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January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, a South African Town
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January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, a South African Town

by Stengel, Richard

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Published
1990
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Hardcover
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9780671645939
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Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in As New Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Black cloth spine, yellow boards, gilt lettering to spine. Completely clean and unmarked; tight, solid, square with sharp corners. Internals as new. Unclipped glossy, bright jacket. Debut book… Read more about this item
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

by Beah, Ishmael

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2007
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9780374531263
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean and unmarked wraps, with crease to upper corner and light wear around edges. Binding tight and solid and square. Internals in Very Good clean and unmarked condition. "A Long Way… Read more about this item
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Dancing in The Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
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Dancing in The Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa

by Stearns, Jason K

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2011
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Hardcover
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9781586489298
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New York: Public Affairs Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library Public Affairs, First Edition, 2020. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket with archival cover in Good Condition. Except for minimal library marks, in Near Fine Condition. The Congo, a country that since 1996 has been wracked by a war… Read more about this item
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From Hope To Horror- Diplomacy and the Making of the Rwanda Genocide
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From Hope To Horror- Diplomacy and the Making of the Rwanda Genocide

by Leader, Joyce E

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First Edition
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2020
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Hardcover
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9781640122451
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Potomac Books, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library Potomac Books, First Edition, 2020. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket with archival cover in Good Condition. Except for minimal library marks, (no pocket, cards, just a label on front and a discard stamp on ffep) in Fine Condition. An ADST-DACOR Diplomats… Read more about this item
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They Cannot Kill Us All: An Eyewitness Account of South Africa Today
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They Cannot Kill Us All: An Eyewitness Account of South Africa Today

by Manning, Richard

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First Edition
Published
1987
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Hardcover
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9780395437810
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Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Fine binding in brown half cloth with gilt titles, cream boards, clean, no marks, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Stamp on top edge of text block and scuff on the… Read more about this item
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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

by Moyo, Dambisa

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2010
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Paperback
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9780374532123
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked gently used book, faint wear to cover edges, otherwise fine. 188 pages. Bibliography. Index. 8.25" x 5.5". 2010, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York.
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Footnotes to The Congo Story: An African Report Anthology
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Footnotes to The Congo Story: An African Report Anthology

by Kitchen, Helen (Editor)

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Published
1967
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New York: Walker and Company, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library Hardcover Ex-library Book and Jacket in Good Condition. xiv,175 pages. Includes, notes, map, benchmarks in the Congo Story. Black cloth with yellow spine titles, yellow and black dust-jacket, library stamps, pocket, edges rubbed, sewn binding tight and solid. A few pages… Read more about this item
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African Masks
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African Masks

by Monti, Franco

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First Edition
Published
1969
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Hardcover
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London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback Hamlyn Publishing Group, London, 1969 First Edition. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Jacket. Internals in Fine Condition. Pages glossy, heavy, good quality. Illustrated--full color, bright, colorful, detailed African masks, descriptions with historical and cultural significance. Gray cloth with… Read more about this item
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The Reason Why
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The Reason Why

by Woodham-Smith, Cecil

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Published
1982
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Paperback
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9780809437191
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1982. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Time Reading Program Special Edition. Cover by Leo and Diane Dillon 6 illustrations--historic monotone reproductions. The history of the Crimean War, 1854-56, by a preeminent historian. "Theirs not to reason why" was the song of the… Read more about this item
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Unbowed: A Memoir
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Unbowed: A Memoir

by Maathai, Wangari

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First Edition
Published
2006
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780307263483
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New York: Knopf, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Light wear to lower front corner, else Fine in green half cloth w/gilt titles, yellow boards, very clean and unmarked. Binding tight, solid and square. Internals as new. An honest and… Read more about this item
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A Short History of Africa (Penguin African library, AP 2)

A Short History of Africa (Penguin African library, AP 2)

by Oliver, Roland; Fage, J. D

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Published
1973
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9780140410020
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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1973. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Second Printing of Fourth Edition-Revised, 1973. First published 1962, Paperback in Good Condition. Illustrated with maps. Clean wraps with light edge and corner wear; tight and solid glued binding; no interior markings. An overall view of African history from the earliest times to… Read more about this item
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I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

by Gallmann, Kuki

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Published
2000
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Paperback
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9780140287448
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USA: Penguin Books, 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Now a Major Motion Picture. A haunting memoir vividly reminiscent of Isak Dinesen. A memorable and moving narrative of the vast spaces and rugged beauty of Kenya's interior and a memorial to the ones she loved and… Read more about this item
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The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur

The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur

by Steidle, Brian; Steidle Wallace, Gretchen

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2008
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9781586485696
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U.S.A: PublicAffairs, 2008. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book that is clean and unmarked with light wear to cover edges; solid and tight glued binding. Pages clean, no markings, no creases. A harrowing first-hand account of the genocide in Darfur, witnessed by Brian Steidle,… Read more about this item
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Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent
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Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent

by Unger, Sanford J

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1986
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9780671628093
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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Revised and updated edition with an expanded chapter on South Africa . An exploration and analysis of the political, economic, and social realities of Africa of the 1980s. Clean, tight, solid, unmarked book with… Read more about this item
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The Africans

The Africans

by Lamb, David

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Published
1987
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Paperback
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9780394753089
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U.S.A: Vintage/Random House, 1987. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Gently used book that is clean and unmarked with light wear to corners, cover flares up slightly, tight and square binding. Pages are toned, clean, no markings of any kind. After traveling in Africa for 4 years writing for… Read more about this item
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Blue Taxis: Stories about Africa

Blue Taxis: Stories about Africa

by Eileen Drew

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Published
1993
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Paperback
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9780915943418
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Minneapolis, MN, USA: Milkweed Editions, 1993. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. R. W. Scholes. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Foreword by Rosellen Brown. Designed and illustrated by R. W. Scholes. Clean and unmarked pictorial wrappers with light wear to front corners and fore edge of front cover, Soundly bound, square. Internals… Read more about this item
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The African World: A Survey of Social Research
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The African World: A Survey of Social Research

by Lystad, Robert A. ( Editor: Edited For the African Studies Association)

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First Edition
Published
1965
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Hardcover
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New York & London: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. A comprehensive book summarizing and inter-relating this research with pertinent research from earlier periods; an inter-disciplinary study of all aspects of African life; agriculture, anthropology,… Read more about this item
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Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent
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Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent

by Harden, Blaine

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First Edition
Published
1990
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780393028829
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New York and London: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back First Printing Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Fine binding of gold half cloth with red titles, black paper-wrapped boards, very clean and unmarked, tight & solid volume.… Read more about this item
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Coming to Terms: South Africa's Search for Truth
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Coming to Terms: South Africa's Search for Truth

by Meredith, Martin and Rosenberg, Tina

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First Edition
Published
1999
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Hardcover
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9781891620331
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New York: Public Affairs, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition, Mylar jacket cover. Except for very minimal lib marks, book and jacket are as new. Bright and clean, free from any other markings, tight, solid and… Read more about this item
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I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

by Gallmann, Kuki

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Published
1992
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9780140171020
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USA: Penguin Books, 1992. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. A haunting memoir vividly reminiscent of Isak Dinesen. A memorable and moving narrative of the vast spaces and rugged beauty of Kenya's interior and a memorial to the ones she loved and lost in Kenya. Paperback cover… Read more about this item
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