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Finding a Social Voice: The Church and Marxism in Africa by Joseph C Mckenna Publisher Comments From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, the influence of Marxist ideas expanded in sub-Saharan Africa. The Catholic Church saw this influence as likely to affect the accomplishment of its mission, and its pastoral efforts accordingly sought to deal with... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $4.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Dust Diaries: Seeking the African Legacy of Arthur Cripps by Owen Sheers Publisher Comments At a family reunion in Wales several years ago, the prize-winning poet Owen Sheers stumbled across the mesmerizing story of his great-great-uncle Arthur Cripps, a mysterious figure who turned from poetry to missionary work in Africa and ultimately became... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price $13.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Democracy and Civil Society in Nigeria by Matthew Hassa Kukah Publisher Comments An in-depth historical analysis of the identity and role of the African woman: in relation to her husband, her family and society; and of the central importance of women to an inclusive and successful African renaissance. The author draws on the writings... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $6.60 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Intellectual Traditions of Pre-Colonial Africa by Constance Hilliard Publisher Comments This text is a collection of sources (both written and oral) detailing the rich intellectual tradition of Ancient Africa to the mid-19th Century. It focuses solely on the work of Africans, and provides excerpts of sufficient length to expose readers to... (read more) List Price $64.75 Your price $25.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent From 1876 to 1912 by Thomas Pakenham Publisher Comments <CENTER><P><b>White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent <br>from 1876 to 1912</b></P></CENTER>... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list 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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $5.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Muntu: African Culture and the Western World by Janheinz Jahn Publisher Comments In this insightful study, Jahn surveys the whole range of traditional and modern African thought expressed in religion, language, philosophy, literature, art, music, and dance. He demonstrates that African culture is evolving into a rich and independent... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $2.80 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Sinai: A Physical Geography by Ned Greenwood Publisher Comments One of the world's oldest crossroads, the Sinai joins the great continental land masses of Africa and Eurasia. Its physical geography of rugged mountain peaks, desert plains, and sea coasts was formed by the collision of the two continental plates, while... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Contributions in Women's Studies #21: The South African Society: Realities and Future Prospects by Human Sciences Resea Publisher Comments Intergroup relations is a contentious issue both inside and outside South Africa, where it has dominated political thinking for the past several decades, and affected the day-to-day lives of all the country's inhabitants. In recent years scholars have... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price $6.60 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race by Judith Stone Synopsis Drawing on a wealth of research, including extensive interviews, this is the true story of Sandra Laing, a woman whose life was torn apart by prejudice in South Africa and healed by love.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $10.50 (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   Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature, #13: The Emergence of Modern South Africa: State, Capital, and the Incorporation of Organized Labor on the South African Gold Fields, 1902-1939 by David Yudelman Publisher Comments The Emergence of Modern South Africa views economic conflict, specifically the interaction of the state, big business, and labor, as the central issue in the development of South Africa. Yudelman focuses on the labor-management conflict in the country's... (read more) List Price $105.00 Your price $20.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Offerings for Humanity #03: Origins: African Wisdom for Every Day by Danielle Follmi Publisher Comments This third volume in the Follmis' acclaimed series celebrating the spiritual heritage of various cultures takes readers to the heart of African life and thought, from the Himba shepherds to the Peul nomads, from the deserts of Namibia to the savannah of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Studies in Power and Class in Africa by Irving Le Markovitz Review "This collection of 13 original essays on the topic is particularly welcome. It succeeds in conveying both the complexity of the phenomenon and the diversity of theoretical approaches that are possible in a study of this kind."--International Affairs "A... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list People Who Have Stolen from Me by David Cohen Publisher Comments "The true story of two elderly brothers-in-law who run a furniture business in Johannesburg. Since 1994, their lives have been a turmoil of theft, betrayal and family strife as the new South Africa helps itself to their stock...David Cohen has gone some... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie Publisher Comments Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was forced to leave behind."... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Freedom: The Story of My Second Life by Malika Oufkir Publisher Comments In her new book, Oufkir reveals what it is like to return to the world after 20 years of darkness. She writes candidly of her adjustment to modern life after her family escaped from the Moroccan jail where they were imprisoned for 21 years.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $10.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa by Bill Berkeley Publisher Comments Since 1983 journalist Bill Berkeley has traveled through Africa's most troubled lands -- Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zaire -- seeking out the tyrants and military leaders who orchestrate seemingly intractable wars. Shattering the... (read more) List Price $17.50 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Government and Politics in Africa by William Tordoff Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-310) and index.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $15.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Island of the Blessed the Secrets of Egy by Harry Thurston Publisher Comments Canadians leading an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Western Desert are at the forefront of an amazing scientific detective story as they uncover 400,000 years of human history and examine the fragile balance between humankind and our environment... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list African Studies Series #107: Honour in African History by John Iliffe Publisher Comments In Africa today, inherited conceptions of "honor" can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of dignity in the face of AIDS. This account of the role of "honor" in African history from the fourteenth century to the... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

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