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  • Tlou! Tlou! The Elephant-Singers of Botshabelo

    by Erna Buber-deVilliers ...
    The book tells the story of the Batloung, a Batswana tribe of Southern Africa, from the early nineteenth century to ca. 1960. It provides historical insight into the Batloung's ancient customs, practices and beliefs and describes the experiences that shaped the people. It tells of wars, of disruption, of the wanderings of a homeless nation and of their first encounter with the white people who ... Read more

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  • Operation Thunderbolt

    Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History

    by Saul David ...
    The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David.On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda -- ruled by the murderous despot Idi Amin, who ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Confessions of Nat Turner

    Enriched edition. Rebellion, Struggle, and Hope: A Tale of Brutality and Resistance in American Literature

    by Nat Turner, Penelope Hightower ...
    In "The Confessions of Nat Turner," the eponymous protagonist recounts the harrowing journey that culminated in the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. Written in a deeply confessional style, the text oscillates between a stark realism and poignant introspection, capturing the psychological turmoil of enslaved individuals and their struggle for dignity and autonomy. The narrative stands as both a ... Read more

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  • Selected Speeches and Writings of Nelson Mandela: The End of Apartheid in South Africa

    by Lenny Flank ...
    For 30 years, the African National Congress, led by Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela, was the core of opposition to the white supremacist apartheid regime in South Africa. After organizing strikes and founding the armed military wing of the ANC, Mandela spent 27 years in jail before emerging as a worldwide symbol of human freedom. ... Read more

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  • The Fortunes of Africa

    A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor

    by Martin Meredith ...
    A "gripping" (Booklist) and "richly detailed" (Kirkus Reviews) history of the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people.Africa has been coveted for its rich natural resources ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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  • Thomas Sankara

    An African Revolutionary

    by Ernest Harsch ...
    Series series Ohio Short Histories of Africa
    Thomas Sankara, often called the African Che Guevara, was president of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in Africa, until his assassination during the military coup that brought down his government. Although his tenure in office was relatively short, Sankara left an indelible mark on his country’s history and development. An avowed Marxist, he outspokenly asserted his country’s ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The World-System and Africa

    by Immanuel Wallerstein ...
    In The World-System and Africa, Immanuel Wallerstein examines three important, interconnected themes that link Africa and the capitalist world-system of the last 500 years. While drawing attention to the structural crisis of the modern world-system, Wallerstein uses the first set of essays to explore the impact of this worldwide structural crisis on Africa. Next, he turns to identity politics, a ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Companion to Decolonization

    by Dietmar Rothermund ...
    Series series Routledge Companions to History
    This is an essential companion to the process of decolonization – perhaps one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Examining decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Companion includes:thematic chaptersa detailed chronology and thorough glossarybiographies of key figuresmaps.Providing comprehensive coverage of a broad and complex subject ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • How We Underdeveloped Africa

    by Matthew Owuma ...
    Obsessed with Africa’s inability to develop in all ramifications, obsessed with Africa’s huge poverty rate, youth unemployment and humongous international financial debt, despite the unimaginably huge reserve of natural wealth and annual developmental aids the continent receives, one is therefore, keen to know how, what and who is or are responsible for the continent’s present state of ... Read more

    $6.34 CAD

  • The African American People

    A Global History

    by Molefi Kete Asante ...
    The African American People is the first history of the African American people to take a global look at the role African Americans have played in the world. Author Molefi Kete Asante synthesizes the familiar tale of history’s effect on the African people who found themselves forcibly part of the United States with a new look at how African Americans in later generations impacted the rest of the ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Stones of Contention

    A History of Africa’s Diamonds

    by Todd Cleveland ...
    Series series Africa in World History
    Africa supplies the majority of the world’s diamonds, yet consumers generally know little about the origins and history of these precious stones beyond sensationalized media accounts of so-called blood diamonds.Stones of Contention explores the major developments in the remarkable history of Africa’s diamonds, from the earliest stirrings of international interest in the continent’s mineral wealth ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Revolution In Zanzibar

    An American's Cold War Tale

    by Donald Petterson ...
    The Cold War exploded in Zanzibar in 1964 when African rebels slaughtered one of every ten Arabs. Led by a strange, messianic Ugandan, Cuban-trained factions headed the rebels, making Zanzibar (in the eyes of Washington) a potentially cancerous base for the communist subversion of mainland Africa. Exotic Zanzibar -- fabled island of spices, former slave-trading entrept, and stepping-off point for ... Read more

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