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Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies #25: Putting Islam to Work by Gregory Starrett Publisher Comments "A sound contribution to our knowledge of the uses of tradition and modernity by states, of the social life of Islamic texts, and of the historical roles of schooling in social change."--John Bowen, author of "Muslims through... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves by Giles Milton Publisher Comments The true story of white European slaves in eighteenth century Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco. In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Their captors —... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $17.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Letter to Daniel :despatches from the heart by Fergal Keane Synopsis This is a collection of Fergal Keane's works, which includes the "Letter to Daniel" and a similar despatch he wrote to his now deceased father. The book also features articles written for "The Spectator", "The Guardian" and "BBC Worldwide" magazine.... (read more) Your price $5.95 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Genocide in Rwanda: Complicity of the Churches by Carol Rittner Publisher Comments In 1994, genocide put Rwanda on the map for most of the world. It also exposed one of the most shameful scandals of the Rwandan churches--the complicity of the Christian churches in the genocide. Genocide in Rwanda: Complicity of the Churches provides a... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg Publisher Comments At the age of twenty-nine, Sizwe Magadla is among the most handsome, well-educated, and richest of the men in his poverty-stricken village. Dr. Hermann Reuter, a son of old South West African stock, wants to show the world that if you provide decent... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Sahara: The Forbidding Sands by Jean Marc Durou Synopsis A gifted photographer's arresting color pictures bring to life the majestic mountains, lush oases, great shifting sands, and fascinating peoples that make up the incredible landscapes of the famous Sahara. "The desert cannot be described; it must be... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Journal, 1955-1962: Reflections on the French-Algerian War by Mouloud Feraoun Publisher Comments Mouloud Feraoun was assassinated by a right wing French terrorist group, the Organisation Armee Secrete, just three days before the official cease-fire ended Algeria's eight-year battle for independence from France. However, not even the gunmen of the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $13.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal by Zachary Karabell Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-300) and index.... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Quest for Peace in Africa: Transformations, Democracy and Public Policy by Alfred G Nhema Publisher Comments First presented at the seventh Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa congress in 2002, these 17 essays address the ongoing conflicts in Africa and present solutions for overcoming these conflicts and sustaining peace... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price $24.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Trampled Grass: Tributary States and Self-Reliance in the Indian Ocean Zone of Peace by George W. Shepherd Publisher Comments After the initial exhilaration of independence, many African nations have had to face ongoing crises and witness their hopes for a better life recede into the indefinite future. In his new book Shepherd looks beyond standard cold-war interpretations and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

Sign up for our Recently Arrived Used Books newsletter service and find great used titles in Africa on the very day they're added to our shelves. email address   Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates Publisher Comments The Companion Volume to the PBS Television Series Wonders of the African World is an exuberant, visually stunning journey across Africa and through the history of its glorious but forgotten civilizations. Traveling by camel, by dhow, by Land Cruiser, and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price $10.40 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo De Witte Publisher Comments Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo and a pioneer of African unity, was at the centre of the country's popular defiance towards the relentless exploitation of its Belgian coloniser. Within months of independence being... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price $12.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Culture and Customs of Zambia (Culture and Customs of Africa) by Scott D. Taylor Publisher Comments Zambia stands out in Africa as one of the continent's most peaceful countries. In its early years as an independent state, Zambia became a regional bulwark against imperialism and colonial domination and South African apartheid. Today, it stands out as... (read more) Your price $50.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Nile by Martha Holmes Publisher Comments "Nile" reveals the true story of this great river. Beginning with an intriguing exploration of the world of ancient Egypt, we take a modern journey upstream as the river splits into its two main arms, the White Nile and Blue Nile. Along the way, we... (read more) Your price $19.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Women Pay the Price: Structural Adjustment in Africa and the Caribbean by Gloria T Emeagwali Synopsis In this scholarly compilation, Third World researchers argue that IMF/World Bank structural adjustment policies have wreaked havoc especially among... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Sins of the Fathers: The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1441-1807 by James Pope Hennessy Publisher Comments The author explores the terrible history of the Atlantic slave trade from its origins to its gradual dissolution.... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price $8.95 (Used - Book Club Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list West African Challenge to Empire: Culture and History in the Volta-Bani Anticolonial War (Western African Studies) by Mahir Saul Book News Annotation The Volta-Bani anticolonial war of 1915-1916 was one of the largest armed oppositions to colonialism in Africa and was put down by the French at great cost. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork and archival research, the authors examine the origins of... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price $15.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Women, Work, and Domestic Virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003 (Eastern African Studies) by Grace Ba Kyomuhendo Publisher Comments This groundbreaking book by two leading scholars offers a complete historical picture of women and their work in Uganda, tracing developments from precolonial times to the present and into the future. Setting women's economic activities into a broader... (read more) Your price $75.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute) by Charlayne Hunter-Gault Publisher Comments Hunter gault attempts to answer the question, "What is Africa to Me?"as she explores the transforamtion of post-apartheid South Africa and the continent as a whole as it struggles towards democracy and towards a more stable position within global... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens Publisher Comments This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied unique animals and were confronted with danger from drought, fire, storms, and the animals they loved. This best-selling book is for both travelers and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

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