Studies in the Architectural Context of Late Assyrian Palace Inscriptions
It is too often forgotten that every Assyrian "historical" inscription functioned in a very specific context. This context influenced its content and the way in which it was perceived by ancient viewers and readers. Russell's goal is to address the reconstruction of the context of these inscriptions in order to elucidate their original impact. In ......
The author analyzes the complex relationship between the coloniser and colonized on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. Through novels, iconography, and texts from various disciplines including law, medicine and psychology, she constructs a political and cultural history of the island's relations with France. The text argues that the central ......
Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts, surveys what is known about them today.The contents of the texts range from the collection of spells in ......
An account of the rise of Algerian Islamism from its early days during the 132 years of French colonial rule, its short moment of glory when it seemed about to take power in the late-1980s, and its subsequent crash.
Before widescale emigration in the early 1960s, North Africa's Jewish communities were among the largest in the world. Without Jewish emigrants from North Africa, Israel's dynamic growth would simply not have occured. North African Jews, also called Maghribi, strengthed the new Israeli state through their settlements, often becoming the victims ......
Falasha in Ethiopia: From Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century
The origin, condition and future of the Black Jews of Ethiopia has been a source of debate. This study of the history of this community aims to demythologise the history of the Falasha and to consider them in the wider context of Ethiopian history and culture.
Before widescale emigration in the early 1960s, North Africa's Jewish communities were among the largest in the world. This title presents the picture of three Third World Jewish communities, tracing their exposure to modernization and their relations with the Muslims and the European settlers.
The White Man in Africa from the 15th Century to World War I
Since it was first published in 1920, The Black Man's Burden has been widely recognized as a prime source of education and influence in the field of African history.
This book distinguishes the forces that motivate capitalism in South Africa. Focusing on the rise of the Anglo American Group of companies, and on the social and political conditions that surrounded and influenced that process, the author presents a picture of capitalist monopoly driven by exploitation and control of the African workforce.
