Reading Resources
Note: Many of the early resources were suggested and provided by RDH's original research partner Glenn Odom (University of Roehampton), we are grateful for this contribution. Additional books / texts were explored by individuals on the project. We welcome additional suggestions and hope to add to this section over time
Aké : the years of childhood, Wole Soyinka
If you want to learn Early African History START HERE, Robin Walker
The Post-Colonial Studies Reader, edited by Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin
The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry edited by Gerald Moore and Ulli Beier
Myth Literature and the African World, Wole Soyinka
Sozaboy, Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nubia: The Rise and Fall of African Empires, Andre Antonio Samuels
The Mali Empire: A Captivating Guide, Captivating History
African Myths and Legends, J.K. Jackson and Sonia Owonibi
The "captivating" set of histories have a book on Yoruba Mythology and one on African myth more generally (both by Matt Clayton).
Human Development in Cultural Context: A Third World Perspective (Cross Cultural Research and Methodology)
The Travels of Ibn Battuta (the return home journey, 1346-1349)
Bu Me Be, Proverbs of the Akans, Ivor Agyeman-Duah, Peggy Appiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah
Ubuntu. Life Lessons from Africa, Johann Broodryk
Of Water and the Spirit. Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman, Malidoma Patrice Somé.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com (Isaac Samuel, Independent Researcher).
Textile Trade and Industry in the Kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
Essential African Mythology, Ngangar Mbitu & Ranchor Prime
Kintu, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Decolonising African Knowledge, Toyin Falola
The Destruction of Black Ciivilsation, by Chancellor Williams
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