Africa Books


Prince among Slaves Best Price: $7.99 This is an extraordinary true story of a Black Muslim captured and sold into slavery in 1788 in...	The African Experience: From Olduvai Gorge To The 21st Century Best Price: $19.93 Roland Oliver's second edition of this useful book offers good chapters on Africa in the 1990s...	A Short History of Africa: Sixth Edition Best Price: $67.76 The authors did a great job. They could have made this too high-level and impossible to...	In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture Best Price: $14.26 The problem with K. Anthony Appiah is that he is, like HL Gates, full of hot air. It's not...	An Unpopular War Best Price: $12.61 An Unpopular War This interesting book consists of a series of first-person vignettes...



Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa Best Price: $17.50 Ingrid Monson's FREEDOM SOUNDS is the most lucid and perceptive look at jazz and politics during...	The Africans Best Price: $3.35 Lamb writes about as well as anyone I know. No doubt, others write with greater understanding of...	Sufferings in Africa: The Astonishing Account of a New England Sea Captain Enslaved by North African Arabs Best Price: $3.04 I found out about Captain James Riley's story one night when I was watching the history channel....	Africa Since Independence: A Comparative History Best Price: $30.56 Paul Nugent has written one of the most impressive single-volume texts on African history--with...	Ancient Cities: The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece, and Rome Best Price: $40.90 This is a nice general survey of urban settings in the ancient world. Would be fine for a...



African Perspectives on China in Africa Best Price: $17.96 This book provides, in a series of essays, a reasonable overview from several perspectives of...	An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Best Price: $29.70 An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt is a comprehensive overview of Egyptian...	UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. II, Abridged Edition: Ancient Africa (General History of Africa (Univ of California Pr) (Abridged Version)) Best Price: $24.95 This Is not a lightweight book on the ancient africa.All of the countries are covered In detail,...	Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire Best Price: $11.25 During World War I, Germany and the Kaiser attempted to bring down the British Empire in India...	Oral Tradition As History Best Price: $19.50

Africa Doesn't Matter: How the West Has Failed the Poorest Continent and What We Can Do About It Best Price: $8.55 This book is not a self righteous tirade against developed countries not doing enough. Rather,...	Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend Best Price: $21.75 Richard Stoneman examines, not the actual life of Alexander, but his afterlife in the legends of...	African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and the Shame Best Price: $4.37 African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and the Shame	Parallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa Best Price: $16.00 When this book was first assigned for a Novels and Ethnography course, I was less than enthused....	Introduction To African Civilizations John G Jackson was a master of history, and I enjoyed this book: Clear, Comprehensive, lot of...

The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society (Duckworth Egyptology) (Duckworth Egyptology Series) Best Price: $19.00 Many books have been written about Ancient Egypt. However, most of them cover either the Old...	The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought) Best Price: $17.96 Mudimbe does philosophy like a talk-show host or a parliamentary speaker. His benches are packed...	Here Is Your War: Story of G.I. Joe Best Price: $6.99 A fascintating read. This book gets you right into the actual experiences faced by our...	The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt Believe you me, I have more than my fair share of Egyptology works among my considerable...	African Presence in Early Europe (Journal of African Civilizations) Best Price: $18.00 Simply put, Psuedo-Historical nonsense that was written by a hack LINGUIST. Honestly I really...

American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945 Best Price: $19.95 In American Orientalism, Douglas Little sets out to chronicle America's involvement with the...	The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) Best Price: $29.00 First things first: beautiful pictures. Leave this one on your coffee table for guests to peruse...	A Complicated War: The Harrowing of Mozambique (Perspectives on South Africa) Best Price: $15.00 Having spent my teenage years in Mozambique during the 1950s, I've always felt a strong affinity...	The Serpent Power Best Price: $20.45 The book met my expectations and I shall read future releases from the author	Egyptian Yoga: The Philosophy of Enlightenment Best Price: $15.88 Great read even though it contains a few grammatical errors, but the content is well wriitten.

The Third Crusade 1191: Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and the battle for Jerusalem (Campaign) Best Price: $3.94 Really have nothing to say that the previous two reviewers didn't cover. It is the best...	The Atlantic Slave Trade (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events, 1500-1900,) Best Price: $24.95 In 1502, the first African slaves were taken to Hispaniola. In 1888, Brazil became the last...	Egypt and the Egyptians Best Price: $15.00 This book is a simple introduction for ancient egyptian hsitory.It is well organised and tells...	Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization: The Linguistic Evidence, Vol. 3 Best Price: $53.20 One brief example: Aristotle could not possibly have stolen his ideas from the library at...	War in Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom (Ancient World at War) Best Price: $22.08 Spalinger has triumphed in his attempt to produce a very scholarly book on such a difficult...

The African Slave Trade Best Price: $8.00	A Concise History of South Africa (Cambridge Concise Histories) Best Price: $20.00 Based on the title, I assumed that this book would be a relatively light overview of S. African...	Introduction to African Religion (African Writers Series) Best Price: $7.10 This is THE starting point for inquiry into African Religion. Its written with enough...	Introduction to African Religion (African Writers Series) Best Price: $7.10 This is THE starting point for inquiry into African Religion. Its written with enough...	Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs Best Price: $42.14 i got this book for class i find egyptian writing intesting plus one of my favorite cultures...

Rasta: : Emperor Haile Sellassie and the Rastafarians Best Price: $5.30 this book is a great interpretation of rasta, the beliefs of rasta, and the practices of its...	The Conquest of Morocco Best Price: $8.61 This is not a review. I wanted to point out what I feel is a big problem when buying a book that...	BRAVE MEN'S BLOOD: The Epic of the Zulu War 1879 (Pen & Sword Military Classics) Best Price: $14.93 The Anglo-Zulu War is a subject often obscured from history and put under the broader picture of...	Environment and History (Historical Connections) Best Price: $29.89 The influence of human economies and cultures on ecosystems is particularly striking in the new...	White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History Best Price: $1.25 i am currently taking a comparative study course on new world slavery, and this book interested...

The Egyptian Amduat: The Book of the Hidden Chamber Best Price: $44.02	Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet Best Price: $6.66 If you are remotely interested in the reign of Akhenaten, which most of us interested in...	AIDS in the Twenty-First Century, Fully Revised and Updated Edition: Disease and Globalization Best Price: $19.94 This is the only book-length exploration of the social and economic context of the the HIV/AIDS...	African Counterterrorism Cooperation: Assessing Regional and Subregional Initiatives Best Price: $16.19 Africa is a continent of growing strategic importance in the global war on terrorism. Over the...	From Secularism to Jihad: Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism Best Price: $36.95 I had the opportunity to meet the author some weeks ago. We had a great conversation so I...

Egyptian Cosmology: The Animated Universe - Second Edition Best Price: $6.81 This will give you all the basics to get you started with a good foundation.	Black Women in Antiquity (Journal of African Civilizations ; V. 6) Best Price: $19.91 Ivan Van Sertima does it again with this amazing book, profiling various African women...	Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods Best Price: $22.95 As both an Egyptologist and student of the Egyptian religion, I found this book a welcome...	The Great Pyramid Decoded: God's Stone Witness - with an introduction to Pyramidology Best Price: $3.99 E. Raymond Capt brings to light an obscure prophecy found in the book of Isaiah: "In that...	The Confessions of St. Augustine: Modern English Version (Paraclete Living Library) Best Price: $5.44 Devotional outpourings of penitence and thanksgiving by one of the greatest thinkers of ancient...

Black Death: AIDS in Africa Best Price: $10.00 In the first few pages of her book, Susan Hunter explains that HIV / AIDS is the first new...	The African Dream: The diaries of the Revolutionary War in the Congo Best Price: $8.76 I must commend Guevara for his courage and idealism. I also believe that the diary was a candid...

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