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Free Download Dick van Galen Last, "Black Shame: African Soldiers in Europe, 1914-1922"
English | ISBN: 1472531035 | 2015 | 288 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Black Shame offers a detailed analysis of the recruitment and deployment of – and reactions to – African soldiers in the WWI European theatre of war. In so doing, the book paints a vivid picture of the wider debates of race and national identity provoked by the use of African troops within the main actors on the WWI scene: France, Britain, Germany and even the US. Drawing on war-time attitudes, Dick van Galen Last explores the reality and long-term consequences of the participation of African regiments in the post-war occupation of the German territories. Wide-ranging, both geographically and thematically, the first publication of its kind,

Free Download Higher Education in Portuguese Speaking African Countries: A Five Country Baseline Study By Patrício Vitorino Langa
2013 | 120 Pages | ISBN: 1920677038 | PDF | 1 MB
This publication is the result of a baseline study of the state of the higher education systems in the five Portuguese speaking countries in Africa (PALOP): Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tome and Príncipe. The project was undertaken by an African international expert in the field of higher education studies and was fully sponsored and supported by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA). The report offers a historical overview of the development of higher education in PALOP from colonial times to the present. The main objective of this baseline study is to map the landscape and dynamics of change in the higher education systems of PALOP countries. It focuses on describing the latest developments of trends of expansion, financing, governance and policy reforms closely linked to the development of higher education systems in these countries. Furthermore, the study will facilitate an informed debate and the dissemination of knowledge on the role of higher education for development in Africa.

Free Download Kenneth T. Walsh, "Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1594518335, 1594518343 | EPUB | pages: 280 | 1.6 mb
Barack Obama is the first African American President, but the history of African Americans in the White House long predates him. The building was built by slaves, and African Americans have worked in it ever since, from servants to advisors. In charting the history of African Americans in the White House, Kenneth T. Walsh illuminates the trajectory of racial progress in the US. He looks at Abraham Lincoln and his black seamstress and valet, debates between President Johnson and Martin Luther King over civil rights, and the role of black staff members under Nixon and Reagan. Family of Freedom gives a unique view of US history as seen through the experiences of African Americans in the White House.

Free Download Bruce E. Arlinghaus, "African Armies: Evolution and Capabilities: Evolution And Capabilities"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0367169916, 0367020041 | EPUB | pages: 218 | 1.3 mb
This book examines the evolution of African armed forces, their impact on the societies in which they operate, and their current capabilities, with special attention to their effectiveness as military institutions.

Free Download Evolution and Fossil Record of African Proboscidea
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1482254751 | 371 Pages | PDF (True) | 142 MB
This book details the long, diverse, and complex phylogenetic history of elephants and their fossil relatives (the Proboscidea), whose origin is deeply embedded some 60 million years ago in Africa. Most of the major evolutionary events of proboscideans occurred in Africa, and these are examined in their geological, paleoecological, geographic, and faunal contexts. Updated information about feeding adaptations, taxonomy and systematics, genetics, and site occurrences is included and summarized in tables, figures, and charts. This is the first comprehensive review of African proboscideans and illustrates the need to more actively protect elephants and ensure their survival in modern ecosystems.

Free Download Richie Moalosi, "African Industrial Design Practice: Perspectives on Ubuntu Philosophy"
English | ISBN: 1032218312 | 2023 | 306 pages | PDF | 10 MB
The underlying principle of this book is the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which acts as a guide for developing empathic products and services. The book makes the case that empathy is the key to any successful product and service design project because it enables designers to make wise design choices that align with users’ demands.

Free Download The Political Impact of African Military Leaders:
Soldiers as Intellectuals, Nationalists, Pan-Africanists, and Statesmen
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031314263 | 356 Pages | PDF (True) | 5 MB

Free Download Teodros Kiros, K. Anthony Appiah, "Explorations in African Political Thought: Identity, Community, Ethics"
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0415927676, 0415927668 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 1.3 mb
This rich collection brings together many of the leading authorities on African political philosophy to present a variety of perspectives on this rapidly growing field. They seek to show that African philosophy can serve African people as a moral activity guided by the principles of practical reason in addressing problems of the basic structures of social, political, and economic institutions.

Free Download Daniel R. Mekonnen, "The African Garrison State: Human Rights & Political Development in Eritrea"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1847011675, 1847010695 | EPUB | pages: 232 | 1.3 mb
Examines Eritrea’s deprivation of human rights since independence and its transformation into a militarised "garrison state", updated to include the recent UN Commission of Inquiry and the new geopolitical dynamics.

Free Download African Pilot – August 2023
English | 264 pages | PDF | 166.2 MB