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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild Publisher Comments In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Wretched of the Earth (New Translation) by Frantz Fanon Publisher Comments From one of the most important theorists of revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in history comes this brilliant analysis of the psychology of colonized peoples and their path to liberation--now available in a new translation with... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation by Ashraf Khalil Publisher Comments A definitive, absorbing account of the Egyptian revolution, written by a Cairo-based Egyptian-American reporter for Foreign Policy and The Times (London), who witnessed firsthand Mubarak's demise and the country's efforts to build a democracy &... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Mystery of the Nile by Richard Bangs and Pasquale Scaturro Publisher Comments A thrilling account of the greatest geographical expedition of our time — the first-ever complete descent of the Nile River. Over the past century, many explorers have attempted to run the magnificent Nile, but none succeeded. At least a dozen... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.25 Used - Hardcover
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Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder Staff Pick Tracy Kidder's incredibly moving and vivid new book follows and accompanies Deo, a survivor of the genocide in Burundi, through his remarkable journey to America and back home again. Kidder makes the abstract achingly personal and showcases a genuine... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Amilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership and People's War by Patrick Chabal Synopsis This book, first published in 1983 by Cambridge University Press and now issued for the first time in paperback with a new preface, tells the story of Amilcar Cabral who, as head of PAIGC, Guinea-Bissau's nationalist movement, became one of Africa's... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann Publisher Comments This page-turning tale puts an African spin on "Not Without My Daughter" when a woman abandons her business, family, and own country to follow a Masai warrior. 8-page color photo insert.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin Publisher Comments Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournamentandmdash;the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together. After being released from prison and winning South Africaandrsquo;s first free election,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and Inventions of the American Mind by Curtis Keim Publisher Comments For most Americans, the mention of Africa immediately conjures up images of safaris, wild animals, strangely dressed "tribesmen," and impenetrable jungles. Few think to question these perceptions or ask how they came to be so deeply lodged in the... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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