African history books

What does it mean to be an heir, as a woman writer, to colonial and postcolonial cultures in which European language...  Read More >>

First published in 1956, this book compares the old order of colonial government, represented by the Indirect Rule...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, A History of Rhodesia is a history of the origins and course of modern European occupation...  Read More >>

This book examines the place and status of the Black soldiers of the British Army's West India Regiments from the...  Read More >>

First published in 1951 Black Sunrise deals with the the life and times of Mulai Ismail, Emperor of Morocco (1646-1727)....  Read More >>

A comparative study of rebel leaderships in Africa, providing a new understanding of state formation and government...  Read More >>

A fascinating analysis of the battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German...  Read More >>

This short history of the Maghreb surveys its development from the coming of Islam to the present day, but with...  Read More >>

This book investigates Euro-African cultural relations, considering their connected histories through material and...  Read More >>

An illustrated account of the major colonial conflict of the 1920s, in which the occupying Spanish and French faced...  Read More >>

An uncompromising look at Nigeria's crisis of democracy by a renowned essayist and critic.  Read More >>

The first publication to examine the symbolic importance of ancient Egypt to Black artists and other cultural figures,...  Read More >>

This book therefore provides the first historical account of physical education and physical culture in Cape Town,...  Read More >>

A study on the use of humor and comedy in African literary texts across the twentieth century. Adwoa A. Opoku-Agyemang,...  Read More >>

A study on the use of humor and comedy in African literary texts across the twentieth century. Adwoa A. Opoku-Agyemang,...  Read More >>

After centuries of colonial rule, the end of Angola’s three-decade civil war in 2002 provided an irresistible opportunity...  Read More >>

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Historians have long grappled with the question of how Islamic civilization - so clearly dominant during the medieval...  Read More >>

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In his study of the Tangier expatriate community at the end of the colonial era, Walonen analyses representations...  Read More >>

Why has democracy failed to reduce corruption in Kenya? Framing the challenge in game theoretical terms, Dominic...  Read More >>

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A sweeping narrative history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Americas. During the era of the Atlantic...  Read More >>

After centuries of colonial rule, the end of Angola’s three-decade civil war in 2002 provided an irresistible opportunity...  Read More >>

Magical realism has deep roots across many African languages and regions. This book explores African magical realism...  Read More >>