History - Africa - East

The extraordinary story of one man's gift to orphaned children in need of hope Can one person really make a difference in the world? Twesigye Jackson Kaguri overcame tremendous odds as he followed his dream to build a school for AIDS orphans in his...

Out of a sidelined, colonial-era expedition in Africa comes a new history of cruelty, deception and adventure from the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of SiberiaIn 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa's resources. The key to...

A White King in East Africa - The Remarkable Adventures of John Boyes, Trader and Soldier of Fortune, Who Became King of the Savage Wa-KikuyuThe following pages describe a life of adventure in the more remote parts of Africaadventures such as the explorer and...

Already a classic of war reporting and now reissued as a Grove Press paperback, Black Hawk Down is Mark Bowden's brilliant account of the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since the Vietnam War. On October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U.S. soldiers...

A richly detailed transoceanic history of the early French Empire, illuminating how it became bound by a common legal culture of race--as well as how enslaved and free people critically shaped the development of the colonies. From the beginning of the seventeenth century, French...

What is it like to leave your home, friends and family and start a new life in a foreign country? How does one survive war in Africa and make a new life in one of the smallest, coldest, whitest corners of the United States?...

Admire stunning Christian imagery of Ethiopian Orthodox Church art in this lavishly illustrated volume with informative essays and more than 100 images Ethiopia is one of the world's oldest Christian civilizations, and its rich artistic history often centers on religious themes and practices. Ranging...

UPDATED EDITION - STAY ENLIGHTENED DISCOVER THE HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE ETHIOPIAN BIBLE IN ENGLISH COMPLETE: UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE DEUTEROCANONICAL APOCRYPHA, ENOCH, AND LOST WRITINGSAre you ready to uncover the ancient secrets of Christianity? HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE ETHIOPIAN BIBLE IN ENGLISH...

In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game CountryThis collection of African stories has no pretentious purpose. It is merely the record of a most delightful hunting trip into those fascinating regions along the Equator, where one may still have "thrilling adventures" and live...

In Brightest AfricaI have written this Foreword, not after reading the manuscript of the volume thoroughly, but after a quarter of a century acquaintance with the experiences, thoughts, and ideals of the author himself. This is the daybook, the diary, the narrative, the incident,...

Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there. "The author does not pull any punches...his story, is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making it back." --Indianapolis StarHis battered face appeared on the cover of...

We learn who we are as we walk together in the way of Jesus. So I want to invite you on a pilgrimage. Rwanda is often held up as a model of evangelization in Africa. Yet in 1994, beginning on the Thursday of Easter...

My African JourneyIn so far as the collection of information is concerned, the advantages of travel may often be over-stated. So much has been written, so many facts are upon record about every country, even the most remote, that a judicious and persevering study...

The Native Races of East AfricaA few years ago two dwarfs or Pygmies from the trackless forests of Uganda were bold enough to allow themselves to be brought to London, where they were exhibited and photographed. Unfortunately these little people had no one who...

In 1930, anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard journeyed deep into the Sudanese savanna to uncover the mysteries of the nomadic Nuer tribes - this book presents his compelling discoveries.The harsh dry plains of the Sudan cannot sustain sufficient agriculture for the tribes; to thrive, the...

Politically Unconscious: The Psychic Aftermath of the Sudanese Revolution is Mohamed Khougali's reflection on what it means to organize and think after a revolution has been usurped. Written as both a participant in Sudan's 2018-19 uprising and a working psychotherapist, Khougali weaves together a...

Reisescizzen und Tagebuchblätter aus Deutsch-OstafrikaDer Markusplatz lag in hellem Sonnenglanz, welcher in all dem blanken Marmor und in der Goldmosaik der wunderbaren maurischen Kirche funkelte und blitzte. Auf den Marmorplatten wogte eine festtgliche Menge mit nur in Venedig mglicher Geruschlosigkeit. Tausende von schnen Augen...

Relatorio de uma viagem ás terras do ChangamiraO texto aqui transcrito, uma cpia integral do livro impresso em 1886. Foi mantida a grafia usada nessa edio, tendo sido corrigidos apenas pequenos erros tipogrficos que no alteram a interpretao do texto, e que por isso...

A sweeping and urgent exploration of the crisis in Darfur and an impassioned examination of the world's response to that crisis, from Mahmood Mamdani, "one of the most penetrating analysts of African affairs" (The New York Times) and the father of New York City...

Sketches of the East Africa CampaignThese sketches of General Smuts' campaign of 1916 in German East Africa, do not presume to give an accurate account of the tactical or strategical events of this war. The actual knowledge of the happenings of war and of...