North Africa Books


Cotton, Colonialism and Social History in Sub-Saharan AfricaCotton, Colonialism and Social History in Sub-Saharan AfricaDarfur: Management of a Genocidal Crisis: v. R01/04Darfur: Management of a Genocidal Crisis: v. R01/04At The Edge of the Corrupting Sea (J.L. Myers Memorial Lecture)At The Edge of the Corrupting Sea (J.L. Myers Memorial Lecture)
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Recent historical debates have disputed the nature of Mediterranean history, and the different...
The New Scramble for AfricaThe New Scramble for AfricaThree Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899
Best Price: $24.83
Overall very entertaining and informative. It is amazing how little has really changed in this...


Egypt After The War: Being The Narrative Of A Tour Of Inspection, Including Experiences Among The Natives, With Descriptions Of Their Homes And HabitsEgypt After The War: Being The Narrative Of A Tour Of Inspection, Including Experiences Among The Natives, With Descriptions Of Their Homes And Habits
Best Price: $33.12
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations,...
Emma's War: A True StoryEmma's War: A True Story
Best Price: $54.15
The adventurous young British relief worker Emma McCune came to Sudan determined to make a...
From Africa to America: The Journey of a Lost Boy of SudanFrom Africa to America: The Journey of a Lost Boy of Sudan
Best Price: $4.95
We have been aware of the lost boys for many years but have not known much detail of this epic...
The Rough Guide to Morocco 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)The Rough Guide to Morocco 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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I have no experience with the previous edition, and until now I only used the Lonely Planet on...
Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat (Campaign)Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat (Campaign)
Best Price: $11.57
This volume seems to be the missing piece to complete Osprey's coverage of the North African...


Two Ladies of Colonial Algeria: The Lives and Times of Aurelie Picard and Isabelle Eberhardt (Research in International Studies Africa Series)Two Ladies of Colonial Algeria: The Lives and Times of Aurelie Picard and Isabelle Eberhardt (Research in International Studies Africa Series)A Report on the Condition of the Empire of Morocco; Addressed to the Right Hon. the Earl of Iddesleigh, G.c.m.g., Her Majesty's PrincipalA Report on the Condition of the Empire of Morocco; Addressed to the Right Hon. the Earl of Iddesleigh, G.c.m.g., Her Majesty's Principal
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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...
Islam and the Métropole (American University Studies, VII: Theology and Religion)Islam and the Métropole (American University Studies, VII: Theology and Religion)
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Islam and the Métropole is an exploration of the colonial policies of France...
The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in DarfurThe Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur
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This is an intense, vivid report and call to action from the heart of violent Darfur by a former...
A Short History Of Ancient Egypt (1904)A Short History Of Ancient Egypt (1904)
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This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations,...

Sufferings in Africa: The Astonishing Account of a New England Sea Captain Enslaved by North African ArabsSufferings in Africa: The Astonishing Account of a New England Sea Captain Enslaved by North African Arabs
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I found out about Captain James Riley's story one night when I was watching the history...
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)
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Thoroughly sharp and honest treatment of a brutal conflict. The Algerian War (1954-1962) was a...
Bringing Carthage Home: the Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856-1859 (University of British Columbia Studies in the Ancient World)Bringing Carthage Home: the Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856-1859 (University of British Columbia Studies in the Ancient World)
Best Price: $91.56
Adorning the north-west staircase in the British Museum is a group of brightly coloured figured...
The Arab Conquest of the Western Sahara (Arabic Islamic Studies)The Arab Conquest of the Western Sahara (Arabic Islamic Studies)Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in DarfurTears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur

Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur (Random House Reader's Circle)Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur (Random House Reader's Circle)
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This memoir is fascinating, and heart-wrenching. A powerful testament to the power of will and...
Morocco: Globalization and Its Consequences (Global Realities)Morocco: Globalization and Its Consequences (Global Realities)
Best Price: $27.66
The authors discuss the complex ways that globalisation has affected Morocco. There are multiple...
The Arabs: A HistoryThe Arabs: A History
Best Price: $7.45
If what you seek is a clear, succinct, yet detailed account of how "the Middle East"...
Two Years Beside the Strait: Tangier Journal, 1987-89Two Years Beside the Strait: Tangier Journal, 1987-89Making Cairo Medieval (Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place)Making Cairo Medieval (Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place)
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During the nineteenth century, Cairo witnessed once of its most dramatic periods of...

Collective Memory: France and the Algerian War (1954D62) (After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France)Collective Memory: France and the Algerian War (1954D62) (After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France)
Best Price: $68.35
Collective Memory examines the difficult transmission of memory in France of the Algerian war...
The TranslatorThe Translator
Best Price: $15.31
I am the translator who has taken journalists into dangerous Darfur. It is my intention now to...
Francophone Culture And The Postcolonial Fascination With Ethnic Crimes And Colonial Aura (Studies in French Civilization)Francophone Culture And The Postcolonial Fascination With Ethnic Crimes And Colonial Aura (Studies in French Civilization)
Best Price: $144.88
This book demonstrates how both postcolonial France and the Maghreb cultural identity, and...
Southern Sudan (Sudan Studies)Southern Sudan (Sudan Studies)
Best Price: $68.31
Historie De L'algerie Colonial (Reperes) (French Edition)Historie De L'algerie Colonial (Reperes) (French Edition)
Best Price: $7.30

A History of the Jews in North Africa: From Antiquity to the Sixteenth Century v. 1A History of the Jews in North Africa: From Antiquity to the Sixteenth Century v. 1
This volume of a History of the Jews in North Africa begins with the Greco-Roman Orbit (from 300...
Animism of the Nilotics and Discourses of Islamic Fundamentalism in SudanAnimism of the Nilotics and Discourses of Islamic Fundamentalism in Sudan
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Animism as a religion and a culture of the...
Victory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a NationVictory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation
At the dawn of a new century, a newly elected U.S. president was forced to confront an...
Explorations in Bible Lands - Excavations in Egypt - For Kindle 1Explorations in Bible Lands - Excavations in Egypt - For Kindle 1
The valley of the Nile gives up to the spade of the explorer its almost inexhaustible supply of...
Egyptian Hell: Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld (Hell-on-Line E-Books)Egyptian Hell: Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld (Hell-on-Line E-Books)
The concept of the afterlife is important in the cultural and religious tradition of Ancient...

Das Afrika Korps: Erwin Rommel and the Germans in Africa, 1941-43Das Afrika Korps: Erwin Rommel and the Germans in Africa, 1941-43
This action-packed history of the Germans in Africa in World War II covers one of the most...
Frontiers of Violence in North-East Africa: Genealogies of Conflict since c.1800 (Zoneso F Violence)Frontiers of Violence in North-East Africa: Genealogies of Conflict since c.1800 (Zoneso F Violence)
Best Price: $75.24
Northeast Africa has one of the richest histories in the world, and yet also one of the most...
Libya since 1969: Qadhafi's Revolution RevisitedLibya since 1969: Qadhafi's Revolution Revisited
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This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of from the Qadhafi coup in...
A Desert Named Peace: The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902 (History and Society of the Modern Middle East)A Desert Named Peace: The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902 (History and Society of the Modern Middle East)
Best Price: $40.34
In the mid-nineteenth century, French colonial leaders in Algeria started southward into the...
The Almoravids and the Meanings of JihadThe Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad
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Originally West African, Berber nomads, the Almoravids emerged from what is today Mauritania to...

TEARS OF THE DESERT: ONE WOMAN'S TRUE STORY OF SURVIVING THE HORRORS OF DARFURTEARS OF THE DESERT: ONE WOMAN'S TRUE STORY OF SURVIVING THE HORRORS OF DARFURSaviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on TerrorSaviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
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While studying Darfur in my master's thesis, I was tired of reading biased books and essays....
Libya: Continuity and Change (The Contemporary Middle East)Libya: Continuity and Change (The Contemporary Middle East)
Best Price: $126.71
This book examines the socioeconomic and political development of Libya from earliest times to...
A Bibliography Of Tunisia: From The Earliest Times To The End Of 1888 In Two Parts: Including Utica And Carthage, The Punic Wars, The Roman Occupation, The Arab Conquest And MoreA Bibliography Of Tunisia: From The Earliest Times To The End Of 1888 In Two Parts: Including Utica And Carthage, The Punic Wars, The Roman Occupation, The Arab Conquest And More
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This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations,...
Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43 (Stackpole Military History)Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43 (Stackpole Military History)
Best Price: $2.84
Bruce Watson's "Exit Rommel" (2007, 220-page paperback) brings a new look to the...

The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)
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Since independence in 1956, large numbers of Moroccans have been forcibly disappeared, tortured,...
Algeria: A Society Divided (Understanding Global Issues)Algeria: A Society Divided (Understanding Global Issues)Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on TerrorSaviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
I'm about half way through this book, and it's nice to be reading a different argument...
Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (African Historical Dictionaries/Historical Dictionaries of Africa)Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (African Historical Dictionaries/Historical Dictionaries of Africa)
The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mauritania_through its chronology,...
Trans-Saharan Africa in World History (The New Oxford World History)Trans-Saharan Africa in World History (The New Oxford World History)
During the heyday of camel caravan traffic--from the eighth century CE arrival of Islam in North...

The Wretched of the EarthThe Wretched of the Earth
Best Price: $6.00
I read Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth" in college in the early 1960s....
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in DarfurTears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Best Price: $11.19
Born into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert, Halima was doted on by her father, a cattle...
Moroccan Households in the World Economy: Labor and Inequality in a Berber VillageMoroccan Households in the World Economy: Labor and Inequality in a Berber Village
High in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, far from the hustle and noise of urban centers, lies a...
Together We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 - Turning the Tide in the WestTogether We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 - Turning the Tide in the WestThe United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994The United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994
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CMH Pub 70-81-1.   Prepared to honor the 10th anniversary of Operation Restore Hope....

Coptic Christology in Practice: Incarnation and Divine Participation in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt (Oxford Early Christian Studies)Coptic Christology in Practice: Incarnation and Divine Participation in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
Best Price: $130.83
"Stephen Davis has crafted an outstanding book. Few people could have written this study,...
Jewish Life in Muslim Libya: Rivals and RelativesJewish Life in Muslim Libya: Rivals and Relatives
In 1949 more than 35,000 Jews lived in Libya, but close to ninety percent had left before Libya...
Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars (African Issues)Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars (African Issues)
Best Price: $47.37
Sudan's post-independence history has been dominated by political and civil strife. Most...
Modern Algeria: A History from 1830 to the PresentModern Algeria: A History from 1830 to the Present
Best Price: $49.95
This work addresses French and indigenous elements in Algerian history since colonisation: land...
Don't Bother to Unpack: Sudan 1959-1964Don't Bother to Unpack: Sudan 1959-1964
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Morocco in the 21st CenturyMorocco in the 21st CenturyOn HorsebackOn Horseback
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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman RepublicThe Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic
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For fans of Victor Davis Hanson, Donald Kagan, and Barry Strauss comes a rich, sweeping account...
Darfur: A New History of a Long War (African Arguments)Darfur: A New History of a Long War (African Arguments)
Best Price: $51.81
I bought this book because, having worked as a U.S. delegate to the UN during the Rwandan...
The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire (Library of Middle East History)The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire (Library of Middle East History)
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How did an obscure Islamic visionary found an empire? The Almohad Empire, at its zenith in the...

The Darfur Sultanate: A HistoryThe Darfur Sultanate: A HistorySudan: Conflict and Minorities (Minority Rights Group Report)Sudan: Conflict and Minorities (Minority Rights Group Report)
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A Handbook of Egyptian Religion - For Kindle 1A Handbook of Egyptian Religion - For Kindle 1
The volume here translated appeared originally in 1904...The Egyptian religion appeals to some...
Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on TerrorSaviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
From the author of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim comes an important book, unlike any other, that...
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics)A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics)
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the...

Darfur: A 21st-Century Genocide, Third EditionDarfur: A 21st-Century Genocide, Third Edition
Praise for the 2005 Edition:"A passionate and highly readable account of the current...
Liberating Libya 2011: Or, How the West was Hamstrung! (A Satire)Liberating Libya 2011: Or, How the West was Hamstrung! (A Satire)
President Barracked Okarma is exasperated as he appears powerless to prevent tin-pot dictator...
A Genius for War: A Life of General George S. PattonA Genius for War: A Life of General George S. PattonSaharaSahara
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A glittering geographic tour of the remarkable history, peoples, climate, creatures, sights and...
Desert War 1940-1942 PosterDesert War 1940-1942 Poster
Looking for a better way to illustrate World War Two for your history students? Excerpted from...

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City Through Text and ImageWalls of Algiers: Narratives of the City Through Text and Image
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers,...
African TrilogyAfrican Trilogy
The reputation of Alan Moorehead as the greatest war correspondent of WWII'The very best...
The Emergence of Libya: Selected Historical EssaysThe Emergence of Libya: Selected Historical Essays
Best Price: $45.71
The Emergence of Libya is a collection of pieces published over thirty-five years in a diversity...
Le Blanc de L Algerie (Ldp Litterature) (French Edition)Le Blanc de L Algerie (Ldp Litterature) (French Edition)
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Simitthus III: Militarlager Oder Marmorwerkstatten, Neue Untersuchungen Im Ostbereich Des Arbeits- Und Steinbruchlagers Von ¯simitthus® - Chemtou (German Edition)Simitthus III: Militarlager Oder Marmorwerkstatten, Neue Untersuchungen Im Ostbereich Des Arbeits- Und Steinbruchlagers Von ¯simitthus® - Chemtou (German Edition)
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Der imaginierte Nomade: Formel und Realitatsbezug bei antiken, mittelalterlichen und arabischen Autoren (Nomaden und Sesshaft) (German Edition)Der imaginierte Nomade: Formel und Realitatsbezug bei antiken, mittelalterlichen und arabischen Autoren (Nomaden und Sesshaft) (German Edition)
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When a pre-modern author writes about nomads, his writing is immediately suspected of being...
Cronicas argelinas 1939-1958 / Algerian Chronicles 1939-1958 (Biblioteca Camus) (Spanish Edition)Cronicas argelinas 1939-1958 / Algerian Chronicles 1939-1958 (Biblioteca Camus) (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $16.35
Guide to the Gayer-Anderson Museum CairoGuide to the Gayer-Anderson Museum Cairo
Best Price: $10.98
I bought this book after I had visited the Gayer-Anderson Museum. It is a great little guide to...
CAIRO THE GLORY YEARSCAIRO THE GLORY YEARS
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Assassination of Jacques Lemaigre Dubreuil (History and Society in the Islamic World)Assassination of Jacques Lemaigre Dubreuil (History and Society in the Islamic World)
This is a political biography of the French industrialist and political activist Jacques...

The Barbary Wars: American Independence in the Atlantic WorldThe Barbary Wars: American Independence in the Atlantic World
The history of America's conflict with the piratical states of the Mediterranean runs...
Manual of Egyptian ArcheologyManual of Egyptian Archeology
Manual of Egyptian Archeology, and Guide To the Study of Antiquities in Egypt, For The Use of...
Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on TerrorSaviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
I'm about half way through this book, and it's nice to be reading a different argument...
Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (African Historical Dictionaries/Historical Dictionaries of Africa)Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (African Historical Dictionaries/Historical Dictionaries of Africa)
The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mauritania_through its chronology,...
Trans-Saharan Africa in World History (The New Oxford World History)Trans-Saharan Africa in World History (The New Oxford World History)
During the heyday of camel caravan traffic--from the eighth century CE arrival of Islam in North...

The Wretched of the EarthThe Wretched of the Earth
Best Price: $6.00
I read Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth" in college in the early 1960s....
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in DarfurTears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Best Price: $11.19
Born into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert, Halima was doted on by her father, a cattle...
Moroccan Households in the World Economy: Labor and Inequality in a Berber VillageMoroccan Households in the World Economy: Labor and Inequality in a Berber Village
High in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, far from the hustle and noise of urban centers, lies a...
Together We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 - Turning the Tide in the WestTogether We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 - Turning the Tide in the WestThe United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994The United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994
Best Price: $5.95
CMH Pub 70-81-1.   Prepared to honor the 10th anniversary of Operation Restore Hope....

Coptic Christology in Practice: Incarnation and Divine Participation in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt (Oxford Early Christian Studies)Coptic Christology in Practice: Incarnation and Divine Participation in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
Best Price: $130.83
"Stephen Davis has crafted an outstanding book. Few people could have written this study,...
Jewish Life in Muslim Libya: Rivals and RelativesJewish Life in Muslim Libya: Rivals and Relatives
In 1949 more than 35,000 Jews lived in Libya, but close to ninety percent had left before Libya...
   
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