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Problems in African History : Precolonial Centuries (2ND 05 Edition)
by Robert O. Collins  Book News Annotation In this update of the 1993 and 1968 editions, Collins (history, U. of California, Santa Barbara) introduces controversies relating to pre- colonial African history. Contributors to 35 readings present debates over: whether ancient Egyptian rulers were...
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Thomas Hodgkin Wandering Scholar
by Michael Wolfers Publisher Comments The story of an early pioneer in the field of African Studies is featured in this illuminating biography. In the late 1940s, Thomas Hodgkin set out—through his travels and writings—to overcome the false visions of African history and...
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Digest of Jurisprudence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone: 2003-2005
by Cyril Laucci Book News Annotation The Special Court for Sierra Leone was created in 2002 for the purpose of prosecuting those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law in Sierra Leone since November 30, 1996. This resource for...
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Teaching in the New South Africa at Merrydale High School
by Everard Weber Publisher Comments Teaching in the New South Africa at Merrydale High School is a case study of the lingering social impact of apartheid and education policies implemented since 1994 when black majority rule was attained in South Africa....
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Conflict & Cooperation: Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)
by Peter E Makari Book News Annotation Rejecting Samuel Huntington's "clash of civilizations" thesis as lacking necessary nuance, Makari (PhD in politics from New York U.) aims to demonstrate the complexities of conflict and cooperation in the dynamics of Christian-Muslim communal...
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Historical Dictionaries of Africa #101: Historical Dictionary of Gabon:
by David E. & Douglas A. Yates Gardinier Book News Annotation This resource for students and researchers contains hundreds of cross-referenced entries on Gabon's most important people, places, events, and institutions. A sampling of topics includes President Omar Bongo, King Denis, the International Monetary...
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A Burning Hunger: One Family's Struggle Against Apartheid
by Lynda Schuster Publisher Comments If the Mandelas were the generals in the fight for black liberation, the Mashininis were the foot soldiers. Theirs is a story of exile, imprisonment, torture, and loss, but also of dignity, courage, and strength in the face of appalling adversity...
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Fragmented Worlds, Coherent Lives: The Politics of Difference in Botswana
by Pnina Motzafi-haller Publisher Comments Explores the meaning of writing in the "post" postmodernist moment when master narratives have been questioned and the very act of representing "others" has been problematized, and discusses some of the key theoretical debates emerging in the aftermath...
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Africa Betrayed
by George B N Ayittey Publisher Comments With independence from colonial rule, Africans had hoped for liberty, prosperity and a new beginning. Instead, they have experienced have brought nothing but economic misery, famine, senseless civil wars, wanton destruction, flagrant violations of human...
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Egypt (Through Writers' Eyes)
by Deborah And Sahar Abdel-hakim Manley Publisher Comments No land on earth has been so long observed as Egypt, which was attracting awestruck travelers back in the days of Herodotus and Julius Caesar. The range of voices gathered here is dazzling: an ancient myth from a papyrus next to Naguib Mahfouz's account...
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Africa in History Rev & Expanded Edition
by Basil Davidson Publisher Comments Prior to the original publication of "Africa in History", the history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of "civilization", applying a Eurocentric approach to African art and literature. Basil Davidson's landmark work...
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History of Africa (4TH 02 Edition)
by J.d. Fage Publisher Comments "A History of Africa" is a powerful narrative history of the continent from the beginning to the 21st century. Long established at the forefront of African Studies, the fourth edition of this classic history brings the book up to date to address the...
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Nomads of the Serengeti
by Robyn Stewart Publisher Comments The introductory chapters focus on both the landscape and animal inhabitants, with a special emphasis on the spectacle of large-herd migration. Predators of the region are also featured, along with images of the raw energy and agitation they introduce to...
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African & Africa-related Nobel Prize Win
by Uju Nkwocha Afulezi Book News Annotation Acknowledging that this book emulates President Kennedy's "profiles in courage," U.N. Afulezi (City U. of New York) and his coauthor honor those who "did Africa proud." Following reprints of 17 accounts of the history of the Nobel award and Nobel...
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The Nile
by Robert O. Collins Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-244) and index....
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Africa Since 1800 (5TH 05 Edition)
by Roland Oliver Publisher Comments This general history of modern Africa has been revised and updated to take full account of the fresh perspectives on African history brought about by the end of the Cold War....
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African Studies Series #85: Africans: The History of a Continent
by John Iliffe Publisher Comments This history of Africa from the origins of mankind to the South African general election of 1994 refocuses African history on the peopling of an environmentally hostile continent. The social, economic and political institutions of the African continent...
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Africa Yearbook; V.3: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2006.
by Andreas Mehler Et Al Book News Annotation Produced under the aegis of AEGIS (the Africa-Europe Group of Interdisciplinary Studies), this Yearbook aims to present a complete summary round up of domestic politics, foreign affairs, and socioeconomic developments in the states of sub-Sahara...
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Africa
by Peter Lewis Publisher Comments In the decades since independence, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have faced three central dilemmas of development. The first has been the challenge of state building. In the wake of colonial rule, governments have encountered the problems of...
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Africans : History of a Continent ((2ND)07 Edition)
by John Iliffe Publisher Comments In a vast and all-embracing study of Africa, from the origins of mankind to the AIDS epidemic, John Iliffe refocuses its history on the peopling of an environmentally hostile continent. Africans have been pioneers struggling against disease and nature...
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