Libros de Historia de los países de África, página 9 de 26

Los 54 países que componen el actual mapa de África han cambiado a menudo la denominación a lo largo de su historia; unos cambios que son índice de las profundas transformaciones que ha conocido este continente desde que surge en Egipto la primera civilizacion africana, hacia el año 5000 A.C.

Paseo fotográfico a través de un país que nunca deja indiferente a nadie. Marruecos, cercano, pero a la vez desconocido. Encrucijada de culturas, encuentros, desencuentros. Mezclarse entre la gente, disfrutar de los atardeceres en animadas tertulias. Marruecos, entre arraigadas tradiciones, pero mirando siempre de reojo hacia el mundo exterior. Pais de fuertes contrastes, solo tu puedes descubrirlo, sin prejuicios, con la mente siempre abierta.Este libro cuenta retazos de su historia, sus tradiciones mas ancestrales y descripciones de las principales ciudades del pais.

Toby Wilkinson, Wilkinson TobyEarly Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, and it witnessed the creation of a distinctive culture that was to endure for 3,000 years. This book examines the background to that great achievement, the mechanisms by which it was accomplished, and the character of life in the Nile valley during the first 500 years of Pharaonic rule. The results of over thirty years of international scholarship and excavation are presented in this single volume. It traces the re-discovery of Early Dynastic Egypt, explains how the dynasties established themselves in government and concludes by examining the impact of the early state on individual communities and regions. This new paperback edition of the most comprehensive treatment of Early Dynastic Egypt to date broke new ground on publication by tackling hitherto neglected topics such as Early Dynastic administration and religion: it remainsunrivalled

Vicki Sherpa narra sus apasionantes aventuras que ha vividoen el Nepal, como se tuvo quecasar por papeles, como luchopor su trabajo, etc.

Matthew James ConnellyAlgeria sits at the crossroads of the Atlantic, European, Arab, and African worlds. Yet, unlike the wars in Korea and Vietnam, Algeria's fight for independence has rarely been viewed as an international conflict. Even forty years later, it is remembered as the scene of a national drama that culminated with Charles de Gaulle's decision to "grant" Algerians their independence despite assassination attempts, mutinies, and settler insurrection. Yet, as Matthew Connelly demonstrates, the war the Algerians fought occupied a world stage, one in which the U.S. and the USSR, Israel and Egypt, Great Britain, Germany, and China all played key roles. Recognizing the futility of confronting France in a purely military struggle, the Front de Liberation Nationale instead sought to exploit the Cold War competition and regional rivalries, the spread of mass communications and emigrant communities, and the proliferation of international and non-governmental organizations. By harnessing the forces of nascent globalization they divided France internally and isolated it from the world community.And, by winning rights and recognition as Algeria's legitimate rulers without actually liberating the national territory, they rewrote the rules of international relations. Based on research spanning three continents and including, for the first time, the rebels' own archives, this study offers a landmark reevaluation of one of the great anti-colonial struggles as well as a model of the new international history. It will appeal to historians of post-colonial studies, twentieth-century diplomacy, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

This new book charts the exhilarating history of a country which lies at the crossroads of two great civilizations, an exotic world with a turbulent and dramatic past.

This is a genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. It addresses the differential legacies of British, French, Portuguese, Belgian and Spanish colonialism as well as the unique qualities of imperial Ethiopia and Liberia. Paul Nugent analyses boundary problems, the reshaping of territorial structures and the contrasting ideological paths followed by civilian and military regimes. The book ends with a look at the interplay between structural adjustment, ethnicity, democratization and the impact of NGOs. A state-level perspective is balanced by a sensitivity to popular culture.

C''est d''un " point de vue africain " que Joseph Ki-Zerbo, historien et homme politique burkinabé, aborde les problématiques de l''Afrique contemporaine : délitement de l''Etat, mondialisation, dette, conflits dits ethniques, interventionnisme du Nord Il rappelle surtout que la force du continent repose sur des bases pre-coloniales solides - partage du pouvoir, cumul des appartenances, liens de solidarite informels, etc - qu''il serait judicieux de reactiver pour repenser l''Etat, et l''envisager sur un mode federal.