Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 6, provides a comprehensive collection of biographical entries on influential figures across the African continent whose names fall within the range Tertu to Zwang. Edited by Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this volume compiles authoritative profiles written by leading scholars in African studies. The entries cover a wide spectrum of i…
Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 5 (Oding–Teres), edited by Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is part of a six-volume authoritative reference series documenting significant individuals from Africa and the African diaspora. Published by Oxford University Press in 2012, this volume contains scholarly entries for notable personalities whose names fall alphabetically betwe…
Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 4 (Maal–Odhia), edited by Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is part of a six-volume comprehensive reference work covering prominent individuals from Africa and the African diaspora. Published in 2012 by Oxford University Press, this volume contains scholarly and authoritative biographical entries for figures whose names fall within the …
Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 3 (Hailu–Lyaut), edited by Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is part of a six-volume authoritative reference work covering notable individuals from across the African continent and the African diaspora. Published by Oxford University Press in 2012, this volume features scholarly biographical entries on influential figures whose names fa…
Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 2 (Brath–Haile), edited by Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is part of a comprehensive six-volume reference work that documents the lives and contributions of influential figures from across the African continent. Published by Oxford University Press in 2012, this volume contains authoritative biographical entries on important African …
No Man's Land: The Last of White Africa is a memoir and travelogue by John Heminway that depicts the life, decline, and sociopolitical changes experienced by white settler communities in East Africa in the late 20th century. Heminway travels through various regions of East Africa, meeting key figures, and uncovering the dynamics of relations between white communities and local Africans after th…
Thomas Patrick Melady's "Profiles of African Leaders" presents brief biographies and analyses of several influential African leaders during the continent's early independence. Using a political history approach, the book describes the backgrounds, struggles, ideas, and contributions of these figures in shaping the development of modern African nations. This work serves as an important reference…
Mary Benson's Nelson Mandela is a concise biography that chronicles Mandela's life from his childhood in the Transkei to his involvement in the struggle against apartheid. Written as part of the Panaf Great Lives series, it provides a clear overview of Mandela's family background, education, political activities, and pivotal role in the African National Congress (ANC). Coupled with the socio-po…
This book is the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, the first black former President of South Africa and also the first president elected through a general election. Written by the character himself, this book contains memories and experiences full of drama that shaped Nelson Mandela's personality. His life story is an epic story, full of continuous obstacles and difficulties until he finally suc…