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Diary from a South African Pri by Tshenuwani Farisani Publisher Comments This is Tshenuwani Simon Farisani's harrowing account of the suffering inflicted on a single human being by the brutalities of apartheid. Farisani shows us the terror of torture, the fear of death, and the eventual victory of faith.Here is a man of God... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Free at Last?: U.S. Policy Toward Africa and the End of the Cold War by Michael Clough Publisher Comments Whereas my husband, Enoch Darling, has at sundry times used me in so improper and cruel a manner, as to destroy my happiness and endanger my life, and whereas he has not provided for me as a husband ought, but expended his time and money unadvisedly, at... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil by Timothy J Hunt Publisher Comments The gripping story of a peoples battle against a corrupt government and a powerful oil company. On November 10, 1995, Nigerias military dictatorship executed nine environmental activists. Among them was Ken Saro-Wiwa, the charismatic spokesman of the... (read more) List Price $36.99 Your price: $7.48 Used - Hardcover
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Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival (Women Writing Africa) by Fadumo Korn Publisher Comments 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) List Price $23.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benson Deng Synopsis A stunning literary memoir from three of Sudan's Lost Boys recounts a harrowing, horrific journey across an unforgiving landscape and mourns the culture that they left behind.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Egypt, the Arabs, and the World: Reflections at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century by Hani Shukrallah Publisher Comments In a collection of articles originally published between 1995 and 2011 in Cairo's Al-Ahram Weekly and Ahram Online (as well as in The Guardian and on Salon.com), Egyptian journalist Hani Shukrallah examines his own culture and society during what he... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa by Robert Paarlberg Publisher Comments Listen to a short interview with Robert Paarlberg Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas, but... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Power, Wealth and Global Equity: An International Relations Textbook for Africa by Patrick J Mcgowan Synopsis This textbook on power, wealth, global order, and international relations is designed for students taking introductory courses in international relations and African studies. Challenging the intellectual domination of the north, this book shows what the... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa by Mark Seal Publisher Comments Wildflower is a compelling work of narrative nonfiction in which the shocking death of a dedicated environmentalist becomes a broader story of a beautiful, breathtaking country in peril. In January 2006, Joan Root, a sixty-nine-year-old naturalist, Oscar-... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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The World and a Very Small Place in Africa (Sources & Studies in World History) by Donald R Wright Publisher Comments This study looks at the effects of "global" phenomena -- trans-Saharan trade, European expansion, the rise of an Atlantic plantation complex, industrialization, imperialism, colonialism, world wars, growth of a world market, political independence and... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Playing the Enemy: 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 $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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New History of South Africa by Hermann Giliomee Publisher Comments Since the last illustrated history of South Africa was published, far-reaching changes have affected not only the country, but the writing of history itself. In the New History of South Africa, 31 of South Africa's foremost share fresh insights and new... (read more) List Price $63.95 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, a South African Town by Richard Stengel Publisher Comments A stunning portrait of a town in the apartheid South Africa of 20 years ago.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves by Adam Hochschild Publisher Comments From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history — the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire. In early 1787, twelve... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Into the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa by Karl Maier Publisher Comments Experience Africa's vibrant and volatile struggle at the crossroads between tradition and modernity . . . INTO THE HOUSE OF THE ANCESTORS "Rich . . . fascinating." --The New York Times Book Review "A master of eyewitness description and of the telling... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $5.25 Used - Hardcover
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Foundations of an African Ethic by Benezet Bujo Publisher Comments In this groundbreaking book, Bénézet Bujo, a leading voice in African Christian theology, offers an informed critique of Western ethics and lays the theoretical groundwork for a new African ethic. By skillfully drawing on themes from African... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Brief History of Egypt (Brief History) by Arthur Goldschmidt Publisher Comments 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) List Price $58.50 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza Publisher Comments Subtitled, "One Woman's Story Of Surviving The Rwandan Holocaust". Immaculee grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. She now works in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Passion for Islam: Shaping the Modern Middle East: The Egyptian Experience by Caryle Murphy Publisher Comments "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) List Price $16.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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African Biographical Dictionary by Norbert C Brockman Book News Annotation Contains some 550 biographical sketches of prominent people of sub- Saharan Africa, mostly political leaders, but also some cultural figures, scientists, and religious personalities, with emphasis on the postcolonial contemporary period (although... (read more) Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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