African History

One of the most powerful Islamic militant groups in Africa, Al-Shabaab exerts Taliban-like rule over millions in Somalia and poses a growing threat...

A survey of South African history from the formation of early human communities to the present. The Making of South Africa provides a detailed und...

Despite incredible political upheavals and a minimal national history of film production, movies such as Come Back, Africa (1959), uDeliwe (1975), ...

Exploring the cultural politics of Cuba's epic military engagement in the Angolan civil war, this book narrates the transformation of Cuban nationa...

Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela.Nelson Mandela has been mythologised as a flawless hero of ...

Kenya is one of the most politically dynamic and influential countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, it is known in equal measure as a country that...

A groundbreaking analysis of one of the most significant collections of African art in the United States The collection of African art at the Virgi...

A lavishly illustrated selection of highlights from the Art Institute of Chicagos extraordinary collection of the arts of Africa Featuring a select...

Empire and Catastrophe examines natural and anthropogenic disasters during the years of decolonization in Algeria, Morocco, and France and explores...

Romano Guardini described Rainer Maria Rilke as the poet who had things of such importance to say about the end of our own age [and] was also a pro...