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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877

Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877


Eric Foner



With the Confederacy's defeat, Reconstruction seemed like the dawn of a new era to blacks and progre...
A Short History of Reconstruction

A Short History of Reconstruction


Eric Foner



Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University, is the author of n...
Colonial Meltdown: Northern Nigeria in the Great Depression

Colonial Meltdown: Northern Nigeria in the Great Depression


Moses E. Ochonu



“This book is well researched, elegantly written, and bound to reshape the debate on British i...
Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda

Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda


Alison Liebhafsky Des Forges



Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda...
The Ethiopian Campaign and French Political Thought

The Ethiopian Campaign and French Political Thought




Yves R. Simon (1903-1961) was the author of twenty books and professor of philosophy at the Universi...
The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World

The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World


Vijay Prashad



Scholarly but accessible, this history of Third World intellectual thought and politics captures th...
The Young Turk Legacy and Nation Building: From the Ottoman Empire to AtatA~1/4rks Turkey (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

The Young Turk Legacy and Nation Building: From the Ottoman Empire to AtatA~1/4rks Turkey (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)


Erik J.



Turkey: A Modern History (I.B.Tauris), which has been translated into seven languages; Arming the St...
Vandals, Romans and Berbers: New Perspectives on Late Antique North Africa

Vandals, Romans and Berbers: New Perspectives on Late Antique North Africa


A. H. Merrills



The birth, growth and decline of the Vandal and Berber Kingdoms in North Africa have often been forgotten in studies of the late R...
The Hunters or the Hunted?: An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy

The Hunters or the Hunted?: An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy


C. K. Brain



"Amongst scientists involved [in taphonomy], C. K. Brain stands out as the pioneer; this impressive book is a statement of his inv...
African Cultural Astronomy: Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy research in Africa (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings)

African Cultural Astronomy: Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy research in Africa (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings)


Jarita Holbrook, Johnson O. Urama, Rodney Thebe Medupe



From the reviews: "The 17 readable, stimulating papers deal with multiple topics: simple principles ...
Democracy in Africa: Moving Beyond a Difficult Legacy

Democracy in Africa: Moving Beyond a Difficult Legacy


Roger Southall



Roger Southall is a distinguished research fellow in the Democracy and Governance Research Program a...
ANCIENT EGYPT: The Light of the World (volume 1 )

ANCIENT EGYPT: The Light of the World (volume 1 )


Gerald Massey



With his earlier two series in Egyptology, Gerald Massey turned existing doctrine on its head to argue that not only had Egypt spa...
The Route to Power in Nigeria: A Dynamic Engagement Option for Current and Aspiring Leaders

The Route to Power in Nigeria: A Dynamic Engagement Option for Current and Aspiring Leaders


M.J. Balogun



--African Journal of Public Administration and ManagementThe International Journal of African Histor...
China in Africa: Partner, Competitor or Hegemon? (African Arguments)

China in Africa: Partner, Competitor or Hegemon? (African Arguments)


Chris Alden



Chris Alden is a Senior Lecturer in the Deparment of International Relations at the LSE. He has rese...
The Monuments of Seti I: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis (Probleme der Ägyptologie)

The Monuments of Seti I: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis (Probleme der Ägyptologie)


Peter James Brand



One of ancient Egypt's most outstanding and important rulers was Seti I. He is especially notorious for his wars in neighboring We...
Return to Nisa

Return to Nisa


Marjorie Shostak



Twenty years ago Marjorie Shostak published the story of her relationship with Nisa, a rural tribesw...
The Road to Kadesh: A Historical Interpretation of the Battle Reliefs of King Sety I at Karnak (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago)

The Road to Kadesh: A Historical Interpretation of the Battle Reliefs of King Sety I at Karnak (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago)


William J. Murnane



An exploration of the significance of the wars of Sety I and of the general pattern of Egyptian-Hittite relations, which culminate...
Edward Said and Critical Decolonization: Revised Edition

Edward Said and Critical Decolonization: Revised Edition


Ferial Ghazoul



FERIAL J. GHAZOUL is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the American University in C...
Sargonic and Gutian periods, 2334-2113 BC

Sargonic and Gutian periods, 2334-2113 BC


Douglas Frayne



Text: English (translation) Douglas Frayne is with...
Ghana: a country study

Ghana: a country study


Laverle Bennette Berry, Ed



Ghana: a country study...