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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

By Toby Wilkinson

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World History

By DK

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A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3

By John Romer

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A History of Ancient Egypt

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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families

By Philip Gourevitch

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Cobalt Red

By Siddharth Kara

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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

By Walter Rodney

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Dictatorland

By Paul Kenyon

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The Lumumba Plot

By Stuart A. Reid

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The Shadow of the Sun

By Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Africa Is Not A Country

By Dipo Faloyin

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Winnie & Nelson

By Jonny Steinberg

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The State of Africa

By Martin Meredith

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In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz

By Michela Wrong

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An African History of Africa

By Zeinab Badawi

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White Malice

By Susan Williams

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Precolonial Black Africa

By Cheikh Anta Diop

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The Scramble For Africa

By Thomas Pakenham

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Shake Hands With The Devil

By Romeo Dallaire

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