History : Africa

Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare, this book examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the ancient Near East. It incorporates lexical study and military thinking and focuses on the technology of warfare and human behavior in a state of emergency. more...

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This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt.:.; Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth.; Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra.; Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself.; Incorporates the author’s recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria.; Beautifully illustrated with over 40 images more...

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Nineteenth-century French writers and travelers imagined Muslim colonies in North Africa to be realms of savage violence, lurid sexuality, and primitive madness. Colonial Madness traces the genealogy and development of this idea from the beginnings of colonial expansion to the present, revealing the ways in which psychiatry has been at once a weapon in the arsenal of colonial racism, an innovative branch of medical science, and a mechanism for negotiating the meaning of difference for republican citizenship. Drawing from extensive archival research and fieldwork in France and North Africa, Richard Keller offers much more than a history of colonial psychology. Colonial Madness explores the notion of what French thinkers saw as an inherent mental, intellectual, and behavioral rift marked by the Mediterranean, as well as the idea of the colonies as an experimental space freed from the limitations of metropolitan society and reason. These ideas have modern relevance, Keller argues, reflected in French thought about race and debates over immigration and France’s postcolonial legacy. more...

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How colonial rule generated conditions for persistent violent confrontation more...

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Contains essays arranged thematically and topically within eight time periods. They survey the scholarly literature in African American history and provide a guide to the research, analyses and interpretations and perspectives that historians have presented in classic and contemporary literature. more...

Price: $210.00