"Große Königreiche Afrikas" beleuchtet die oft unbekannte Geschichte Afrikas und präsentiert neun bedeutende Königreiche aus über zwei Jahrtausenden. Neun Historikerinnen und Historiker, überwiegend aus Afrika, bieten einen neuen Blick auf die hochentwickelten Kulturen und deren Bedeutung auf europäischer Augenhöhe.
Noch bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts wusste man wenig über die lange und spannungsreiche Geschichte Afrikas. Historisch betrachtet war der »Schwarze Kontinent« ein weitgehend unbeschriebenes Blatt, für Europa allenfalls in kolonialer Hinsicht interessant. Das hat sich inzwischen von Grund auf geändert. Die »Geschichte Afrikas« gibt einen fundierten Überblick über die facettenreiche Entwicklung des Kontinents: Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele werden Themen wie kulturelle und religiöse Vielfalt, Sklavenhandel, Kolonialgeschichte und das heutige Selbstverständnis Afrikas lebendig und bündig erschlossen.
The highly-illustrated single volume study guides have been combined into one 'all you need for A Level' revision aid. This new updated edition provides the same comprehensive coverage of the AS and A2 specifications but at outstanding value. The Mathematics title has been fully revised for the new Mathematics courses being taught in schools from September 2004. All titles are written by experienced examiners. They contain in-depth coverage of the key information plus hints, tips and guidance from examiners. Progress check questions test recall and understanding, and end of unit sample questions and model answers provide essential practice to improve students exam technique
"Why do people die and where do they go when they are dead? How should the dead be buried and mourned in order to ensure that they continue to work for the benefit of the living? How have perceptions and experiences of death and the ends of life changed over the centuries? In My Time of Dying considers these questions from the perspective of African history. In what is the first history of death in Africa, John Parker examines mortuary culture and the ongoing relationship between the living and the dead over a four-hundred year period. Focusing anecdotally on West Africa but with a comparative awareness of comparable practices throughout the continent, Parker highlights how Africans developed the world's most vibrant and recognizable cultures of death"--
From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands to the south, African civilizations have given rise to some of the world's most impressive kingdoms. Yet Africa's history is often little known beyond the devastation wrought by the slave trade and European colonial rule. In this groundbreaking new book, nine leading historians of Africa take a fresh look at these great kingdoms and empires over five thousand years of recorded history. How was kingship forged in Africa and how did it operate? Was dynastic power maintained by consent or by coercion? Did kings - and queens - display and project that power for all to see, or did they hide it away, as beneath the fringed crowns that concealed the faces of sacred Yoruba rulers? In what ways have African peoples themselves recorded, celebrated and critiqued the deeds of their kings? Great Kingdoms of Africa explores some of the most important questions in the continent's deep past
Originally self-published in 1978 and now in hardcover for the first time, "Once a Runner" is by far the most accurate fictional portrayal of the world of the serious runner . . . a marvelous description of the way it really is
A Guide to New Markets and Politics
Predicts that the Russian economy will grow at a rapid pace in the next few years and analyzes privatization in the country, the money supply, and the development of the Russian economy
