African history Books

""Life of Kaboo: A Wild Bushman"" is a book written by John Campbell and first published in 1830. The book is a biographical account of the life of Kaboo, a native African bushman who lived in the Cape Colony during the early 19th century. Kaboo's life...

L'Histoire Des Persecutions Faites En Afrique Par Les Arriens (1563) est un livre �����crit par Vitensis, Victor. Le livre raconte l'histoire des pers�����cutions subies par les chr�����tiens en Afrique sous la domination des Arriens. L'auteur d�����crit...

This book presents an African Christian movement full of vitality and creativity. The reader will meet believers who drink milk so that they may dream about angels, reports about funerals where the mourners dance with the coffin on their shoulders and...

Jahohora Petronella Inaavinuise, who came to be known as Mama Penee, was a young girl of eleven when her parents were shot in cold blood before her during the 1904–1908 genocidal war in Namibia. Waved away from the scene by a German soldier, she...

First published in 1977 and now in its third edition, this book has been recognised as one of the most successful studies to be made of the impact of a Christian mission in Africa. Starting with a survey of the economy and society of Malawi in the mid...

Pio Gama Pinto was born in Kenya on March 31, 1927. He was assassinated in Nairobi on February 24, 1965. In his short life, he became a symbol of anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles in Kenya and India. He was actively involved in Goa's...

Ebimanyererio nigo bire bi'echingencho ao ao ase abanto ao ao. N'enchera eyemo abanto b'ororeria oromo bakomanyana na kwemanyia ase abanto bande. Ase abande n'enchera y'ogwetogia. N'abande begenete buna ebimanyererio n'enchera eyemo y'okobeka okwegena...

This work is an attempt to reconstruct the history of Iduma from their own tradition. Apart from examining the general history of the people, one particular objective is to show the changing patterns of economic activities in relation to the new demands,...

In this interdisciplinary study Lukas Breitwieser examines the development of tourism in Namibia based on a relational spatial concept. Based on Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, he analyses the homogenizing effect of technology, which opens up...

This collection of essays documents the formative decades of African history across two countries by following the career of the British historian-cum-archivist Paul Jenkins (born 1938 in Sutherland) from West Africa to Central Europe. It retraces his...

Embark on a journey through Africa's social innovation landscape with this groundbreaking book, which presents a comprehensive framework for transformative change. Across its ve captivating parts, it intricately weaves together cultural heritage,...

Diese Arbeit untersucht den kolonialrevisionistischen Diskurs und die damit verbundenen rassistischen Praktiken gegenüber Schwarzen im NS-Regime. Im Mittelpunkt dessen steht die Deutsche Afrika-Schau. Diese zwischen Varieté und Völkerschau angesiedelte...

A History of the Yoruba People is a comprehensive exploration of the founding and growth of one of the most influential groups in Africa. With a population of nearly 40 million spread across Western Africa - and diaspora communities in Europe, the...

In this gripping, lucid and succinct account, Cardinal Tumi, the retired Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon, invites readers into the dreary night of his captivity by "Amba Boys" - so-called liberation fighters seeking the...

Freedom by a Thread: The History of Quilombos in Brazil brings together some of the best scholars in the world working on the history of quilombos (maroon societies) in Brazil from a variety of perspectives and approaches. Over 40 percent of the total...

FROM THE INTRODUCTION - AN INVESTIGATION OF DONALD TRUMP AND THE "WHITE MAN." Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, is the epitome of "The White Man's," white privilege and power in America. He is a...

Rhino Warby Major General (Ret.) Johan Jooste, with Tony ParkIn 2012 retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park.With poaching spiralling out of control,...

Miss Tully's Letters form a clear and eminently readable narrative of her years in Tripoli and the political situation there in the late 18th c, as well as a unique account of relationships within the harem of the ruler. She and her nieces had free...

It is a genuinely informative book written in Arabic by the author of the remarkable book 'South Sudan on the Brink'. Dr Lako Jada Kwajok is multilingual, and many readers continue to admire and enjoy his writings in English and Arabic.This book is a...

There is a growing body of work on white farmers in Zimbabwe. Yet the role played by white women – so-called ‘farmers’ wives’ – on commercial farms has been almost completely ignored, if not forgotten. For all the public...

In May 2005 the Government of Zimbabwe began 'Operation Murambatsvina'. Officially translated as 'Operation Clean-Up', the more literal meaning is 'getting rid of the filth'. The operation continued throughout the month of June, and affected virtually...

This edited collection looks at ruins and vacant buildings as part of South Africa's oppressive history of colonialism and apartheid and ways in which the past persists into the present

Selection of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe’s letters from prison in opposition to South African apartheidThis book collates nearly 300 prison letters to and from Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, inspirational political leader and first President of the...

Zimbabwe is known for its rich culture and traditions. It's as if time has stopped the moment you step into the country. We captured that moment and turned it into a learning experience through this educational book. Composed of pictures and powerful...

Let's go to Zambia, and learn from what their history would tell us. The good news is, you don't need a time machine to make that happen. Instead, you can simply open this book and learn. The use of pictures and select texts make this learning tool...

Advocacy for federalism in Kenya emerged amidst World War II and its aftermath. The rapidly changing political, economic, and social environment in Great Britain and British colonies in Africa formed the background for uncertainty and concern for the...

"This is an authoritative book on a critical aspect of Malcolm X's courageous political work and thought. Connecting the struggle of Africans and African Americans for liberation to the geopolitics of the Cold War in Africa, this impressive book...

While there is much discussion on Africa-China relations, the focus tends to lean more on the Chinese presence in Africa than on the African presence in China. There are numerous studies on the former but, with the exception of a few articles on the...

David Livingstone was born in 1813. He was a Scottish Presbyterian medical missionary. Dr Livingstone was known for his exploration of central Africa. He was the first European to see Queen Victoria Falls and is famous for his meeting with H M Stanley...

Le livre ""Recherches Sur Les Langues: Anciennes Et Modernes De La Suisse (1758)"" par Bertrand, Elie est une �����tude approfondie des langues anciennes et modernes parl�����es en Suisse. L'auteur explore les dialectes locaux, les influences...

""An Interesting Narrative of a Mission, Sent to Sierra Leone, in Africa, by the Methodists, in 1811"" is a book written by Thomas Coke. The book was published in 1812 and tells the story of a mission sent by the Methodists to Sierra Leone, Africa. The...

""Management Of Crown Forests At The Cape Of Good Hope: Under The Old Regime And Under The New"" is a historical book written by John Croumbie Brown in 1887. The book provides a detailed account of the management of the Crown forests in the Cape of Good...

Language And Its Study: With Especial Reference To The Indo-European Family Of Languages (1880) is a book written by William Dwight Whitney, an American linguist and Sanskrit scholar. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the study of language,...

The volume critically analyzes the crucial paradigm shift in the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa (DRC) away from both apartheid theology and classic Reformed theology. It provides a hope-filled way forward to restore a sound Trinitarian,...

Mediaeval Rhodesia is a historical book written by David Randall-MacIver in 1906. The book is a comprehensive account of the history, culture, and society of Rhodesia during the medieval period. The author provides a detailed analysis of the political,...

W. N. McMillan's Expeditions and Big Game Hunting in Sudan, Abyssinia, and British East Africa is a book written by Burchard Heinrich Jessen and published in 1906. The book is a detailed account of the big game hunting expeditions of W. N. McMillan in...

Tsuni-Goam: The Supreme Being Of The Khoi-Khoi is a book written by Theophilus Hahn and originally published in 1881. The book explores the religious beliefs and practices of the Khoi-Khoi people of southern Africa, focusing specifically on their concept...

Liber intitulatus ""Litterae Aethiopicae"" auctore De Barros, Thoma, editus anno 1616, est opus quod describit historiam et culturam Aethiopiae, regionis quae nunc Ethiopia appellatur. In hoc libro, auctor describit linguam, mores, religiones, et res...

Das Buch ""Literatur Blatt F�����r Orientalische Philologie"" von Johannes Klatt, welches im Jahr 1885 ver������ffentlicht wurde, ist eine Sammlung von Artikeln und Aufs�����tzen �����ber die orientalische Philologie. Es behandelt Themen wie die...

Les Princes C�����l�����bres Qui Ont R�����gn����� Dans Le Monde V1: Depuis L'Origine Des Monarchies Et Des Empires Jusqu'������ Nos Jours (1769) est un livre �����crit par Pons Augustin Alletz. Ce livre traite de l'histoire des princes c�����l�����bres...

Isaaci Casauboni De Satyrica Graecorum Poesi Et Romanorum Satira Liber Secundus (1774) est opus quod tractat de satyra Graecorum poesis et Romanorum, scriptum a Casaubone, Isaaco. In hoc libro, auctor disserit de origine, natura, formis, et functionibus...

Institutiones Linguae Graecae Regulis Quadraginta Ortographiam, Etymologiam, Et Syntaxin, Simul Plane Et Plene Sistentibus Comprehensae est opus magnum auctore Hulewiez, Alexander Gabriel De Woiutyn. In hoc libro, auctor regulas quadraginta pro...

""The Mythology of All Races"" is a six-volume series that explores the mythology and folklore of different cultures around the world. Volume six focuses on the mythology of Indian and Iranian cultures, and was written by Arthur Berriedale Keith and...

Iliados, Liber Primus (1686) a Homero scriptus est. Hic liber de bello Troiano narrat, ubi Achivi et Troiani pugnant. In hoc libro, Achilles, filius Thetidis, iratus est Agamemnoni, regi Achaeorum, et ab armis discedit. Tunc patitur Achaeorum clades,...

Essais de Michel Seigneur de Montagne V5 (1727) est un recueil d'essais �����crit par Michel de Montaigne, un �����crivain et philosophe fran�����ais du XVIe si�����cle. Ce cinqui�����me volume contient une s�����lection de ses essais les plus...

Eratosthenes Batavus De Terrae Ambitus Vera Quantitate (1617) est liber auctore Snellio, Willebrordo, qui tractat de mensura veritateque ambitus terrae. In hoc libro, Snellius describit methodum quam Eratosthenes, mathematicus Graecus, adhibuit ut...