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Death and the King's Horseman: A Play

by Soyinka, Wole

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Published
2002
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Paperback
ISBN
9780393322996
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New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. Paperback. Near Fine. A drama based on events inOyo in 1946 by the Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist - the recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature. Originally published in 1975. 14th Norton soft cover printing. 77 pages with author's notes. Slight corner wwear. … Read more about this item
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DOCUMENTS of INDENTURED LABOUR - Natal 1851-1917

by Meer, Y.S. [et al.]

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1st Edition
Published
1980
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Hardcover
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Durban, South Africa: Institute of Black Research, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. A collection of primary documents that portrays the drama of an immigrant community's transplantation on the soil of another country in all its complex manifestations. The Colony of Natal was a British… Read more about this item
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Snap Judgements: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

by Enwezor, Okwui

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Published
2006
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Hardcover
ISBN
9783865212245
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New York / Germany : International Centre of Photography / Steidl Publishers, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A magnificent PHOTO catalogue from a 2006, New York exhibition of more than 250 photographs from more than 30 artists from across Africa. Black boards with silver lettering on spine. Due to size & weight, extra shipping will be required.… Read more about this item
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Governing Cotton: Globalization and Poverty in Africa

by Sneyd, Adam

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Published
2011
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780230252783
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U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good+. (International Political Economy). An academic examination of the historic relationships between cotton production, the international cotton trade and poverty south of the Sahara. The Guelph, Ontario researcher / professor assesses various approaches to corporate social responsibility and nongovernmental policy advocacy in African resource exploitation. 8vo - over 7¾ -… Read more about this item
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Duel with a Dictator: An African Woman's Political Struggle

by Acheta, Emmanuel (SIGNED)

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1st Edition
Published
2005
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Trade Paperback
ISBN
9781596820630
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Fultus Corporation, 2005. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine +. First novel about conflict between acorrupt African dictator and an opposition activist African woman. The Uganda-born writer lives in Kitchener, Ontario. 473pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight curling to front covers.
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Saving for Economic Recovery in Africa

by Frimpong-Ansah, J. H. & Barbara Ingham (Editors)

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Edition
First Thus
Published
1994
Binding
Cloth
ISBN
9780852551257
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London: James Curry / Heinemann Inc., 1994. First Thus . Cloth. Near Fine +/Near Fine. The failure of development in Africa has sparked far-reaching economic reforms. But economic recovery not only calls for policy adjustments; it also requires the rehabilitation of decayed capital and new domestic investment in order to sustain recovery and finance growth. First published… Read more about this item
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A Serious Pair of Shoes: An African Journal

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Published
2000
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Trade Paperback
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9781895900309
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East Lawerence Town, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield Press, 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine +. Baxter's third book about her life in Africa, set against the backdrop of the hardship that most Africans battle every day of their lives. 287pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Mystery of the Nile

by Bangs, Richard and Pasquale Scaturro

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Edition
First Printing
Published
2005
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Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780399152627
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Near Fine +/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proofs. An account of the first descent of the Nile River by kayak and raft - a 3000 mile journey that adventurers Pasquale Scaturro & Gordon Brown undertook in 2004. Uncorrected… Read more about this item
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In the Heart of the Country

by Coetzee, J.M. (SIGNED)

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Published
1982
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780140062281
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New York: Penguin Books, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good+. Second book and first novel by the highly-acclaimed, reclusive South-African born author, academic & translator, Nobel Prize winner and the first 2-time Booker Prize winner. 139pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Small amount of black cover rubbed… Read more about this item
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Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?

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Edition
First Edition
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Illustrated Wraps
ISBN
9780821344958
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Washington, D.C.: The World Bank. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Fine. English language. A roadmap, by 50 scholars and policymakers, that could allow Africa to take its rightful place in the world economy - if Africans take a more active, business-like appproach to governance and economic management. 278 pages with extensive references. 8vo - over… Read more about this item
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Country of My Skull

by Antjie Krog

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Published
1998
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780958419512
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Random House South Africa, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. Country of My Skull captures the complexity of the work of South Africa's Truth Commission in a uniquely personal narrative that is harrowing, evocative and illuminating. The author is a journalist and poet. 286 pages. Minor scuff to top edge of cover and about 9 pages ends. 8vo… Read more about this item
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Fault Lines: Journeys Into the New South Africa

by Goodman, David

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780520217362
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Berkeley and Los Angeles: University Of California Press, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David Goodman, a journalist and activist who has witnessed South Africa's struggles since the darkest days of apartheid, chronicles the nation's historic transition to democracy. Says Desmond Tutu: 'A searingly honest book by someone who… Read more about this item
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Leo Sarkisian

by Sarkisian, Leo & Floyd Wade

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Casablanca, Morocco: Idéale. Paperback. Very Good -/No DJ Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Leo Sarkisian. Artwork (mostly portraiture) by Sarkisan - America artist, musician, musicologist, scholar and humanist who lived in and travelled the African continent Presented by the American Cultural Center. Text in English and French. Stapled , illustrated wraps. Brochure design… Read more about this item
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