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50 People Who F***ed Up South Africa - The Lost Decade (Paperback): Alexander Parker, Tim Richman 50 People Who F***ed Up South Africa - The Lost Decade (Paperback)
Alexander Parker, Tim Richman; Illustrated by Zapiro
R285 R223 Discovery Miles 2 230 Save R62 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

To mark the tenth anniversary of the smash-hit 50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa, the original 50 People team brings you an all-new sequel: 50 People Who F***ed Up South Africa: The Lost Decade.

As witty, enlightening and entertaining as all the franchise books, this Christmas compendium is an eye-watering indictment of our tragicomic “last lost decade”, a time of ruinous and unprecedented national decline. Whereas it took more than 350 years to come up with the list of shame for the first book, they needed just ten more for the next 50 names, from Shaun Abrahams to Zuma, Zuma and Zuma. Shot through with the architects and beneficiaries of state capture – Magashula, Mahlobo, Mahumapelo, and not forgetting the Guptas – it is also features crisp takedowns of the individuals who represent the standout scandals in this time: the like of Nkandla, Marikana, Life Esidimeni, Steinhoff, Bosasa and VBS Mutual Bank.

The end result is a readable, accessible overview of the South Africa’s recent political and socioeconomic landscape. Because sometimes humour and a clearly painted picture really is the best coping mechanism…

The Last Trek - A Study of the Boer People and the Afrikaner Nation (Hardcover): Sheila Patterson The Last Trek - A Study of the Boer People and the Afrikaner Nation (Hardcover)
Sheila Patterson
R5,970 Discovery Miles 59 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book evaluates the historical factors that produced the Boer people, and the political, religious and economic forces that maintain modern Afrikaner Nationalism. This last trek brings the Afrikaner back into multi-racial integrating industrial society. Originally published in 1957.

Sexual Life Ancient Egypt Hb (Hardcover, New Ed): Manniche Sexual Life Ancient Egypt Hb (Hardcover, New Ed)
Manniche
R6,542 Discovery Miles 65 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Human Factor in Changing Africa (Hardcover): Melville J. Herskovits The Human Factor in Changing Africa (Hardcover)
Melville J. Herskovits
R6,313 Discovery Miles 63 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Focussing on the problems of change and resistance to change that mark the African sub-continent, this book examines Africa's place in the world from earliest times. It considers the nature of its peoples in their prehistoric development, the ways in which their cultures were oriented, and the ways in which these cultures guided their reactions to European ideas. It also assesses the human responses to industrial, technological and economic changes and the re-discovery by the Africans of African culture. Originally published in 1962.

Flashes in her soul, the life of Jabu Ndlovu (Paperback): Jean Fairbairn Flashes in her soul, the life of Jabu Ndlovu (Paperback)
Jean Fairbairn
R140 R110 Discovery Miles 1 100 Save R30 (21%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Flashes in her Soul is the story of Jabu Ndlovu, a shop steward of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and a community leader in Imbali near Pietermaritzburg. Jabu, her husband and her oldest daughter were killed in a brutal attack on their home in May 1989. This story shows the courage and compassion with which Jabu fought against all forms of exploitation. Her story represents the experiences of thousands of women who struggled and suffered as a result of the war in KwaZulu-Natal in the 1980s and 1990s. Jabu’s story reminds us of the devastation that violence brings to families, communities and organisations. The politics and dynamics behind the violence today are not the same as in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the need remains for strong and moral leaders like Jabu to speak out and organise against the violence and the moral corruption that lies behind it. First published in 1991, this is the second book in the Hidden Voices Series. The Hidden Voices Series emerged out of an interest in left intellectual contributions towards discussions on race, class, ethnicity and nationalism in South Africa. Before and during the apartheid years, many universities were closed to existing local ideas and debates, and critical intellectual debates, ideas, texts, poetry and songs often originated outside academia during the period of the struggle for liberation. The Hidden Voices Series seeks to publish key texts, books, documents and other materials that were never published under apartheid, or seminal books that have gone out of print. We hope that these recovered, lost or forgotten voices will help reinvigorate the humanities and social sciences, and contribute to the decolonisation of knowledge production in South Africa and indeed throughout Africa.

Africa In Fashion - Luxury, Craft And Textile Heritage (Paperback): Ken Kweku Nimo Africa In Fashion - Luxury, Craft And Textile Heritage (Paperback)
Ken Kweku Nimo
R965 R761 Discovery Miles 7 610 Save R204 (21%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt - A Study in Classical African Ethics (Hardcover): Maulana Karenga Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt - A Study in Classical African Ethics (Hardcover)
Maulana Karenga
R4,516 Discovery Miles 45 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Preface
Introduction
1. The Maatian Ideal: A Conceptual Framework
2. The Maatian Ideal: From the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom
3. The Maatian Ideal: From the New Kingdom to the Late Period
4. The Declarations of Innocence: Text and Moral Theology
5. Maatian Ontology
6. Maatian Anthropology
7. Maatian Social Practice I
8. Maatian Social Practice II
9. Summary

A History of South Africa (Paperback, Rev. and Updated Ed): Frank Welsh A History of South Africa (Paperback, Rev. and Updated Ed)
Frank Welsh
R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout its turbulent history, South Africa has frequently been the focus of worldwide attention – usually hostile. Yet prejudice and ignorance about the country are widespread. The evolution of the present-day 'Rainbow Nation' has taken place under conditions of sometimes extreme pressure. Since long before the arrival of the first European settlers in the seventeenth century, the country has been home to a complex and uneasily co-existing blend of races and cultures, and successive waves of immigrants have added to the already volatile mixture. Despite the optimism and euphoria which greeted the final dismantling of the apartheid system and the election as President of Nelson Mandela in April 1994, South Africa's history, racial mix and recent political upheavals suggest it will not easily free itself from the legacy of its tumultuous past.

Newly revised and updated to include the retirement of Mandela, Frank Welsh's vividly written, even-handed and authoritative history casts new light on many of South Africa's most cherished myths. Like his 'A History of Hong Kong', it will surely come to be regarded as definitive.

'Sweeping, exhaustive and masterly'
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

'Excellent … a balanced account of a very complex story'
STEPHEN FLEMING, 'Irish Independent'

'Vital to an understanding of modern South Africa
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

'His assessments are judicious, his opinions fair … Welsh maintains a clear narrative thread through this hugely complex story'
STEPHEN TAYLOR, 'New York Times Book Review'

France and the Algerian War, 1954-1962 - Strategy, Operations and Diplomacy (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Martin S. Alexander, J.... France and the Algerian War, 1954-1962 - Strategy, Operations and Diplomacy (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Martin S. Alexander, J. F. V. Keiger
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The French Army's war in Algeria has always aroused passions. This book does not whitewash the atrocities committed by both sides; rather it shifts the focus to the conflict itself, a perspective assisted by the French republic's belated official admission in 1999 that what happened in Algeria was indeed a war. Each contributor made use of the increasingly liberalised French archives of the war since the early 1990s. The book re-evaluates counter-terrorism in the cities; the methods used in the "battle for hearts and minds" in the villages of the interior; the hitherto neglected roles of French air and naval power in supporting the army's counter-insurgency offensives against the Armee de Liberation Nationale; and the battles that France decisively lost for both world opinion and for support from her major Western allies.
For years, with few exceptions, writers have overwhelmingly examined the Algerian crisis through the prism of French party politics, personal testimony and more recently, memory. But, far from being "a war with no name" the fighting in Algeria was on a massive scale involving some two million French soldiers. This collection, published for the 40th anniversary of the war's end, firmly situates the battles they fought in strategy, operations and diplomacy.

European Atrocity, African Catastrophe - Leopold II, the Congo Free State and its Aftermath (Hardcover, illustrated edition):... European Atrocity, African Catastrophe - Leopold II, the Congo Free State and its Aftermath (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Martin Ewans, Sir Martin Ewans
R3,783 Discovery Miles 37 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


There is a broad consensus among those who are concerned with Africa that the plight of the continent is approaching the catastrophic. Partly the roots of the problem are historical, stemming from the exploitation and colonisation of the continent by European powers. An appreciation of the history of the relationship between Europe and Africa, a major episode of which this book examines, is indispensable to an understanding of the continent's present predicament. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries King Leopold II of the Belgians established a colony in Africa, which, as the Congo Free State, became a byword for unremitting exploitation and widespread atrocities. This book describes the creation, the development and the collapse both of this regime and of the Belgian colony that replaced it. Conclusions are drawn about the nature of European colonialism in Africa and the consequences for Europe itself.

General History of Africa volume 5 [pbk abridged] - Africa from the 16th to the 18th Century (Paperback, New edition): Bethwell... General History of Africa volume 5 [pbk abridged] - Africa from the 16th to the 18th Century (Paperback, New edition)
Bethwell A. Ogot
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs. A history of Africa from the 16th to the 18th centuries, this study concentrates on the continuing evolution of African states and cultures, the increase in external trade, and the consequences of the slave trade. The seriesis co-published in Africa with seven publishers, in the United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in association with the UNESCO Press.

Italy and Libya - From Colonialism to a Special Relationship (1911-2021) (Hardcover): Luciano Monzali, Paolo Soave Italy and Libya - From Colonialism to a Special Relationship (1911-2021) (Hardcover)
Luciano Monzali, Paolo Soave
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume proposes a historical analysis of Italian-Libyan relations in contemporary times. After examining the colonialism of liberal Italy, which in 1911 culminated in the military campaign for the conquest of the Libyan regions, it evaluates the impact of fascism in Libya and the attempt to launch a broader pro-Arab policy. The third section analyzes the construction of the so-called 'special relationship' between Rome and Tripoli since the 50s when an economic interdependence between the Libyan oil producer and the Italian industrial power was pursued despite political differences. Finally, the volume also focuses on the dramatic implosion of Libya and the loss of its political unity following the fall of the Gaddafi regime, which on the one hand, scaled back Italy's regional role, on the other, spread instability throughout the Euro-Mediterranean area. The volume uses a historiographical methodology focused on primary sources and updated scientific literature but also includes specialized analyses of the most current scenarios. This is the first systematic work on the Italian-Libyan relationship produced in English, accessible to area scholars, specialists, analysts and students, who intend to deepen their understanding of one of the pivotal factors of the Euro-Mediterranean balance, which is currently missing.

Egyptian Mummies Hb (Hardcover, New Ed): Smith Egyptian Mummies Hb (Hardcover, New Ed)
Smith
R5,961 Discovery Miles 59 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Egyptian Mummies" is regarded by egyptologists as the classic account of mummification in ancient Egypt. Originally published in 1924, its re-issue in complete form will be welcomed by all those who have sought rare second hand copies in vain. This book provides the most comprehensive account available of the technical processes and materials employed by the ancient Egyptian embalmers together with a historical analysis of their modification throughout the dynastic period. The authors draw on fully illustrated archaeological and pathological evidence together with Egyptian and Greek textual references to provide a thorough survey of the mummification process and attendant funeral ceremonies, and to offer clues to an understanding of the custom's significance and the reasons for its adoption.

France and the Algerian War, 1954-1962 - Strategy, Operations and Diplomacy (Paperback, illustrated edition): Martin S.... France and the Algerian War, 1954-1962 - Strategy, Operations and Diplomacy (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Martin S. Alexander, J. F. V. Keiger
R1,854 Discovery Miles 18 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The French Army's war in Algeria has always aroused passions. This book does not whitewash the atrocities committed by both sides; rather it focuses on the conflict itself, a perspective assisted by the French republic's official admission in 1999 that what happened in Algeria was indeed a war.

A History of Africa (Hardcover, 4th edition): John Fage, With William Tordoff A History of Africa (Hardcover, 4th edition)
John Fage, With William Tordoff
R6,187 Discovery Miles 61 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


A History of Africa is a powerful narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the twenty-first century.
Long established at the forefront of African Studies, the fourth edition of this classic history brings the book up to date to address the events of the 1990s. The issues discussed include:
* post-apartheid South Africa
* the prospects for democratisation in Africa at the beginning of the new millennium
* developments in Muslim North Africa including the threat of Islamic fundamentalism
* economic and social developments including the devastating impact of the Third World debt and the provision of debt relief
* cultural, environmental and gender issues in Modern Africa.

The Zambezi - A History (Hardcover): Malyn Newitt The Zambezi - A History (Hardcover)
Malyn Newitt
R736 Discovery Miles 7 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent's principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In this book, historian Malyn Newitt quotes rarely used Portuguese sources that throw vivid light on the culture of the river peoples and their relations with the Portuguese creole society of the prazos. Hitherto unused manuscript material illustrates Portuguese and British colonial rule over the people of the long-lived Lunda kingdoms, and the Lozi of the Barotse Floodplain. The Zambezi became a war zone during the 'Scramble for Africa', the struggle for independence and the civil wars that followed the departure of colonial powers. Recent history has also seen the river's wild nature tamed by the introduction of steamers and the building of bridges and dams. These developments have changed the character of the waterway, and impacted--often drastically--the ecological systems of the valley and those settled along its course. 'The Zambezi' traces the history of the communities that have lived along this great river; their relationship with the states formed on the high veldt; and the ways they have adapted to the vagaries of the Zambezi itself, with its annual floods, turbulent rapids and dramatic gorges.

Church, State and Society in Kenya - From Mediation to Opposition (Hardcover): Galia Sabar Church, State and Society in Kenya - From Mediation to Opposition (Hardcover)
Galia Sabar
R4,230 Discovery Miles 42 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the 1980s, religion was widely assumed to have lost its dominant position in Western culture and to be losing ground throughout the world. This has not been the case. Today we see an upsurge in religion worldwide, which has affected people's spiritual, cultural, economic and political lives.
Much has been written about the expanded role of religion in the socio-political arena of Islam in the Middle East, of the Catholic Church in countries formerly under Communist control, and of the rising neo-Pentecostalism in Latin America. Similary, much has also been written about the colonial evangelism and the expansion on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Africa. This book joins the debate on the role of Christianity in coloniality, and more so, in post-coloniality and neo-coloniality in Kenya. It traces the process of transformation in which the church, state and society in Kenya took part, and attempts to construct new understandings of the relationships between the three. It demonstrates the crucial role of the church in shaping Kenya's emerging civil society and in developing an alternative politics.

North Africa, Islam and the Mediterranean World - From the Almoravids to the Algerian War (Hardcover, annotated edition): Julia... North Africa, Islam and the Mediterranean World - From the Almoravids to the Algerian War (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Julia Clancy-Smith
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Long regarded as the preserve of French scholars and Francophone audiences due to its significance to France's colonial empire, North Africa is increasingly recognized for its own singular importance as a crossover region. Situated where Islamic, Mediterranean, African, and European histories intersect, the Maghrib has long acted as a cultural conduit, mediator and broker. From the medieval era, when the oasis of Sijilmasa in the Moroccan wilderness funnelled caravan loads of gold into international networks, through the 16th century when two superpowers, the Ottomans and the Spanish Hapsburgs, battled for mastery of the Mediterranean along the North African frontier, and well into the 20th century which witnessed one of Africa's cruellest wars unfold in "French Algeria," the Maghrib has retained its uniqueness as a place where worlds meet.

Race (Paperback): Ryland Fisher Race (Paperback)
Ryland Fisher
R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The author, interviews some South Africans of different hues, about the idea of race, what it has meant to them and how they envision a future South Africa, steeped as the country and its people are in a highly charged and often unacknowledged world of racial sensitivity. Amongst the interviewees are Naledi Pandor, Minister of Education; Wilmot James, executive director of the African Genome Education Institute; Rhoda Kadalie, journalist and human rights activist; Melanie Verwoerd, former South African ambassador to Ireland; Phatekile Holomisa, president of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa); and Carel Boshoff, the founder of Orania, an Afrikaner homeland established in 1991 in the Northern Cape.

Gordon and the Sudan - Prologue to the Mahdiyya 1877-1880 (Hardcover): Alice Moore-Harell Gordon and the Sudan - Prologue to the Mahdiyya 1877-1880 (Hardcover)
Alice Moore-Harell
R4,368 Discovery Miles 43 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The focus of this book is the leadership of Charles George Gordon, the governor-general of the Sudan, during the Turkiyya period (1821-85). The book analyzes his administration and the political, economic and social developments under his leadership against a background of political unrest in Egypt and the weakening of Khedive Ismail's position in the face of increasing European financial imperialism. All aspects of his administration are looked at, based upon primary sources from archives in Europe, the United States and Egypt. This study argues that the period was one of continuity and change, and that, besides the escalating struggle against the slave trade, the fundamental causes of the Madhist revolution were all in place well before 1877.

The Seventh Member State - Algeria, France, and the European Community (Hardcover): Megan Brown The Seventh Member State - Algeria, France, and the European Community (Hardcover)
Megan Brown
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The surprising story of how Algeria joined and then left the postwar European Economic Community and what its past inclusion means for extracontinental membership in today's European Union. On their face, the mid-1950s negotiations over European integration were aimed at securing unity in order to prevent violent conflict and boost economies emerging from the disaster of World War II. But French diplomats had other motives, too. From Africa to Southeast Asia, France's empire was unraveling. France insisted that Algeria-the crown jewel of the empire and home to a nationalist movement then pleading its case to the United Nations-be included in the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community. The French hoped that Algeria's involvement in the EEC would quell colonial unrest and confirm international agreement that Algeria was indeed French. French authorities harnessed Algeria's legal status as an official departement within the empire to claim that European trade regulations and labor rights should traverse the Mediterranean. Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany conceded in order to move forward with the treaty, and Algeria entered a rights regime that allowed free movement of labor and guaranteed security for the families of migrant workers. Even after independence in 1962, Algeria remained part of the community, although its ongoing inclusion was a matter of debate. Still, Algeria's membership continued until 1976, when a formal treaty removed it from the European community. The Seventh Member State combats understandings of Europe's "natural" borders by emphasizing the extracontinental contours of the early union. The unification vision was never spatially limited, suggesting that contemporary arguments for geographic boundaries excluding Turkey and areas of Eastern Europe from the European Union must be seen as ahistorical.

A Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate (Hardcover): De Lacy O'Leary A Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate (Hardcover)
De Lacy O'Leary
R8,615 Discovery Miles 86 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Ulendo - Claude's African Journey into War and Passion (Hardcover): Malcolm Alexander Ulendo - Claude's African Journey into War and Passion (Hardcover)
Malcolm Alexander; Preface by Desmond Tutu
R806 R557 Discovery Miles 5 570 Save R249 (31%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Global Medieval Contexts 500 - 1500 - Connections and Comparisons (Paperback): Kimberly Klimek, Sarah Davis-Secord, Pamela... Global Medieval Contexts 500 - 1500 - Connections and Comparisons (Paperback)
Kimberly Klimek, Sarah Davis-Secord, Pamela Troyer, Bryan Keene
R1,187 Discovery Miles 11 870 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Global Medieval Contexts 500-1500: Connections and Comparisons provides a unique wide-lens introduction to world history during this period. Designed for students new to the subject, this textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies. The expert author team aims to advance a global view of the period and introduce the reader to histories and narratives beyond an exclusively European context. Key Features: Divided into chronological sections, chapters are organized by four key themes: Religion, Economics, Politics, and Society. This framework enables students to connect wider ideas and debates across 500 to 1500. Individual chapters address current theoretical discussions, including issues around gender, migration, and sustainable environments. The authors' combined teaching experience and subject specialties ensure an engaging and accessible overview for students of history, literature, and those undertaking general studies courses. Theory boxes and end-of-chapter questions provide a basis for group discussion and research. Full-color maps and images illustrate chapter content and support understanding. As a result, this text is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about the histories and cultures of the period, as well as their relevance to our own contemporary experiences and perspectives. This textbook is supported by a companion website providing core resources for students and lecturers.

Pharoah'S Gateway To Eternity - The Hawara Labyrinth of King Amenemhat III (Hardcover): Eric P. Uphill Pharoah'S Gateway To Eternity - The Hawara Labyrinth of King Amenemhat III (Hardcover)
Eric P. Uphill
R7,135 Discovery Miles 71 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scholars opinions are mixed regarding the wonders Herodotus described in his travels. Among the buildings, the Egyptian Labyrinth was at the top of his list, and this has given rise to much speculation about its form, size, and purpose over the last two centuries. Pharoah's Gateway to Eternity searches for the answers to these problems.

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