2,958円 This history by celebrated Africanist David Birmingham begins in 1820 with the Portuguese attempt to create a third, African, empire after the virtual loss of Asia and America. In the nineteenth century the most valuable resource extracted from Angola was agricultural labor, first as privately ow...

1,326円 On Uganda's Terms is the gripping tale of the author's experiences as an American nurse during the vicious and brutal reign of Idi Amin. Ms. Hale tells the story of the struggles she faced while striving to improve the Ugandan health care system in the 1960s - 70s. Recalling a saying from the Tal...

3,973円 How do people whose entire way of life has been destroyed and who witnessed horrible abuses against loved ones construct a new future? How do people who have survived the ravages of war and displacement rebuild their lives in a new country when their world has totally changed? In Making Refuge Ca...

1,335円 ‘An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel’ Observer, Books of the Year ‘A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity… [written with] exceptional delicacy and restraint’ TLS To Westerne...

166円 Raramente os livros didáticos comentam fatos relacionados com a história da África Negra. E quando o fazem, repetem um receituário impregnado de desqualificação, de visões preconceituosas ou então, recorrem ao silêncio como estratégia de negação. O Fabuloso Reino dos Mansas do Mali busca exatamen...

22,032円 Côte d’Ivoire remains one of the most intriguing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It appeared well on its way to becoming a model of development under its single political party and charismatic founding father, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, when it fell on hard economic times in the 1980s. Poor managem...

166円 A organização do espaço nas sociedades tradicionais tem recebido pouca atenção da geografia. Anote-se: esta observação é particularmente verdadeira para o caso africano. Visando suprir tal lacuna, O Baobá na Paisagem Africana: Singularidades de uma conjugação entre natural e artificial visa justa...

4,106円 Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic African nation. Whether discussing the Asante kingdom and the Gold Coast's importance to European commerce and transatlantic slaving, Ghana's brief perio...

1,764円 Depuis quelques années, il nous est donné de constater que le monde des travailleurs humanitaires a bien changé. De nos jours, le respect et l’admiration que le monde portait à ce type de travailleurs fait place à des situations plutôt dangereuses. Avec ...

1,792円 Kigali, 6 avril 1994, 20h23. Deux missiles prennent leur envol, l'avion du Président rwandais Juvénal Habyarimana explose, ses occupants sont tués sur le coup. Dans les minutes qui suivent, les militaires rwandais et les milices, chauffés à blanc depuis des années par une propagande meurtrière, e...

1,792円 Verhalen uit het echte Afrika Het beeld van Afrika als een hulpbehoevend continent domineert nog steeds. Wat het nieuws echter niet haalt is de spectaculaire economische groei in de afgelopen tien jaar of de innovatieve landbouw en de bankensector. Afrika is het nieuwe Azië. Het is echter niet in...

2,254円 Profiles in courage - the definitive history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand, fully updated in this new edition. For 150 years the highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry has been the Victoria Cross. These are the extraordinary stories of the New Zealand VCs. Since its instig...