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Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa by Martin Meredith 9781416526377
RRP: $23.08$14.43The prize was great -- not just land, but the riches it held, in the form of diamonds and gold. What became a country called South Africa was, until 1910, a vast and untamed land where great fortunes could be made (and lost); where great battles were... -
Magnificent and Beggar Land: Angola Since the Civil War by Professor Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
RRP: $63.00$55.50Magnificent and Beggar Land is a powerful account of fast-changing dynamics in Angola, an important African state that is a key exporter of oil and diamonds and a growing power on the continent. Based on three years of research and extensive first-hand... -
South Africa - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Isabella Morris 9781857338720
RRP: $18.88$13.94South Africa has been described as "A World in One Country" and a "Rainbow Nation." Its landscape ranges from miles of glorious beaches to the inland desert of the Karoo, the sweeping grasslands of the Highveld plateau, and the subtropical bush of the... -
Dreaming the Karoo: A People Called the /Xam by Julia Blackburn
RRP: $42.00$30.01A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the /Xam - a haunting book about the brutality of colonial frontiers and the fate of those they dispossess.In spring 2020, Julia Blackburn... -
How Long Will South Africa Survive?: The Looming Crisis by R. W. Johnson
RRP: $33.58$29.72In 1977, Johnson's best-selling How Long Will South Africa Survive? offered a controversial and highly original analysis of the survival prospects of apartheid. Now, after more than two decades of the ANC in government, he believes the question must be... -
The Christmas Contract by Cassie Connor 9780008568269
RRP: $20.98$13.94'What can I say, I loved this book. It has all my favorite tropes. Fake dating - check! Grumpy/ sunshine (reversed) check! One bed - check!' Reader review When you can't find the perfect date for the holidays you... -
Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu
RRP: $20.98$14.28'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: $31.48$25.22Wednesday 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... -
The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects by War Museum of the Boer Republics 9781526734037
$61.93The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects brings the victories and the tragedies-and the full extent of the human drama behind this war-to life through 100 iconic artefacts. While a Mafeking siege note helps to illustrate the acute shortages caused by the... -
A Short History of Mozambique by Professor Malyn Newitt
RRP: $48.28$41.83This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued... -
The Rorke's Drift Commanders: Gonville Bromhead and John Chard by Bancroft, James W 9781399009966
RRP: $42.00$30.01Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and Lieutenant John Chard had fame thrust upon them, as did the place known as Rorke's Drift, which before 1879 was an unknown homestead situated in the middle of the South African veld. Although both men came from families... -
The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning by Eve Fairbanks
RRP: $41.98$27.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476725277Author Eve FairbanksFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Copper Wings: British South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing Volume 2: 1974-1980 by Guy Ellis 9781804513620
RRP: $41.90$29.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804513620Author Guy EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The NLP Professional: Your Future in NLP by Karen Falconer 9780857162083
RRP: $35.68$25.79Karen Falconer is the CEO and driving force of ANLP International CIC, the world's most successful independent Association for NLP Professionals. ANLP runs the largest international NLP annual conference. Karen brings her vast experience of running... -
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
RRP: $58.78$50.95Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years... -
CIA and British Mercenaries in Angola, 1975-1976: From Operation Ia/Feature to Massacre at Maquela by Stephen Rookes
RRP: $35.60$29.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059063Author Stephen RookesFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Zulu War: Then and Now by Ian Knight 9780900913754
RRP: $52.40$43.07This work is one of the most widley known military campaigns of the Victorian era. The story is presented through the "After the Battle" series "then and now" photographic theme and contains graphic eyewitness accounts from both sides which aim to convey... -
Like Wolves on the Fold: the Defence of Rorke's Drift by Lieut. Col. Mike Snook 9781848325838
RRP: $35.68$25.79Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the annals of military history. In the morning, a modern British army was swept aside by the onset of a seemingly unstoppable host at Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote border outpost on the... -
Prison Letters by Nelson Mandela
RRP: $29.38$25.73First published to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela sparked celebrations around the globe. Featuring 94 letters selected from that landmark collection, as well as new introductory material and six new... -
Hero of the Empire: The Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard
RRP: $27.28$19.09'Thrilling, tremendously enjoyable' The New York Times'A nail-biting escape story' Financial TimesAt the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill already believed he was destined for greatness. This is the incredible story of how one incredible year in... -
Botswana - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Michael Main
RRP: $20.98$14.93Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Botswana is a country of contrasts. Culturally, the people are overwhelmingly Bantu, but with more than twenty different ethnic groups and over thirty languages spoken, the society is by no means... -
Frog Crush by Ian Worboys 9788090753259
RRP: $23.08$16.32Frog Crush presents a scene from life in the African savannah and it follows the short journey of five animals in the midday sun, while they are trying to find something juicy and tasty to eat. The book opens with the sight of a Frog singing on a lily... -
House of Stone: The True Story of a Family Divided in War-Torn Zimbabwe by Christina Lamb
RRP: $27.28$17.81A powerful and intensely human insight into the civil war in Zimbabwe, focusing on a white farmer and his maid who find themselves on opposing sides. One bright morning Nigel Hough, one of the few remaining white farmers in Mugabe's Zimbabwe,... -
Conspiracy to Murder: The Rwandan Genocide by Linda Melvern
RRP: $52.48$43.85Conspiracy 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... -
Mandela: The Authorised Biography by Anthony Sampson
RRP: $39.88$26.69Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Long after his presidency of South Africa,... -
Part of My Soul Went with Him by Winnie Mandela 9780393302905
RRP: $33.60$27.01Winnie Mandela, one of South Africa's most visible and articulate apartheid foes, spent many years as a "banned" person in her own country. She lived under virtual house arrest and was forbidden to address public gatherings or meet with more than one... -
Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar by Luise S. White 9781478011729
RRP: $52.48$44.58In Fighting and Writing Luise White brings the force of her historical insight to bear on the many war memoirs published by white soldiers who fought for Rhodesia during the 1964-1979 Zimbabwean liberation struggle. In the memoirs of white soldiers... -
Malawi - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Kondwani Munthali 9781857338782
RRP: $20.98$15.37Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on... -
The Battle of Magersfontein: Victory and Defeat on the South African Veld, 10-12 December 1899 by Garth Benneyworth
RRP: $62.90$43.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113795Author Garth BenneyworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
These Are Not Gentle People: Two murders. Forty suspects. The trial that broke a small South African town by Andrew Harding
RRP: $35.68$24.23NOW SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION"Utterly gripping, timely and shocking" PHILIPPE SANDS"Compelling and disturbing . . . quietly devastating" DAMON GALGUT"This is a book of profound importance . . . A masterpiece" ALEXANDER... -
Wargamer's Guide to The Anglo-Zulu Wars by Daniel Mersey 9781473848504
RRP: $27.28$25.81Taking one of the most famous campaigns in British military history, Daniel Mersey gives a wargamer's perspective of the dramatic events of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and offers advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. The author discusses... -
Scenic Cape Town by Mark Skinner
RRP: $27.28$17.98A wide-ranging exploration of South Africa's Mother City, Scenic Cape Town is both strikingly visual and full of detail. With photographs by Mark Skinner and text by Sean Fraser, the book pays tribute to the different kinds of beauty Cape Town has on... -
The Dust Diaries by Owen Sheers
RRP: $23.08$15.37When Owen Sheers discovers a book in his father's study he stumbles upon the life of an obscure relative: Arthur Cripps, lyric poet and maverick missionary to Rhodesia. Compelled by the description of Cripps' extraordinary life in Africa, Sheers embarks... -
Sharpeville: An Apartheid Massacre and its Consequences by Tom Lodge 9780199642441
RRP: $33.58$31.98On 21 March 1960 several hundred black Africans were injured and 69 killed when South African police opened fire on demonstrators in the township of Sharpeville, protesting against the Apartheid regime's racist 'pass' laws. The Sharpeville Massacre, as... -
Violence and Memory - One Hundred Years in the Dark Forests of Matabeleland, Zimbabwe by Jocelyn Alexander
RRP: $52.48$43.89The long-view on more recent events in Zimbabwe's history. Violence has powerfully shaped the history of Matabeleland from the 1890s to the 1980s, and silence has surrounded the history of this region of Zimbabwe, excluding it from national memory... -
Something of Themselves: Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the Anglo-Boer War by Sarah LeFanu
RRP: $52.50$46.16In early 1900, the paths of three British writers-Rudyard Kipling, Mary Kingsley and Arthur Conan Doyle-crossed in South Africa, during what's become known as Britain's last imperial war. Each of the three had pressing personal reasons to leave England... -
Inside Quatro: Uncovering the exile history of the ANC and SWAPO by Paul Trewhela
RRP: $37.78$30.58Concentrating on parts of the exile history of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) that both organizations would prefer to forget, these first-hand accounts describe the human rights abuses in... -
International Brigade Against Apartheid: Secrets of the War that Liberated South Africa by Ronnie Kasrils
RRP: $42.00$33.79We hear for the first time from internationalists who secretly worked for the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), in the struggle to liberate South Africa from apartheid rule. They acted as couriers, provided safe houses in the neighbouring states... -
Breakthrough by Mac Maharaj
RRP: $29.38$20.48When President F.W. de Klerk announced the unbanning of the liberation movements on 2 February 1990, he opened the door to negotiations that would end apartheid and pave the way to democracy. But how did this moment come about? What power struggles and... -
Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane
RRP: $37.78$25.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684848280Author Mark MathabaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & Schuster LtdWeight(grams) 331g