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  • The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945

    by Adrian Roscoe ...
    Series series The Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945
    Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a unique portrait of the continent's rich and diverse literary traditions. This volume examines the rapid rise and growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multiple political and economic pressures that have shaped Central African writing since the end of World War II and ... Read more

    Was $89.99 USD Now $53.99 USD

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    by Joseph Conrad ...
    The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest. The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway. In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together ... Read more

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  • The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War

    Decision at Cuito Cuanavale and the Battle for Angola, 1987–1988

    by Peter Polack ...
    A fascinating chronicle of the Cold War battle where US and Soviet weapons, as well as Cuban and South African troops, took part in the Angolan Civil War.In the late 1980s, as America prepared to claim its victory in the Cold War over the Soviet Union, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where proxy forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The socialist Angolan government, ... Read more

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  • Around The Globe - Must See Places in Africa

    African Travel Guide for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Explore the World Books
    See wild animals in their natural habitat when you go on a virtual tour of Africa. This culture-rich expanse is a trove of knowledge on biodiversity and how wild animals and humans live and interact with each other. Use this book to raise awareness on the importance of wildlife. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

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  • A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth Lesson Plans

    by BookRags ...
    The A Suitable Boy lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Inside you'll find 30 Daily Lessons, 20 Fun Activities, 180 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 Short Essay Questions, 20 Essay Questions, Quizzes/Homework Assignments, Tests, and more. The lessons and activities will help students gain an intimate understanding of the text; while the tests and ... Read more

    $19.98 USD

  • Present Imperfect

    Contemporary South African Writing

    by Andrew van der Vlies ...
    Present Imperfect asks how South African writers have responded to the end of apartheid, to the hopes that attended the birth of the 'new' nation in 1994, and to the inevitable disappointments that have followed. The first full-length study of affect in South Africa's literature, it understands 'disappointment' both as a description of bad feeling and as naming a missed appointment with all that ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Welcome to Our Hillbrow

    A Novel of Postapartheid South Africa

    by Phaswane Mpe ...
    Series series Modern African Writing
    Welcome to Our Hillbrow is an exhilarating and disturbingride through the chaotic and hyper-real zone of Hillbrow—microcosm of all that is contradictory, alluring, and painful in the postapartheid South African psyche. Everythingis there: the shattered dreams of youth, sexuality and its unpredictable costs, AIDS, xenophobia, suicide, the omnipotent violence that often cuts short the promise of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • 491 Days

    Prisoner Number 1323/69

    by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ...
    Series series Modern African Writing
    On a freezing winter’s night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten.Rounded up in a group of other antiapartheid activists under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, designed for the ... Read more

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  • A Diplomatic Revolution

    Algeria's Fight for Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era

    by Matthew Connelly ...
    Algeria sits at the crossroads of the Atlantic, European, Arab, and African worlds. Yet, unlike the wars in Korea and Vietnam, Algeria's fight for independence has rarely been viewed as an international conflict. Even forty years later, it is remembered as the scene of a national drama that culminated with Charles de Gaulle's decision to "grant" Algerians their independence despite assassination ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone’s Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries

    And the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864

    by David Livingstone ...
    A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone’s Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries:And the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes.CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONObjects of the Expedition — Personal Interest shown by Naval Authorities — Members of the Zambesi Expedition.CHAPTER IArrival at the Zambesi — Rebel Warfare — Wild Animals — ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945

    by Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper, Craig Mackenzie ...
    Series series The Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945
    From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of apartheid. Because apartheid intruded on every aspect of private and public life, South African literature was preoccupied with the politics of race and social engineering.Since the release from prison ... Read more

    Was $89.99 USD Now $71.99 USD

  • The Testimony of Aliens

    by Christopher G. Moore ...
    The Testimony of Aliens is a compelling cross cultural story set in the heart of the chiangmai Mai expat community. It is a love story across the ethnic divide and a moral lesson between two generations. Moore's humor and insight are brilliantly realized in this story. ... Read more

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