In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

In new book 'The Jew Who Would Be King,' historian Adam Rovner tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, who survived a shipwreck ...

By Adam Nossiter Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, a Congolese-American philosopher, cultural historian and novelist who questioned the West ... the 19th- and 20th-century accounts of Africa by European ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: – 19th century Opium Wars – In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of ... Despite the tradition's important role, during the 19th century European colonial officials and Christian missionaries ...

Its present-day creativity draws on its Native American and Mexican roots, Spanish colonial heritage and Wild West frontier days ... the Barrio Viejo’s mid-19th century adobes; the 1930s ...

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired ...

What Flanagan understands is that the real story of America includes the story of slavery. He looked around at all the people ...

For example, Europe looks larger than it is and Africa smaller, which has led to criticism that the Mercator worldview helped prime the minds of European imperialists in the 19th century ... on the ...