History

For decades, France has exerted a neocolonial grip on its former African empire, known as the Fran?afrique. Yet a series of electoral breakthroughs and military coups by opponents of this order have put its future into question. Covering a broad sweep...

Mathews Phosa's compelling story of political activism, leadership, and power shifts in South Africa.Mathews Phosa has been an eyewitness to the dramatic shifts of political power in South Africa. He was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement, the...

One of Africa's deadliest domestic conflicts, the Liberian Civil War, lasted fourteen years, killing more than 250,000 Liberians and displacing more than 800,000 others. This book explores that devastating war and the political and social issues in...

Our nation's transportation system is crumbling: highways are collapsing, roads are pockmarked, and commuter trains are unreliable. But as acclaimed scholar and ACLU president Deborah Archer warns in Dividing Lines, before we can think about rebuilding...

"Catch Me if You Can meets Coming to America in this epic tale of one of the greatest scammers of all time."-NPR Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize * A New York Times Notable Book of the Year * A New Yorker, NPR, Newsweek, The Economist, TIME,...

Drawing from the words of Haile Selassie, this concise anthology presents a curated selection of quotes central to the Rastafari movement. Rooted in the teachings and philosophy of Ethiopia's former emperor, the collection offers insight into themes of...

Part revisionist history, part treasure hunt, this is the forgotten story of Ethiopia's 'Elgin Marbles' and a young prince taken out of Africa to live in Victorian Britain 'Extraordinary and thrilling ... This story should be known to every man, woman...

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - An award-winning author charts the poignant global journeys of African Americans as she explores her own transatlantic family odyssey in Beyond the Shores, a powerful history of living abroad while Black. "By...

This is an educational book about the Ma'di, from Africa. The book is of interest to any person of Ma'di descent or anyone interested in African history. The Ma'di were traced from where they originated; where they lived and traveled; how the travels...

This is an educational book about the Ma'di, from Africa. The book is of interest to any person of Ma'di descent or anyone interested in African history. The Ma'di were traced from where they originated; where they lived and traveled; how the travels...

Dr. Opiyo Oloya's The Best Army Doesn't Wear Kilts offers a compelling exploration of the professionalization of Uganda's People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Drawing on the extraordinary transformation of the National Resistance Army (NRA) from a rebel group...

Inadequate Justice: Sierra Leone vs. Charles Ghankay Taylor by P. Alphonsus Zeon With struggles of settling down and maintaining peace following 15 years of atrocities, this book dives into the failures of Liberia to break the culture of impunity. It...