The history of Africa's historical relationship with the rest of the Indian Ocean world is one of a vibrant exchange that included commodities, people, flora and fauna, ideas, technologies and disease. This connection with the rest of the Indian Oce…
The Tale of Sinuhe, from c.1875 BC, has been acclaimed as the supreme masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian poetry, a perfect fusion of monumental, dramatic, and lyrical styles, and a passionate probing of its culture's ideals and anxieties. This antholog…
Äntligen är det dags för Mma Makutsis bröllop! Damernas detektivbyrå har fått i uppdrag att utreda ett känsligt fall: någon attackerar oskyldig boskap. Mma Ramotswe vill, som alltid, gärna ta de svagas sida i konflikter, och tvingas därför tänka öve…
Southern African Mammals Made Simple is an exciting new mammal identification guide that uses a novel 3-stage ID system to identify even the most obscure mammals. For each of the 115 species, there is a photograph and drawing highlighting the animal…
Egypt occupies a central position in the Arab world. Its borders between sand and sea have existed for millennia and yet, until 1952, the country was ruled by foreigners. Afaf al-Sayyid Marsot explores the paradoxes of Egypt's history in an updated…
The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of Biafra dissects and explains the structure, dramatic expansion, and manifold effects of the slave trade in the Bight of Biafra. By showing that the rise of the Aro merchant group was the key factor in trad…
The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Econom…
Daphne Sheldrick's best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa's greatest living conservationist.A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants…
An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Cape Town and the Winelands, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps, top 10 lists, and a laminated pull-out map - all designed to help you see the very best of Cape Town and the Winelands.Enjoy a thrilli…
När backpackern Anne Louise Hübert hamnar i byn Gombolo på den kenyanska landsbygden blir mötet med fattigdomen ett slag i magen. Människornas utsatthet går inte att skaka av sig – byn är i behov av vatten, barnen behöver mat. Hon avbryter res…
South Sudan is the world's youngest independent country. Established in 2011 after two wars, South Sudan has since reverted to a state of devastating civil strife. This book provides a general history of the new country, from the arrival of Turco-Eg…
The 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), includes a longer list of gender-based crimes than any previous instrument of international criminal law. The Statute's twentieth anniversary provides an opportun…
Charterresenärens reseguidReseguiderna från Förlagshuset Fyris AB har avden välkända resetidskriften VAGABOND fåttepitetet - "Charterresenärens reseguid" i en artikel om Svenska reseguider.Här nedan följer hela citatet -CHARTERRESENÄRENDu är borta e…
'A superb book...genuinely innovative' Jack Spence OBE, King's College LondonOver the last half century, sub-Saharan Africa has not had one history, but many. Histories that have intertwined, converged and diverged. They have involved a continuing p…
"Jag stod på en grusväg i södra Sudan, mitt i ett krigsområde där strider nyligen rasat. Bredvid mig stod Ian Lundin, vd för det svenska oljebolaget Lundin Oil. När jag tittade upp fick jag se en grupp trasigt klädda men tungt beväpnade barnsoldater…
Migritude är en episk resa i fyra tempon, en blandning av olika genrer: poesi, legend, anekdot, reportage, berättelse. Den är centrerad kring ett antal sarier som egentligen var avsedda att bli Shailjas hemgift och brev från hennes mor. Utgångspunkt…
This new larger edition is based on the recently updated fourth edition of the standard-format Sasol Birds of Southern Africa. The region s best-selling, most comprehensively illustrated and trusted field guide, it offers: Rewritten species accounts…
In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an exploration of state failure in Africa…
Today, the cohesion of multi-ethnic societies is at risk across the globe. Throughout history, to the present day, African countries have been facing this challenge. Historical inequalities and social division undermine cohesion and sow seeds of ins…
"Riktigt spännande. Författaren rör sig med kända fakta... Han tar även fram brutaliteten i kriget." Dagbladet Sundsvall "En riktigt bra historisk roman och Holland har på ett fängslande och spännande sätt beskrivit de förhållanden som de brittiska…
Vem bryr sig om Västsahara? På en ökenremsa i Sahara lever 300 000 människor i yttersta armod hälften i flyktingläger medan världen tittar åt ett annat håll.Fredrik Laurin och Lars Schmidts reportagebok handlar om landet med en av världens största f…
För ett par decennier sedan var bilden av Afrika präglad av krig, svältkatastrofer och larmrapporter om aids. I dag är bilden av kontinenten en annan. Analytiker talar om snabb ekonomisk tillväxt och större politisk stabilitet. Afrika har blivit en…
Smith argues that citizenship creation and expansion is a pivotal part of political contestation in Africa today. Citizenship is a powerful analytical tool to approach political life in contemporary Africa because the institutional and structural re…
KOMMER SKÖNHETEN INIFRÅN? Mma Ramotswe och Mma Makutsi upptäcker att någon osnygg figur sprider illasinnade rykten om en nyöppnad skönhetssalong för att driva verksamheten mot ruinens brant.Men om tilltaget mot salongen är fult, är kärleken mellan d…
Rwanda and Bosnia both experienced mass violence in the early 1990s. Less than ten years later, Rwandans surprisingly elected the world's highest level of women to parliament. In Bosnia, women launched thousands of community organizations that becam…
De fem första dagarna i Uganda gick åt att acklimatisera sig och svetsa samman gruppen då vi kom från olika församlingar.Vi reste 16 personer i en liten buss, avsedd för 25 personer, vi var 16 i gruppen och resten av platserna gick åt till en guide…
An urgent Penguin Special investigating the 2014 mass-kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by the world's deadliest terroristsOn 14th April 2014, 276 girls disappeared from a secondary school in northern Nigeria, kidnapped by the world's deadliest terror g…
In Buried in the Heart, Erin Baines explores the political agency of women abducted as children by the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda, forced to marry its commanders, and to bear their children. Introducing the concept of complex victimho…
This revised and updated edition incorporates the latest information brought to light by molecular genetics, while remaining accessible to the layperson and handy in the field. Each entry includes an in-depth species description; notes on habitat, b…
Pre-modern Muslim jurists drew a clear distinction between the nurturing and upkeep of children, or 'custody', and caring for the child's education, discipline, and property, known as 'guardianship'. Here, Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim analyzes how these two…
'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered'In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a u…
Berättelsen om Den Sportiga Tuppen utspelar sig i staden Ejeda på södra Madagaskar. Den handlar om mötet mellan människor, mellan stad och landsbygd och om en utlännings tillkortakommanden i en helt ny miljö. Vardagliga samtal och intryck flätas iho…
In December 1963, Kenya formally declared its independence yet it would take a year of intense negotiations for it to transform into a presidential republic, with Jomo Kenyatta as its first president. Archival records of the independence negotiation…
The problem of environmental degradation on the African continent is a severe one. In this book, Cajetan Iheka analyzes how African literary texts have engaged with pressing ecological problems in Africa, including the Niger Delta oil pollution in N…
Accra, Ghana, the 1970s. In the streets, marketplaces and crowded houses of this sprawling city, an unforgettable cast of characters live, love and try to get by: an idealistic professor, a beautiful young witch, a wide-eyed student, a corrupt polit…
En liten akacia växer i orangeriet på Nordiska museets gård Julita i Sörmland. Ett frö i en glasburk i museets stora samling av fröprover från 1800-talet började gro tack vare en forskares nyfikenhet och envishet - en sensation som väckte många fråg…
As well as being a remarkable statesman and one of the world's longest-detained political prisoners, Nelson Mandela has become an exemplary figure of non-racialism and democracy, a moral giant. Once a man with an unknown face, he became after his 19…
»En mästerlig roman, och Marianne Eyres översättning gör texten full rättvisa.« | MATS GELLERFELT, SVENSKA DAGBLADET »Få krigsromaner kan mäta sig med De förrådda. António Lobo Antunes är den oöverträffade skildraren av desperationen och äcklet, den…
En annan kust innehåller en samling noveller och poesi som tillkommit under ett års tid i det västafrikanska landet Togo. Boken innehåller också många fotografier från samma plats och som är tagna under samma tid. William Grönlund är lärare vid Fell…
The twentieth century has brought considerable political, social, and economic change for South Africa. While many would choose to focus only on the issues of race, segregation, and apartheid, this book tries to capture another facet: its drive towa…
När sjuttonårige Mikael, som bor i Kenya tillsammans med sin familj, träffar massajflickan Naserian förändras hans liv för alltid. Mikael och Naserian blir förälskade, och snart kan ingenting hålla dem ifrån varandra. Men omgivningen är mindre först…
Rebel groups exhibit significant variation in their treatment of civilians, with profound humanitarian consequences. This book proposes a new theory of rebel behavior and cohesion based on the internal dynamics of rebel groups. Rebel groups are more…
With events and movements such as #MeToo, the Gender Equality UN Sustainable Development Goal, the Irish and Chilean abortion policy changes, and the worldwide Women's March movement, women's rights are at the top of the global public agenda. Yet, c…
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was an explorer who began his career in the Bombay army in 1842. While in India he developed his linguistic talent, mastering more than forty different languages and dialects. He turned to writing books in the 18…
As international organisations gain greater power to monitor and manage the domestic affairs of their member states, the relationship between state sovereignty and international intervention becomes increasingly fraught. This book examines internati…
Berättelser från det nya Sydafrika Omvandlingen från apartheid till demokrati har förändrat Sydafrika, men inte gjort landet till det välmående föredöme världen velat se. Fattigdom, rasism, dålig utbildning, kamp om jorden – problemen finns kv…
Mumien som inte kunde sova>/B> Kleo älskar Egyptens historia. Hon är en tuff tjej som vågar vara annorlunda. Det retar hårspraysmiffot Nettan. Under ett studiebesök på Medelhavsmuseet låser Nettan in Kleo i mumiekammaren. Där i mörkret händer det ov…
Political revolutions, economic meltdowns, mass ideological conversions and collective innovation adoptions occur often, but when they do happen, they tend to be the least expected. Based on the paradigm of 'leading from the periphery', this groundb…
Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current th…
