"Abyssinia may have become present-day Ethiopia, but the title of Isegawa's debut actually refers to Uganda--land of false bottoms where under every abyss there was another one waiting to ensnare people. Set in the postcolonial 1970s and '80s..." more...

"Over the past thirty years, films, photographs and records have brought certain aspects of African music, its musicians, and its cultural context to the attention of Western audiences." more...

"We have in this book a Rosetta stone for mediating, or translating, African musical behavior and aesthetics."--Andrew Tracey, African Music more...

The true life story of a young Ugandan girl who runs away from her oppressive and abusive home and is drafted into Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army. China has spoken at the United Nations on the rights of the child, and has made it her life’s work to fight for the respect that all children are due. more...

"Traditional home cooking from Eritrea and Ethiopia to Tanzania. Revised and updated to include low fat and vegetarian recipes. Easy step by step directions and colour illustrations." more...

"Here in a single volume is a comprehensive set of essays that explores all aspects of African music. This handbook provides an introduction to the continent and its many musical forms, including a discussion of issues and processes in the study of African music and a number of regional case studies covering North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa." more...

"A groundbreaking work, this is the first book to cover the arts of the entire continent of Africa... Thousands of years of African art, from prehistory to the present, are considered, encompassing sculpture, painting, architecture, textiles, ceramics, and the myriad art forms of personal adornment and performance." more...

A satirical look at modern Ugandan society, illustrated with b/w drawings. more...

"...so begins Thor Hanson’s remarkable journey into the heart of Africa. Lying in the remote hills of southwest Uganda, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest harbors elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys, and half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas." more...

"Considered the Bible of East African travel, this LP guide offers useful critiques of places to eat and stay--from camping and cooking your own grub to offerings in high-end hotels...provides national park essentials...offers details on Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya treks..." more...

"This remains the best Luganda-English translation book, and not much in terms of such dictionary types has been written since this volume came out in the 1970's." more...

"The study of African music is a study at once of unity and diversity. The range of indigenous music resources and practices found on this vast continent.." more...

"This volume is divided into three geographical sections: Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Within each section the entries are arranged alphabetically by country or by ethnic group (for instance the entries on Gypsy, Jewish Sephardic, Kurdish and Pygmy music)." more...

"The recipes are simple and well written... But the reason I love it are the detailed descriptions of things...such as how to wrap a fresh banana leaf for steaming, how to cook potatoes in sand..." more...

Set in post Idi Amin Uganda, winner of the AWP Award Series in Short Fiction. A collection of linked short stories that explore the coming of age of three African sisters. more...

"As a specialist tour operator who has visited Uganda before, I am familiar with other Uganda guidebooks and Bradt's latest edition is without a doubt, the best around." more...