A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization.
A distinguished scholar's magnum opus and the first full account of Malawi's colonial history.
A compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work.
First full-length history of the Oromo 1300-1700; explains their key part in the medieval Christian kingdom and demonstrates their importance in shaping Ethiopian history.
A single coherent narrative of Aksumite civilisation revealing the roots of medieval Christian Ethiopia.
A reinterpretation of the history of Sokoto that provides a new assessment of its leaders and their visions for the Muslim state.
Pioneering study of the role of the Christian churches in the Rwandan genocide of the Tutsi; a key work for historians, memory studies scholars, religion scholars and Africanists.
Examines the slave trade in three areas of Africa: the old Congo kingdoms, the city states of the East Coast, and parts of the Guinea coast.
Relates issues of land tenure and entitlement to the history of power in the region.
Ngugi advocates a cultural shift to redress the last 400 years of domination by a handful of western nations.
Analyses the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia and the ANC in South Africa and to what extent their promises of democracy have been effected in government.
The first book-length study on the relationship between African literature and new media.