Bibliography of Global African History

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The History of Ethiopia
Book/Article TitleEditorYearSubjectAmazon LinkLibrary Link
Management Problems of Rapid Urbanisation in NigeriaAdedeji Adebayo and L. Rowland1973GAH Urban HistoryFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
History of the Peoples of Lagos StateAdefuye Ade and Others1987NigeriaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
In Their Own Voices: African Women Writers TalkAdeola James1990GAH Art and LiteratureFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Social Change in NigeriaAfonja Simi and Tola Olu Pearce1983GAH Cultural Social and Intellectual StudiesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Peoples & Empires in African History: Essays in Memory of Michael CrowderAjayi J.F. Ade and J.D.Y. Peel1992GAH GeneralFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
History of West AfricaAjayi J.F. Ade and Michael Crowder1972GAH Regional HistoryFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Structure of the Nigerian EconomyAkin Olaloku F. and Others1979NigeriaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself with Related DocumentsAllison Robert J.2007GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Africa in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Handbook for Teachers and StudentsAnene Joseph C and Godfrey N. Brown1981GAH GeneralFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Partitioned Africans: Ethnic Relations Across Africa's International Boundaries 1884-1984Asiwaju A. I.1984African ColonialismFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Nigerian Women in Historical PerspectiveAwe Bolanle1992African WomenFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Africana Studies: A Survey of Africa and the African DiasporaAzevedo Mario1993African DiasporaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Dilemmas of Democracy in NigeriaBeckett Paul and Crawford Young1997African PoliticsFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Caribbean Freedom: Economy and Society from Emancipation to the PresentBeckles Hilary 1996The West IndiesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Beyond State Crisis? Postcolonial Africa and Post-Soviet Eurasia in Comparative PerspectiveBeissinger Mark and Crawford Young2002African PoliticsFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism Since 1450Benjamin Thomas2007GAH Bibliographies Dictionaries and EncyclopediaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
New England Merchants in Africa: A History Through Documents 1802 to 1865Bennett Norman and George E. Brooks Jr.1965GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Scarman and After: Essays Reflecting on Lord Scarman's Report the [Brixton] Riots and Their AftermathBenyon John 1984Great BritainFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Strategies for African DevelopmentBerg Robert J and Jennifer Seymour Whitaker1986African DevelopmentFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The African-German Experience Blackshire-Belay Carol Aisha1996GermanyFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Audre Lorde's Transnational LegaciesBolaki Stella2015GAH BiographyFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Paths to Freedom: Manumission in the Atlantic WorldBrana-Shute Rosemary and Randy J. Sparks2009African DiasporaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent From the Ancient Egyptians to Busby Margaret1992GAH Art and LiteratureFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Swift to Wrath: Lynching in Global Historical PerspectiveCarrigan William D.2013GAH ViolenceFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Africa Reader: Independent AfricaCartey Wilfred and Martin Kilson1970GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Africa Reader: Colonial AfricaCartey Wilfred and Martin Kilson1970African ColonialismFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Race in France: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of DifferenceChapman Herrick2004FranceFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Neither Slave Nor Free: The Freedmen of African Descent in the Slave Societies of the New WorldCohen David W. and Jack P. Greene1972African DiasporaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
African History in Documents - Text and Readings: Vol. I: Western AfricaCollins Robert O.1971GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Problems in the History of Colonial Africa 1860-1960Collins Robert O.1968African ColonialismFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Partition of Africa: Illusion or NecessityCollins Robert O.1969African ColonialismFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Children of God's Fire: A Documentary History of Black Slavery in BrazilConrad Robert Edgar1984BrazilFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Free Globally! The International Underground RailroadCousins-Newton Linda2011African Slavery and the Slave TradeFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
West African Resistance: The Military Response to Colonial OccupationCrowder Michael1972GAH Military HistoryFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Africa and the West: Intellectual Responses to European CultureCurtain Philip1972GAH Cultural Social and Intellectual StudiesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Africa Remembered: Narratives by West Africans from the Era of the Slave TradeCurtain Philip1967GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Oxford Companion to Black British HistoryDabydeen David2007Great BritainFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The African Past: Chronicles from Antiquity to Modern TimesDavidson Basil1964GAH GeneralFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins Experiences and CultureDavies Carole Boyce2008GAH Bibliographies Dictionaries and EncyclopediaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Beyond Slavery: The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the CaribbeanDavis Daren J.2007Latin AmericaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Slavery and Beyond: The African Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean Davis Darien J.1995Latin AmericaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to AmericaDonnan Elizabeth1930GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Igbo Women's War of 1929: Documents Relating to the Aba Riots in Eastern NigeriaDorward D.C.1983GAH Primary SourcesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Politics & Government in African States 1960-1985Duignan Peter and Robert H. Jackson1999African PoliticsFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Equiano's Travels Edwards Paul1967African DiasporaFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Britain and Nigeria: Exploitation or Development?Falola Toyin1987African DevelopmentFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Slavery in the New World: A Reader in Comparative HistoryFoner Laura and Eugene Genovese1969African Slavery and the Slave TradeFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
The Caribbean History ReaderFoote Nicola2012The West IndiesFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Swaziland: Contemporary Social and Economic IssuesForster Peter G.2000SwazilandFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library
Bismark Europe and Africa: The Berlin Africa Conference 1884-1885 and the Onset of PartitionForster Steig and Others1988African ColonialismFind it on AmazonFind it in a local library