Ashanti
Author: Sir Francis Fuller
First published in 1921, this is a record of a dynasty which arose in Ashanti in 1695, lasting until 1895, when it fell under the extension of British rule. |
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Author: Gerry Swart
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured a long, difficult and brutal chapter in its history of independence, characterized by chaos, turmoil, instability, violence, conflict and one of the most brutal wars Afric ... |
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The Life and Times of Hakim Warqenah, Dr Charles Martin
Author: Peter P. Garretson
This is the first full biography of Hakim Warqenah Eshate, or Dr Charles Martin (1865-1952), who was Ethiopia's first western trained physician as well as a statesman, administrator, diplomat, author and a major progress ... |
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Archbishop Ndingi Mwana 'a Nzeki
Author: Waithaka Waihenya & wa Teresia Ndikaru
A Voice Unstilled is the biography of one of the most preeminent Catholic figures in Kenya, Ndingi Mwana 'a Nzeki. Written with the cooperation of the archbishop, the people who knew him and aided by free access to his p ... |
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Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, Etc. on That Extensive Continent
Author: Don Antonio de Ulloa
Antonio de Ulloa (1716-95) was a Spanish scientist and mathematician. In 1734 he was asked by Philip V of Spain to join the French geodesic expedition to measure the circumference of the Earth at the equator, and accordi ... |
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Author: Egyptian Pocket Guides
A new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt's rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawings - all in just 48 page ... |
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Author: Andrew Merrills & Richard Miles
The Vandals is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom. This complete history provides a full account of the Vandal ... |
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Algeria, Iraq and Libya
Author: Luis Martinez
The creation of oil "rents" in the 1970s put Algeria, Iraq, and Libya on the fast track to modernization. Massive revenues turned Algeria into the "Mediterranean dragon," Libya into an "emirate," and Iraq into the preemi ... |
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Transcribed from the First English Edition
Author: Francois Le Guat
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing pu ... |
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Transcribed from the First English Edition
Author: Francois Le Guat
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing pu ... |
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The Social and Economic Life of the Valenge Women of Portuguese East Africa
Author: E.Dora Earthy
A missionary with 13 years experience of Africa writes about the life of Valenge women in 1933. Although intended as technical anthropology it contains an account of the feminine aspect of the simple life with much home ... |
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Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society
Author: Lila Abu-Lughod
This updated edition is presented with a new Preface. Lila Abu-Lughod lived with a community of Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt for nearly two years, studying gender relations and the oral lyric poetry through wh ... |
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Laundry Lists and Love Songs
Author: A.G. McDowell
Deir el-Medina, the village of the workmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is a uniquely rich source of information about life in Egypt between 1539 and 1075 BC. The abundant archaeological remains ... |
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Laundry Lists and Love Songs
Author: A.G. McDowell
Deir el-Medina, the village of the workmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is a uniquely rich source of information about life in Egypt between 1539 and 1075 BC. The abundant archaeological remains ... |
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Knowledge, Politics and Community in Kabylia, Algeria
Author: Judith Scheele
Kabylia is a Berber-speaking, densely populated mountainous region east of Algiers, that has played an important part in Algerian pre- and post-independence politics, and continues to be troublesome to central government ... |
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The Crisis of Religious Politics and Secular Ideologies
Author: Toyin Falola
Violence in Nigeria is the most comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. After an analysis of the links between relig ... |
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Author: William Gutteridge & J.E. Spence
This volume examines the degree to which violence - however defined - has influenced political change across the region. The contributions include analyses of the ramifications of violent disorder in Angola and Mozambiqu ... |
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Author: William Gutteridge & J.E. Spence
This volume examines the degree to which violence - however defined - has influenced political change across the region. The contributions include analyses of the ramifications of violent disorder in Angola and Mozambiqu ... |
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The Continuing Crisis in Darfur
Author: Johan Brosche & Daniel Rothbart
This book examines the continuing devastation in the Darfur region of Sudan, focusing on its causes and consequences from the perspective of the complementarity of distinct conflicts. The crisis reached its peak in 2003- ... |
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The Nature of Bucolic Space
Author: Frederick Jones
The bucolic natives are aware of the presence of Rome, and Virgil himself is free to enter their world. Virgil's bucolic space is, in many ways, a poetic replication of the public and private gardens of his Roman audienc ... |
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