African History Books
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A Fistful of Shells : West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
Toby Green's groundbreaking book, 'A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution,' offers a transformative perspective on the history of West and West-Central Africa. By the late 19th century's 'Scramble for Africa,' the region...- £14.99
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A History of Ancient Egypt : From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid
A stunning, clear-sighted history of ancient Egypt' Sunday TimesThe extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest monument - from specialist John RomerThis exceptional book draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate...- £14.99
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Another Day of Life
This profoundly intimate book delves into the solitary and disorienting experience. In 1975, Kapuscinski's employers dispatched him to Angola to report on the civil war that erupted in the wake of independence. For months, he bore witness as Luanda and subsequently the entire nation...- £9.99
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Blood River : A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart (Vintage Voyages)
Embark on a perilous yet captivating adventure through the heart of Africa in Tim Butcher's "Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart." This gripping travel memoir recounts Butcher's audacious attempt to retrace the footsteps of the legendary 19th-century explorer H.M. Stanley, traversing the...- £9.99
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It's a Continent : Unravelling Africa's history one country at a time ''We need this book.' SIMON REEVE
We need this book' SIMON REEVE'Illuminating' FINANCIAL TIMESWhy is Africa often perceived as a single country? What role did African soldiers play in the Second World War?Who else led the charge against Apartheid in South Africa?How did an African man become one of the...- £10.99
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Red Nile : The Biography of the World's Greatest River
Snaking through the heart of Africa, the mighty Nile has captured the dreams and ambitions of civilizations for millennia. In "Red Nile: A Biography of the World's Greatest River," Robert Twigger weaves a captivating tapestry that blends meticulous historical research with his own intimate...- £12.99
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River of the Gods : Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
In the 19th century, the search for the source of the mighty Nile River gripped the imagination of the Western world. "River of the Gods" by Candice Millard plunges you into this thrilling tale of exploration, brimming with genius, courage, and betrayal. Join intrepid...- £12.99
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The Emperor
The Penguin Modern Classics edition of Ryszard Kapuscinski's "The Emperor" is a masterful translation by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand, complemented by an insightful introduction from Neal Ascherton. In the aftermath of Haile Selassie's deposition in 1974, which marked the end of the...- £9.99
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The Flame Trees Of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood
When Elspeth Huxley's pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat. What they lack in know-how they...- £10.99
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There Was a Country : A Personal History of Biafra
Chinua Achebe's life was profoundly shaped by the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. For over four decades, Achebe maintained a profound silence regarding those harrowing years, until he finally produced this monumental reckoning with one of modern Africa's most fateful...- £10.99
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Unbowed : My Autobiography
Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated. In her remarkable and inspiring autobiography, she tells of her studies with Catholic missionaries,...- £10.99
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