sub-saharan africa

Profiles major political leaders.

This volume looks at popular myths of Africa and discusses their role in the culture and the values they reflect.

Examines the roots of Africa's ancient kingdoms, the meanings of Africanism, revealing how culture justifies itself by history, how history influences culture, and how politics threads its way through both.

Chronicles the lives and experiences of New York journalist Henry Morton Stanley and Scottish medical missionary David Livingstone, describing the circumstances of their 1871 encounter in Africa and the events that led to and stemmed from it.

We think of Stanley as a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo--and the journalist who conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" But these perceptions are not quite true, as biographer Jeal shows. With access to previously closed Stanley family archives, Jeal reveals the extent to which Stanley's career and life have been misunderstood and undervalued. Few have started life as disadvantaged as Stanley. Rejected by both parents and consigned to a Welsh workhouse, he emigrated to America as a penniless eighteen-year-old. Jeal re-creates Stanley's rise to success, his friendships and romantic relationships, and his life-changing decision to assume an American identity. Stanley's epic but unfairly forgotten African journeys are described, establishing the explorer as the greatest to set foot on the continent.--From publisher description.

An account of the author's experiences while serving as bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times in Nairobi.

A collection of traditional tales from Africa, reflecting the cultures and religions from which the stories come.