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Cambridge University Press Honour in African History
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Cambridge University Press All the Pashas Men Mehmed Ali his Army and the Making of Modern Egypt 8 Cambridge Middle East Studies Series Number 8
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Cambridge University Press Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers
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Cambridge University Press Decolonization African Society The Labor Question in French and British Africa 89 African Studies Series Number 89
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Cambridge University Press Burundi
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Cambridge University Press Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers The Duala and their Hinterland c1600c1960 African Studies Series Number 96
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Cambridge University Press The Architecture of Memory A JewishMuslim Household in Colonial Algeria 1937 1962 Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt
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Cambridge University Press Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade
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Cambridge University Press Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa
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Cambridge University Press Divided Arsenal
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Cambridge University Press The Eritrean Struggle for Independence
Book SynopsisEritrea, the newest nation state in Africa, gained independence from the Ethiopian state after a prolonged and bitter conflict. This is a comprehensive analysis of the country's political history over the past three decades. It charts the development of the various nationalist movements involved in the struggle for independence.Trade Review"A straightforward, competent account of the development and eventual triumph of the Eritrean independence movement." Foreign Affairs"This book is an excellent contribution to the extant literature on Africa's newest independent state. It is remarkable in that, although it is written by an Eritrean national, it moves beyond the generally partisan and polemical pieces that tended to characterize discussions of the Eritrean question after the Second World War....this work is must-reading for students of the politics of the Horn of Africa." International History Review"It is a fine piece of work...The Eritrean Struggle contain[s] valuable data and analysis which make this book important and timely...Ruth Iyob's book is an excellent contribution to the historiography of the Horn of Africa. The book is well researched and remarkably well written." The Historian"It is a fine piece of work which introduces new data and new perspectives on Eritrea's successful struggle for independence....Ruth Iyob's book is an excellent contribution to the historiography of the Horn of Africa. The book is well researched and remarkably well-written." James C. McCann, The Historian"Iyob's The Eritrean Struggle for Independance, 1941-1993 provides a clear introduction to the major external and internal political developments during the half-century struggle for Eritrean self-determination." Tom Killion, The International Journal of African Historical SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; I: 1. The Eritrean question in perspective; 2. Regional hegemony in the post World War II order; 3. Eritrea and the African order; II: 4. The origins of the Eritrean conflict; 5. The federation years, 1952–1962; 6. Secular nationalism: the creative radicalism of the ELM; 7. Defiant nationalism: the ELF and the EPLF, 1961–1981; 8. The EPLF's quest for legitimacy; 9. Building the Eritrean polity; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa 94 African Studies Series Number 94
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Cambridge University Press Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade
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Cambridge University Press The Narrative of Robert Adams A Barbary Captive
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Cambridge University Press Warfare in Independent Africa
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Cambridge University Press Egypt and the Egyptians Second Edition
Surveying more than three thousand years of Egyptian civilization, Egypt and the Egyptians offers a comprehensive introduction to this most rich and complex of early societies. From high politics to the concerns of everyday Egyptians, the book explores every aspect of Egyptian culture and society, including religion, language, art, architecture, cities, and mummification. Archaeological and documentary sources are combined to give the reader a unique and expansive view of a remarkable ancient culture. Fully revised and updated, this new edition looks more closely at the role of women in Egypt, delves deeper into the Egyptian Neolithic and Egypt's transition to an agricultural society, and includes many new illustrations. Written for students and the general reader, and including an extensive bibliography, a glossary, a dynastic chronology and suggestions for further reading, this richly illustrated book is an essential resource for anybody wishing to explore the society and civilizati
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Cambridge University Press Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony 17501870 A Tragedy of Manners 98 African Studies Series Number 98
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Cambridge University Press Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World 1400â1800
Book SynopsisThis book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences, economic, political, and cultural, of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World.Trade Review'A major contribution … the strongest and most articulate statement that Africa and Africans were not passive agents … provocative and insightful.' Paul E. Lovejoy, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsPreface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Introduction; Part I. Africans in Africa: 1. The birth of the Atlantic world; 2. The development of commerce between Europeans and Africans; 3. Slavery and African social structure; 4. The process of enslavement and the slave trade; Part II. Africans in the New World: 5. Africans in colonial Atlantic societies; 6. Africans and Afro-Americans in the Atlantic world: life and labour; 7. African cultural groups in the Atlantic world; 8. Transformations of African culture in the Atlantic world; 9. African religions and Christianity in the Atlantic world; 10. Resistance, runaways, and rebels; Part III. Africans in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World.
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Cambridge University Press East African Doctors A History of the Modern Profession 95 African Studies Series Number 95
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Cambridge University Press Francophone SubSaharan Africa 1880 1995
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Cambridge University Press Games Against Nature
Book SynopsisRobert Harms explores nature and culture in the story of the Nunu, who live in and around the swampy floodplains of the Zaire River. Increasing population impinged upon the limits of available resources in the late eighteenth century, eventually resulting in civil war in the 1960s.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The antecedents; 3. The tactics; 4; The strategies; 5. The Drylands; 6. The river; 7. The core; 8. The region; 9. The traders; 10. The troubles; 11. The opportunities; 12. The battle; 13. Conclusion: nature and culture.
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Cambridge University Press Child Soldiers
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Cambridge University Press Foreign Intervention in Africa
Book SynopsisThis book chronicles the foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, during the periods of decolonisation and the Cold War, as well as during the periods of state collapse and the 'global war on terror', helping readers understand the historical roots of Africa's problems.Trade Review'This book is a meticulously researched study that brings together a vast body of literature in a clear and accessible way and is written by one of the leading scholars of her generation. Above all else it underscores how critical foreign intervention has been in shaping the arc of recent history throughout the continent.' Allen Isaacman, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota'Foreign Intervention in Africa, Elizabeth Schmidt's survey of external meddling in the internal affairs of African countries from the era of decolonization and the Cold War to the present period of the 'war against terror' is a masterpiece. It provides to both academics and the general public a comprehensive and very readable account of foreign interventions and their mostly negative consequences for the target nations. It also offers a new and fascinating analysis of intracontinental intervention by governments seeking to take advantage of state collapse in a neighboring country to loot its natural resources.' Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill'Elizabeth Schmidt's welcome work both broadens our field of vision and deepens our historical engagement … The work is distinguished not only by its comprehensive approach but also by its accessibility, which derives both from the book's organizational clarity and from Schmidt's unencumbered prose … This book should become a staple in courses on African history, on global issues, or on social development … It is rare to find such complexity presented with such clarity.' David Newbury, H-Diplo'Readers will find the recommended readings provided for each chapter, the excellent index, and the author's judicious weighing of evidence in complex situations useful.' C. E. Welch, Choice'An excellent synthesis of the past seventy years of African history and politics. Her book is provocative, thoughtful and passionate. It is a superb book for students, general readers as well as scholars.' Jim Lance, New Books in African Studies'Charts the impact of foreign interventions across the African continent from the end of the Second World War until 2010 … All the chapters are clearly written and provide a good level of detail to introduce undergraduate students to the topic … a well-written book that will no doubt feature prominently on undergraduate reading lists for the foreseeable future.' Andrew Cohen, African Affairs'[The book's] case studies are fleshed out enough to support Schmidt's central thesis but without getting bogged down in details that might turn away budding academics. The prose itself is clear and crisp and will not present a barrier to the layperson. … this book should be essential reading for all students of Africa, decolonization, or foreign military interventions. It is an invaluable introduction that will also hold new perspectives even for a veteran reader.' Charlie Thomas, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsForeword William Minter; Acknowledgments; Illustrations list; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Nationalism, decolonization, and the Cold War (1945–91); 2. Egypt and Algeria: radical nationalism, nonalignment, and external intervention in North Africa (1952–73); 3. The Congo crisis (1960–5); 4. War and decolonization in Portugal's African empire (1961–75); 5. White minority rule in Southern Africa (1960–90); 6. Conflict in the Horn (1952–93); 7. France's private African domain (1947–91); 8. From the Cold War to the War on Terror (1991–2010); Conclusion; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Making Empire
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Cambridge University Press A Concise History of South Africa
Book SynopsisThis is a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1 500 years ago up to and including the government of Thabo Mbeki. Stressing economic, social, cultural and environmental matters as well as political history, it shows how South Africa has become a single country.Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface; Terminology and orthography; Introduction; 1. The settlement of the country; 2. Colonial conquest; 3. Unification; 4. Consolidation; 5. Apartheid; 6. The costs of apartheid; 7: 'Let freedom reign': the ending of apartheid and the transition to democracy, 1980–1994; 8. Epilogue: the acid rain of freedom; Suggestions for further reading; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Medieval Africa 12501800
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Cambridge University Press Medieval Africa 1250 1800
Book SynopsisThis is a radically revised version of The African Middle Ages 1400â1800, and the companion volume to the authors' well-known Africa since 1800. It follows the overall plan of the original, but now begins 150 years earlier, and considers recent literature in African historical studies. The earlier starting date enables a more distinctly African viewpoint. By about 1250 AD African societies were greatly expanding their political and economic scope. Islam was spreading south across the Sahara from Mediterranean Africa, and down the Indian Ocean coast. Medieval Africa continues into the period of European contacts from the 15th century onwards, with some emphasis on the growth of the trans-Saharan, Atlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade. The book stresses both the strengths and weaknesses of African societies as the eighteenth century drew to a close. This volume will be an essential introduction to African history for students, as well as for the general reader. It is illustrated with a wTrade Review'Another authoritative survey …' History Today'… this is an excellent work of synthesis.' History'… this book gives an excellent survey of a period in African history which is still relatively neglected in comparison with the colonial period. In particular, scholars and students of Africa who wish to explore how Africa's internal dynamics have been shaped by and responded to natural environment and its position in a wider world of socioeconomic and cultural contacts, may find this book extremely useful.' South African Historical Journal'The volume betrays a high level of scholarship associated with the names of both authors, and it will surely find its readership among students and the general public as an introduction to African history.' Asian and African StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Egypt; 3. Ifriqiya and the Regencies; 4. The Islamic Far West; 5. The Western Sudan and Upper Guinea; 6. The Central Sudan and Lower Guinea; 7. Nubia, Darfur and Wadai; 8. The North-Eastern triangle; 9. The Upper Nile Basin and the East African Plateau; 10. The heart of Africa; 11. The land of the Blacksmith Kings; 12. From the Lualaba to the Zambezi; 13. The approaches to Zimbabwe; 14. The peoples of the South.
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Cambridge University Press A History of Modern Morocco
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Cambridge University Press Muslim Societies in African History 2 New Approaches to African History Series Number 2
Book SynopsisExamining a series of processes (Islamization, Arabization, Africanization) and case studies from North, West and East Africa, this book gives snapshots of Muslim societies in Africa over the last millennium. In contrast to traditions which suggest that Islam did not take root in Africa, author David Robinson shows the complex struggles of Muslims in the Muslim state of Morocco and in the Hausaland region of Nigeria. He portrays the ways in which Islam was practiced in the 'pagan' societies of Ashanti (Ghana) and Buganda (Uganda) and in the ostensibly Christian state of Ethiopia - beginning with the first emigration of Muslims from Mecca in 615 CE, well before the foundational hijra to Medina in 622. He concludes with chapters on the Mahdi and Khalifa of the Sudan and the Murid Sufi movement that originated in Senegal, and reflections in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001.Trade Review'At a time when popular interest in global Islamic studies is growing, this book's arrival is welcome, particularly given its suitability as an undergraduate textbook. … the book can function as a core text for a semester-long survey. It uses easy language, assumes no prior knowledge of Islamic history, and provides recommendations for further reading at the end of each chapter, as well as a glossary of terms at the back of the book. … the book has much to offer scholarly audiences, too, because of the author's wide erudition and his ability to set the development of African Islam against the broad sweep of global Islamic history. As a lucid and concise overview of major trends in African Islamic history, Muslim Societies in Africa will make an ideal undergraduate textbook as well as a useful reference for historians.' Heather J. Sharkey, University of Pannsylvania'Muslim Societies in African History should do well in the textbooks market. It deserves to be read beyond that market.' African Research and Documentation'… remarkable book clearly emerged in dialogue … With its combination of general chapters, regional case studies and bibliographical information, the book is highly recommendable as an introduction for non-specialist readers.' Achim von Oppen, University of Berlin'David Robinson's excellent new textbook Muslim societies in African history documents the interplay between Islamic thought and African political imagination on a wider scale.' Historical JournalTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: the Foundations: 1. Muhammad and the birth of Islam; 2. The basic institutions of the faith; Part II. Explorations in the Islamic Identities of Africa: 3. The Islamization of Africa; 4. The Africanization of Islam; 5. Muslim identity and the Slave Trades; 6. Western views of Africa and Islam; Part III. Extended Case Studies: Muslim Societies in Old Nation-States of Africa: 7. Morocco: Muslims in a Muslim nation; 8. Ethiopia Muslims in a Christian nation; Part IV. Muslim Societies in Pre-Colonial Africa: 9. Asante and Kumasi: a Muslim minority in a sea of Paganism; 10. Sokoto and Hausaland: Jihad within the Dar al-Islam; Part V. Muslim Societies in Colonial Africa: 11. Buganda: religious competition for the Kingdom; 12. The Mahdi and competing imperialisms; 13. The Muridiyya: a Sufi Brotherhood under French Colonial rule; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Know Your Enemy
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Cambridge University Press Counting the People in Hellenistic Egypt
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Cambridge University Press Counting the People in Hellenistic Egypt Volume 2 Historical Studies
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Cambridge University Press An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar 17501895
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Cambridge University Press Society and Death in Ancient Egypt
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative
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Cambridge University Press Warfare in Independent Africa
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Cambridge University Press Child Soldiers
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Black Theology Cambridge Companions to Religion
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Cambridge University Press The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve
Book SynopsisThe Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve details the evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era. Monetary Policy explains in a straightforward way the emergence and nature of the modern, inflation-targeting central bank.Trade Review'The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve: A History is a comprehensive study of the evolution of monetary policy practiced by the Federal Reserve since its founding nearly a century ago. Hetzel brings a unique perspective to this material, a monetarist point of view rooted in his U of Chicago training, but a view profoundly influenced by an understanding of monetary policy in practice acquired as a life-long policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The story is one of a nominal anchor for monetary policy lost with the collapse of the gold standard and found after decades of monetary turbulence in the priority that the Federal Reserve puts on low inflation and in anchoring inflation expectations. Hetzel enriches the story with remarkable insights about Federal Reserve behavior and with key insights from the modern New Neoclasscial Synthesis (New Keynesian) theory of monetary policy. This is an amazing story, one that Hetzel tells in great detail and with great enthusiasm.' Marvin Goodfriend, Carnegie Mellon University'An invaluable historical account of the history of U.S. monetary policy under the Federal Reserve System.' Robert G. King, Boston University'Robert Hetzel's chronicle of the turning points in Federal Reserve conduct of monetary policy illuminates the problems that successive chairmen from William McChesney Martin on encountered in transforming the central bank into the modern Fed. Hetzel describes three monetary experiments beginning with a detour to the real bills doctrine, followed by decades of stop-go experience until the Paul Volcker-Alan Greenspan disinflation that ushered in a new monetary standard. Over time the Fed learned rule-like behavior that created expectations by the public of low stable inflation that is now the nominal anchor for a fiat money regime. It differentiates monetary policy as practiced before the 1980s from its practices since. Hetzel has written a path-breaking study.' Anna J. Schwartz, National Bureau of Economic Research'The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve: A History by Robert Hetzel studies the evolution of monetary policy from the beginning of the Federal Reserve until the end of the Greenspan Era. The title claims the book is a history, and it is that, but it is much more. As a history, Hetzel's book details the conduct of monetary policy over nearly ninety years, and sets that conduct in the context of the intellectual and political environment of the time. As an economic synthesis, Hetzel's book views the evolution of monetary policies as a series of experiments useful for understanding fundamental issues concerning money, prices, and macroeconomic policy. The past serves as a laboratory for understanding the present. The emergence of modern monetary policy and prospects for our nation's financial future are understood by studying the learning-curve of the leaders of the Federal Reserve, the painful process of replacing the gold standard with a fiat money standard, and the recurrent monetary instability during the decades following the Second World War.' Gary Richardson, University of California in IrvineTable of ContentsForeword: what is the monetary standard?; 1. The pragmatic evolution of the monetary standard; 2. Learning and policy ambiguity; 3. From gold to fiat money; 4. From World War II to the Accord; 5. Martin and lean-against-the-wind; 6. Inflation is a nonmonetary phenomenon; 7. The start of the great inflation; 8. Arthur Burns and Richard Nixon; 9. Bretton Woods; 10. Policy in the Ford administration; 11. Carter, Burns, and Miller; 12. The political economy of inflation; 13. The Volcker disinflation; 14. Monetary policy after the disinflation; 15. Greenspan's move to price stability; 16. International bailouts and moral hazard; 17. Monetary policy becomes expansionary; 18. Departing from the standard procedures; 19. Boom and bust; 20. Backing off from price stability; 21. The Volcker–Greenspan regime; 22. The Fed: inflation fighter or inflation creator?; 23. The stop-go laboratory; 24. Stop-go and interest rate inertia; 25. Monetary nonneutrality in the stop-go era; 26. A century of monetary experiments.
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Cambridge University Press The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of Biafra An African Society in the Atlantic World
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Cambridge University Press Business and the State in Africa Economic Policymaking in the Neoliberal Era
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Cambridge University Press Local Politics and the Dynamics of Property in Africa
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Cambridge University Press On TransSaharan Trails
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Cambridge University Press Making Empire Colonial Encounters and the Creation of Imperial Rule in NineteenthCentury Africa
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Cambridge University Press Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa
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Cambridge University Press State and Society in Precolonial Asante 79 African Studies Series Number 79
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Cambridge University Press Cairo University and the Making of Modern Egypt 23 Cambridge Middle East Library Series Number 23
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