Independence in Africa (Causes & Consequences)

Kevin Shillington

Evans Brothers, Ltd.

In a single volume, History of Africa offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of the continent from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple language the wealth of carefully chosen maps combine to make an essential and accessible text.

History of Africa

History

World

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Now fully revised and updated, this classic text offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple language and the wealth of carefully chosen maps and photos combine to make an essential and accessible text.

Africa

Macmillan Education Ltd.

Jugnauth: Prime Minister of Mauritius

Macmillan Education

This volume tells the story of two popular revolutions in Ghana, both of them led by the same man, the young Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, now Head of Ghana's government, the Provisional National Defence Council. The book includes interviews with many of the key players in the drama, including Rawlings himself. In the first revolution, in June 1979, Rawlings came to purge the military of corruption before handing over power to a newly elected civilian government. The second revolution came just 27 months into the Third Republic and this time Rawlings was determined that power would be returned to the people, enabling Ghana to be rebuilt from the grassroots. This book traces those turbulent years from the perspective of ten years on, and discusses the significance of Rawlings in the recent history of his country and the continent. As Ghana approaches its Fourth Republic, "Ghana and the Rawlings Factor" analyzes the revolution's attempts to evolve a "true democracy" and assesses the country's chances of leading Africa into a new era of freedom and justice. Other books by the author include "History of Southern Africa", "History of Africa" and "Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius".

Ghana and the Rawlings Factor

Luka Jantjie is today a largely forgotten hero of resistance to British colonialism. His place in South African history has tended to be overshadowed by events elsewhere in the region. This book attempts to redress the balance by recording his remarkable story.

Luka Jantjie

Aldridge

Luka Jantjie: Resistance Hero of the South African Frontier

Charles Warren - Royal Engineer In The Age Of Empire

Protea Boekhuis

Encyclopedia Of African History By Kevin Shillington (2005, Hardcover)

Fitzroy Dearborn

The life of Charles Warren Royal Engineer is a compelling story, full of action, conflict, triumph and disaster, with reputations gained and lost. All set against the background of an expanding British Empire. It is a tale of secrecy, Freemasonry and pioneering archaeology as the young Lt Warren, still only in his twenties, tunnelled under the Holy City of Jerusalem in search of evidence of the Temple of Solomon and Herod the Great. A man of high principle and dogged determination Warren thrived on a challenge: searching for lost British spies in the desert of the Exodus, or publically calling out the rapacious colonialism of Cecil Rhodes. Later, in different circumstances, he ordered the arrest of Winston Churchill. Although thrice knighted for his many achievements, Warren is most widely remembered as the controversial Metropolitan Police Commissioner who failed to catch Jack the Ripper . In the end he faced the supreme challenge in the Anglo-Boer War, becoming the scapegoat for one of Britain's greatest military disasters, the Battle of Spion Kop. In this new biography, the first for 80 years, historian and biographer Kevin Shillington delves into the records and presents a reassessment of Warren s reputation.

CHARLES WARREN : Royal Engineer in the Age of Empire

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Brown Dog Books

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