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  • In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a…
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    King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed…

    By Adam Hochschild rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, September 1999 ISBN: 9780547525730 History, Africa
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  • WINNER OF THE 2011 NOBEL PEACE PRIZEIn a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia’s women together—and together they led a nation to peace.As a young woman, Leymah Gbowee was broken by…
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    Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer…

    By Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers Beast Books, September 2011 ISBN: 9780984295142 Biography & Memoir, Political
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  • An unforgettable firsthand account of a people's response to genocide and what it tells us about humanity.This remarkable debut book chronicles what has happened in Rwanda and neighboring states since…

    We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will…

    By Philip Gourevitch Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 1999 ISBN: 9780374706487 History, Africa
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  • Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.) is one of the most famous men in history, and his name was used to denote the status of emperor throughout European countries like Italy, Germany, and Russia nearly 2,000…

    The African Wars

    By Julius Caesar rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Charles River Editors, January 2012 ISBN: 9781619824836 Ancient History, Rome
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  • Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors…
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    Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the…

    By Martin Meredith PublicAffairs, September 2008 ISBN: 9781586486778 Africa, South Africa
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  • In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his…

    Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East

    By Juan Cole Palgrave Macmillan, August 2007 ISBN: 9780230607415 History, France
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  • A Biafran Soldier"s Survival from the Jaws of Death: Nigeria-Biafran Civil War is a reflection of a personal experience in the battlefield and an insight about certain activities in some war theaters…
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    A BIAFRAN SOLDIER"S SURVIVAL FROM THE JAWS OF…

    By Jerome Agu Nwadike XLIBRIS, March 2011 ISBN: 9781453513811 History, Africa
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  • When in March, 1957, Ghana became the first African country in colonial Africa to achieve Independence, the event was enthusiastically welcomed by millions of Africans and liberal non-Africans. Many…
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    The Ghanaian Revolution

    By Joseph Amamoo iUniverse, November 2000 ISBN: 9781475924510
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  • Africa, Africa! is a tour de force by a distinguished writer. It is powerful and sometimes chilling in its emotional landscapes, accurately conveying the disorientation and dislocation of Africa…

    Africa, Africa!

    By Frederic Hunter Cune Press, April 2011 ISBN: 9781614570059 Travel, Africa
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  • James Henry Breasted (August 27, 1865 December 2, 1935) was an American archaeologist and historian who focused his career on Egypt and did research into the rise of civilization in the Near East. In…

    A History of Egypt

    By James Henry Breasted rating of short cover   ( 3 customer ratings) Charles River Editors, January 2012 ISBN: 9781619822283 Ancient History, Egypt
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