African History: Postwar, From C 1945
"From Comrades to Citizens"The South African Civics Movement and the Transition to Democracy
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"International Political Economy Series" series; This text explains the rise of the civics movement in South Africa - and its downfall. It gives the history of pre-apartheid residents associations in South Africa, and provides conceptual reflections on the nature of civil society and its place in an embryonic democracy. With tables, graphs, maps, bibliography, index. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 223 x 145 mm. Weight: 523g.
Author: (Adler, Glenn, ed.)
ISBN: 0333774574
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"The History of Postcolonial Lusophone Africa"
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A history of the five African Lusophone countries - Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Sao Tome e Principe -since they became independent from Portugal in 1974-5. It analyzes what these countries have in common and what has occurred since Independence in each. With map. Paperback, 230 pages. Weight: 463g.
Author: (Chabal, Patrick, ed.)
ISBN: 1850655898
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Somalia"The Untold Story - the War Through the Eyes of Somali Women
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Somalia came to the world's attention in 1992 when television and newspapers began to report on the terrifyingly violent war and the famine that resulted. Half a million Somalis died that year, and over a million fled the country. With illustrations, map. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 408g.
Author: (Gardner, Judith, ed.)
ISBN: 0745322085
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Visions of the City"Accra in the 21st Century
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Accra In The 21st Century. Major cities in West Africa - or the so-called mega-cities, with populations of over six million - are exploding with migrants. Lagos is already the home of over ten million, and over the next forty years it is estimated that the populations and functional boundaries of Abidjan, Dakar, Ibadan and Accra will double or triple. Political instability of states, refugees, the associated problems of violence, poverty, insecurity, and the HIV pandemic compound the challenges facing governments and policymakers, and, as if this were not enough, Accra lies on an earthquake belt. This book is the outcome of a With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 157 pages. Size: 230 x 154 mm. Weight: 227g.
Author: (Mills-Tettey, Ralph, ed.)
ISBN: 996497891X
Publisher: Woeli Publishing Services
Date: 2002 (Ghana)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Histories of the Hanged"Testimonies From the Mau Mau Rebellion in Kenya
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The true story of the Mau Mau rebellion of 1952-60 in Kenya, told for the first time With 16 b/w photo\illu(s),6 map(s). New ed. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 532g.
Author: Anderson, David
ISBN: 0753819023
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Africa"A Modern History
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With 4 x 4pp plates. New ed. Paperback, 1056 pages. Size: 234 x 171 mm. Weight: 1754g.
Author: Arnold, Guy
ISBN: 1843541769
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Soldiers of Light"
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Travels into the heart of Sierra Leone, a country torn apart by war. This is the story of the people the author encountered in a realm of fire and jungle as they rebuild their lives: Lamin, who lost his hands to save his daughter; Komba, child soldier and sometime cannibal; Neall Ellis, the mercenary pilot with a conscience; and more. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 214g.
Author: Bergner, Daniel
ISBN: 0141015993
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Inside Egypt"The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution
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Examines the junctions of Egyptian politics and society as they disintegrate under the pressures of a military dictatorship at home and a flawed Middle East policy in Washington. With 1 map. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 458g.
Author: Bradley, John R.
ISBN: 1403984778
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Death of Dignity"Angola's Civil War
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This account provides an outline of key events and figures in recent Angolan history, showing how the revolution was deliberately derailed and the fabric of Angola systematically destroyed. The author argues that the conflict has been largely hidden from the world by US-driven propaganda. With 1 map, index. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 273g.
Author: Brittain, Victoria
ISBN: 0745312470
Publisher: Pluto Press
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Shake Hands With the Devil"The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
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Thirteen months after Lt-Gen Romeo went to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he flew home broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans. This book takes us on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, recreating the events the international community turned its back on. Paperback, 592 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 414g.
Author: Dallaire, Romeo
ISBN: 0099478935
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"That the World May Know"Bearing Witness to Atrocity
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After the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more atrocities from happening in the future, and to stop the ones that are happening right now? This work tells the story of the successes and failures of the modern human rights movement. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 188 x 151 mm. Weight: 411g.
Author: Dawes, James
ISBN: 0674026233
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Biafra Story"
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With illustrated. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 473g.
Author: Forsyth, Frederick
ISBN: 1844155234
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"A Dirty War in West Africa"The R.U.F. and the Destruction of Sierra Leone
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Based on first-hand experience, the author charts the decade-long civil war that brought Sierra Leone to its knees from 1991-2001. The group spearheading the violence claimed to be freeing the country from corruption but their insurgency killed more than 75,000 people and displaced half the population. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 238 pages. Weight: 292g.
Author: Gberie, Lansana
ISBN: 1850657424
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"The Wizard of the Nile"The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted
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The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a fugitive rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Joseph Kony is an internationally-wanted criminal, and yet nobody really knows who he is or what he is fighting for. This is the story of a rebel-leader who is waging a war without end. With 30 b/w integrated photos and map. Hardback, 352 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 683g.
Author: Green, Matthew
ISBN: 1846270308
Publisher: Portobello Books Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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"Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the Anc"
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As a spokesman for a country, a continent and the developing world, Thabo Mbeki plays a crucial role in world politics, but to many people he is an enigma. This book explores the complex position that Mbeki occupies, following in Nelson Mandela's footsteps, heading a party with roots as a liberation movement, and ruling a divided country. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 234 x 164 mm. Weight: 740g.
Author: Gumede, William Mervin
ISBN: 184277848X
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) African History: Postwar, From C 1945
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