Africa Books

This is a great book from anybodys perspective. It is informative yet entertaining. George writes as if you were sitting next to him around a mopane fire in a nice safari camp. His years of devotion to Professional Hunting and Africa make him an excellent source for information. This is a must read for all Africana fans.

GREAT BOOK FOR A LOOK AT MODERN AFRICAN HUNTING. ALOT OF DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE BEST RIFLES TO USE AND A LOT OF FAIRLY RECEENT HISTORY AS IT APPLIES TO AFRICAN HUNTING. WORTH THE MONEY.

This was an excellent book! The Hendricks piece together a few accounts on the events that led to the Creole Mutiny and the circumstances surrounding the lead figure of the mutiny, Madison Washington. This includes stories by Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown. They also include interesting facts about other heroic individuals who went far and beyond for freedom. It's a definite keeper and great reference book for the history of Africans in America. (For more on this subject and more visit: [...])

George Hendrick and Willene Hendrick's THE CREOLE MUTINY may prove of interest to a narrower audience of students of Afro-American and regional American history, but it's no less powerful for its coverage. Here is a story of revolt aboard a slave ship in 1841: one which led to British authorities offering freedom to the slaves who took over their captors and sailed into Nassau. Little has been written about this revolt because little has been known of it: pieces from different sources are brought together to fill in the gaps, here.

The African (usually Nigerian) scammer letter has become iconic in western culture over the past 20 years. In the 80's I got letters in the mail, in the 90's it was faxes, and these days e-mails of course. There has been plenty of coverage about horror stories connected with these letters, that it's amazing that there are still people stupid and greedy enough to fall for them. As someone who has read so many of these for the comedy value, I find it only fitting that someone should turn these into works of art. This book is a collection of 36 of the author's favorite letters, wonderfully illustrated to depict the sob stories, promises of vast riches, etc.

Makes a fun quirky gift to anyone who is familiar with these letters.

German illustrator, Henning Wagenbreth, illustrates 36 scam emails from Africa .. not only are the illustrations amazing .. the emails are hilarious. I highly recommend this book!

This speech records a great moment in history the prosecution of Cuba's rectification process a struggle against the type of bureaucratism and corruption that led to Stalin's victory in the Soviet Union. Castro explains this is Cuba's part in the world struggle to build socialism. It also records another great result of Cuba's struggle" the victory of Cuban-Angolan-SWAPO forces against the South African army in southern Angola in early 1988 that led to the downfall of the Apartheid Regime in South Africa and independence for Angola and Namibia.

Fidel emphasizes all of this has been a result of the struggle against the narrow selfish outlook that Capitalism breeds. Fidel's message is really aimed at the discussions that led to the breakup of official Stalinism in the USSR and Eastern Europe. While some use this great opening for free political discussion and mass involvement to fall back to capitalism, Cuba's example and this speech by Castro shows the way forward is to socialism!

Some lump Cuba's government in with the wide assortment of progressive or populist regimes that have come and gone over the years. What makes Cuba different? Why has it been able to stand up to the U.S. so successfully? How has it been able to provide such an unmatched record of solidarity and service in behalf of oppressed peoples? The answer is to be found in this speech by Fidel Castro. Cuba had a socialist revolution and does not rely on capitalist methods.It does not rely on wealth, greed, corruption or cronyism to get things done. Cuba relies on the understanding and dedication of its workers and farmers. To take a current example, in Cuba, the government is able to mobilize its population and make sure that no one suffers or dies in a hurricane. Contrast this with the U.S. where capitalist methods are followed, leaving workers in New Orleans or Miami in the midst of an unending social disaster. In this speech, Castro outlines that it will not rest on its laurels or allow any of the corruption that marked the Stalinist regimes of the USSR. In the last part of this speech, Fidel provides a wonderful explanation of the Cuba-Angola victory over South African apartheid in 1988. Once again, Cuba mobilized its workers and farmers, sending tens of thousands of troops, saving Angola from conques,t and proving that apartheid was not invincible. This inspiring little book truly explains what makes Cuba different.

We really enjoyed learning of the many customs, cultures, and historical events that have shaped Ghana. We are hosting an exchange student from Ghana this fall, and found this to be a wonderful resource.

This book is an excellent resource for the general reader, the potential traveler, and the student who is seeking an uncomplicated and concise introduction to an important West African country. It holds the reader's interest throughout although it can also serve as a beneficial reference for the reader researching a particular topic. The organization is clear, logical, and balanced. Painful issues are presented fairly, honestly, and objectively, and points of pride abound. This book belongs in both general and academic collections.

Senegal camouflaged face is unmasked.
Senegal comes to life in this book.
The depiction of the day by day life, social sceneries, traditions and mode de vie is refreshing.
Senegal is a forgotten or ignored destination for those who solely search for Tia Maria and the glitters of Acapulco.
Yet, Senegal natural beauty, silver beaches and forests are wonders on earth.
The book is written by a concerned and well-informed writer. He painted us vivid tableaus of Senegalese arts, literature and music.
However, he could not free himself from the stigma of colonialism. This should not diminish the quality of his book.

Advanced high school to college-level collections strong in African studies will welcome the specific volumes in 'Culture and Customs of Africa', of which CULTURE AND CUSTOMS OF SENEGAL is one. From literature and academics to family and gender, music and sports, this survey of uniquely Senegalese culture is involving and exciting - and perfect for reports.

Even if you do not have much of an interest in Ancient Egypt this book is filled with information and explanations that will make you wonder why you haven't given much thought to the Ancient Egyptians before. The art, literature (first love poems!!), and architecture are enough to make you marvel. But the creation of a 365 day calander a by the ancient Egyptians a few thousand years ago is enough to give you pause; then you discover how really remarkable their skill and knowledge of medicine was and you sit back in awe, at least I did. Though there are illustrations, I wish there were more. And for some reason (though this may be unique to my eyes) the font that the Greenwood Press uses in this book, seems to require more focused reading. But these are very small concerns regarding a book that really gives you more than just information. It gives you a sense of the whole culture, and, if you're like me, you'll want to find out even more, which is a clear sign that the authors have done an excellent job.

dr. bob brier is great! this book is very informitive and fun. all of dr. bob's books are wonderful! egypt comes alive.

Enjoyed reading my friend John's (and fellow writer),book on his African Experiences.

His wife Adeline did a great job too.

Dr. Hult has written a truly remarkable story of life as a missionary pediatrician in East Africa. His writing is at all times clear and concise. He brings to life an era in this former British colony then called Tanganyika. For those of us who were there, and who recall the people and places he writes about, it's a nostalgic trip into the past. But for those who weren't there, this book paints pictures that portray humor and pathos, successes and failures, adventure and routine, life and death in a primitive African culture. A must-read for everyone interest in missions, African culture, or just the people themselves.

This is a stunning, beautiful and informative book. Done for the right reasons by people that cares. Five stars is not enough.

Beautiful. These photographs are absolutely breathtaking. Not only do these 8 photojournalists capture the tragic atrocities that are occuring in the region of Darfur, Sudan -- they capture the soul of the people that are being ravaged.

I appauld the courage of these people and others who travel to this region of the world and other places of genocide and mass atrocities and begin to open the eyes of the rest of the world. We can change the course of this world, and it begins with amazing photographs like this book gives to raise awareness.

Thank you for making this book. It is a good way to explain my career choice to my family and friends when they don't understand why I'd put myself in harms way for a bunch of people in a town hundreds of thousands of miles away for no reason.

There is a reason, and this book illistrates that very clearly. We are humanity, we are all human.

In the last chapter Daly describes the killing in Darfur every bit as bloody and destructive as anything you may have read in daily paper or magazine. The author makes it clear the national government of the Sudan has every intention to murder and drive the Fur people out of Darfur and take over their land. To carry out this ethnic cleansing, the Sudan Government encourages the pastoral livestock herders to act as marauders (the janjawid). In their extermination campaign they are supported by the Sudanese national army and air force. To avoid international or UN sanctions this government has repeatedly procrastinated, lied, and broken duly signed agreements and promises.

That is in the last chapter. Most of the book provides the historic background, how Darfur became what it is. History begins sometime in the 15th or 16th century with various independent principalities. Throughout history, during the Mahdyya, during the Egyptian and British colonial period, and even after independence Darfur was treated a special region. Generally neglected, it rarely played a role in the wider nation. Yet, at independence in 1956 some 55 percent of people in Darfur used Arabic at home, and only 42 percent spoke Fur. Thus the "racial" divide between "Arabs" and others is bogus. Daly has written an excellent readable history of the region.

It isn't that books such as these are of no interest to me;it's often just a case of dealing with difficult names and places which are overwhelming in English to the general, unsophisticated reader. For years now, we've read about terrible atrocities taking place in a faraway land; an area both remote and virtually unknown to the Western reader. At last,M.W.Daly has produced a book that is both informative and intelligible. First of all, it is a work of the history of this forbidding region, not a "blow by blow" description of a 21st century inquisition scene. Secondly,if the reader is able to subordinate relatively unimportant names to the general whole, the book reads very lucidly,a welcome relief to the non-expert,I suspect. Finally,albeit ominously,this problem area is not about to go away.Readers on all levels would be well advised to read this important book and to keep apace with Daly's future research.