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  • Marikana

    Voices from South Africa’s Mining Massacre

    by Peter Alexander, Thapelo Lekgowa, Botsang Mmope, Luke Sinwell, Bongani Xezwi ...
    The Marikana Massacre of August 16, 2012, was the single most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the end of apartheid. Those killed were mineworkers in support of a pay raise. Through a series of interviews conducted with workers who survived the attack, this account documents and examines the controversial shootings in great detail, beginning with a ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

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  • The Looting Machine

    Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth

    by Tom Burgis ...
    An “impressive” (Wall Street Journal) exposé of twenty-first century individuals and companies who have become obscenely rich from the resource trade in AfricaAfrica is the world’s poorest continent and, arguably, its richest. In The Looting Machine, Tom Burgis takes readers on a gripping journey into the world of the magnates and militiamen, the despots and jet-setting executives who gorge on ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Working Poor

    Invisible in America

    by David K. Shipler ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Arab and Jew, an intimate portrait unfolds of working American families struggling against insurmountable odds to escape poverty."This is clearly one of those seminal books that every American should read and read now." —The New York Times Book Review**As David K. Shipler makes clear in this powerful, humane study, the invisible ... Read more

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  • Livingstone's African Expedition of 1858-1864, Illustrated

    by A H Guernsey ...
    A short Illustrated Narrative of Dr. Livingstone's expedition and his discoveries during the trip. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men

    Inspiration, Vision, and Purpose in the Quest to End Malaria

    by Bill Shore ...
    A small cadre of scientists -- collaborators and competitors -- are determined to develop a vaccine for malaria -- a feat most tropical disease experts have long considered impossible. Skepticism, doubt, and a host of logistical and financial obstacles dog their quest. Success may ultimately elude them. Why, and how, do they persist?Bill Shore is a writer, philanthropist, and business leader who ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars

    Old Wars and New Wars [Expanded 3rd Edition]

    by Douglas Johnson, Dr Douglas H Johnson ...
    Series Book 38 - African Issues
    Expanded third edition of this key text on the complex underlying conditions of the civil war from the 1960s to the present day, including a new chapter on the current wars in Sudan's new south and South Sudan.Sudan's post-independence history has been dominated by political and civil strife. Most commentators have attributed the country's recurring civil war either to an age-old racial divide ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Helpers: An International Tale of Espionage and Corruption

    by S. E. Nelson ...
    On the surface, Congo seems to be having the usual rebel conflict. Behind the scenes is a different story. "The Helpers" - a very powerful underground organization whose members include international businessmen and high priests, are determined to maintain a stronghold on the natural resources of Congo. When American journalist, Jenny Osborne, and her photojournalist, John Spencer, arrive in ... Read more

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  • South Sudan

    A Slow Liberation

    by Edward Thomas ...
    In 2011, South Sudan became independent following a long war of liberation, that gradually became marked by looting, raids and massacres pitting ethnic communities against each other. In this remarkably comprehensive work, Edward Thomas provides a multi-layered examination of what is happening in the country today. Writing from the perspective of South Sudan's most mutinous hinterland, Jonglei ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • Diamonds in the Rough

    Corporate Paternalism and African Professionalism on the Mines of Colonial Angola, 1917–1975

    by Todd Cleveland ...
    Series series New African Histories
    Diamonds in the Rough explores the lives of African laborers on Angola’s diamond mines from the commencement of operations in 1917 to the colony’s independence from Portugal in 1975. The mines were owned and operated by the Diamond Company of Angola, or Diamang, which enjoyed exclusive mining and labor concessions granted by the colonial government. Through these monopolies, the company became the ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Slaves into Workers

    Emancipation and Labor in Colonial Sudan

    by Ahmad Alawad Sikainga ...
    Series series CMES Modern Middle East Series
    Unlike African slavery in Europe and the Americas, slavery in the Sudan and other parts of Africa persisted well into the twentieth century. Sudanese slaves served Sudanese masters until the region was conquered by the Turks, who practiced slavery on a larger, institutional scale. When the British took over the Sudan in 1898, they officially emancipated the slaves, yet found it impossible to ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Red Soil and Roasted Maize

    Selected Essays and Articles on Contemporary Kenya

    by Rasna Warah ...
    Red Soil and Roasted Maize is a selection of Kenyan writer Rasna Warahs most poignant, introspective and satirical articles, columns and essays that provide snapshots and analyses of events that have shaped Kenyans lives and dreams in the last decade, from the turbulent transition to democracy in 2002 to a flawed election in 2007 that had a deep impact on Kenyas political, economic and social ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • The Story of an African Working Class

    Ghanaian Miners' Struggles 1870-1980

    by Jeff Crisp ...
    Series series African History Archive
    This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa. It is a story of struggle against exploitative mining companies, repressive governments and authoritarian trade union leaders.Drawing on a wide range of original sources, including previously secret government and company records, Jeff Crisp explores the changing nature of ... Read more

    $28.19 USD