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A Brief History of the Atlantic
The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable book, Jeremy Black takes the…
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A Sense of the World
He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants…
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Africa
Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity combines into one edition for the first time Africa: The Politics of Independence and Africa: The Politics of Unity. With a new introduction…
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Augustine
Saint Augustine — the celebrated theologian who served as Bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E. — is widely regarded as one of the most…
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Civil Wars in Africa
John Kiyaga-Nsubuga focuses on Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement regime’s attempt to bring peace to Uganda. John Prendergast and Mark Duffield look at Ethiopia’s long civil war and…
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Held at a Distance
This powerful book gives readers a chance to experience Ethiopia through the personal experience of a writer who is both Ethiopian and American. It takes readers beyond headlines and stereotypes…
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