Africa Books


Native Arts Of North America, Africa, And The South Pacific: An Introduction (Icon Editions)Native Arts Of North America, Africa, And The South Pacific: An Introduction (Icon Editions)
Best Price: $39.50
This introduction to the art of tribal peoples of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific...
Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern (Journal of African Civilizations ; Vol. 5, No. 1-2)Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern (Journal of African Civilizations ; Vol. 5, No. 1-2)
Best Price: $24.96
Ivan Van sertima may at time jump overboard,but He is often misunderstood by the people who try...
An Introduction to African PoliticsAn Introduction to African Politics
Best Price: $30.00
From Introduction: Contents include: 1) introduction: State, Civil Society and External...
History after Apartheid: Visual Culture and Public Memory in a Democratic South AfricaHistory after Apartheid: Visual Culture and Public Memory in a Democratic South Africa
Best Price: $17.51
The democratic election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1994 marked the demise...
Sudan's Painful Road To Peace: A Full Story of the Founding and Development of SPLM/SPLASudan's Painful Road To Peace: A Full Story of the Founding and Development of SPLM/SPLA
Best Price: $23.99
Sudan's Painful Road to Peace by Arop Madut Arop was designed as a reference book for students...


Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory (Campaign)Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory (Campaign)
Best Price: $11.91
This is a clearly written account of the start of the 1879 Zulu War leading up to the battle of...
The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship & Magick (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magic Series)The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship & Magick (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magic Series)
Best Price: $170.33
Last Place on Earth (National Geographic)Last Place on Earth (National Geographic)
Best Price: $91.00
Magnificent images from wild Africa, taken by a master photographer such as Mike Nichols. Mike...
Makeba: The Miriam Makeba StoryMakeba: The Miriam Makeba Story
Best Price: $41.36
As the first complete autobiography of Miriam Makeba, this book celebrates the life of this...
Street Children in SenegalStreet Children in Senegal
Best Price: $8.50
IMPRESSIONS: There is not much literature or information available on street children and so I...


Judeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient WorldJudeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient World
Best Price: $25.49
The author places the roots of classical anti-Semitism in Egypt, and although the texts he...
GNOSTICISM, JUDAISM, AND EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANITYGNOSTICISM, JUDAISM, AND EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANITY
Best Price: $17.90
Genocide in Darfur: Investigating the Atrocities in the SudanGenocide in Darfur: Investigating the Atrocities in the Sudan
Best Price: $26.97
Let me state for the record, that as a whole, I am not an avid reader;but when I find a book...
Selections from the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient EgyptSelections from the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt
Best Price: $11.70
Karenga has done a wonderful piece in the Husia! I take this book as a counteraction to all...
The African Experience: An Introduction (2nd Edition)The African Experience: An Introduction (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $59.99
I'll keep this short and sweet. If you want an introduction into African history, this book is...

Egyptian Boats and Ships (Shire Egyptology)Egyptian Boats and Ships (Shire Egyptology)
Best Price: $4.95
This book comprehensively outlines the latest findings of nautical archaeology with regard to...
Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Boy King (Crossroads America)Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Boy King (Crossroads America)
Best Price: $5.86
Of course I haven't been allowed to more than gaze at the cover but my son, age 17 and Dr Awass'...
The Atlantic SoundThe Atlantic Sound
Best Price: $6.14
This is a remarkably complex and thought-provoking book. It would be of interest to anyone who...
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with SupplementAncient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
Best Price: $93.60
If you like studying the Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture), this book will provide translations...
Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, DarfurNever Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur
Best Price: $28.74
A powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st...

The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and UpdatedThe Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated
Best Price: $4.99
This is a very interesting account of the 1800's scramble to get antiquities and the careless...
China's New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspectiveChina's New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspective
Best Price: $30.54
China's global expansion is much talked about, but usually from the viewpoint of the West. This...
Churches of Ethiopia: The Monastery of Narga SellaseChurches of Ethiopia: The Monastery of Narga Sellase
Best Price: $37.80
Narga Sellase's monastery sits on a tiny islet in the middle of Lake Tana, the great body of...
Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the ManyConceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many
Best Price: $15.95
The book was exactly in the shape it was said to be in, and it arrived very quickly! All in all...
Paths In The RainforestsPaths In The Rainforests
Best Price: $25.95
A few years ago I read John Womack Jr.?s ?Zapata and the Mexican Revolution? which struck me as...

The Egyptian Miracle: An Introduction to the Wisdom of the TempleThe Egyptian Miracle: An Introduction to the Wisdom of the Temple
Best Price: $11.75
From my childhood I've always been fascinated with Egypt. Unfortunately many of the books on...
Khartoum: The Ultimate Imperial AdventureKhartoum: The Ultimate Imperial Adventure
Best Price: $10.33
Michael Asher, ex-Parachute regiment and SAS, has written a vivid account of the Sudan campaigns...
Orphans Of Islam: Family, Abandonment, And Secret Adoption In MoroccoOrphans Of Islam: Family, Abandonment, And Secret Adoption In Morocco
Best Price: $32.44
Orphans of Islam portrays the abject lives and excluded body of abandoned and bastard children...
An Unpopular WarAn Unpopular War
Best Price: $13.18
In the seventies, eighties and nineties, conscription had a profound effect on hundreds of...
Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient ArtEgyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art
Best Price: $14.00
Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art written by Bob Brier is a book about...

Pyramid Quest: Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of CivilizationPyramid Quest: Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of Civilization
Best Price: $4.94
A thoroughly captivating read. My only gripe is that the font is so small as to be uncomfortable...
Too Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King FaroukToo Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King Farouk
A few months before 23 July 1952 coup d'etat, king Farouk examined the possibility to form a...
How Writing Came AboutHow Writing Came About
Best Price: $15.49
This book will take you through the ruins of an ancient city in Mesopotamia and then will...
THE COMPLETE PYRAMID SOURCEBOOKTHE COMPLETE PYRAMID SOURCEBOOK
Best Price: $13.70
Being one of the newest board members of the Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association Advisory...
The Rastafari IbleThe Rastafari Ible
Best Price: $7.21
This is a great reference book detailing the kingship of Ethiopia as a national state. Jahson...

African Religions: Symbol, Ritual, and Community (2nd Edition)African Religions: Symbol, Ritual, and Community (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $41.21
In this text Ray discusses the myths and ritual beliefs behind various native African religions....
Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to TodayWitness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today
Best Price: $11.00
This is yet another alleged history book looking at the fabled history of the supposed greatest...
Southern Sudan and Its Fight for FreedomSouthern Sudan and Its Fight for Freedom
Best Price: $10.06
Since Sudan gained its independence from the British on the 1st of January 1956, the...
The African AIDS Epidemic: A HistoryThe African AIDS Epidemic: A History
Best Price: $22.45
This history of the African AIDS epidemic is a much-needed, accessibly written historical...
The Place of Stunted Ironwood Trees: A Year in the Lives of the Cattle-Herding Himba of NamibiaThe Place of Stunted Ironwood Trees: A Year in the Lives of the Cattle-Herding Himba of Namibia
Best Price: $75.00
i had the chance to live among the himba in 1995 and find crandall's depiction of the himba the...

Intellectual WarfareIntellectual Warfare
Best Price: $12.49
Testifying that the foundation of modern Western thought, theory, and practice can be traced...
The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought)The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought)
Best Price: $14.00
Mudimbe does philosophy like a talk-show host or a parliamentary speaker. His benches are packed...
Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local EconomiesRipples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies
Best Price: $2.00
"Ripples from the Zambezi" is a beautiful, simple, common sense book with profound...
The Spiritual Autobiography of Charles De FoucauldThe Spiritual Autobiography of Charles De Foucauld
Best Price: $7.95
Genesis of the Grail Kings: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of JesusGenesis of the Grail Kings: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus
Best Price: $6.13
I've read many of Zecharia Sitchin's books on the Sumerians and Annunaki, and I have to say I...

The Wizard of the Nile: The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted (Biography & Memoir)The Wizard of the Nile: The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted (Biography & Memoir)
Best Price: $12.59
Part Le Carr?, part Gourevitch, the story of a journey into one of the wildest corners of the...
Collapse of the Bronze Age: The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the SeaCollapse of the Bronze Age: The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea
Best Price: $17.05
This book is only tangentially concerned with the Near East Bronze Age as it waxed and waned in...
The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395 (Routledge History of the Ancient World)The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395 (Routledge History of the Ancient World)
Best Price: $37.00
When Edward Gibbons wrote his monumental work, "The Decline and Fall of the Rome...
Egyptian Life Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books)Egyptian Life Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books)
Best Price: $0.43
The stickers are nice, I just didn't realize the book was going to be so small.
Cleopatra (Life & Times)Cleopatra (Life & Times)
Best Price: $7.35
The images for this book are astounding and vary from photographs of artifacts such as coins and...

Daily Life of the Egyptian GodsDaily Life of the Egyptian Gods
Best Price: $19.75
This is a very readable introduction that allows the reader to know not only the mythical...
Akhenaten: King of EgyptAkhenaten: King of Egypt
Best Price: $16.07
Akhenaten and his ideals are very innovative and thought provoking to say the least. I can...
Death and the Afterlife in Ancient EgyptDeath and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
Best Price: $18.99
Originally commissioned for a collection of funerary material in the British Museum, Death and...
Where Soldiers Fear to Tread: A Relief Worker's Tale of SurvivalWhere Soldiers Fear to Tread: A Relief Worker's Tale of Survival
Best Price: $3.99
This book is a perfect summary of the dark side of humanitarian work. Unequipped, unprepared...
Lost White Tribes : The End of Privilege and the Last Colonials in Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Brazil, Haiti, Namibia, and GuadeloupeLost White Tribes : The End of Privilege and the Last Colonials in Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Brazil, Haiti, Namibia, and Guadeloupe
Best Price: $29.98
Forgotten pockets of culture in unlikely places are brought to light in Riccardo Orizio's book,...

Global Studies: Africa (Global Studies)Global Studies: Africa (Global Studies)
Best Price: $26.50
GLOBAL STUDIES is a unique series designed to provide comprehensive background information and...
Heresy and the Politics of Community: The Jews of the Fatimid Caliphate (Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past)Heresy and the Politics of Community: The Jews of the Fatimid Caliphate (Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past)
Best Price: $39.59
In a book with a bold new view of medieval Jewish history, written in a style accessible to...
   
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