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1	The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood more books like this by Helene Cooper (Read by) add to wishlist A haunting memoir of a war-torn childhood in Liberia, a deeply personal story and an examination of a violent and divided country. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third more books like this by Edward Luttwak add to wishlist Luttwak believes that `the Roman achievement in the realm of grand strategy remains entirely unsurpassed and even two millennia of technological innovation have not invalidated its lessons.' He argues that the strength of the Roman Empire was not due to tactical superiority on the battlefield, superior generalship or more advanced weapons ... see all copies from $14.41! new only from $15.52!
3	Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the Worlds Most Precious Stones more books like this by Greg Campbell add to wishlist Journalist Greg Campbell leads the reader down the international diamond trail of brutality, horror, and profit - providing an on-the-ground and in-the-mines story of global consequence. First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $7.09! \| first editions \| SVS
4	At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Biography of the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	IBN Battuta in Black Africa more books like this by Said Hamdun (Editor), Noel Q King (Translator) add to wishlist Abu Abdalla Ibn Battuta (1304-1354) was one of the greatest travelers of pre-modern times. He traveled to Black Africa twice. He reported about the wealthy, multi-cultural trading centers at the African East coast, such as Mombasa and Kilwa, and the warm hospitality he experienced in Mogadishu. He also visited the court of Mansa Musa and ... see all copies from $10.06! new only from $26.45!
6	The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa more books like this by Adam Roberts add to wishlist Equatorial Guinea is a tiny country roughly the size of Maryland. Humid, jungle covered, and rife with unpleasant diseases, natives call it Devil Island. Its president in 2004, Obiang Nguema, had been accused of everything from cannibalism, belief in witchcraft, mass murder, billion-dollar corruption, and terrorism. With so little to recommend ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Diligent: Worlds of the Slave Trade more books like this by Robert Harms add to wishlist The Diligent began her journey in Brittany in 1731, and Harms follows her along the African coast where her goods were traded for slaves, to Martinique where her captives were sold to work on sugar plantations. Harms brings to life a world in which slavery was a commerce carried out without qualms. He shows the gruesome details of daily life ... see all copies from $5.19! new only from $12.54! \| SVS
8	History of Nigeria more books like this by Toyin Falola add to wishlist Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted with the region, and Matthew Heaton, who has ... see all copies from $13.94! new only from $13.94! \| first editions \| SVS
9	African Slave Trade more books like this by Basil Davidson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.63! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Hunter, the Hammer, and Heaven more books like this by Robert Young Pelton add to wishlist Pelton's extraordinary journeys have taken him to the most dangerous places in the world. Here he documents three of the most enigmatic and terrifying places he has been. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Door of No Return: The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade more books like this by William St Clair add to wishlist Focusing primarily on Cape Coast Castle, the African headquarters of the British slave trade from 1664-1807, this thought-provoking account tells the story of the people who lived, worked, or were imprisoned within its walls, the soldiers stationed there, the negotiations with local African leaders, and the deadly diseases inside the compound. see all copies from $3.94! new only from $9.37! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and the Shame more books like this by Anne C Bailey add to wishlist "The first history of the Atlantic slave trade culled from the memories of those Africans left behind . . . it will forever alter our understanding of the Middle Passage." --Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Yo' Mama's Disfunktional! The story of the Atlantic slave trade has largely been filtered through the eyes and records of white Europeans, but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.25! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Wanderings in West Africa more books like this by Sir Richard Francis Burton add to wishlist Great Victorian scholar-adventurer recounts long journey to British diplomatic post at Fernando Po, expeditions to African mainland. Invaluable descriptions of African tribal rituals concerning birth, marriage, death, fetishism, more. 1 illustration, 1 map. see all copies from $4.75! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The World and a Very Small Place in Africa more books like this by Donald R Wright add to wishlist Niumi is a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called the Gambia). This work looks at how it has been affected, over the last six or seven centuries, by phenomena such as European expansion, industrialization, colonialism, world wars and political independence. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $185.70!
15 view cover	This House Has Fallen: Nigeria in Crisis more books like this by Karl Maier (Preface by) add to wishlist "This House Has Fallen" is a bracing, disturbing and evocative report on the perilous condition of one of the most complex multi-ethnic nations. The world's tenth most populous country with 110 million inhabitants, a pot-pourri of languages and peoples, and boundless dynamism, Nigeria is the pivotal point of the African continent. As Nigeria goes, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.48! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Race for Timbuktu: In Search of Africa's City of Gold more books like this by Frank T Kryza add to wishlist This book is a dramatic true adventure. It is the first book-length account of Laing's expedition. It appeals to readers of travel, exploration, and adventure writing and was extracted in the travel section of national newspaper eg "FT". This is the incredible true story of Alexander Gordon Laing and the race to discover Timbuktu during the early ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 more books like this by Alice L Conklin add to wishlist This work addresses a central but often ignored question in the history of modern France and modern colonialism: how did the Third Republic, highly regarded for its professed democratic values, allow itself to be seduced by the insidious and persistent appeal of a civilizing ideology with distinct racist overtones? By focusing on a particular ... see all copies from $24.21! new only from $24.21! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Sufferings in Africa: The Astonishing Account of a New England Sea Captain Enslaved by North African Arabs more books like this by James Riley add to wishlist Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa in 1815, Captain James Riley and members of his crew were made slaves to a band of nomadic Arabs. His dramatic account, which counted Abraham Lincoln among its admirers, is a great travel-adventure narrative of the times. see all copies from $2.96! new only from $8.79! \| SVS
19 view cover	Designing West Africa: Prelude to 21st Century Calamity more books like this by Prof. Peter Schwab add to wishlist A noted authority makes a provocative argument that the fate of the African continent was decided in its first decade of independence see all copies from $3.95! new only from $17.81! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Ibn Batutta in Black Africa more books like this by Ibn Batutta, Ibn, Noel King (Editor) add to wishlist Abu Abdalla ibn Battuta (1304-1354) was one of the greatest travellers of pre-modern times. This is his report of black Africa, a document of the high culture, pride and independence of black African states in the 14th century. He writes disapprovingly of sexual integration in families. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $24.46!
21 view cover	The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, the Gambia, Second Edition more books like this by Donald R Wright add to wishlist Focusing on Niumi, a small settlement at the mouth of the Gambia River in West Africa, Donald Wright provides a fascinating insight into the effects of globalization on a small African country, and places these events into deep historica context. Combining his own personal experiences with on-site historical research, Wright shows how rapidly ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $29.95! \| SVS
22 view cover	West Africa Before the Colonial Era: A History to 1850 more books like this by Basil Davidson add to wishlist This is a survey of pre-colonial West Africa, written by the internationally respected author and journalist, Basil Davidson. He takes as his starting point his successful textA History of West Africa 1000-1800, but he has reworked his new text specially for a wider international readership. In the process he offers a fascinating introduction to ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $44.01! \| SVS
23 view cover	Ancient West African Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, & Songhai more books like this by Mary Quigley add to wishlist Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $6.48!
24 view cover	Moorings & Metaphors: Figures of Culture and Gender in Black Women's Literature more books like this by Karla F C Holloway, F Holloway Karla add to wishlist see all copies from $2.23! new only from $15.00!
25 view cover	Music in West Africa: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture more books like this by Ruth M Stone add to wishlist This book introduces the musical traditions of West Africa and discusses the diversity, motifs, and structure of West African music within the larger patterns of the region's culture. Drawing upon the author's extensive fieldwork, it explores how the music's complex rhythmic combinations in fast-paced patterns and quick, tightly orchestrated ... see all copies from $13.66! new only from $23.06! \| SVS

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