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In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story by John Stockwell 9780393009262
RRP: £20.00£17.58In Search of Enemies is much more than the story of the only war to be found when the CIA sought to recoup its prestige after the Vietnam debacle. Though no American troops were committed to Angola, only "advisors," many millions were spent, many... -
Reinventing Theology in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Challenges and Hopes by Marcel Uwineza
RRP: £100.00£86.55The first comprehensive examination of the Catholic Church's role in the genocide against the Tutsi and its attempts at reconciliation From April to July 1994, more than a million people were killed during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda... -
The Triumph of Evil: Genocide in Rwanda and the Fight for Justice by Charles Petrie
RRP: £18.99£17.59The Rwandan Genocide began on 6 April 1994, when a plane carrying President Juvenal Habyarimana was shot down over Kigali. This sparked one hundred days of brutal massacres throughout the country, and as the violence and fear escalated, the UN was called... -
Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey by Fergal Keane
RRP: £10.99£7.77When President Habyarimana's jet was shot down in April 1994, Rwanda erupted into a hundred-day orgy of killing - which left up to a million dead. Fergal Keane travelled through the country as the genocide was continuing, and his powerful analysis... -
Coconut: A memoir of belonging, identity and finding home by Florence Olajide
RRP: £8.99£5.91'Why am I not white like everybody else?' Nan came and sat on the edge of my bed. 'What do you mean?' A tender finger brushed against my cheek. 'Well, everyone in this house is white. Why am I Black?'A generation of Nigerian children were born in Britain... -
Skepticism in Philosophy: A Comprehensive, Historical Introduction by Henrik Lagerlund
RRP: £37.99£34.94In this book, Henrik Lagerlund offers students, researchers, and advanced general readers the first complete history of what is perhaps the most famous of all philosophical problems: skepticism. As the first of its kind, the book traces the influence of... -
Beyond No Mean Soldier: The Explosive Recollections of a Former Special Forces Operator by Peter McAleese 9781910294017
RRP: £19.95£14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910294017Author Peter McAleeseFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Central African Folktales by Professor Enongene Mirabeau Sone 9781804177808
RRP: £8.99£6.55Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon, How the Squirrel outwitted the Elephant, and The Water-Fairies save a Child, tales from Central Africa share many aspects of the same themes across the continent because ancient... -
The Power of Islam in Morocco: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives by Mohamed El Mansour
RRP: £39.99£36.71The study of Muslim societies has been for a long time the appanage of western Orientalists and European ethnographers whose view from the outside rarely accounted for the complex reality of these societies. This Variorum volume by an eminent North... -
Julius Nyerere by Paul Bjerk
RRP: £14.99£13.11With vision, hard-nosed judgment, and biting humor, Julius Nyerere confronted the challenges of nation building in modern Africa. Constructing Tanzania out of a controversial Cold War union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Nyerere emerged as one of... -
Black Girl from Pyongyang: In Search of My Identity by Monica Macias
RRP: £18.99£13.24The extraordinary true story of a West African girl's upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung. In 1979, aged only seven, Monica Macias was sent from West Africa to the unfamiliar surroundings of North Korea by her... -
Early Art and Architecture of Africa by Peter Garlake
RRP: £21.99£15.61This new history of over 5000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Peter Garlake uses the latest research and... -
West African Folk Tales by J.K. Jackson
RRP: £6.99£5.66Tricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from Nigeria to Benin, from the cunning spider god Anansi to... -
Reiki: From Beginner to Practitioner by Jacqueline Raison 9780719840838
RRP: £14.99£12.29Reiki is a gentle but powerful universal healing energy that boosts the body's ability to heal itself, whether the source of disease is physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. This Japanese healing method can aid relaxation and meditation, boosts our... -
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin
RRP: £10.99£7.32Now filmed as INVICTUS directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2008As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks... -
Great Kingdoms of Africa by John Parker
RRP: £25.00£16.78An essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands... -
The World That Was Ours by Hilda Bernstein 9781906462093
RRP: £13.00£12.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906462093Author Hilda BernsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm)... -
The Old Way: A Story of the First People by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas 9780312427283
RRP: £20.00£13.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312427283Author Elizabeth Marshall ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams)... -
Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone by Lawrence Devlin
RRP: £13.99£8.75Larry Devlin arrived as the new chief of station for the CIA in the Congo five days after the country had declared its independence, the army had mutinied, and governmental authority had collapsed. As he crossed the Congo River in an almost empty ferry... -
Left to Tell: One Woman's Story of Surviving the Rwandan Genocide by Immaculee Ilibagiza
RRP: £14.99£8.83Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family that she cherished.But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into bloody holocaust. Immaculee's family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that... -
Morocco - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Jillian C. York
RRP: £10.99£7.99Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Morocco is a joy to the senses. Graced with spectacular scenery, the country's rich history is carved into its architecture and baked into its cuisine. Its marketplaces are filled with tantalizing... -
Beyond Empire by John T. Ducker
£43.74Beyond Empire looks at three decades of British colonial administration to assess the capacity of the independent governments of Africa to achieve independence. A wealth of archival material and a unique review of British press over those decades brings... -
North Africa under Byzantium and Early Islam by Susan T. Stevens
RRP: £58.95£46.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884024088Author Susan T. StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionPublisher Dumbarton Oaks Research... -
States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition by Jeffrey Herbst 9780691164144
RRP: £28.00£21.36Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In States and Power in... -
White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa by Susan Williams
RRP: £25.00£21.58The shocking, untold story of how African independence was strangled at birth by America's systematic interference. Accra, 1958. Africa's liberation leaders have gathered for a conference, full of strength, purpose and vision. Newly independent Ghana's... -
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance by Jake Subryan Richards 9781781301234
RRP: £25.00£18.49An important illustrated history of the relationship between Cambridge and the Black Atlantic. Between 1400 and 1900, European powers, not least Britain, colonised the Americas and transported over 12.5 million people from sub-Saharan Africa as... -
The Woman Who Would be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney 9781780747668
RRP: £12.99£9.09Hatshepsut, the daughter of a general who took Egypt's throne without status as a king's son and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty, was born into a privileged position of the royal household. Married to her brother, she was expected to bear the... -
The Sloth Lemur’s Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present by Alison Richard
RRP: £10.99£7.25'Full of wonder and forensic intelligence' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding A moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island. ... -
Rhodesian Fire Force 1966-80 by Kerrin Cocks
£19.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910294055Author Kerrin CocksFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
East African Folk Tales by J K Jackson
RRP: £8.99£6.85Traditional stories bring a deeper understanding of the movement of peoples across East Africa. Common roots and differences between ancient peoples create a lively portrait with their fragile, powerful gods. The modern nations of Kenya, Tanzania,... -
The Africans by David Lamb 9780394753089
£16.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394753089Author David LambFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 202mm... -
Civilization or Barbarism by Diop
RRP: £17.95£13.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556520488Author Cheikh Anta DiopFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Lawrence Hill & Co.Publisher Lawrence Hill & Co.Weight(grams) 607g -
Three Letter Plague: A Young Man's Journey Through a Great Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg
RRP: £16.99£12.28At the end of a steep gravel road in one of the remotest corners of South Africa's Eastern Cape lies the village of Ithanga. Home to a few hundred villagers, the majority of them unemployed, it is inconceivably poor. It is to here that award-winning... -
It's Our Turn to Eat by Michela Wrong
RRP: £12.99£8.48A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point. When Michela Wrong's Kenyan friend John Githongo appeared one cold February morning on the doorstep of her London... -
The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo by Jason K. Stearns 9780691224510
RRP: £18.99£14.79Why violence in the Congo has continued despite decades of international intervention Well into its third decade, the military conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been dubbed a "forever war"-a perpetual cycle of war, civil unrest, and... -
The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo De Witte
RRP: £14.99£9.70The Assassination of Lumumba unravels the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba-the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and a pioneer of African unity-since it... -
When Hens Begin To Crow: Gender And Parliamentary Politics In Uganda by Sylvia Tamale
£40.24Among African countries, Uganda is unique in its affirmative action program for women. In the late 1980s, President Yoweri Museveni announced his belief that Uganda's successful development depended on increased gender equity and backed his opinions by... -
The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament by Ben Jackson 9781801506601
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Africa Cup of Nations explores the vibrant history of one of football's iconic but often overlooked international tournaments.For a long time, the Africa Cup of Nations has been seen as a nuisance to European clubs and fans. However, the tournament... -
Six Years a Hostage: The Extraordinary Story of the Longest-Held Al Qaeda Captive in the World by Stephen McGown
RRP: £12.99£8.60THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE LONGEST-HELD AL QAEDA CAPTIVE IN THE WORLDStephen McGown was en route from London to South Africa, on a once-in-a-lifetime trip by motorbike, returning home to Johannesburg. He had reached Timbuktu, in Mali, when he was... -
Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Colonialism, Conquest, and the Crop That Revived Slavery in Africa by Jori Lewis
RRP: £21.99£14.83Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and ScholarshipWinner, Harriet Tubman PrizeA stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery"A complex story crossing time and oceans" (National...