History - Africa - Central

An original study of the internationally inspired effort to rebuild this war-torn African country. It seeks to understand the role of the international community in constructing a new kind of African state in the aftermath of conflict and socialism. At the heart of the...

A multidisciplinary study of power in Central AfricaCentral Africa has long been a fertile ground for engendering new concepts and innovative research, significantly influencing not only African studies but other fields as well. This edited volume offers groundbreaking, multidisciplinary reflections on power in Central...

""Red Rubber: The Story of the Rubber Slave Trade Flourishing on the Congo in the Year of Grace 1907"" is a book written by Edmund Dene Morel and first published in 1907. The book exposes the atrocities committed by the Belgian colonial government in...

A fictional perspective of a young African American youth's experiences in Memphis during the late stages of the Civil War. His experiences take him from Memphis, to Fort Pillow and end in Nashville, with the Union Victory there against Hood.Author: James Jr. GholsonISBN-10: 1432741268ISBN-13:...

Delve into a pivotal moment in colonial history with Frederick Starr's "The Truth About the Congo: The Chicago Tribune Articles." This republication offers a crucial perspective on the Congo Free State under the reign of Leopold II, later known as the Belgian Congo. Starr's...

Landmark archaeological excavations that radically revise the early history of Africa. For the past fifty years, Charles Bonnet has been excavating sites in present-day Sudan and Egypt that point to the existence of a sophisticated ancient black African civilization thriving alongside the Egyptians. In...

Experience Africa's vibrant and volatile struggle at the crossroads between tradition and modernity . . . INTO THE HOUSE OF THE ANCESTORS "Rich . . . fascinating." --The New York Times Book Review "A master of eyewitness description and of the telling interview, [Maier]...

This is the first biographical dictionary of major political leaders in sub-Saharan Africa since 1945, leaders who have made important and often determinative contributions to politics and government in their countries and in the region as a whole. Editor Harvey Glickman has brought together...

This book explores the influence of oral poetry on Somali politics. By reconstructing the history of the Somali nationalist resistance movement, mainly through the use of political oratory in verse form by its leader, Sayyid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan', the 'Mad Mullah' of British history,...

International stabilization interventions in so-called fragile states have failed everywhere they have been tried. The United Nation's Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, for example, recently withdrew at the request of Mali's military government. It left conditions of even greater instability than when the...

International stabilization interventions in so-called fragile states have failed everywhere they have been tried. The United Nation's Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, for example, recently withdrew at the request of Mali's military government. It left conditions of even greater instability than when the...

This is a comprehensive text on the function of thought in the history and political sociology of Cameroon. The book brings out how the "hidden hand of history" fashions a political thought which, in turn, creates its own history. Instead of Cameroonians making history,...

The aim of this book is to provide an accurate account, combining academic critical analysis and polemical writing, of a chapter of Cameroonian history; and to place individual contributions and discussion into a framework which elucidates French/African connections. The essays sketch France's colonial impact...

As soon as Europeans set foot on African soil, they looked for the equivalents of their kings - and found them. The resulting misunderstandings have lasted until this day. Based on ethnography-driven regional comparison and a critical re-examination of classic monographs on some forty...

King Leopold II of Belgium, Conqueror of the Congo's Untamed Heart Enter the untold saga of one of history's most cruel rulers and his unwavering pursuit of money and power in Africa. King Leopold II of Belgium: History of the Unexplored Territory Surrounding the...

Ebook Description for The Heart of Darkness: Unraveling the Crisis of the Democratic Republic of the Congo A Nation Rich in Resources, Trapped in Conflict. A People Fighting for Survival. For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has remained one of the...

A seasoned reporter's powerful, necessary account of the Rwandan genocide, based on harrowing firsthand testimonies. In the late 1990s, French author and journalist Jean Hatzfeld made several journeys into the hilly, marshy region of the Bugesera, one of the areas most devastated by the...

The Central African Republic (CAR) joined the international community when it attained autonomy within the Communaut? (French Community) on 1 December 1958. Under this arrangement, France retained control over defense, foreign affairs, currency, and home security. Through history, Central Africans, comprising a quite large...

Dance music plays a central role in the cultural, social, religious, and family lives of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the various genres popular in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congolese rumba occupies a special place and can be counted...

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...

Author: Samu?l CogheISBN-10: 110893210XISBN-13: 9781108932103Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2024Pages: 332Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

The untold story of America's attempt to forge a nation from scratch, from euphoric birth to heart-wrenching collapse. South Sudan's independence was celebrated around the world--a triumph for global justice and an end to one of the world's most devastating wars. But the party...

An English-Nyanja Dictionary: Of The Nyanja Language Spoken In British Central Africa (1894) is a comprehensive dictionary compiled by Robert Laws. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the Nyanja language, which is spoken in British Central Africa (now Malawi). It...

This is the first ever historical dictionary of South Sudan as an independent nation. It focuses on the events, peoples, and cultures of South Sudan that were once treated as marginal to the grand narrative of Sudanese national history, but without disentangling South Sudan...

Author: Linus AsongISBN-10: 9956579327ISBN-13: 9789956579327Publisher: Langaa RPCIDLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2011Pages: 442Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10dReview Citation(s): Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 39

Initially, the 1960s was a time of understandable optimism. The civil rights movement and the legislation it inspired suggested an end to institutionalized racism in the United States, while in the Global South, the emergence of independent states anticipated political liberation and increased prosperity....

Africa in Scotland, Scotland in Africa provides scholarly, interdisciplinary analysis of the historical and contemporary relationships, links and networks between Scotland, Africa and the African diaspora. The book interrogates these links from a variety of perspectives - historical, political, economic, religious, diplomatic, and cultural...

Every American should read this book in order to gain a clear insight about military combat and war. From the foreword by Ross Perot Recommended for readers who enjoy suspenseful accounts of close combat. Publishers Weekly Most Americans remember...the two troubling televised images that...

Join 'The Terrible Ones' on clandestine operations and in conventional warfare during the harsh bush war that raged through southern Angola in the 1980s. The conflict ended with the last major battle of the Cold War, one of the largest land battles of the...

An African-centered account of the protracted battle to end the slave trade, connecting local and global histories In Worlds of Unfreedom, Roquinaldo Ferreira recasts West Central Africa as a key battleground in the struggle to abolish the transatlantic slave trade between the 1830s and...

A History of Rwanda: From the Monarchy to Post-genocidal Justice provides a complete history of Rwanda, from the precolonial abanyiginya kingdom, through the German and Belgian colonial periods and subsequent independence, and then the devastating 1994 genocide and reconstruction, right up to the modern...

In 1969, the Swedish parliament endorsed a policy of direct assistance to the liberation movements in Southern Africa. Sweden thus became the first Western country to enter into a relationship with organizations that elsewhere in the West were shunned as 'Communist' or 'terrorist'. This...

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...

This fascinating work explores the history of the Congo and the impact of European colonialism on the region. Beginning with the earliest contacts between Africans and Europeans, it traces the development of the Congo State and the struggles of its people to maintain their...

A harrowing account of the brutal colonization and exploitation of the Congo Free State.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in...

This book provides a firsthand account of the Congo Independent State during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author, Viscount Mountmorres, was sent on a voyage of enquiry to the Congo by the British government to investigate allegations of human rights abuses...

In An Unformed Map, Philip Janzen traces the intellectual trajectories of Caribbean people who joined the British and French colonial administrations in Africa between 1890 and 1930. Caribbean administrators grew up in colonial societies, saw themselves as British and French, and tended to look...

In An Unformed Map, Philip Janzen traces the intellectual trajectories of Caribbean people who joined the British and French colonial administrations in Africa between 1890 and 1930. Caribbean administrators grew up in colonial societies, saw themselves as British and French, and tended to look...

Dive into a captivating tale of intrigue, resilience, and transformation in the heart of Africa. "Gabon Unveiled: The Coup that Reshaped a Nation" unveils the hidden story of Gabon, a land of breathtaking landscapes and vibrant cultures, and the pivotal event that shook it...

How Africa's most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the country. How did Amin's regime survive for eight calamitous years? Drawing on recently uncovered...

Since its founding in 1924, the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has grown to span five synods across Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. Dr Rhodian Munyenyembe traces the history of these synods back to their shared roots in the Reformation and individual roots...

This book depicts the history of Lamu, once an important East African port city, now known as an unspoiled tourist destination and scenic location for Hollywood movies. For centuries, communities from India, Yemen, and Oman intermingled with coastal and central African groups. This unique...

In October 1896, a squadron of "Deutsche Schutztuppe" forces erected a camp on Mount Mary, near to the mission station that King Matundo was having built. A night battle between local people and the German forces resulted in the deaths of at least five...

Author: Andrew FitzmauriceISBN-10: 0691241074ISBN-13: 9780691241074Publisher: Princeton University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2024Pages: 592Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.98lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.32d

This first comprehensive and thoroughly documented study of the political development of two of the newly formed nations of Central Africa presents the full story of the successful efforts of the people of Malawi and Zambia to achieve self-government. Following a detailed examination of...

Even though the people of Afghanistan in general suffered under the rule of the Taliban, women lived especially difficult lives, enduring terrible hardships. They were denied basic human rights, forced to wear veils and kept in seclusion. This work addresses the religion, revolution, and...

The United Nations-organised plebiscite on 11 February 1961 was one of the most significant events in the history of the southern and northern parts of the British-administered trust territory in Cameroon. John Percival was sent by the then Colonial Office as part of the...

The Irish soldier has never been a stranger to fighting the enemy with the odds stacked against him. The notion of charging into adversity has been a cherished part of Ireland's military history. In September 1961, another chapter should have been written into the...

Fiction has power to portray historical truth. This book presents Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to students and general readers as an insightful guide to the history of Europe and Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The phrase "heart of darkness"...

This easy-to-use handbook presents a fascinating and fresh take on American presidential elections and makes a wide range of statistics available to serious researchers and political fanatics alike. Counting the Votes: A New Way to Analyze America's Presidential Elections isn't your typical history book...