Tag Archives: Africa

Book Review: Slavery And The Making Of America

Posted on February 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

Slavery And The Making Of America, by James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton In reading a book like this, one has to be aware of the fact that the authors almost always bring some sort of biased perspective into … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Djibouiti: Pawn Of The Horn Of Africa

Posted on January 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

Djibouti: Pawn Of The Horn Of Africa, by Robert Tholomier Djibouti, once known as French Somaliland (as opposed to British, Italian, and Ethiopian Somaliland), is a small nation with a strategic location opposite of the port of Aden near the … Continue reading →

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When A Continent Rides The Struggle Bus

Posted on January 25, 2021 by nathanalbright

While I was looking for books on another subject, I noticed that four different accounts of the proceedings of the House Committee on International Relations over the past two decades featured the word struggle in them. All four were connected … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Explorers Of The Nile

Posted on January 11, 2021 by nathanalbright

Explorers Of The Nile: The Triumph And Tragedy Of A Great Victorian Adventure, by Tim Jeal This particular book takes a tough line that manages to point out that European imperialism doesn’t have as much negative things about it as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Berbers

Posted on August 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Berbers (The Peoples Of Africa), by Michael Brett and Elizabeth Fentress The Berbers, to the extent that people tend to think of them at all, are not often thought of as a people of Africa.  Despite the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: World War I: The African Front

Posted on March 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

World War I:  The African Front:  An Imperial War On The African Continent, by Edward Paice In a way, this book does not quite live up to its title.  To be sure, it is a very good book about World … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Education Of A British-Protected Child

Posted on August 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Education Of A British-Protected Child, by Chinua Achebe As someone who had to read the author’s perennially overrated book Things Fall Apart in high school, and who apparently still somewhat resents the time wasted reading and talking about this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Journey Without Maps

Posted on August 3, 2018 by nathanalbright

Journey Without Maps, by Graham Greene As it happens, before I read this book I had already read (and greatly enjoyed) a book that had been inspired by this one that led a man to travel through Sierra Leone, Guinea, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Heart Of The Matter

Posted on August 2, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Heart Of The Matter, by Graham Greene It is not very often that one has to say about a Graham Greene novel that one wishes the main character was more tough-minded, but here is a case where that is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Africa And Africans In The Making Of The Atlantic World, 1400-1800

Posted on June 25, 2018 by nathanalbright

Africa And Africans In The Making Of The Atlantic World, 1400-1800, by John Thornton This book is an example of some of the tensions that are inherent within revisionist history.  This book is an able if somewhat highly technical and … Continue reading →

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