African History

The extraordinary true story of a West African girls upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung. In 1979, aged only...

This book discusses how Africa has been understood and defined across various academic fields. Building on the influential works of Valentin-Yves M...

Charting the photographic history of a country from colonialism to democracy, from the early European photographers to work today by young Sout...

'Elegant and powerful, Pepera's magnificent book elevates our understanding of Africa's overlooked histories' Olivette Otele, author of African Eur...

'Elegant and powerful, Pepera's magnificent book elevates our understanding of Africa's overlooked histories' Olivette Otele, author of African Eur...

Like its African neighbours, Eritrea attained colonial statehood under a European power, in this case Italy. Yet, during decolonisation, its people...

A panoramic global history of Africa in the age of imperialismAfricas long nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary ferment and cultural inno...

How can we create more inclusive spaces in the field of dance? This book presents a framework for dance practitioners and researchers working in di...

'Africa is a lost cause.' This is a cynical view held widely in the West, in much of the world and even in Africa. Many people in the old European ...

This book argues that South Africa is haunted by the spectre of reparation. The failure of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission to...

This volume explores how the Cultural Cold War played out in Africa and Asia in the context of decolonization. Both the United States and the Sovie...

In this open access book, Maasai leader and activist Meitamei Dapash teams with historian Mary Poole to offer a new version of Maasai history based...

In this open access book, Maasai leader and activist Meitamei Dapash teams with historian Mary Poole to offer a new version of Maasai history based...

In this open access book, Maasai leader and activist Meitamei Dapash teams with historian Mary Poole to offer a new version of Maasai history based...

This book investigates the historical economic and legal regimes that legitimated the resource extraction and exploitation of Africa between the 15...

North Korea was an important player in the decolonisation of Africa. Freedom fighters across the continent received vital assistance from Pyongyang...

This book explores religion-regime relations in contemporary Zimbabwe to identify patterns of co-operation and resistance across diverse religious ...

South Africa is the most industrialized power in Africa. It was rated the continent's largest economy in 2016 and is the only African member of the...

First published in 1929, The Dethronement of the Khedive provides an accurate account of the circumstances attending the deposition of the Khedive ...

J. A. Green (18731905) was one of the most prolific and accomplished indigenous photographers to be active in West Africa. This beautiful book cele...

From Colonial Cuba to Madrid examines the largest and most complex freedom suit litigated in the highest court of the Spanish empire at the end of ...

From Colonial Cuba to Madrid examines the largest and most complex freedom suit litigated in the highest court of the Spanish empire at the end of ...

An exploration of how contemporary Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity preserves and protects sacred ideas and relationships Ethiopia stretches her han...

An exploration of how contemporary Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity preserves and protects sacred ideas and relationships Ethiopia stretches her han...

In this World War II military history, Rommel's army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv, and the SS is ready for action. Espionage brought t...

The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.Gene...

Nineteenth and twentieth-century West African writer-intellectuals harnessed their Atlantic networks to explore ideas of race, regeneration, and na...

In the years following Nasser's rise to power, the demographic landscape and the economy of Egypt underwent a profound change. Related to the migra...

The caliph al-Muntasir was the eighth Shi'i Isma'ili Fatimid Caliph, making him both the Isma'ili imam and secular ruler of a vast empire when he c...

Long on the periphery of both academic research and international attention, the countries of the West African Sahel currently find themselves at t...