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The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of...

Did the Renaissance completely reshape how we view biblical history? In this eye-opening deep dive, we uncover the historical evidence surrounding the depictions of Jesus, the disciples, and other prominent figures in the Bible.Many historians and researchers argue that the European Renaissance...

What happens when strength meets cunning, when animals speak, and when the smallest creatures outwit the mightiest kings? Journey into the heart of South African folklore, where majestic lions, clever jackals, mischievous monkeys, and extraordinary creatures inhabit a world of ancient legends...

国家による極限の人種隔離政策といかにして決別し、血塗られた分断から歴史的転換を経て民主主義を勝ち取ったのか、その痛ましくも力強い軌跡を体感する社会派ノンフィクション。毎日の通勤時間や知的好奇心を満た...

エジプト文明の周縁という常識を打ち破る古代ナイルの覇者「黒人ファラオ」の栄光から、現代の国家建設の苦悩まで、アフリカ史を揺るがす巨大な興亡の軌跡を描き出します。毎日の通勤のひとときや教養を深めたい静...

Ninety-nine elite American soldiers are trapped in the middle of a hostile city. As night falls, they are surrounded by thousands of enemy gunmen: Their wounded are bleeding to death. Their ammunition and supplies are dwindling. This is the story of how they got there -- and how they fought...

So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories that bring to life Africa's rich diversity, communities, and histories. Starting with an immersive description of the lively and complex urban life of Lagos, Faloyin unearths surprising truths about many African countries' colonial heritage and tells the story of the continent's struggles with democracy through seven dictatorships.

The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination - mummies and pyramids, curses, and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the right one? How much do we really know about this great civilization? This second edition of Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction explores the history and culture of pharaonic Egypt, including ideas about Egyptian kingship, ancient Egyptian writing systems, and the history of Egyptology.

In his 1920 book The Jews of Africa, Mendelssohn attempts to chart the separate and progressive histories of the Jews in the different parts of Africa where they lived since their expulsion from the land by the Romans. He succeeds in compiling a narrative of a large part of the histories of the Jews of Africa during the centuries following the Romans’ destruction of Jerusalem.

Empire of Rubber tells a sweeping story of capitalism, racial exploitation, and environmental devastation, as the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company transformed Liberia into America's rubber empire. Scouring remote archives, historian and filmmaker Gregg Mitman reveals a history of racial segregation and medical experimentation that reflected Jim Crow America—on African soil. As Firestone reaped fortunes, wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few elites, fostering widespread inequalities that fed unrest, rebellions and, eventually, civil war.

The autobiography of global human rights icon Nelson Mandela is "riveting . . . both a brilliant description of a diabolical system and a testament to the power of the spirit to transcend it" (Washington Post). Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an...

Discover one of the world’s most extraordinary cities through this richly detailed and deeply human exploration of Cape Town. Far more than a simple travel guide, What’s So Special About Cape Town? takes readers beneath the surface of South Africa’s most visually dramatic city to uncover the powerful history, culture, beauty, and contradictions that make it unlike anywhere else on Earth. From the towering presence of Table Mountain to the crashing Atlantic coastline, Cape Town is often described as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far flung as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time.

アパルトヘイトという過酷な分断社会の闇に抗い、非暴力から武装闘争、そして奇跡的な和解へと歩みを残した一人の人間の深い葛藤を描き出す、心を揺さぶる歴史伝記です。通勤の電車内や静かな夜の思索のひとときに...

"Narrator Roger Davis, who earned first-class honors in media and anthropology, puts his training to good use to lead listeners through 17th- and 18th-century Malagasy history." - Library Journal The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of...

Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution. In 1980, shortly after founding of the Working People's Alliance in Guyana, the 38-year-old Rodney would be assassinated. In his magnum opus, Rodney incisively argues that grasping "the great divergence" between the West and the rest can only be explained as the exploitation of the latter by the former. This meticulously researched analysis of the repercussions of European colonialism in Africa remains an indispensable study for grasping global inequality today.

Leading experts from business and academia consider coffee's history, global spread, cultivation, preparation, marketing, and the environmental and social issues surrounding it today. They discuss, for example, the impact of globalization; the many definitions of organic, direct trade, and fair trade; the health of female farmers; the relationships among shade, birds, and coffee; roasting as an art and a science; and where profits are made in the commodity chain.

列強の植民地支配を跳ね返した不屈の独立史と、三千年にわたり独自の信仰を守り抜いた王たちの壮大なドラマが、あなたの知的な探求心を深く満たします。日々の通勤や静かな夜のひとときに耳を傾ければ、神話と伝説...

人道支援の美名に隠され、一人の権力者が豊かな大地を「私有地」として喰い尽くした冷徹な植民地支配のメカニズムを解き明かします。静かな夜の知的探求や、深く集中したい毎日の通勤時間など、歴史の深淵に没入し...

アフリカとヨーロッパが交差する境界の地で、激動の地政学的圧力を乗り越え、いかにして一つの王国が幾世紀にもわたるサバイバルの歴史を紡ぎ出してきたのか。日々の通勤電車の中や、深く集中したい静かな夜のひと...