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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
RRP: £10.99£7.71Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, King Leopold's Ghost is the true and haunting account of Leopold's brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver.In the late nineteenth century,... -
The Catastrophist by Ronan Bennett
RRP: £9.99£6.48Gillespie, an Irishman, goes to the Congo in 1959 in pursuit of his beautiful lover Ines, a passionate Italian journalist. Unlike her, Gillespie has no interest in the deepening independence crisis, nor in the charismatic leader, Patrice Lumumba. He has... -
Congo by David van Reybrouck
RRP: £14.99£9.70FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world's most critical failed... -
In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo by Michela Wrong
RRP: £12.99£8.48'Joyous ... a book that makes other journalists weep with envy' The Economist 'Provocative, touching, and sensitively written ... an eloquent, brilliantly researched account' Sunday Times One of The Economist's best... -
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa by Jason Stearns
RRP: £14.99£9.32A Best Book of the Year- The Economist & the Wall Street Journal At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal war in which millions have died... -
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
RRP: £24.99£15.87Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever expose of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher... -
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes by Barnaby Phillips 9780861543137
RRP: £10.99£7.77A Prospect Best Book of 2021 'A fascinating and timely book.' William Boyd 'Gripping...a must read.' FT 'Compelling...humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.' Evening Standard '[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.' The Times ... -
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... -
Central African Folktales by Professor Enongene Mirabeau Sone 9781804177808
RRP: £8.99£6.92Featuring 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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong
RRP: £16.99£11.47One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong... -
The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen 9780199552580
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.' In The Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Veblen sets out 'to discuss the place and value of the leisure class as an economic factor in modern life'... -
Angolan War of Liberation: Colonial-Communist Clash, 1961-1974 by Al J. Venter 9781526728418
RRP: £14.99£14.55When a large group of rebels invaded Angola from a recently independent Congo in 1961, it heralded the opening shots in another African war of independence. Between 1961 and 1974, Portugal faced the extremely ambitious task of conducting three... -
The Forest People by Colin M. Turnbull
RRP: £16.99£12.28The Forest People is an astonishingly intimate and life-enhancing account of a hunter-gatherer tribe living in harmony with nature -- and an all-time classic of anthropology.For three years, Colin Turnbull lived with an isolated group of Pygmies deep in... -
African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker
RRP: £8.99£6.45Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current... -
Africa: A Modern History by Guy Arnold
RRP: £40.00£29.08A magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.The end of the Second World War signalled the rapid end of the European African empires. In 1945, only four African countries were independent; by 1963, thirty African states created the Organization of... -
Congo Mercenary by Mike Hoare 9781784388713
RRP: £18.99£13.61I make no apologies for being a mercenary soldier. Quite the reverse. I am proud to have led 5 Commando. I am proud to have fought shoulder to shoulder with the toughest and bravest band of men it has ever been my honour to command. I am proud that they... -
Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed by John Prendergast
RRP: £22.00£14.83Congo is one of the most complex countries in the world, yet it is the most overlooked. It is one of the wealthiest in Africa as a result of its natural endowments, but its people are some of the poorest in the world. Congolese culture is informed by the... -
The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual by Victor Turner 9780801491016
RRP: £27.99£24.06A collection of ten of the most brilliant and important essays on ritual yet written. These papers by Victor Turner... are all seminal and distinguished. American Anthropologist A pioneering work of high quality, this collection of anthropological... -
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe by Gerard Prunier 9780199754205
RRP: £21.99£19.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780199754205Author Gerard PrunierFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams)... -
Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande by E. E. Evans-Pritchard
RRP: £57.99£57.66This acknowledged masterpiece has been abridged to make it more accessible to students. In her introduction, Eva Gillies presents the case for the relevance of the book to modern anthropologists.Reviews"Surely no need for commentary on this... -
Kilimanjaro: A Photographic Journey to the Roof of Africa by Hiltrud Schulz
RRP: £28.99£19.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623718282Author Hiltrud SchulzFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc -
Ripe for Rebellion: Insurgency and Covert War in the Congo, 1960-1965 by Stephen Rookes 9781913336233
RRP: £19.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913336233Author Stephen RookesFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Precolonial Black Africa by Cheikh Anta Diop 9781556520884
RRP: £17.99£11.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556520884Author Cheikh Anta DiopFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 303g -
In the Name of the People: Angola's Forgotten Massacre by Lara Pawson
RRP: £21.99£19.04On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola - led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people. These dreadful reprisals are little talked of in Angola today - and virtually unknown outside... -
Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu
RRP: £9.99£6.48'It's brave and honest, and not a moment too soon.' Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish)'[An] outstanding myth-busting book. Everyone should read it.' Bernardine EvaristoWhat is the experience of Black men in Britain today? Never has the conversation about racism and... -
How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed by Mike Snook
RRP: £14.99£12.01Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the long and distinguished history of the British Army. At noon a massive Zulu host attacked the 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana, a distinctive... -
Gordon in China and the Soudan by A. E. Hake
RRP: £29.00£20.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850771654Author A. E. HakeFormat HardbackPage Count 367Imprint Darf Publishers LtdPublisher Darf Publishers Ltd -
Congo Diary: Episodes of the Revolutionary War in the Congo by Ernesto Che Guevara
RRP: £14.99£9.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644210727Author Ernesto Che GuevaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. -
Machete Season: The Killers in Rwanda Speak by Jean Hatzfeld 9780312425036
RRP: £22.00£12.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312425036Author Jean HatzfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo de Witte 9781859844106
RRP: £18.99£16.10Patrice Lumumba, first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and a pioneer of African unity, was murdered on 17 January 1961.Democratically elected to lead the Mouvement National Congolais, the party he founded in 1958, Lumumba was at the centre of the... -
Waste Worlds: Inhabiting Kampala's Infrastructures of Disposability by Jacob Doherty
RRP: £25.00£19.18Uganda's capital, Kampala, is undergoing dramatic urban transformations as its new technocratic government seeks to clean and green the city. Waste Worlds tracks the dynamics of development and disposability unfolding amid struggles over who and what... -
The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo by Jason K. Stearns
RRP: £28.00£21.36Why 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... -
Conspiracy to Murder: The Rwandan Genocide by Linda Melvern
RRP: £24.99£20.88Conspiracy to Murder is a gripping account of the Rwandan genocide, one of the most appalling events of the twentieth century. Linda Melvern's damning indictment of almost all the key figures and institutions involved amounts to a catalogue of failures... -
Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place by Peter Eichstaedt
RRP: £14.95£11.20Every time you use a cell phone or log on to a computer, you could be contributing to the death toll in the bloodiest, most violent region in the world: the eastern Congo. Rich in "conflict minerals"--valuable resources mined in the midst of armed...