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Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - And on the Eastern Coast of Africa. Narrative of Five Years' Experience in (Hardcover,... Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - And on the Eastern Coast of Africa. Narrative of Five Years' Experience in (Hardcover, New Impression)
Captain G.L. Sullivan
R3,956 Discovery Miles 39 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A useful guide to the state of the slave trade in 1850 and how the trade increased from then until 1873 when up to three times the amount of slaves were being traded. First published in 1873.

Zanzibar - The Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa (Hardcover, New Impression): W.H. Ingrams Zanzibar - The Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa (Hardcover, New Impression)
W.H. Ingrams
R3,965 Discovery Miles 39 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery - On Discovery; Performed in the Years 1776,... Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery - On Discovery; Performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, Illustrated with Cuts, and a Chart, shewing the Tracts of the Ships employed in this Expedition. (Hardcover, New impression)
John Rickman
R3,951 Discovery Miles 39 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Life in Southern Nigeria - The Magic, Beliefs and Customs of the Ibibio Tribe (Hardcover, New Ed): Percy Amaury Talbot Life in Southern Nigeria - The Magic, Beliefs and Customs of the Ibibio Tribe (Hardcover, New Ed)
Percy Amaury Talbot
R3,949 Discovery Miles 39 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work describes the beliefs, customs and traditions of this tribe from the Ekat district.

The Land of Zinj - Being an Account of British East Africa, its Ancient History and Present Inhabitants (Hardcover, New... The Land of Zinj - Being an Account of British East Africa, its Ancient History and Present Inhabitants (Hardcover, New impression)
C. H. Stigland
R3,936 Discovery Miles 39 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Published in the year 296, The Land of Zinj is a valuable contribution to the field of History.

Slavery (Hardcover): C.W.W. Greenidge Slavery (Hardcover)
C.W.W. Greenidge
R3,038 Discovery Miles 30 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Slavery, first published in 1958, examines four main types of modern slavery: chattel slavery; the sale of women into marriage; the sale of children into work and prostitution; serfdom. Mr Greenidge, a Director of the Anti-Slavery Society, marshals an astonishing array of findings into modern slavery, and outlines the history of the anti-slavery movement.

Kingdom Come - The Politics of Faith and Freedom in Segregationist South Africa and Beyond (Paperback): Tshepo Masango Chéry Kingdom Come - The Politics of Faith and Freedom in Segregationist South Africa and Beyond (Paperback)
Tshepo Masango Chéry
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Kingdom Come, Tshepo Masango Chéry charts a new genealogy of early twentieth-century Black Christian activists who challenged racism in South Africa before the solidification of apartheid by using faith as a strategy against global racism. Masango Chéry traces this Black freedom struggle and the ways that South African church leaders defied colonial domination by creating, in solidarity with Black Christians worldwide, Black-controlled religious institutions that were geared toward their liberation. She demonstrates how Black Christians positioned the church as a site of political resistance and centered specifically African visions of freedom in their organizing. Drawing on archival research spanning South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Masango Chéry tells a global story of the twentieth century that illuminates the formations of racial identity, state control, and religious belief. Masango Chéry’s recentering of South Africa in the history of worldwide Black liberation changes understandings of spiritual and intellectual routes of dissemination throughout the diaspora.

Nigeria Under British Rule (1927) (Hardcover, New Impression): Sir William M.N. Geary Nigeria Under British Rule (1927) (Hardcover, New Impression)
Sir William M.N. Geary
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1965. This book recounts Nigeria under British rule and is dedicated by the author to Mr Joseph Chamberlain who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1895 to 1903. It includes the areas of Lagos and the Niger coast as revenue generators, the Niger Delta Protectorate, the Royal Niger Company, and Amalgamated Nigeria from 1914.

Human Prehistory - Exploring the Past to Understand the Future (Paperback): Deborah Barsky Human Prehistory - Exploring the Past to Understand the Future (Paperback)
Deborah Barsky
R942 Discovery Miles 9 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a concise overview of human prehistory. It shows how an understanding of the distant past offers new perspectives on present-day challenges facing our species - and how we can build a sustainable future for all life on planet Earth. Deborah Barsky tells a fascinating story of the long-term evolution of human culture and provides up-to-date examples from the archaeological record to illustrate the different phases of human history. Barsky also presents a refreshing and original analysis about issues plaguing modern globalized society, such as racism, institutionalized religion, the digital revolution, human migrations, terrorism, and war. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Human Prehistory is aimed at an introductory-level audience. Students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary, scientific study of human prehistory, as well as the theoretical interpretations of human evolutionary processes that are used in contemporary archaeological practice. Definitions, tables, and illustrations accompany the text.

Ancient Egyptian Statues - Their Many Lives and Deaths (Hardcover): Simon Connor Ancient Egyptian Statues - Their Many Lives and Deaths (Hardcover)
Simon Connor
R1,350 R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Save R125 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire (Paperback): Sterling Joseph... How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire (Paperback)
Sterling Joseph Coleman Jr
R1,230 Discovery Miles 12 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire argues that within an entangled web of imperial, colonial and book trade networks books, reading and subscription libraries contributed to a core and peripheral criteria of clubbability used by the "select people"-clubbable settler elite-to vet the "proper sort"-clubbable indigenous elite-as they culturally, economically and socially navigated their way towards membership in colonial clubland. As a microcosm for British-controlled areas of the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, this book assesses the history, membership, growth and collection development of three colonial subscription libraries-the Penang Library in Malaysia, the General Library of the Institute of Jamaica and the Lagos Library in Nigeria-during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This work also examines the places these libraries occupied within the lives of their subscribers, and how the British Council reorganized these colonial subscription libraries to ensure their survival and the survival of colonial clubland in a post-colonial world. This book is designed to accommodate historians of Britain and its empire who are unfamiliar with library history, library historians who are unfamiliar with British history, and book historians who are unfamiliar with both topics.

The Islamic State in Africa - The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront (Hardcover): Jason Warner The Islamic State in Africa - The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront (Hardcover)
Jason Warner; As told to Ryan Cummings, Heni Nsaibia, Ryan O'Farrell
R1,390 Discovery Miles 13 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prison Letters (Paperback): Nelson Mandela Prison Letters (Paperback)
Nelson Mandela; Edited by Sahm Venter; Foreword by Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela
R325 R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Save R65 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

First published to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela sparked celebrations around the globe. Featuring 94 letters selected from that landmark collection, as well as new introductory material and six new letters that have never been published, this historic paperback provides an essential political history of the late twentieth century and illustrates how Mandela maintained his inner spirit while imprisoned. Whether they are longing love letters to his wife, Winnie; heartrending notes to his beloved children; or articulations of a human-rights philosophy that resonates today, these letters reveal the heroism of a man who refused to compromise his moral values in the face of extraordinary human punishment, invoking a "story beyond their own words" (The New York Times). This new paperback edition-essential for any literature lover, political activist and student-positions Mandela amongst the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century.

The Black History Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover): Dk The Black History Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
Dk; Foreword by David Olusoga
R661 R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Save R107 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Learn about the most important milestones in Black history in The Black History Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Black History in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Black History Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Black History, with: - Covers the most important milestones in Black and African history - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Black History Book is a captivating introduction to the key milestones in Black History, culture, and society across the globe - from the ancient world to the present, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Explore the rich history of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, and the struggles and triumphs of Black communities around the world, all through engaging text and bold graphics. Your Black History Questions, Simply Explained Which were the most powerful African empires? Who were the pioneers of jazz? What sparked the Black Lives Matter movement? If you thought it was difficult to learn about the legacy of African-American history, The Black History Book presents crucial information in a clear layout. Learn about the earliest human migrations to modern Black communities, stories of the early kingdoms of Ancient Egypt and Nubia; the powerful medieval and early modern empires; and the struggle against colonization. This book also explores Black history beyond the African continent, like the Atlantic slave trade and slave resistance settlements; the Harlem Renaissance and Jazz Age; the Windrush migration; civil rights and Black feminist movements. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Black History Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

Wits - A University In The Apartheid Era (Paperback, New Edition): Mervyn Shear Wits - A University In The Apartheid Era (Paperback, New Edition)
Mervyn Shear; Foreword by Firoz Cachalia
R375 R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Save R82 (22%) In Stock

When the National Government assumed power in 1948, one of the earliest moves was to introduce segregated education. Its threats to restrict the admission of black students into the four ‘open universities’ galvanised the staff and students of those institutions to oppose any attempt to interfere with their autonomy and freedom to decide who should be admitted.

In subsequent years, as the regime adopted increasingly oppressive measures to prop up the apartheid state, opposition on the campuses, and in the country, increased and burgeoned into a Mass Democratic Movement intent on making the country ungovernable.

Protest escalated through successive states of emergency and clashes with police on campus became regular events. Residences were raided, student leaders were harassed by security police and many students and some staff were detained for lengthy periods without recourse to the courts.

First published in 1996, Wits: A University in the Apartheid Era by Mervyn Shear tells the story of how the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) adapted to the political and social developments in South Africa under apartheid. This new edition is published in the University’s centenary year with a preface by Firoz Cachalia, one of Wits’ student leaders in the 1980s. It serves as an invaluable historical resource on questions about the relationship between the University and the state, and on understanding the University’s place and identity in a constitutional democracy.

Charlatans, Spirits and Rebels in Africa - The Stephen Ellis Reader (Paperback): Tim Kelsall Charlatans, Spirits and Rebels in Africa - The Stephen Ellis Reader (Paperback)
Tim Kelsall
R1,156 Discovery Miles 11 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Before Them, We (Paperback): Ruth Sutoye Before Them, We (Paperback)
Ruth Sutoye
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

BEFORE THEM, WE is an anthology that explores the lives of migrant grandparents and elders from Africa, unpacking the intimate details of their lives before the families they went on to establish: who they loved, where and why they migrated, why they had families. A collaborative act of sharing by poets of African descent, bringing their personal stories into conversation with each other, BEFORE THEM, WE is a multi-layered meditation on how we engage with the practice of memory. Featuring a mix of commissioned writers, and poets who responded to a call-out, ranging from Gen Z to mature voices, BEFORE THEM, WE's 24 contributors include: multi-disciplinary artist, poet and playwright Dzifa Benson; Nigerian-born, award-winning poet, playwright and performer Inua Ellams; Zimbabwean literary and sound artist Belinda Zhawi; queer non-binary Nigerian/Togolese writer and performer Michelle Tiwo; Ghanaian-British producer and writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes, who has won acclaim as a children's author, poet, broadcaster and novelist; Hodan Yusuf, a writer, actress, multimedia journalist and trainer in conflict resolution; Somali digital cultural archivist and independent researcher Ibrahim Hirsi; and Ola Elhassan, a Sudanese poet and electrical engineer.

Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution (Hardcover): C. L. R. James Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution (Hardcover)
C. L. R. James; Edited by Leslie James
R2,375 Discovery Miles 23 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this new edition of Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution, C. L. R. James tells the history of the socialist revolution led by Kwame Nkrumah, the first president and prime minister of Ghana. Although James wrote it in the immediate post-independence period around 1958, he did not publish it until nearly twenty years later, when he added a series of his own letters, speeches, and articles from the 1960s. Although Nkrumah led the revolution, James emphasizes that it was a popular mass movement fundamentally realized by the actions of everyday Ghanaians. Moreover, James shows that Ghana's independence movement was an exceptional moment in global revolutionary history: it moved revolutionary activity to the African continent and employed new tactics not seen in previous revolutions. Featuring a new introduction by Leslie James, an unpublished draft of C. L. R. James's introduction to the 1977 edition, and correspondence, this definitive edition of Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution offers a revised understanding of Africa's shaping of freedom movements and insight into the possibilities for decolonial futures.

Cameroon - Dependence and Independence (Paperback): Mark W. Delancey Cameroon - Dependence and Independence (Paperback)
Mark W. Delancey
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines whether Cameroon is self-sufficient in food, debt free, and politically stable, with objectivity and insight. It also examines the success or failure met by Cameroon in solving the problems of nation building, state building, and economic growth.

Nasser and His Generation (Hardcover): P.J. Vatikiotis Nasser and His Generation (Hardcover)
P.J. Vatikiotis
R3,206 Discovery Miles 32 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1978 Nasser and His Generation is one of the most important books on modern Egyptian history. It goes much further than a simple history of the Nasser regime or a psychobiography of the Egyptian ruler. It examines his personality, attitudes and beliefs and how these were informed or acquired and seeks to explain what and who he was. But it also considers Nasser to be a representative of a generation of Egyptians, many of whom rode on his bandwagon to power, serve him, and then more or less promptly forgot him. The first two parts set the scene for the emergence of the military regime, highlighting the disintegration of the old political order which the Free Officers overthrew in 1952. Part Three deals with Nasser in his several capacities as absolute ruler of Egypt and his relations with Arabs, Israel and the rest of the world. Part Four provides a depiction of Nasser as the absolute ruler and Part Five attempts a general assessment of Nasser's personality and his impact on Egypt. Based on archival sources and extensive interviews with many of his associates, closest members of his family and his deepest enemies, this volume is a must read for any student of political history, African studies, Middle East studies and political science.

The United Nations and Decolonization (Paperback): Nicole Eggers, Jessica Lynne Pearson, Aurora Almada e Santos The United Nations and Decolonization (Paperback)
Nicole Eggers, Jessica Lynne Pearson, Aurora Almada e Santos
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Differing interpretations of the history of the United Nations on the one hand conceive of it as an instrument to promote colonial interests while on the other emphasize its influence in facilitating self-determination for dependent territories. The authors in this book explore this dynamic in order to expand our understanding of both the achievements and the limits of international support for the independence of colonized peoples. This book will prove foundational for scholars and students of modern history, international history, and postcolonial history.

Africa, Empire and World Disorder - Historical Essays (Paperback): A.G. Hopkins Africa, Empire and World Disorder - Historical Essays (Paperback)
A.G. Hopkins
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume brings together important articles from the Cambridge historian A. G. Hopkins and reflect the enlargement and evolution of historical studies during the last half century. The essays cover four of the principal historiographical developments of the period: the extraordinary revolution that has led to the writing of non-Western indigenous history; the revitalization of new types of imperial history; the now ubiquitous engagement with global history, including a reinterpretation of American Empire, and the current revival of economic history after several decades of neglect.

Worldmaking after Empire - The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Paperback): Adom Getachew Worldmaking after Empire - The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Paperback)
Adom Getachew
R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an inevitable transition from a world of empires to one of nations-a world in which self-determination was synonymous with nation-building-obscure just how radical this change was. Drawing on the political thought of anticolonial intellectuals and statesmen such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, W.E.B Du Bois, George Padmore, Kwame Nkrumah, Eric Williams, Michael Manley, and Julius Nyerere, this important new account of decolonization reveals the full extent of their unprecedented ambition to remake not only nations but the world. Adom Getachew shows that African, African American, and Caribbean anticolonial nationalists were not solely or even primarily nation-builders. Responding to the experience of racialized sovereign inequality, dramatized by interwar Ethiopia and Liberia, Black Atlantic thinkers and politicians challenged international racial hierarchy and articulated alternative visions of worldmaking. Seeking to create an egalitarian postimperial world, they attempted to transcend legal, political, and economic hierarchies by securing a right to self-determination within the newly founded United Nations, constituting regional federations in Africa and the Caribbean, and creating the New International Economic Order. Using archival sources from Barbados, Trinidad, Ghana, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, Worldmaking after Empire recasts the history of decolonization, reconsiders the failure of anticolonial nationalism, and offers a new perspective on debates about today's international order.

General History of Africa volume 2 [pbk abridged] - Ancient Civilizations of Africa (Paperback, Abridged edition): G. Mokhtar General History of Africa volume 2 [pbk abridged] - Ancient Civilizations of Africa (Paperback, Abridged edition)
G. Mokhtar
R732 Discovery Miles 7 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs. Volume 2 covers the period beginning at the close of the Neolithic era, from around the eighth millenium before our era. This period of some nine thousand years has been sub-divided into four major geographical zones. Chapters 1 to 12 cover the Nile, Egypt and Nubia: by far the largest part of the book is devoted to the ancient civilization of Egypt because of its pre-eminent place in the early history of Africa. Chapters 13 to 16 relate to the Ethiopianhighlands. Chapters 17 to 20 describe the Maghrib and its Sahara hinterland, and Chapters 21 to 29 the rest of Africa including some of the Indian Ocean islands. The series is co-published in Africa with seven publishers, inthe United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in association with the UNESCO Press.

Rogues' Gallery - An Irreverent History Of Corruption In South Africa, From The VOC To The ANC (Paperback): Matthew... Rogues' Gallery - An Irreverent History Of Corruption In South Africa, From The VOC To The ANC (Paperback)
Matthew Blackman, Nick Dall 1
R330 R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Save R66 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

If you reckon corruption in South Africa began with Zuma or even with apartheid, it’s time to catch a wake-up call. Rogues’ Gallery tells the story of some of the biggest skelms to grace our (un)fair shores, showing that dodgy dealings have been a national pastime for as long as South African history has been written down.

The action starts with the machinations of three colonial governors: rotten Willem Adriaan van der Stel and the ‘twaddling’ British duo, Sir George Yonge and Lord Charles Somerset. Added to this is Cecil John Rhodes’s unparalleled success in poisoning the land with theft, fraud and war, and Oom Paul Kruger’s corrupt and compromised Volksraads (official and unofficial). Readers are then treated to apartheid’s finest feats in corruption: from the Broederbond’s perfect ten in state capture to the Department of Information’s peddling of fake news and the apartheid state’s manufacture of – no, not illegal cigarettes – Class A drugs! And let’s not forget the hotbed of corruption that was the ‘independent’ homelands. Add to this a few murders, plenty of nepotism and a state president who started out as a Nazi spy, and the gallery of rogues is complete. On the flipside, every chapter also features at least one brave whistle-blower – the true heroes of this book.

Irreverent, entertaining and impeccably researched, Rogues’ Gallery busts the myth that the Zuptas were the first to capture the South African state, showing that corruption has always been around – and that the tricks politicians play haven’t changed a jot.

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