Africa

This volume chronicles Stanley's reaching the Emin Pasha and finally persuading him to abandon Lake Albert in 1889.

In 1888, the governor of Southern Sudan was forced into retreat by a revolt led by the Islamic holy man known as the "Mahdi." Volume 1 of this two-volume set details the political events that led up to the revolt, and the progress of Stanley from the...

"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" The man who uttered those famous words was compared with Christopher Columbus in his day and became one of the late nineteenth century's most newsworthy figures. Yet, one hundred years after Henry Morton Stanley's death, his...

I will be talking to 2,000000 people "who" have died in southern Sudan defending their right, to stay Christian, Their voices were silenced. I will speak for them. I will also tell the world the truth about who was killing us. Osama Bin Laden, Saddam...

I will be talking to 2,000000 people "who" have died in southern Sudan defending their right, to stay Christian, Their voices were silenced. I will speak for them. I will also tell the world the truth about who was killing us. Osama Bin Laden, Saddam...

Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbor, is woven into the national...

Revealing mother and daughter memoir chronicling their final conversations, complexities as women and artists, and the rich history of their African American family. Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore, activist and architect of the 1960's Black Arts...

Speaking together in Cuba in 1991, Mandela and Castro discuss the unique relationship and example of the struggles of the South African and Cuban peoples.

Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the long and distinguished history of the British Army. At noon a massive Zulu host attacked the 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana, a distinctive...

In a gripping narrative that is all but impossible to put down (Joseph C. Miller), Histories of the Hanged exposes the long-hidden colonial crimes of the British in Kenya. This groundbreaking work tells how the brutal war between the colonial government...

Embedded within the dances of Africa are repositories of historical narratives, invaluable insights on the mindset of ancient and contemporary peoples, and revelations and budding hints of developing cultural phenomena. Such information greatly...

Embedded within the dances of Africa are repositories of historical narratives, invaluable insights on the mindset of ancient and contemporary peoples, and revelations and budding hints of developing cultural phenomena. Such information greatly...