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  • Sick Societies

    by Robert B. Edgerton ...
    Author and scholar Robert Edgerton challenges the notion that primitive societies were happy and healthy before they were corrupted and oppressed by colonialism. He surveys a range of ethnographic writings, and shows that many of these so-called innocent societies were cruel, confused, and misled. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Troubled Heart of Africa

    A History of the Congo

    by Robert B. Edgerton ...
    "This book serves as a basic primer on how one of the world's most mineral-rich countries was turned into one of its greatest tragedies." - Publishers WeeklyWritten over a century ago, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness continues to dominate our vision of the Congo, unlikely as it might seem that a late-Victorian novella could encapsulate a country roughly equal in size to the United States east of ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Fall of the Asante Empire

    The Hundred-Year War For Africa'S Gold Coast

    by Robert B. Edgerton ...
    For the first time, anthropologist Robert Edgerton tells the story of the Hundred-Year War—from 1807 to 1900, between the British Empire and the Asante Kingdom—from the Asante point of view.In 1817, the first British envoy to meet the king of the Asante of West Africa was dazzled by his reception. A group of 5,000 Asante soldiers, many wearing immense caps topped with three foot eagle feathers and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Africa's Armies

    From Honor To Infamy

    by Robert Edgerton ...
    Africa's Armies traces the military history of sub-Saharan Africa from the pre-colonial era to the present. Robert Edgerton begins this sweeping chronicle by describing the role of African armies in pre-colonial times, when armed forces or militias were essential to the maintenance and prosperity of their societies. During the colonial era, African soldiers fought with death-defying courage, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Lunatic Express

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  • The World Until Yesterday

    What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?

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