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  • It's a Continent

    Unravelling Africa's history one country at a time ''We need this book.' SIMON REEVE

    'We need this book' SIMON REEVE'Illuminating' FINANCIAL TIMESWhy is Africa often perceived as a single country?What role did African soldiers play in the Second World War?Who else led the charge against Apartheid in South Africa?How did an African man become one of the wealthiest people in history?It's a Continent unravels these untold s... ... Leer más

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    It's a Continent

    Unravelling Africa's history one country at a time ''We need this book.' SIMON REEVE

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    8 hora 7 minutos

    Why is Africa still perceived as a country when there are around 2,000 languages spoken on the continent alone?IT'S A CONTINENT aims to counter the misconception that Africa is a country by breaking down this vast, beautiful and complex continent into regions and countries. Each of the 54 African countries has a unique history and culture, and this audiobook highlights the key historical moments ... Leer más

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    Our History Has Always Been Contraband

    In Defense of Black Studies

    Narrado por Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

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    5 hora 58 minutos

    Since its founding as a discipline, Black Studies has been under relentless attack by social and political forces seeking to discredit and neutralize it. Our History Has Always Been Contraband was born out of an urgent need to respond to the latest threat: efforts to remove content from an AP African American Studies course being piloted in high schools across the United States. Edited by Colin ... Leer más

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  • The Fate of Africa

    A History of the Continent Since Independence

    The definitive story of African nations after they emerged from colonialism -- from Mugabe's doomed kleptocracy to Mandela's inspiring defeat of apartheid.The Fate of Africa has been hailed by reviewers as "A masterpiece....The nonfiction book of the year" (The New York Post); "a magnificent achievement" (Weekly Standard); "a joy," (Wall Street Journal) and "one of the decade's most important ... Leer más

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  • Grave New World

    The End of Globalization, the Return of History

    A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic orderGlobalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets, is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no ... Leer más

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  • Violent Borders

    Refugees and the Right to Move

    de Reece Jones ...
    **This engaging analysis of the refugee crisis explores how borders are formed, policed—and used to inflict violence on the poor.“In an era of terrorism, global inequality, and rising political tension over migration, Jones argues that tight border controls make the world worse, not better.” —Boston Globe**Forty thousand people have died trying to cross between countries in the past decade, and ... Leer más

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  • Eritrea at a Crossroads

    A Narrative of Triumph, Betrayal and Hope

    I congratulate Andebrhan Welde Giorgis on his high-quality and extremely informative book that has not only the merit to be an update on the political situation in Eritrea but also asks the pertinent questions on the future of his marvelous country. He does it with tact and success, based on his long experience as freedom fighter, as senior public servant, as Ambassador and his rich experience of ... Leer más

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  • 50 Things You Want to Know About World Issues. . . But Were Too Afraid to Ask

    de Keith Suter ...
    Everything you need to know about world issues but were too afraid to ask.Is China the next superpower? Can the West win the war on terrorism? Is the world running out of oil? What is the McDonald's Golden Arches Theory of World Peace? Is Microsoft more powerful than a nation like Australia? Why did the United States invade Iraq? Will there ever be peace in Israel and Palestine?In an increasingly ... Leer más

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  • African Perspectives on European Colonialism

    de A. Adu Boahen ...
    In this book, one of the pioneers of twentieth century African history examines the perceptions and responses of Africans to European colonialism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This edition of Boahen's text, originally published in 1989, is contextualized in a new foreword by John Lonsdale, updating some of Boahen's findings and interpretations while maintaining that the "best ... Leer más

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  • Segregation

    A Global History of Divided Cities

    Series series Historical Studies of Urban America
    When we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow—two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But as Carl H. Nightingale shows us in this magisterial history, segregation is everywhere, deforming cities and societies worldwide.Starting with segregation's ancient roots, and what the ... Leer más

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  • Refugees

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Gil Loescher ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Refugees and other forced migrants are one of the great contemporary challenges the world is confronting. Throughout the world people leave their home countries to escape war, natural disasters, and cultural and political oppression. Unfortunately, even today, the international community struggles to provide an adequate response to this vast population in need. This Very Short Introduction covers ... Leer más

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  • Brief Histories of Almost Anything

    50 Savvy Slices of our Global Past

    Edición de Chris Brazier ...
    Here are fifty concise, entertaining histories on a broad, eclectic range of ideas (borders, feminism), global issues (migration, world trade), commodities (bananas, jeans), regions (Africa, Ireland), and institutions (corporations, the World Bank).Lucid and irreverent, Brief Histories of Almost Anything challenges common perceptions associated with the subjects by going behind the facts. Each ... Leer más

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