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  • 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

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    by Joseph Conrad ...
    Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Anglo-Polish novelist Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow's experience as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. The river is "a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving afar over a vast country, and its tail ... Read more

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  • The Queen of Katwe

    A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster

    by Tim Crothers ...
    The “astonishing” (The New York Times Book Review) and inspirational true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda—also a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong**’**o and David Oyelowo.One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende.Katende, a ... Read more

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  • Primary Accounts of the Ancient Civilizations of North Africa

    by Herodotus, Procopius & Strabo ...
    Primary Accounts of the Ancient Civilizations of North Africa is a collection of accounts about African civilizations written by some of the oldest and most prominent historians of antiquity, including Herodotus, also known as the Father of History, who lived in the 5th century B.C. (c.484 BC c.425 BC) and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy ... Read more

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  • Literary Character of Men of Genius

    Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions

    by Isaac Disraeli ...
    In "Literary Character of Men of Genius," Isaac Disraeli delves into the intricate nexus between literary creativity and the character of its architects. Through a series of probing essays, Disraeli examines the biographies and dispositions of renowned authors, revealing how their personal idiosyncrasies and societal contexts shape their literary outputs. His style is marked by eloquence and ... 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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  • 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

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  • 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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  • Omoluwabi 2.0

    A Code of transformation in 21st century Nigeria

    by Adewale Ajadi ...
    In Omoluwabi 2.0, Adewale Ajadi lays out a new way of organising and transforming, organisations, countries and continents, based on the Yoruba principle of Omoluwabi, updated for the 21st century. "There are not many original thinkers who dare to explore new territories with creative mental tools and attentiveness to details and still come up with a reader-friendly book. Adewale Ajadi's book ... Read more

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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

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  • Creating Postcolonial Literature

    African Writers and British Publishers

    by C. Davis ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Using case studies, this book explores the publishing of African literature, addressing the construction of literary value, relationships between African writers and British publishers, and importance of the African market. It analyses the historical, political and economic conditions framing the emergence of postcolonial literature. ... Read more

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  • Political Organization in Nigeria since the Late Stone Age

    A History of the Igbo People

    by J. Oriji ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is known about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period. ... Read more

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