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The Seed Is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985
by Charles Van Onselen
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Winner of the Sunday Times (South Africa) Alan Paton Award for Nonfiction Winner of the Herskovitz Award from the African Studies Association. 'The seed is mine. The ploughshares are mine. The span of oxen is mine. Everything is mine. Only the land is... ( read more)
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Season in Paradise (Harvest Book)
by Breyten Breytenbach
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Breytenbach's first visit to South Africa, after thirteen years in exile, is more than just a dazzling travelogue. He is searching for a "paradise" that coincides with the geography, mysticism, and mythologies of Africa, but in reality his homeland is an... ( read more)
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The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria
by John W Kiser
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In the spring of l996 armed men broke into a Trappist monastery in war-torn Algeria and took seven monks hostage, pawns in a murky negotiation to free imprisoned terrorists. Two months later their severed heads were found in a tree; their bodies were... ( read more)
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A Common Purpose
by Andrea Durbach
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The details surrounding the case lead us to question our own prejudices and assumptions: the fact that al twenty-five were involved in the riot that led to the death of the policeman, does that make all twenty-five guilty? Those some of the accused... ( read more)
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The political economy of South Africa :from minerals-energy complex to industrialisation
by Ben Fine
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The acclaim with which democratization in South Africa has been greeted has been tempered by the recognition that there are at the same time continuing and even deepening economic inequalities. This is more disturbing given the extreme economic disparity... ( read more)
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Egypt Vs. Greece and the American Academy
by Molefi Kete Asante
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Debating the development of civilization in Egypt and Greece, this collection of essays explores European misconceptions of African history. Featuring contributions from some of the top scholars in African American studies, this book analyzes the... ( read more)
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Patrice Lumumba: Africa's Lost Leader (Life×)
by Leo Zeilig
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Patrice Emery Lumumba (1925-61) is perhaps the most famous leader of African independence. After his murder in 1961 he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. His picture was brandished on demonstrations in the 1960s across the world along with Che... ( read more)
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Africans and Their History: Second Revised Edition
by Joseph E Harris
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This updated version is an invaluable contribution to the ongoing discovery of Africa's central role in human history.<P>Africa has witnessed the birth of many important developments in history. Human evolution, including the use of fire, food... ( read more)
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The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second and the Congo
by Neal Ascherson
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An account of Leopold II and the Belgian rule of the Congo; a bitter and brutal reign. "A brilliant composition" "New Statesman".... ( read more)
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Miriam's Song: A Memoir
by Miriam Mathabane
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The powerful memoir of a young black woman coming of age in South Africa amid the violence of apartheid, beautifully written by her brother, the bestselling author of Kaffir Boy.
Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of Kaffir... ( read more)
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Dear Exile: The Story of a Friendship Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean (Vintage Departures)
by Hilary Liftin
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A funny and moving story told through the letters of two women nurturing a friendship as they are separated by distance, experience, and time. <BR>Close friends and former college roommates, Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery promised to write when... ( read more)
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African & Africa-related Nobel Prize Win
by Uju Nkwocha Afulezi
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Acknowledging that this book emulates President Kennedy's "profiles
in courage," U.N. Afulezi (City U. of New York) and his coauthor
honor those who "did Africa proud." Following reprints of 17 accounts
of the history of the Nobel award and Nobel... ( read more)
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Memoirs
by Ahmed Kathrada
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A fascinating book about a modest man who experienced a momentous life with a forward by Nelson Mandela.... ( read more)
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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
by Michela Wrong
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-327) and index.... ( read more)
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Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
by Nina Burleigh
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Little more than two hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of much myth and speculation—and no region... ( read more)
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God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir
by John Bul Dau
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This is a memoir of terror, triumph and humour as Bul Dau adapts to his new life, learning along the way that differences can be bridged peacefully.--"Windsor Star" (Ontario) This earnest, heart-on-the-sleeve memoir reinforces the preciousness of all... ( read more)
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Africa
by Peter Lewis
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In the decades since independence, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have faced three central dilemmas of development. The first has been the challenge of state building. In the wake of colonial rule, governments have encountered the problems of... ( read more)
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Islands of Intensive Agriculture in Eastern Africa (Eastern African Studies)
by Mats Widgren
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ISLANDS OF INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE are areas of local cultivation surrounded by low-density livestock herders or extensive cultivators. Along the line of the East Africa Rift Valley, and in the highlands on either side, communities of considerable... ( read more)
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Binding Cultures: Black Women Writers in Africa and the Diaspora
by Gay Wilentz
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This study examines the cultural bonds between African and African-American women as illustrated in the writings of contemporary authors of the United States and West Africa.... ( read more)
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Safirka: An American Envoy
by Peter Bridges
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Peter S. Bridges's service as American ambassador to Somalia capped his three decades as a career officer in the American Foreign Service. Safirka, a frank description of his experiences in Somalia and elsewhere, offers pointed assessments of American... ( read more)
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