Introduces the musical styles and instruments used in Africa, and discusses the regional differences across the continent.
In this celebrated book, beautifully translated from the French edition, the history of Africa in the nineteenth century unfolds from the perspective of Africans themselves rather than the European powers.It was above all a time of ...
People in the world geographic landscape, showing students how people are affected by and respond to, economic, social, and political forces at the global and the local site.
The countries discussed in the book are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Mali Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
In a book as splendid in its wealth of information as it is breathtaking in scope, British writer and photojournalist John Reader brings to light Africa's geology and evolution, the majestic array of its landforms and environments, the rich ...
In Africa's Turn? Miguel tracks a decade of comparably hopeful economic trends throughout sub-Saharan Africa and suggests that we may be seeing a turnaround.
Dr Frikkie Lombaard from the only comprehensive dictionary in Afrikaans, Die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT), indicated that the ... Afrikaans-Engels/English-Afrikaans Woordeboek/Dictionary (Cape Town: Pharos, 2010). 70.
Africa: a continent of exhilirating adventure, fascinating cultures and extraordinary wildlife and landscapes, where just one experience will never quite articulate the magic of the place. Herds of wild animals...
This work is full of new insights, fresh interpretations, and highly nuanced analyses relevant to our thinking about territoriality, citizenship, migration, and frontiers in a world that is increasingly globalized.
Looks at African and European viewpoints on Africa and the West.
An account of the consequences of the century-long encounter between Africa and the Western world contends that Africa's natural resources have been exploited by Western interests, considers the roles of the region's leaders, traces the ...