History - Africa - Central

Gone to Ground is an investigation into the material and political forces that transformed the cityscape of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the 1970s and early 1980s. It is both the story of a particular city and the history of a global moment of...

Embark on a captivating journey through the heart of Africa with "The History of Rwanda," an amazing text-only book that takes you on an immersive adventure through the history, culture, and natural wonders of Rwanda.In this unique and engaging book, you'll delve deep into...

In this compelling book, Fidele Lumeya outlines the history of the crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo, from the Lumumba era, through the reigns of Mobutu and Laurent-D sir Kabila, to the current struggles for power. He highlights the issues of social and...

This book transforms our contemporary understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's...

This volume publishes one of the most important early Portuguese accounts of east central Africa. The author, António da Conceição, was the ecclesiastical administrator of the Portuguese Zambesi settlements at the end of the seventeenth century. He set out to describe the Portuguese community...

By the time the Capuchins arrived in the seventeenth century, Kongo had been Catholic for nearly two hundred years. The European mission could not be conversion, then, but reinforcement; the Capuchins sought to establish the sacraments and a line to Rome in a lay-led...

Join Olive MacLeod on a trek through Central Africa, where she offers a vivid portrait of the region's diverse cultures and stunning natural landscapes. From exploring bustling cities to encountering local tribes, this compelling account paints a rich and complex picture of one of...

General Charles Gordon (1833-85) remains one of the most enigmatic figures in British military history. His brilliant feats of leadership, first in the Crimea, then in China, where he saved the emperor's throne from the Taiping rebels, made him a hero in the eyes...

Immerse yourself in the rich and vibrant world of traditional African weaponry with Heather Harvey's captivating exploration. In this book, you'll discover the intricate craftsmanship and ancient techniques that birthed 12 stunning antique weapons from her personal collection. Heather, a seasoned blacksmith and bladesmith...

The independence of Mozambique in 1975 and its decolonisation process attracted worldwide attention as a successful example of "national unity". Yet, the armed conflict that broke out between the government and the guerrilla force in 1977 lasted for sixteen years and resulted in over...

Africa finds itself at the centre stage of world politics in the twenty-first century. To truly determine its rising influence and role in world affairs would mean unravelling the politics of imperialism, the Cold War and globalisation. Going beyond Euro-American perspectives, this book presents...

Author: Stuart A. ReidISBN-10: 1984899147ISBN-13: 9781984899149Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 640Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 1.28d

A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It is the story of Paul Kagame, a refugee who, after a generation of exile, found his way home. Learn about President Kagame, who strives to make Rwanda the first middle-income country in Africa,...

Author: Stephen KinzerISBN-10: 8200133451ISBN-13: 9798200133451Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2008Format: CD

Join Portuguese explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens on an unforgettable journey into the heart of Central and West Africa. In this gripping travelogue, Capelo and Ivens recount their extraordinary adventures as they travel down the Cunene, Cubango, Luando, Cuanza, and Cuango Rivers, encountering...

The ideological spectrum, with its notional "left" and "right," is simply an invention of those who would take our liberty, poison civic life with suspicion and hatred, and create a reality in which every aspect of life is "political." Nazis, Bolsheviks, Radical Islamists, Fascists,...

Animal Figures in the Maya Codices is a book written by Alfred M. Tozzer that explores the fascinating world of ancient Mayan art and mythology. The book examines the various animal figures that appear in the codices, which were ancient Mayan texts that were...

Many people have wondered about the life-long relationship between Joan Wicken and Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's stalwart and founding president. This book provides the first in-depth window into the life of this British woman, who was in many ways Nyerere's staunchest and most loyal supporter....

U RWANDA MU GIHIRAHIROTWUBAKIRE AMAHORO ARAMBYE KU MASOMO Y'AMATEKA.Igitabo cyateguwe na Institut Seth Sendashonga) Mu kwibuka imyaka 25 Seth Sendashonga amaze yishwe, ikigo cyamwitiriwe (Institut Seth Sendashonga pour la citoyenneté Démocratique aribyo ISCID asbl) cyahisemo gufasha Abanyarwanda gusubiza amaso inyuma bakareba inzira u Rwanda...

Now in paperback: the powerful, revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation--and the moral implications that affect...

This book is the fascinating study of Christian enclaves in the Southern Cameroons of the colonial era. The Christian enclaves came into being with absolute spontaneity as a modus vivendi. Oblivious of the danger in store both colonial governments and traditional authorities provided the...

American journalist and adventurer, Henry M. Stanley recounts his mission in 1871, (on behalf of the New York Herald), to find the world famous explorer David Livingstone, who was presumably lost or even killed in East Africa. In his diary Stanley writes with stoicism,...

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Why Clove Plantations? East African Archaeology, History and Anthropology.- Chapter 3: Plantation Landscapes.- Chapter 4: The Archaeology of Slavery.- Chapter 5: Plantation Households.- Chapter 6: Global Goods.- Chapter 7: Pemban People: Local Ceramics and Changing Identities.- Chapter 8: Capitalism...

In this highly authoritative book-the first of its kind-Kingsley Moghalu provides an engrossing account and analysis of the international political brinksmanship embedded in the quest for justice for Rwanda's genocide. Moghalu takes us behind the scenes to the political and strategic factors that shape...

The book examines, among other issues, the emergence of civil war as a result of political struggles. The construction of Africa as the 'other' has meant that factors commonly used to explain war elsewhere have been neglected in SubSaharan Africa. The political power struggle...

""Fighting The Slave-Hunters In Central Africa: A Record Of Twenty-Six Years Of Travel And Adventure"" is a book written by Alfred James Swann and published in 1910. The book is a memoir of Swann's experiences traveling and fighting against slave hunters in Central Africa....

The Boy Travelers On The Congo is a book written by Thomas Wallace Knox and published in 1887. The book tells the story of two young boys who embark on a journey with the famous explorer Henry M. Stanley through the heart of Africa....

The Life of George Grenfell: Congo Missionary and Explorer is a biographical account of the life and work of George Grenfell, a British missionary and explorer who dedicated his life to spreading Christianity and exploring the Congo region of Africa in the late 19th...

""Notes On West African Categories"" is a book written by Richard Edward Dennett and published in 1911. The book is a collection of essays on the culture, beliefs, and practices of the people of West Africa, particularly the tribes of the Calabar region in...

'Mark Weston's book is a delight. From charming neighbourhood children to failing fish stocks, not forgetting the perfect recipe for banana beer, The Saviour Fish is a compelling account of life on a remote Tanzanian island, told by a writer who has his eyes...

Rhodesia: Past and Present is a historical book written by Stefanns Jacobus du Toit and published in 1897. The book covers the history of Rhodesia, a former British colony in southern Africa, from the pre-colonial era to the late 19th century. The book begins...

""Among the Ibos of Nigeria"" is a book written by George Thomas Basden and published in 1921. The book is a detailed account of the author's experiences while living among the Ibo people of Nigeria during the early 20th century. Basden was a Christian...

Faced with an identity crisis in his work and his life, seasoned traveler and journalist Jeffrey Tayler made a bold decision. He would leave behind his mundane existence in Moscow to re-create the legendary British explorer Henry Stanley's trip down the Congo in a...

John H Weeks spent thirty years living among the Bakongo tribe in Africa, and this book is his account of the experience. It offers a detailed look into the lives, traditions, and beliefs of the Bakongo people, as well as their relationship with neighboring...

Believing that charity inadvertently legitimates social inequality and fosters dependence, many international development organizations have increasingly sought to replace material aid with efforts to build self-reliance and local institutions. But in some cultures--like those in rural Uganda, where Having People, Having Heart takes place--people...

The humanitarian movement against Leopold's violent colonisation of the Congo emerged out of Europe, but it depended at every turn on African input. Individuals and groups from throughout the upper Congo River basin undertook journeys of daring and self-sacrifice to provide evidence of atrocities...

Patrice Lumumba's legacy continues to fire the imagination of politicians, activists, and artists. But women have been missing from accounts of the Congo's decolonization. What new ideals of masculinity and femininity were generated in this struggle? WereAuthor: K. BouwerISBN-10: 1137306386ISBN-13: 9781137306388Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The ultimate and authoritative introduction to Songye culture, sculpture, masks, and iron forging This lavishly illustrated book brings a new approach to the masterpieces of Songye, a Bantu ethnic group from the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, exploring the styles of the different...

The following pages, initially prepared for limited circulation in 1961, contain brief extracts and summaries of those parts of Eugen Zintgraff's book Nord-Kamerun (1895), of most interest concerning the colonial Bamenda and Wum Division. Zintgraff's book, the first by a European about the Grassfields,...

The 1820s and 1830s were a crucial period in the historical experience of the British Caribbean colonies, because it marked the adoption of a policy of slaveemancipation by the British government. Central to the implementation of that policy was the formal embrace of the...

The Rwandan genocide has become a touchstone for debates about the causes of mass violence and the responsibilities of the international community. Yet a number of key questions about this tragedy remain unanswered: How did the violence spread from community to community and so...

This book is about the Duala "middlemen," who functioned as intermediaries between Europeans and their own hinterland for over three hundred years. Originally traders in ivory, slaves and palm products, they then became colonial-era cocoa planters, and finally took a leading role in anti-colonial...

In the early decades of the nineteenth century European interest in Africa was reaching its height. Places such as Timbuctoo, seemingly as remote as the moon, were seen as vital links in the establishment of new trade routes to the African interior. In 1822...

The continuation of a groundbreaking study of the Rwandan genocide, and the story of the survivor generation In Rwanda from April to June 1994, 800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered by their Hutu neighbors in the largest and swiftest genocide since World War II. In his...

This richly documented account of the arrival of rubber traders, new Christian missionaries, and the Portuguese colonial state in the Kongo realm is told from the perspective of the kingdom's inhabitants. Jelmer Vos shows that both Africans and Europeans were able to forward differing...

Denial spans a broad geographic and thematic range in its explorations of varied forms of denial-which is embedded in each stage of genocide.This book will be of interest to scholars and students of history, genocide studies, anthropology, political science, international law, gender studies, and...

This seminal work by Edmund Dene Morel provides a detailed account of the rubber slave trade in the Congo region in the early 20th century. Morel's book played a crucial role in raising awareness of the atrocities committed against the Congolese people and helped...

The Cameroon Condition brings together three seminal essays by George Ngwane, one of the most renowned, committed and daring Anglophone Cameroon writers. 'The Mungo Bridge, ' is a stinging indictment of the tenuous relations between La Republique du Cameroun and the Southern Cameroons -...

Pioneering On The Congo V1 is a book written by W. Holman Bentley that provides a detailed account of his experiences as a Christian missionary in the Congo during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this book, Bentley recounts his journey from...

History is not linear, the fabric of history is adorned with confusing and sometimes confounding patterns. Notwithstanding, throughout the ages, through myth, allegory, parables, iconography and symbolism, the fragmented remains of key aspects of true history have been perserved down to the present day....