isaac Samuel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
I go into more detail on my patreon post; "Jared diamond and Africa: the myths and misconceptions of "Guns, Germs and Steel" https://t.co/kcZp06yuVM thread for all the maps i used plus references for those who want to do their own research https://t.co/7M5CTY1Gri
Paperback, 2017
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Precolonial State in West Africa
J. Cameron Monroe
The Yoruba: A New History by Akinwumi Ogundiran The Benin Plaques: A 16th Century Imperial Monument by K. Gunsch The Precolonial State in West Africa: Building Power in Dahomey by J. Monroe State and Society in Pre-colonial Asante by T. McCaskie https://t.co/weqZRGuqwI
Hardcover, 2014
$127.00$102.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
A History of West Central Africa to 1850
John K. Thornton
Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa by E. Eldredge A History of West Central Africa to 1850 by John Thornton The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo by @cecileFromont Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures by Alisa LaGamma https://t.co/9EdoKcqZkc
Paperback, 2020
$37.00$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo
Cécile Fromont
Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa by E. Eldredge A History of West Central Africa to 1850 by John Thornton The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo by @cecileFromont Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures by Alisa LaGamma https://t.co/9EdoKcqZkc
Paperback, 2017
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
"Why nations fails" is one of those books that shouldn't be read by those unfamiliar with the societies that it's authors chose to analyze it advances some bold arguments based on very questionable historical information; its the 'Guns, Germs and Steel' of development economics https://t.co/MfxPE1uCIR
Hardcover, 2005
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Great Zimbabwe: Reclaiming a 'Confiscated' Past
Shadreck Chirikure
Twilight of an Industry in East Africa by Katharine Frederick Islands in a Cosmopolitan Sea: A History of the Comoros by I. Walker A History of Mozambique by M. Newitt Great Zimbabwe: Reclaiming a ‘Confiscated’ Past by @Chirikure https://t.co/mexwIvyzlB
Paperback, 2022
$59.99$34.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Portrait of an Island: The Architecture and Material Culture of Goree, Senegal, 1758-1837
Mark Hinchman
these screenshots are from; Portrait of an Island: The Architecture and Material Culture of Gorée, Sénégal, 1758–1837 By Mark Hinchman https://t.co/Pt11M4PFVs
Hardcover, 2015
$70.00$45.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
Jeremy McInerney
recommended reading on ethnicity in ancient Egypt; Ethnic Identities in the Land of the Pharaohs by Uroš Matić Wretched Kush: Ethnic Identities and Boundaries in Egypt's Nubian Empire by S. Tyson Smith A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean by Jeremy McInerney https://t.co/bNRtgHafVj https://t.co/jAiePT4vt7
Hardcover, 2014
$219.95$194.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Cloth in West African History
Colleen E. Kriger
pg 102-104, Cloth in West African History by Colleen E. Kriger pg 232, Being and Becoming Hausa icymi https://t.co/m5gUkEXER9
Paperback, 2006
$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Antecedents to Modern Rwanda: The Nyiginya Kingdom
Jan Vansina
The Swahili world by Stephanie Wynne-Jones Carriers of Culture: Labor on the Road in Nineteenth Century East Africa by S. J. Rockel The great lakes of Africa by Jean-Pierre Chrétien Antecedents to Modern Rwanda by Jan Vansina https://t.co/3ezyXADE7W
Paperback, 2004
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book