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The Agony of Asar: A Thesis on Slavery by the Former Slave—Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein, 1717–1747
	Capitein, Jacobus (translated by Grant Parker) Subject: Africa, History of Slavery, World History	“Scholars and readers the world over thank Grant Parker for giving us both the first English translation of Capitein’s manuscript and a brilliant analysis of its significance.” — Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Agony of Asar is the first … More Information

The Akan People: A Documentary History
	Konadu, Kwasi Subject: Africa, Documentary Readers	The 25-million-strong Akan, a cultural-linguistic group found predominantly in present-day Ghana and to a lesser extent Togo and Ivory Coast, has established a legacy as widely known as its bright kente cloth. From the fourth century on, the Akan created … More Information

The Akan People in Africa and the Diaspora: A Historical Reader
	Konadu, Kwasi Subject: African History	This is a collection of key essays about the Akan people, their history, and their culture. The Akans are an ethnic group from West Africa, predominately Ghana and Togo, of roughly 25 million people. From the twelfth century on, Akans … More Information

Al-Jabarti’s History of Egypt
	Al-Jabarti, Abd al Rahman (edited by Jane Hathaway) Subject: Africa, Middle East, World History	The multi-volume chronicle of the Cairo scholar Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753-1825), known in Arabic as caja-’ib al-atha-r fi- al-tara-jim wa-al-akhba-r, which translates roughly as The Most Wondrous Achievements: Biographies and Reports of Events, is the single most important primary source … More Information

Allrightniks Row: “Haunch Paunch and Jowl”
	Ornitz, Samuel (introduction by Gabriel Miller) Subject: World Literature, US History, World History	This turn-of-the-century novel portrays people born in the tenements around Hester Street who fight their way out of the slums to make it to the fashionable Allrightniks Row. Its colorful characters include the narrator of the story, a corrupt judge … More Information

America in the Eyes of the Germans: An Essay on Anti-Americanism
	Diner, Dan (foreword by Sander Gilman; translated by Allison Brown) Subject: U.S. History, World History	The author presents a short history of a rather complex idea that began around the year 1800. Though the United States was often viewed by the people of Germany as a land of opportunity, a portion of the intelligentsia, with … More Information

American Colonialism in Puerto Rico: The Judicial and Social Legacy
	Ramos, Efrén Rivera Subject: Latin America	“This is a brilliant and outstanding book, quite persuasive in the way it interrogates history. Dr. Rivera Ramos performs the immense service of providing a serious discussion of the complexity of Puerto Rican history and political culture as well as … More Information

American Policy in Nicaragua: The Lasting Legacy
	Stimson, Henry L. (introduction by Paul H. Boeker) Subject: Latin America, U.S. History	Perhaps the most illuminating document ever published on American foreign policy in Nicaragua, this book represents a full spectrum of critical perspectives. Henry Stimson’s memoirs as a special envoy to Nicaragua, first published in 1927, are reprinted here in their … More Information

Amistad: A Hidden Network of Slavers and Merchants
	Zeuske, Michael (translated by Steven Rendall) Subject: Slavery, African History, Caribbean History, US History, African History	“This very readable book will be accessible to wide audiences, scholars specialized in slavery and Atlantic studies, and students at all levels. The story moves from the most well-known parts of this history (the Amistad case in popular history), … More Information

Ancient African Civilizations: Kush and Axum, Third Edition
	Burstein, Stanley (editor) Subject: Africa, World Literature, Archaeology	The first edition of this book provided teachers of African history, for the first time, with fully annotated translations of the most important Greek and Roman sources for the history of these two remarkable ancient African civilizations. The new edition … More Information