGHASHIANEconomy Revised by NEIL PARTRICK (Based on an original essay by MOIN SIDDIQI)SPANISH NORTH AFRICACeutaMelillaSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICHistory EYAL ZISSEREconomy Revised by ALI FAKIH and MARIAM TARRAFTUNISIAHistory Revised by NEIL PARTRICKEconomy Revised by NEIL PARTRICKTURKEYHistory Revised by GARETH JENKINSEconomy Revised by GARETH JENKINSUNITED ARAB EMIRATESHistory KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSENEconomyYEMENHistory VINCENT DURACEconomy CHARLES SCHMITZPART THREE Regional InformationREGIONAL ORGANIZATIONSMAJOR COMMODITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICADOCUMENTS ON PALESTINECALENDARSRESEARCH INSTITUTESSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY(PERIODICALS)
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Penguin Random House LLC The Atlantic Sound
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Crown Saviors and Survivors Darfur Politics and the War on Terror
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Forgotten Books La Chute de la Domination des Arabes du Congo Classic Reprint
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Cederberg Publishers The Mask
Book SynopsisThe Mask is set in a village clearly recognisable as Clanwilliam in the Union of South Africa, formerly the Cape Colony where the author grew up in the 1880s and 1890s.
£13.29
Tafelberg Publishers Ltd South Africa Weird and Wonderful
Book SynopsisWeird and wonderful stories about people, places, animals and the supernatural have always fascinated young and old alike. Disasters happen. Accidents occur. Motorcars collide, aeroplanes fall out of the sky, ships sink and nations decline and fall.
£14.20
KMM Review Publishing Sobukwe
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KMM Review Publishing Scattered
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Forgotten Books Histoire Des Berberes Et Des Dynasties Musulmanes de lAfrique Septentrionale Vol. 1 Classic Reprint
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Clausewitz and African War
Book SynopsisOil, diamonds, timber, food aid - just some of the suggestions put forward as explanations for African wars in the past decade. Another set of suggestions focuses on ethnic and clan considerations. These economic and ethnic or clan explanations contend that wars are specifically not fought by states for political interests with mainly conventional military means, as originally suggested by Carl von Clausewitz in the 19th century. This study shows how alternative social organizations to the state can be viewed as political actors using war as a political instrument.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Maps List of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Clausewitz, the Nature of War and African Warfare War Non-trinitarian War Trinitarian War African War Hypotheses and Cases The Actors The Interests The Instruments Cases Chapter 2. Case Study I Liberia (1989-1997) Introduction Liberia a short overview The Protagonists Phase 1. 24 December 1989 - 29 November 1990 Phase 2. 15 October 1992 - 31 July 1993 Phase 3. Post July 1993 Observations on the Dynamics of the Liberian Conflict Chapter 3. Case Study II Somalia (1988-1995) Introduction, Somalia a short overview The Protagonists Phase 1. 27 May 1988 - 27 January 1991 Phase 2. 28 January 1991 - 3 March 1992 Phase 3. 9 December 1992 - 28 March 1995 Observations on the Dynamics of the Somali Conflict Chapter 4. Political Actors Introduction A Political System Power Legitimacy Authority Rule A Political Actor and Trinitarian WarConcluding Remarks Chapter 5. Political Interests Introduction Political Interests Political Rule Resource Interests Ethnic and Clan Interests Concluding Remarks Chapter 6. Political Instruments and Conventional War Introduction Centre of Gravity Distinction between Combatants and Non-Combatants Number of RecruitsConventional War Concluding Remarks Chapter 7. Politics and Strategy in African Wars; Intervention Dilemmas References Findings Implications Political Dilemmas Military Dilemmas Concluding Remarks
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Edinburgh University Press The ManLeopard Murders
Book SynopsisThis book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period.Table of ContentsCONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 'Murder at Ikot Okoro - Leopard Alleged'; Leopard Men in Fact and Fiction; A Social History of Murder; 2. OF LEOPARDS AND LEADERS; Power and Personhood; Trade and Transformation; Conversion and Conquest; 3. RESISTANCE AND REVIVAL, 1910-1929; The Landscape of Power; The Spirit Movement; The Women's War; 4. PROGRESSIVES AND POWER, 1930-38; Americans and Anthropology; 'We shall not be ruled by our children'; Women and the 'Infamous Traffic'; 5. WAR AND PUBLIC, 1939-1945; 'John Bull' and the Reading Public; Cassava and Crime; 'Audacious Leopards' and 'Atrocious Deeds'; 6. INLAWS AND OUTLAWS, 1946; 'The Time of Accusation'; 'What is at the bottom of the leopard man epidemic?'; 'The leopard that hides its spots'; 7. DIVINATIONS AND DELEGATIONS, 1947; Police and Prophecy; The Ibibio Union Touring Delegation; The Man-Eating Leopard of Ikot Udoro; 8. THE POLITICS OF 'IMPROVEMENT', 1947-1960; The Leopards' Legacy; Nationalist Trajectories; Expectations Revisited; 9. ECHOES OF EKPE OWO.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Beyond the State in Rural Uganda
Book SynopsisThis book challenges the usual ways in which development and change are regarded in rural Africa and provides a corrective to state-centred studies of development.Trade Review... a refreshing and original antidote to the myopic habits of conventional scholarship... [an] illuminating, astute, against-the-grain study of real-existing development.' -- James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology, Yale University ! an excellent critique of perspectives focusing on the success of a reform-minded Ugandan state. Jones portrays instead the weakness of central government in the countryside and the deleterious effects of 'external' development schemes. His focus is on change generated from within the local community by the coalescences and interchanges among religious and kin-based associations. -- Joan Vincent, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University Beyond the State in Rural Uganda offers a new anthropological perspective on how to think about processes of social and political change in poorer parts of the world, appealing to anyone interested in African development. Society Now An accessible, intelligent and stimulating account, and a very welcome addition to the literature on Uganda. -- Tania Kaiser, School of Oriental and African Studies Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute ... a refreshing and original antidote to the myopic habits of conventional scholarship... [an] illuminating, astute, against-the-grain study of real-existing development.' ! an excellent critique of perspectives focusing on the success of a reform-minded Ugandan state. Jones portrays instead the weakness of central government in the countryside and the deleterious effects of 'external' development schemes. His focus is on change generated from within the local community by the coalescences and interchanges among religious and kin-based associations. Beyond the State in Rural Uganda offers a new anthropological perspective on how to think about processes of social and political change in poorer parts of the world, appealing to anyone interested in African development. An accessible, intelligent and stimulating account, and a very welcome addition to the literature on Uganda.Table of Contents1. Introduction; Moving the State from the Centre; In Between "Development"; The Rest of the Book; 2. Introducing Oledai; Themes that Cut Across Developments in the Village; Seniority, Prosperity, Propriety; Explaining Change in the Village; 3. Teso Society through the Twentieth Century; From Stateless to Sub-Colonial; Teso through the Post-Colonial Period; The Teso Insurgency; Conclusion; 4. The Village Court and the Withdrawn State; Away from Decentralisation; The History of the State in Teso Villages; The Actual Work of the Village Council in Oledai; Conclusion; 5. The Pentecostal Church; The Nature of Pentecostalism; Pentecostalism in the Teso Region; The Incorporation of Pentecostalism; The Limits to Incorporation; Conclusion; 6. The Anglican and Catholic Churches; The Historic Mission Churches in Teso; The Influence of Pentecostalism; Conclusion; 7. Burial Societies; The Work of Burial Societies; The Genealogy of Burial Societies; Burial Societies and Local Borrowings; The Past in the Present; Conclusion; 8. Conclusion; Churches and the Meaning Of Change; Burials, Ideas and Institutional Change; Uganda in Between; Appendix A: Research Methods; Appendix B: Interviews; Interviews Conducted in the Sub-Parish of Oledai; Interviews: Others; Participants in Group Discussions in Oledai; Participants in Group Discussions in Agolitom (Conducted in Ateso).
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Edinburgh University Press Imagining the Cape Colony
Book SynopsisBy returning to a pivotal moment in South African history - the Cape Colony in the period 1770-1830 - this book addresses current debates about nationalism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and postcolonial/post-apartheid culture.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Remembering the Khoikhoi victory over Dom Francisco d'Almeida at the Cape in 1510: Luiz de Camoes and Robert Southey; 2. French Representations of the Cape 'Hottentots': Jean Tavernier, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Francois Levaillant; 3. The Scottish Enlightenment and colonial governance: Adam Smith, John Bruce, and Lady Anne Barnard; 4. African Land for the American Empire: John Adams, Benjamin Stout, and Robert Semple; 5. Historical and literary re-iterations of Dutch Settler Republicanism; 6. Literature and Cape Slavery; 7. History and the Griqua Nation: Andries Waterboer and Hendrick Hendricks; Conclusion; Index.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press The Making of the Tunisian Revolution
Book SynopsisFrom late 2010 to the present day, the Arab world has been shot through with insurrection and revolt. As a result, Tunisia is now seen as the unlikely birthplace and exemplar of the process of democratisation long overdue in the Arab world.Mixing political, historical, economic, social and cultural analyses and approaches, these essays reflect on the local, regional and transnational dynamics together with the long and short term factors that, when combined, set in motion the Tunisian revolution and the Arab uprisings. Above all, the book maps the intertwined genealogies of cultural dissent that have contributed to the mobilisation of protesters and to the sustenance of protests between 17 December 2010 and 14 January 2011, and beyond.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Language and Identity in Modern Egypt
Book SynopsisExamines language and identity in Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics. This book offers a study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse. It helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics.
£27.54
The History Press Ltd Cleopatra
Book SynopsisA critically acclaimed life of the infamous Queen of Egypt.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The Nile and its People
Book SynopsisThe Nile and its People is an ambitious title, covering 7000 years of Egyptian history, from the time of the first settlers in Egypt through to the modern day, with the Nile being the constant element throughout. Changes through history of the culture and people are reflected in how the river was seen and used. As their manipulation and exploitation of the Nile improved so did their economy. Follow the journey of the Nile thus far: from the attraction it held for early settlers and how it affected their living methods; through the pharaonic period and how it was used politically; to the nineteenth-century industrial age and its role as a centre for tourism. Speculate as to what changes will shape the future of Egypt and her culture. Whatever the age, this important and peaceful body of water will be a constant presence through the centre of the landscape forever.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Ghana
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGhana is a consequential, compelling, and sobering account of Ghana from the 1800s to the present. Bringing to bear a host of voices, and wide-ranging sources and archives, Ghana tells us that false dawns and promises have constantly marred the journey toward postcolonial economic and political African independence. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the state of postcolonial Ghana and Africa today and anyone interested in how Africans have grappled with individual and collective sovereignty in the face of colonial, military, and democratic governments. * Nana Osei-Opare, Fordham University, USA *This ambitious book provides a superb introduction to the history of Ghana since the nineteenth century by looking at the changing meanings of a “Gold Coaster” under colonial rule and of “Ghanaian” within an emerging nation-state. Attentive to the coexistence of multiple political and social identities, transnational connections, and economic conditions, this book is a tour de force – yet always clearly argued and accessible. It’s a joy to read! * Stephan F. Miescher, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA *This penetrating study, rooted in an array of scholarly and primary sources, examines Ghana’s recent past through the lens of networks of self-identification and belonging that extend beyond the conventional nation-state. Emphasizing African agency in these political, economic, social, and cultural networks, Ahlman’s study offers a critical new perspective that challenges Eurocentric models and periodization. It is highly recommended for scholars, students, and the general public. * Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor Emeritus of History, Loyola University Maryland, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Part I Introduction: Belonging and Nation in Modern Ghana Chapter 1. Making the Gold Coast: The Gold Coast to the Twentieth Century Chapter 2. Colonial Networks: Making Nation and State in the Gold Coast Chapter 3. Cocoa Futures: State, Society, and Commodity Production in the Gold Coast 106 Chapter 4. Conditions of Protest: War, Crises, and the Politics of Postwar Agitation 142 Chapter 5. States of Transition: Nation and the Politics of Independence in a Decolonizing Ghana Part II Chapter 6. The Development Dilemma: Decolonization and Debt during Ghana’s Sixties Chapter 7. The Politics of Precarity: Dependence and Development during Ghana’s Seventies Chapter 8. Sites of Upheaval: The Rawlings Revolution and the Coming Neoliberal Age Conclusion: The Contingent Futures of Ghana’s Fourth Republic
£20.89
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Nile
Book Synopsis[A] vivid travelogue. New StatesmanHas much to offer. The SpectatorSparks the imagination. BBC History Magazine A fascinating study. BBC History Revealed Magazine Essential reading. All About HistoryValiant, valuable and entertaining. Times Literary SupplementThe greatest river in the world has a long and fascinating history. Professor Terje Tvedt, one of the world''s leading experts on the history of waterways, travels upstream along the river's mouth to its sources. The result is a travelogue through 5000 years and 11 countries, from the Mediterranean to Central Africa. This is the fascinating story of the immense economic, political and mythical significance of the river. Brimming with accounts of central characters in the struggle for the Nile from Caesar and Cleopatra, to Churchill and Mussolini, and on to the political leaders of today, The Nile is also Trade ReviewIn his vivid travelogue and cultural history, the Norwegian professor Terje Tvedt journeys from mouth to source, presenting a deluge of detail about the sediments of history, folklore and nature along the Nile's banks… Tvedt, switching effortlessly from history to reportage, also brings the Nile into the present with discursions on everything from Barack Obama's family origins in Kenya and George W Bush's role in South Sudan's gaining independence in 2011 to Idi Amin feeding human bodies to the crocodiles. * New Statesman *When Terje Tveldt’s survey of the great river leaves Egypt for the upper reaches, we begin to learn some satisfyingly arcane facts… For those with time to spare — perhaps when taking a long sail up the great river — the book has much to offer if treated as a compendium to dip into judiciously. * The Spectator *A wide-ranging, idiosyncratic exploration of the ways in which the river Nile has shaped life throughout Africa across the course of centuries… This book sparks the imagination, encouraging readers to discover more about lives lived along the Nile, past and present. -- Joyce Tyldesley * BBC History Magazine *[Tvedt] is an engaging, idiosyncratic guide, charting the ways in which the river has shaped everything from culture and agriculture to empire and religion. Packed with surprising detours and larger-than-life characters, it’s both a fascinating study of a specific region and an illuminating look at the relationship between humans and the physical world we inhabit. * BBC History Revealed Magazine *In this involving and richly nuanced narrative, [Tvedt] invites the reader to join him on his journey in a book that is part history, part travelogue, and always involving… Tvedt’s love for his subject is evident on every page. Readers will find much to enjoy here, whether they are students of history, or simply looking for a book that is as accessible as it is ambitious. With a scope as vast as the Nile itself … The Nile is essential reading. * All About History *Terje Tvedt’s fascinating book is an account of all this – and an attempt to underline the importance of the Nile waters in the political, economic and social life of the countries clustered around their banks. Like a heron flitting from riverbank to rock to rushing water in search of fish, Tvedt’s narrative lands in a dizzying array of destinations…. Valiant, valuable and entertaining. -- James Copnall * Times Literary Supplement *A hefty tome you might take with you the next time you were holidaying on the Nile. * Mature Times *The Nile traces the historical, cultural, economic and political influence of this great river. * Choice *A fascinating insight into the lifeblood of Africa. Written with an extraordinary eye for detail and a wonderful blend of genres. * Levison Wood - Explorer, Writer and Photographer *Professor Tvedt’s book is a love-letter to the Nile’s history and a map of the future of the world’s longest river. * Judith Bunbury, author of The Nile and Ancient Egypt (2019) *An expert weaver’s tapestry of history, ecology, and politics on the world’s greatest river. Lucky are the armchair travelers who join Terje Tvedt on this engaging odyssey up the Nile and across millennia. * Dan Morrison, Author of The Black Nile (2010) *Epic… interesting and thought provoking. * Irish Tech News *This book reflects Terje Tvedt’s lifetime of work on water in general and the Nile in particular. But it is a lot more than simply a book on the Nile’s history, it shows too Tvedt’s recognition of the influence of a range of other disciplines: geography, anthropology, political science and of course hydrology. It is a delightful book to read, and has beautiful illustrations. * Sudan Studies *The book is relevant not only to better understand the past of the Nile basin countries, but also their future. ... [it] is illustrated by beautiful and meaningful photos taken by the author himself. * Water Alternatives *The Nile is an ambitious undertaking, vast in scope and expanse. It is a highly recommended workbook for all those who are interested in how rivers shape history, politics and culture. * Anthem EnviroExperts Review *
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Kwela Books Whose Laetie are You My Sowetan Boyhood
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Black Cat Mukiwa A White Boy in Africa
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Scarecrow Press Historical Dictionary of Mauritania Historical
Book SynopsisThe third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mauritaniaâthrough its chronology, introductory essay, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspectsâprovides an important reference on Mauritania.Trade ReviewBrief but useful reader's notes section.... comprehensive and well written. * American Reference Books Annual, March 2009 *
£173.00
The Merlin Press Ltd European Revolutionaries and Algerian
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The Merlin Press Ltd From Sharpville to Rivonia
Book Synopsis1959 was the year James Currey arrived in South Africa and found a nation in crisis. Hopes of change rose and foundered over the next five years. Letters and vivid conversations capture the excitement of daily life and political drama.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Napoleons Egyptian Campaigns 17981801 MenatArms
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James Currey General History of Africa volume 7 pbk abridged
Book SynopsisSPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs.Volume 7 examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation from the beginnings of the 'European Scramble for Africa' to the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Throughout the volume the focus is on the responsesof Africans themselves to the challenge of colonialism. A general overview is followed by more detailed regional analyses. Chapters 13 to 21 concern the impact of economic and social aspects of colonial systems in Africa from1919 to 1935; the operation of colonial economies; the emergence of new social structures and demographic patterns; and the role of religion and the arts in Africa during the colonial period. The final section traces the growth of anti-colonial movements, the strengthening of African political nationalism and the interaction between black Africa and blacks of the New World. Liberia and Ethiopia are discussed in special chapters. The seriesis co-published in Africa with seven publishers, in the United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in association with the UNESCO Press.Trade ReviewReviews of the Series: * . *... a real contribution to scholarship. - -- Roland Oliver * the TLS *The General History of Africa was launched in 1970, when an International Scientific Committee of 39 scholars was formed to oversee the writing and publication of a complete survey of the African past, from pre-history to the present. The laudable aim of the project was to break free from the straightjacket of Eurocentrism, and to provide a history that reflected a range of African views without imposing any set historical interpretation. - -- David M. Anderson * INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS *
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. A History of the Upper Guinea Coast 15451800 25
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rulers Nomads and Christians in Roman North
Book SynopsisThe studies collected in this volume cover three broad areas of the history of North Africa as part of the Roman Empire. Studies devoted to the history of ''political institutions'' are followed by ones that detail aspects of interactions between nomad and sedentarist communities in the African provinces. The book concludes with two studies on African christianity. In all of these, special attention is given to the indigenous institutions, economies and beliefs that informed the confrontation between ''African'' and ''Roman''. The studies in general argue for a strongly ''interactionist'' approach to historians'' reconstruction of the history of the period and the region - a perspective that would emphasise the continuous conflict between the two world of African and Roman.Trade Review’Throughout his career, Shaw has been a breaker of accepted icons...Variorum Press is to be commended for producing a set of volumes that makes a significant portion of the author’s splendid work available in one place.’ Canadian Journal of History...This collection...is a model of careful scholarship in both environmental and social history. Canadian Journal of History, Joint review with Environment and Society in Roman North AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Rural markets in North Africa and the political economy of the Roman Empire; The undecemprimi in Roman Africa; The structure of local society in the early Maghrib: the elders; The Elder Pliny’s African geography; The formation of Africa Proconsularis; ’Eaters of flesh, drinkers of milk’: the ancient Mediterranean ideology of the pastoral nomad; Fear and loathing: the nomad menace and Roman Africa; Autonomy and tribute: mountain and plain in Mauretania Tingitana; Soldiers and society: the army in Numidia; The elders of Christian Africa; African Christianity: disputes, definitions and ’Donatists’; Critical Bibliographical Addenda; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Studies on the History of Late Antique and
Book SynopsisGathered together here are the fruits of 60 years of research by the late Sir Laurence Kirwan into the history and archaeology of the mid 1st millennium AD in the Middle Nile Valley, papers previously scattered through a wide range of publications. Kirwan''s fieldwork in the region, undertaken between 1929 and 1936, kindled a life-long interest in the transition from the pagan Kushite kingdom to the medieval Nubian states of Nobadia, Makuria and Alodia (Alwa) and of their conversion to Christianity in the 6th century AD. The 25 studies, one published here for the first time, were often of seminal importance when they first appeared, the author being exemplary in his use of the written sources to elucidate the archaeological data. As the preface by the editors shows, the views expressed remain fundamental to modern scholarship, offering valuable insights into this still relatively obscure period of transition from the ancient to the medieval world.Trade Review’In addition to rescuing the researcher seeking help from Sir Laurence's fine scholarship, succinct style, and keen mind from some bibliographical frustration, the editors have provided useful indexes that link all of the papers together. All of these features make this volume a valuable instrument for those interested in the events of the first millennium A.D. in Nubia and the Red Sea region.’ Journal of Near Eastern StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface; Introduction: Post-Meroitic Nubia - a reappraisal; Nubia - an African frontier zone; Rome beyond the southern Egyptian frontier; The international position of Sudan in Roman and medieval times; Greek and Roman expeditions to the Southern Sudan; The decline and fall of Meroe; An Ethiopian-Sudanese frontier zone in ancient history; The ’Christian topography’ and the Kingdom of Axum; A survey of Nubian origins; The problem of the Nubian X-Group; Comments on the origins and history of the Nobatae of Procopius; The early history of the Blemmyes; Tanqasi and the Noba; Aksum, Meroe, and the Ballana civilisation; The X-Group problem; A contemporary account of the conversion of the Sudan to Christianity; Christianity and the Kur’án; Prelude to Nubian Christianity; The nature of Nubian Christianity; Some thoughts on the conversion of Nubia to Christianity; The birth of Christian Nubia: some archaeological problems; Christianity in the Central Sudan: the Byzantine mission and Nubian Alwa; Notes on the topography of the Christian Nubian kingdoms; The emergence of the United Kingdom of Nubia; Studies in the later history of Nubia; Indexes.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Islam in Africa and the Middle East Studies on
Book SynopsisThis second volume of studies by the late Nehemia Levtzion pursues the themes covered in his previous collection, Islam in West Africa; it also maintains a particular interest in the history of Africa while including broader chronological and geographic perspectives. It includes four new papers, delivered by the author in the years before his death, specially prepared for publication in this volume. In the first part, there is an emphasis on processes of conversion and Islamization, but the studies also cover Islamic perceptions of and presence in Africa; the second focuses on Islamic movements of revival and renewal, Sufism and fundamentalism.Trade Review’It is good to have the papers so readily available now. African Studies libraries certainly need to have a copy... Levtzion's work is solidly enough built to last not just as a monument to the man but as a resource for future students on the intellectual prowl.’ Journal of Islamic Studies 'Through the Variorum Collected Studies Series it is possible to gain insight into how particular scholars developed their ideas in specific fields of enquiry. This second collection of Nehemia Levtzion’s work is a welcome addition... an extremely important and useful collection of articles and provides a great testament to Levztion’s work.' British Journal of Middle Eastern StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: the legacy of Nehemia Levtzion 1935-2003; Nehemia Levtzion: bibliography and curriculum vitae. Part I History, Culture and Societies: Toward a comparative study of Islamization; Conversion under Muslim domination: a comparative study; Conversion to Islam in Syria and Palestine, and the survival of Christian communities; Aspects of Islamization: Weber's observations on Islam reconsidered; Islam in the Bilad al-Sudan to 1800; Arab geographers, the Nile, and the history of Bilad al-Sudan; Islam in African and global contexts: adventures in comparative studies of Islam; The Almoravids in the Sahara and Bilad al-Sudan: a study in Arab historiography; Slavery and the slave trade in the early states of Bilad al-Sudan. Part II Revivalism, Sufism and Fundamentalism: Religious reform in 18th-century Morocco, (with Gideon Weigert); 18th-century Sufi brotherhoods: structural, organisational and ritual changes; The Muslim holy cities as foci of Islamic revivalism in the 18th century, (with Gideon Weigert); The dynamics of Sufi brotherhoods; Resurgent Islamic fundamentalism as an integrative factor in the politics of Africa and the Middle East,; The role of Shari'a-oriented Sufi Turuq in the renewal and reform movements of the 18th and 19th centuries; Index.
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