Politics

The shocking history of France's secret war in Cameroon and its neocolonial afterlives Legend has it that the end of France's empire in sub-Saharan Africa was a peaceful affair. This book tells a very different story, exposing the shocking violence of a...

An updated and revised biography of Patrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Patrice Lumumba (1926-61) is perhaps the most famous leader of the African independence movement. He became an icon of anti-imperialist...

Mamadou Diouf unearths the intellectual and cultural traditions that have long defined Africa, proving that history was never just written about Africa, but also by it. For too long, Africa has been framed as an afterthought in world history--a...

A powerful critique of the racial myths that shape our world Drawing on a rich tapestry of historical analysis, literary criticism, and cultural theory, Hazel V. Carby interrogates our racial fictions, which have been constructed, maintained, and...

In 1974-75 the people of two West African countries, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, put an end to 500 years of Portuguese colonial exploitation. Led by a popular movement forged by Amílcar Cabral, their struggle triggered the collapse of Portugal's...

In 2006, the High Court of Uganda became the stage for one of the most controversial trials in the nation's history. A former rebel doctor turned opposition leader, Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, stood accused of rape in a case that divided the country,...

In 2006, the High Court of Uganda became the stage for one of the most controversial trials in the nation's history. A former rebel doctor turned opposition leader, Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, stood accused of rape in a case that divided the country,...

A guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities. From the excesses of world expositions to myths of better living through...

Why do people believe so strongly - and think so little?Across politics, religion, culture, and social movements, humanity is driven by conviction. Yet history shows that some of the greatest harm has been done by people who were completely certain they...

The Hostile Takeover of Paradise and the Strategy to Ungentrify Frontier Markets: The Next $100 Trillion OpportunityIt took exactly 100 years from when communities in Paradise consistently sold hundreds of thousands of pounds of surplus food to British...

THE TRUTH BEHIND THE GREEN REVOLUTION.Are you holding a crime scene in your hand?We are told that the transition to green energy is the key to saving the planet. But for the Democratic Republic of Congo, this "revolution" has a dark price. In Blood,...