Afrikaanse geschiedenis

Wanneer Ayaan Abukar in 2013 de kans krijgt om naar haar geboorteland Somalië te gaan kan ze die niet laten liggen. Ze wordt aangesteld als de eerste

African Parks geldt als hét succesnummer binnen de natuurbescherming. De organisatie, opgericht door Paul Fentener van Vlissingen en trouw gesteund do

'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlighten

How did South Africa turn out the way it did? In Moederland - 'Motherland', in Afrikaans - Cato Pedder takes us on an eye-opening journey across four

Een onmogelijk avontuur is een reisverslag en een persoonlijke reflectie op de hang naar avontuur en het verlangen om alleen te zijn. In ‘Een onmog

Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an i

A riveting and highly readable account of the Congo massacre, peopled by callous monarchs, corrupt adventurers and a handful of genuine heroes.

A Dance of Assassins presents the competing histories of how Congolese Chief Lusinga and Belgian Lieutenant Storms engaged in a deadly clash while str

'One of the most moving books of the new year' STYLIST'Gorgeous and unsettling' NEW YORK TIMES'Brilliant and devastating...tender and lacerating' PAND

A major new look at how Africa’s geological history, climate, geography and biology resulted in the wonderful diversity of life found there. It is a

'Superb' Sunday Times 'Revolutionary' Alice Roberts 'Hugely important' Jim Al-Khalili A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrou

In dit majestueuze boek ontrafelt Jonny Steinberg het baanbrekende huwelijk tussen Nelson Mandela en Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Het was een huwelijk d

‘Het begrip en talent om vele perspectieven tegelijk te zien spreekt uit al Gurnahs romans, niet het minst uit Hiernamaals […] Bij Gurnah domineren de

An autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories

Henry Odera Oruka was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century African philosophy. During the early years of the decolonization of African

This second edition of Nelson Mandela VSI focuses on a far-reaching critical look at meanings of reconciliation and Mandela's ethic of reciprocity.

Not Made by Slaves describes the efforts of early-nineteenth-century businesses to end plantation slavery by promoting commerce in “legitimate” goods.

Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a su

After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and

A profound and harrowing meditation by a descendant of slaves who journeyed to Africa to understand her past.