Since its construction in the early 1960s, the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam across the Volta River has exemplified the possibilities and challenges of development in Ghana. Drawing …
A Dance of Assassins presents the competing histories of how Congolese Chief Lusinga and Belgian Lieutenant Storms engaged in a deadly clash while striving to establish hegemony …
"Provides important insider information concerning Sierra Leone's recent war...and builds on [the author's] established reputation as an insightful and courageous journalist." …
"e;Much has changed in Africa and in African studies . . . but one constant has been the enduring excellence of the anthology Africa."e; -International Journal of African …
Since the publication of the first edition in 1977, Africa has established itself as a leading resource for teaching, business, and scholarship. This fourth edition has been …
Abdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of the country's independence when Africa's first democrats appeared. While many African …
The TAZARA (Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority), or Freedom Railway, from Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to the Copperbelt region of Zambia, was instrumental in fostering one …
Colonial Africa saw an explosion of writing and printing, produced and circulated not only by highly educated and visible elites, but also by wage laborers, clerks, village …
Africa's Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the perspective of global issues such as political instability, economic development, and climate …
"e;An impressive synthesis of current literature in African history, making it understandable and relevant."e; -Jan Bender Shetler, author of Imagining Serengeti: A History …
