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A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991
Updated and revised edition. Bahru Zewde has updated the first edition, adding a new chapter and taking the history through to 1991. 'The new chapter enhances the value of the …
The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars
Expanded third edition of this key text on the complex underlying conditions of the civil war from the 1960s to the present day, including a new chapter on the current wars in …
Spirit Possession, Modernity and Power in Africa
Focuses on questions of power, the history and inner dynamics of cults, and images of the other. The articles in this book make valuable contributions to the literature of African …
Decolonising the Mind
A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization. 'The language of …
Foundations of an African Civilisation
A single coherent narrative of Aksumite civilisation revealing the roots of medieval Christian Ethiopia. This well-illustrated book provides an up-to-date survey of a key period in …
Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia
Bahru Zewde, one of the foremost historians of modern Ethiopia, has constructed a collective biography of a remarkable group of men and women in a formative period of their …
Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa
Addresses the continuing problems of the export of art and artefacts from Africa, and also of the design and target audiences of exhibitions both within and outside the continent. …
Remapping Ethiopia
A sequel to The Southern Marches of Imperial Ethiopia. This new volume examines the major changes effected by the socialist regime from the revolution of 1974 to its overthrow in …
Reading Chinua Achebe
Analysis of the writings of Chinua Achebe aimed at students of literature. Simon Gikandi has set out to reveal '...the very nature of [Achebe's] creativity, its prodigious …
Losing your Land
Examines a new aspect of one of the highest profile issues facing Africa today-land-grabbing-and shows the widespread impact of small-scale dispossession. Dispossession of land on …
The Eritrean National Service
Gives voice to the conscripts who are forced to serve indefinitely without remuneration under the ENS in a powerful critical survey of its effect from the Liberation Struggle to …
General History of Africa volume 2 [pbk abridged]
SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs. Volume 2 covers the period …