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Miriam's Song
by Miriam Mathabane
Publisher Comments
Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of Kaffir Boy, which became a New York Times bestseller. His story of growing up in South Africa was one of the most riveting accounts of life under apartheid. Mathabane's newest book, Miriam's... ( read more)
List Price $21.95
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Between Ballots and Bullets: Algeria's Transition from Authoritarianism
by William B Quandt
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In the Arab world as elsewhere, authoritarian regimes have come under pressure for change. Citing Algeria as example, political scientist William B. Quandt looks at both the erosion of the authoritarian model and the difficulties of making a transition... ( read more)
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Overcoming Intolerance in South Africa: Experiments in Democratic Persuasion (Cambridge Studies in Political Psychology and Public Opinion)
by James L Gibson
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This book investigates the degree to which political tolerance effects democratic reform in South Africa.... ( read more)
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Boer War
by Thomas Pakenham
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The Boers of South Africa responded to Britain's annexation of the gold-and-diamond-rich Transvaal region by declaring war on October 11, 1899. The English believed the fighting would be over by Christmas -- never dreaming they were on the brink of one... ( read more)
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The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil
by Timothy J Hunt
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The gripping story of a people’s battle against a corrupt government and a powerful oil company. On November 10, 1995, Nigeria’s military dictatorship executed nine environmental activists. Among them was Ken Saro-Wiwa, the charismatic... ( read more)
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Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival (Women Writing Africa)
by Fadumo Korn
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This powerful memoir portrays the life-altering transformation of a feisty nomad girl who undergoes genital excision. Crippled with rheumatism as a result of the cutting, Fadumo Korn, who once freely roamed the deserts of her native Somalia, is sent to... ( read more)
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Rivonias Children Three Families & the C
by Glenn Frankel
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Frankel, a staff writer and editor for The Washington Post, tells the story of a handful of white activists, many of them Jewish, who risked their lives to combat apartheid in South Africa during the 1960s. Their underground headquarters was in Rivonia... ( read more)
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Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile & Apartheid
by Frank B Wilderson
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"[Frank B.] Wilderson [will] become a major American writer. Mark my word."-Ishmael Reed In 1995, a South African journalist informed Frank B. Wilderson, one of only two black American members of the African National Congress (ANC), that President Nelson... ( read more)
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In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand His Father's Legacy
by Ken Wiwa
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In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was... ( read more)
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Into the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa
by Karl Maier
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Experience the vibrant and volatile life of Africa's struggle for a second revolution in this penetrating narrative portrait of a continent at a turning point in history. Based on hundreds of interviews--with traditional healers, chiefs, business... ( read more)
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A Brief History of Egypt (Brief History)
by Arthur Goldschmidt
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Ancient Egypt was one of the longest-lasting civilizations the world has ever known. While most readers will be familiar with at least parts of ancient Egyptian history, contemporary Egypt and its connections to the ancient civilization are not always... ( read more)
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Perspectives on Southern Africa #51: Going for Gold
by T Dunbar Moodie
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"An indispensable look at the working conditions, social lives, and collective action of black miners. . . . (Moodie's) meticulous, reflective, incessantly questioning approach to power, drink, sexuality, conflict, and routine life in mines and compounds... ( read more)
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Passion for Islam: Shaping the Modern Middle East: The Egyptian Experience (Lisa Drew Books)
by Caryle Murphy
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"Islam's revival is reshaping Egypt and other Arab countries in ways beyond violent politics. The yearning for personal solace, a just political system, indigenous lifestyles, and relevant theology all await satisfaction....Just as the Nile runs through... ( read more)
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This Voice in My Heart: A Genocide Survivor's Story of Escape, Faith, and Forgiveness
by Gilbert Tuhabonye
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The sole survivor of a massacre that killed more than 100 Tutsi children and teachers presents this personal and inspiring story of how he survived genocide and ascended to world-class status as an athlete due to his enduring faith in God.... ( read more)
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Tradition and Modernity: Philosophical Reflections on the African Experience
by Kwame Gyekye
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This book offers a philosophical interpretation and critical analysis of the African cultural experience in modern times. In their attempt to evolve ways of life appropriate to our modern world culture, says Kwame Gyekye, African people face a number of... ( read more)
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Limits to Change: Transforming a Divided Society (South Africa)
by Hein Marais
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The sense of hope generated by South Africa’s unprecedented democratic transition is already giving way to the grimmer realities of how little has changed for the mass of the population. Whether it be jobs, income inequality, housing, or access to... ( read more)
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Black Livingstone: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century Congo
by Pagan Kennedy
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Black Livingstone is the first book to chronicle the remarkable life of William Henry Sheppard. As a twenty-four-year-old African American missionary in 1890, Sheppard departed for what was then the Belgian Congo, accompanied by Samuel Lapsley, a white... ( read more)
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
by Alexandra Fuller
Publisher Comments
In Don?t Let?s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with visceral authenticity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller?s endearing ability to find laughter... ( read more)
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Nelson Mandela: The Early Life of Rolihlahla Mandiba
by Jean Guiloineau
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Here is the story of a boy who was destined for something larger than his tribal village, a boy who could not contain his wonder and curiosity about the world beyond the familiar. The circumstances of Mandela's youth led him to a perpetual search for... ( read more)
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The Village of Waiting
by George Packer
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Now restored to print with a new Foreword by Philip Gourevitch and an Afterword by the author, this book is a frank, moving, and vivid account of contemporary life in West Africa. Stationed as a Peace Corps instructor in the village of Lavié (the... ( read more)
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