Who owns Africa?

neocolonialism, investment, and the new scramble

The independence of African countries from their European colonizers in the late 1950s and 1960s marked a shift in the continent's political leadership. Nevertheless, the economies of African nations remained tied to those of their former colonies, raising questions of resource control and the sovereignty of these nation-states. Who Owns Africa? addresses the role of foreign actors in Africa and their competing interests in exploiting the resources of Africa and its people. An interdisciplinary team...

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Engels | PDF, 2,7 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022

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Orlando Figes The story of Russia

Verhandeling over de geschiedenis van Rusland, met nadruk op de grote rol van ideologieën en mythes.

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Engels | 348 pagina's | Bloomsbury Publishing, London | 2023

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Janina Ramirez Femina

a new history of the Middle Ages, through the women written out of it

Engels | 447 pagina's | WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, London | 2023

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Mark Galeotti Putin's wars

from Chechnya to Ukraine

Politiek-historische analyse van alle conflicten waarbij Rusland betrokken is geweest onder het bewind van Vladimir Putin, van de Tsjetjeense Oorlogen tot en met de invasie van Oekraïne. Met kaarten.

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Engels | 400 pagina's | Osprey Publishing, Oxford | 2022

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Joseph Sassoon The global merchants

the enterprise and extravagance of the Sassoon dynasty

Engels | 408 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2024

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Christopher De Hamel The posthumous papers of the Manuscripts Club

Engels | 616 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2024

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J. Bradford DeLong Slouching towards utopia

an economic history of the twentieth century

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Engels | 605 pagina's | Basic Books, London | 2023

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Peter Heather Christendom

the triumph of a religion

Engels | 704 pagina's | Allen Lane, [London] | 2022

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Frank McDonough The Weimar years

rise and fall, 1918-1933

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Engels | 592 pagina's | Head of Zeus, London | 2023

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Tom Phillips | Jonn Elledge Conspiracy

a history of b*llocks theories, and how not to fall for them

Engels | 371 pagina's | Wildfire, London | 2023

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Halik Kochanski Resistance

the underground war in Europe, 1939-1945

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Engels | 936 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2023

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Luke Harding Invasion

Russia's bloody war and Ukraine's fight for survival

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Engels | 328 pagina's | Guardian Faber, London | 2022

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Dipo Faloyin Africa is not a country

breaking stereotypes of modern Africa

Engels | 380 pagina's | Harvill Secker, London | 2022

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The treasures of Tutankhamon

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Engels | 191 pagina's | Thames and Hudson, London | 2022

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Timothy Phillips The Curtain and the Wall

a modern journey along Europe's Cold War border

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Engels | 444 pagina's | Granta, London | 2022

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Henry Kissinger Leadership

six studies in world strategy

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Engels | 499 pagina's | Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, UK | 2022

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Peter H. Wilson Iron and blood

a military history of the German-speaking peoples since 1500

Engels | 913 pagina's | Allen Lane (an imprint of Penguin Books), UK | 2022

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Joshua Frydman The Japanese myths

a guide to gods, heroes and spirits

Engels | 224 pagina's | Thames & Hudson Ltd, London | 2022

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Martijn Storms Maps that made history

1000 years of world history in 100 old maps

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Engels | 431 pagina's | Lannoo, Tielt | 2022

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Astrid Madimba | Chinny Ukata It's a continent

unravelling Africa's history one country at a time

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Engels | 332 pagina's | Coronet, London | 2022

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