AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The volume consists of Brovtsyn’s dissertation, written in order to obtain the title of doctor of medicine. It is an anthropological study of the inhabitants of the Shewa province in Ethiopia, equipped with tables reporting measurements of men, women and children […]
In a forward note the author claims that the Russian academic community lacks a monographic study devoted to the German colonies and his goal is to fill this gap. The book includes five chapters. Chapter 1 offers an introduction; Chapter 2 provides a historical overview of the development of Germany’s colonial power, tracing its evolution from the initial steps towards colonial policy (such as the rise of the German Colonial Union) to the present day […]
At the beginning of the essay, Glagolev quotes an article by Belgian lawyer and academician Eugène Goblet d’Alviella (De quelques problèmes relatifs aux Mystères d’Eleusis, 1903), in which the scholar had pointed out how peoples “with a low degree of culture” follow […]
Glagolev, S.S.: Mysteries on the Congo River Read Post »
This short essay is intended to spread knowledge on Egypt amongst the general public. It is divided into four chapters […]
Pimenova, E.K.: The Country of Sphinxes and Pyramids. Egypt Read Post »
This short essay, which was published as a free insert of the journal “Narodnoe obrazovanie”, intends to familiarise the reader with the island of Madagascar […]
Rudnev, I.I.: The African Island of Madagascar Read Post »
The essay is divided into five parts: Agriculture, Industries, Trades, Finances, Bases for Further Development of the Russian Protectorate System in the Khanate. Each topic is treated with respect to the situation in Bukhara and in Tunisia. […]
The book is addressed to children and aims at describing the population of “black Christians” in Ethiopia. It contains several illustrations of landscapes and local people. […]
The book includes several maps and diagrams and is divided into five chapters, each focusing on a different region: Hungary, Italy, Sicily, North Africa, and France. The chapter on Africa (pp. 105-125) provides descriptions of the gardens in Tunis, the flora of the Sahara, and a garden in Algeria […]
Lipskii, V.I.: Botanical Institutions and Gardens in Southern Europe and North Africa Read Post »
In the introductory pages the author claims that the British government offered the Jews some land in East Africa, to settle on an autonomous basis. They provide a literal translation of excerpts from the document containing the offer […]
Anon. – Uganda, or Uganeida. A Geographical Essay Read Post »
The book comprises an author’s introduction, a chapter devoted to general geographic information about Uganda (its borders, climate, flora and fauna, and population), a chapter devoted to the Kingdom of Uganda (with general information about its society, religion, commerce, and state administration). […]