Violence in Late Antiquity

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Egypt

Warfare & Weaponry in Dynastic Egypt

Defence. Attack. Symbolism. The development of ...

Zulu

The Zulu War of 1879 was the most brutal and co...

The Lost Kingdoms of Africa

For many of us the history of Africa is, at bes...

The 21

'Originally published under the title Die 21: e...

Violence in Late Antiquity

Violence in Late Antiquity brings together a se...

Great Battles: The Battle of Isandlwana

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Nubian Encounters

In the 1960s the construction of the Aswan High...

Beyond The Pyramids

BEYOND THE PYRAMIDS is a delightfully wry chron...

The Muslim Reception of European Orientalism

How were the Orientalist writings of European s...

Red Nile

A rip-roaring yet intimate biography of the mig...