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Mansa Musa - A Captivating Guide to the Emperor of the Islamic Mali Empire in West Africa and How He Developed Timbuktu into a... Mansa Musa - A Captivating Guide to the Emperor of the Islamic Mali Empire in West Africa and How He Developed Timbuktu into a Major Center for Trade (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R579 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Handbook of Nyasaland (Hardcover): Malawi A Handbook of Nyasaland (Hardcover)
Malawi; Stephen Samuel 1887- Murray
R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Winter on the Nile (Hardcover): Charles Dudley Warner My Winter on the Nile (Hardcover)
Charles Dudley Warner
R1,018 Discovery Miles 10 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Arab Media Systems (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): Carola Richter, Claudia Kozman Arab Media Systems (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
Carola Richter, Claudia Kozman
R1,476 Discovery Miles 14 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Patrisiers and Prinse - Die Europese Samelewing En Die Stigting Van 'N Kolonie Aan Die Kaap, 1619-1715 (Afrikaans,... Patrisiers and Prinse - Die Europese Samelewing En Die Stigting Van 'N Kolonie Aan Die Kaap, 1619-1715 (Afrikaans, Hardcover)
Karel Schoeman 1
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

Patrisiers & prinse is die eerste deel van 'n vyfdelige reeks oor vroee blanke vestiging aan die Kaap. In die deel beskryf Karel Schoeman die sewentiende-eeuse Europese wêreld waarin Jan van Riebeeck en sy tydgenote grootgeword het. Hierdie wereld vorm die agtergrond van die verversingspos wat die VOC in 1652 by Kaap die Goeie Hoop sou stig. In die eerste twee hoofstukke en in hoofstuk 4 word die opkoms en hoogbloei van die Nederlandse Republiek bespreek. Die Frankryk van Lodewyk XIV kry in hoofstuk 3 aandag, met klem op die toenemende oorheersing van Europa deur die Franse kultuur. Besonder boeiend is die dele wat gewy word aan die opkoms van die hoe burgerstand in Nederland en die versamelaarsdrif wat deur die stand se welvaart en die kontak met Nederland se kolonies moontlik gemaak is. In die laaste twee hoofstukke wys Schoeman daarop dat Europa in die sewentiende eeu nog besonder naby aan die Middeleeue gestaan het en bespreek hy die soms skokkend primitiewe lewenswyse wat maar geleidelik nader aan die moderne beweeg het.

Africa and the Discovery of America Hardcover (Hardcover): Leo Wiener Africa and the Discovery of America Hardcover (Hardcover)
Leo Wiener
R898 R776 Discovery Miles 7 760 Save R122 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Gonja, the Mandingoes of Ghana (Hardcover): Solomon Salifu Tampuri Gonja, the Mandingoes of Ghana (Hardcover)
Solomon Salifu Tampuri
R881 Discovery Miles 8 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Culture and Customs of Tanzania (Hardcover): Kefa M Otiso Culture and Customs of Tanzania (Hardcover)
Kefa M Otiso
R1,718 Discovery Miles 17 180 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book provides a fascinating, up-to-date overview of the social, cultural, economic, and political landscapes of Tanzania. In Culture and Customs of Tanzania, author Kefa M. Otiso presents an approachable basic overview of the country's key characteristics, covering topics such as Tanzania's land, peoples, languages, education system, resources, occupations, economy, government, and history. This recent addition to Greenwood's Culture and Customs of Africa series also contains chapters that portray the culture and social customs of Tanzania, such as the country's religion and worldview; literature, film, and media; art, architecture, and housing; cuisine and traditional dress; gender roles, marriage, family structures, and lifestyle; and music, dance, and drama. Describes historical events from the late 1800s to the present day Provides several maps depicting Tanzania's location in Africa, major physical features, administrative units, urban areas, ethnic groups, and population distribution Contains an interdisciplinary bibliography of sources in the areas of geography, history, anthropology, and popular culture Includes a glossary of key terms, places, cities, ethnic groups, and personalities

The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013 (Hardcover): Mustafah Dhada The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013 (Hardcover)
Mustafah Dhada
R4,314 Discovery Miles 43 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

WINNER OF THE 2017 MARTIN A. KLEIN PRIZE In his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhada explores why the massacre took place, what Wiriyamu was like prior to the massacre, how events unfolded, how we came to know about it and what the impact of the massacre was, particularly for the Portuguese empire. Spanning the period from 1964 to 2013 and complete with a foreword from Peter Pringle, this chronologically arranged book covers the liberation war in Mozambique and uses fieldwork, interviews and archival sources to place the massacre firmly in its historical context. The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013 is an important text for anyone interested in the 20th-century history of Africa, European colonialism and the modern history of war.

Majimbo in Kenya's Past - Federalism in the 1940s and 1950s (Hardcover): Robert Maxon Majimbo in Kenya's Past - Federalism in the 1940s and 1950s (Hardcover)
Robert Maxon
R2,284 Discovery Miles 22 840 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Khama - the Great African Chief (Hardcover): John Charles Harris Khama - the Great African Chief (Hardcover)
John Charles Harris
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Foreign Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Security, Diplomacy and Trade (Hardcover): Adekeye Adebajo, Kudrat Virk Foreign Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Security, Diplomacy and Trade (Hardcover)
Adekeye Adebajo, Kudrat Virk
R3,999 Discovery Miles 39 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

South Africa is the most industrialized power in Africa. It was rated the continent's largest economy in 2016 and is the only African member of the G20. It is also the only strategic partner of the EU in Africa. Yet despite being so strategically and economically significant, there is little scholarship that focuses on South Africa as a regional hegemon. This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of South Africa's post-Apartheid foreign policy. Over its 23 chapters - -and with contributions from established Africa, Western, Asian and American scholars, as well as diplomats and analysts - the book examines the current pattern of the country's foreign relations in impressive detail. The geographic and thematic coverage is extensive, including chapters on: the domestic imperatives of South Africa's foreign policy; peace-making; defence and security; bilateral relations in Southern, Central, West, Eastern and North Africa; bilateral relations with the US, China, Britain, France and Japan; the country's key external multilateral relations with the UN; the BRICS economic grouping; the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP); as well as the EU and the World Trade Organization (WTO). An essential resource for researchers, the book will be relevant to the fields of area studies, foreign policy, history, international relations, international law, security studies, political economy and development studies.

Ancient Near East in the Bible - Treasures from the Met Museum (Hardcover): Ron Choong, Danny Lee Ancient Near East in the Bible - Treasures from the Met Museum (Hardcover)
Ron Choong, Danny Lee; Cover design or artwork by Christine Leong
R1,125 Discovery Miles 11 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hebrewisms of West Africa Hardcover (Hardcover): Joseph J. Williams Hebrewisms of West Africa Hardcover (Hardcover)
Joseph J. Williams; Contributions by Lushena Books
R972 R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Save R137 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Life of John Tengo Jabavu (Hardcover): Davidson Don Tengo 1885- Jabavu The Life of John Tengo Jabavu (Hardcover)
Davidson Don Tengo 1885- Jabavu
R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Dress in the Making of African Identity - A Social and Cultural History of the Yoruba People (Hardcover): Bukola Adeyemi Oyeniyi Dress in the Making of African Identity - A Social and Cultural History of the Yoruba People (Hardcover)
Bukola Adeyemi Oyeniyi
R2,708 Discovery Miles 27 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Some Historical Account of Guinea, its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants. With an Inquiry Into... Some Historical Account of Guinea, its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants. With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, its Nature and Lamentable Effects (Hardcover)
Anthony Benezet
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638 - 1870 (Hardcover) (Hardcover): W. E. B Du Bois The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638 - 1870 (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
W. E. B Du Bois
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This historical account of the transatlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States is filled with a wealth of records, details and analyses of its attempted suppression. The various moral, economic and religious arguments against slavery were clear from the outset of the practice in the early 16th century. The ownership of a human life as an economic commodity was decried from religious circles from the earliest days as an immoral affront to basic human dignity. However the practice of gaining lifelong labor in exchange only for a basic degree of care meant slavery persisted for centuries across the New World as a lucrative endeavor. The colonial United States would, from the early 17th century, receive many thousands of slaves from Africa. Many of the slaves transported were sent to work on plantations and farms which steadily spread across the warmer southern states of the nation. Others would do manual work on the docks, for instance moving goods in the fledgling trading colonies.

Sketch of the Orange Free State of South Africa. Bloemfontein, 1875 (Hardcover): Orange Free State Commission at the Sketch of the Orange Free State of South Africa. Bloemfontein, 1875 (Hardcover)
Orange Free State Commission at the
R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Egyptian Mythology - Captivating Stories of the Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Mortals (Hardcover): Matt Clayton Egyptian Mythology - Captivating Stories of the Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Mortals (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R498 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R40 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Olwibulo Lwa Lwande Wesonga (Hardcover): Elizabeth Masiga Kakembo Olwibulo Lwa Lwande Wesonga (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Masiga Kakembo
R1,110 Discovery Miles 11 100 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Afia the Ashanti Princess - A Visit to the Motherland (Hardcover): Crystal Boateng Afia the Ashanti Princess - A Visit to the Motherland (Hardcover)
Crystal Boateng; Illustrated by Gabriela Yancheva
R597 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Divided By The Word - Colonial Encounters And The Remaking Of Zulu And Xhosa Identities (Paperback): Jochen S. Arndt Divided By The Word - Colonial Encounters And The Remaking Of Zulu And Xhosa Identities (Paperback)
Jochen S. Arndt
R380 R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Save R29 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Divided by the Word refutes the assumption that the entrenched ethnic divide between South Africa’s Zulus and Xhosas, a divide that turned deadly in the late 1980s, is elemental to both societies. Jochen Arndt reveals how the current distinction between the two groups emerged from a long and complex interplay of indigenous and foreign born actors, with often diverging ambitions and relationships to the world they shared and the languages they spoke.

The earliest roots of the divide lie in the eras of exploration and colonization, when European officials and naturalists classified South Africa’s indigenous population on the basis of skin color and language. Later, missionaries collaborated with African intermediaries to translate the Bible into the region’s vernaculars, artificially creating distinctions between Zulu and Xhosa speakers. By the twentieth century, these foreign players, along with African intellectuals, designed language-education programs that embedded the Zulu-Xhosa divide in South African consciousness.

Using archival sources from three continents written in multiple languages, Divided by the Word offers a refreshingly new appreciation for the deep historicity of language and ethnic identity in South Africa, while reconstructing the ways in which colonial forces generate and impose ethnic divides with long-lasting and lethal consequences for indigenous populations.

Can't Stop Walking (Hardcover): Murphy V S Anderson Can't Stop Walking (Hardcover)
Murphy V S Anderson; Foreword by Eric M Allison
R771 R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Save R97 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa. From the Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of... Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa. From the Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855 (Hardcover)
Heinrich Barth
R1,045 Discovery Miles 10 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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