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Author: Owen Letcher With Author's Inscription Publisher: Pan African Publications (1935) Edition: First Edition Condition: Very Good. Stains with edgewear, shelfwear, waterstain to the back board. Rear pastedown water stained, affecting only a quarter of the area. Last page has a water stain. Front endsheet has a minor chip with a stain. Pages are yellowed. Cracking to pages throughout. Otherwise internally bright and clean Binding: Hardcover Pages: 62 Dimensions: 25 x 19 x 1 cm +++ by Owen Letcher (With Author's Inscription) +++  African Mysteries:  Strange and True Stories of the Congo and Adjacent Territories | Owen Letcher

Author: Thomas Pringle Editors: Ernest Pereira and Michael Chapman Publisher: University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press (1989) ISBN-10: 0869806866 ISBN-13: 9780869806869 Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover Pages: 177 Dimensions: 20.2 x 14.3 x 1 cm +++ by Thomas Pringle +++ The African poems of Thomas Pringle wrestle with issues that are still alive in South Africa today - racial conflict, political oppression, censorship and the need for freedom of expression. This volume reproduces Poems Illustrative of South Africa which appeared in 1934 and reflects Pringle's residence at the Cape for six years from 1820.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Though African Americans have served as foreign reporters for almost two centuries, their work remains virtually unstudied. In this seminal volume, Jinx Coleman Broussard traces the history of black participation in international newsgathering. Beginning in the mid-1800s with Frederick Douglass and Mary Ann Shadd Cary the first black woman to edit a North American newspaper African American Foreign Correspondents highlights the remarkable individuals and publications that brought an often-overlooked black perspective to world reporting. Broussard focuses on correspondents from 1840 to modern day, including reporters such as William Worthy Jr., who helped transform the role of modern foreign correspondence by gaining the right for journalists to report from anywhere in the world unimpeded; Leon Dash, a professor of journalism and African American studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who reported from Africa for the Washington Post in the 1970s and 1980s; and Howard French, a professor in Columbia University s journalism school and a globetrotting foreign correspondent. African American Foreign Correspondents provides insight into how and why African Americans reported the experiences of blacks worldwide. In many ways, black correspondents upheld a tradition of filing objective stories on world events, yet some African American journalists in the mainstream media, like their predecessors in the black press, had a different mission and perspective. They adhered primarily to a civil rights agenda, grounded in advocacy, protest, and pride. Accordingly, some of these correspondents not all of them professional journalists worked to spur social reform in the United States and force policy changes that would eliminate oppression globally. Giving visibility and voice to the marginalized, correspondents championed an image of people of color that combatted the negative and racially construed stereotypes common in the American media. By examining how and why blacks reported information and perspectives from abroad, African American Foreign Correspondents contributes to a broader conversation about navigating racial, societal, and global problems, some of which we continue to contend with today. Features Summary Though African Americans have served as foreign reporters for almost two centuries, their work remains virtually unstudied. In this seminal volume, Jinx Coleman Broussard traces the history of black participation in international newsgathering... Author Jinx Coleman Broussard Publisher Louisiana State University Press Release date 20130607 Pages 268 ISBN 0-8071-5054-1 ISBN 13 978-0-8071-5054-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "African Literature in the Twentieth Century " was first published in 1976. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. This paperback makes available the major part of Professor Dathorne's "The Black Mind."It concentrates on the writings of Africans in various African and European languages and provides insight, both broad and deep, into the Black intellect. Professor Dathorne examines the literature of Africans as spoken or written in their local languages and in French, Portuguese, and English. This extensive survey and interpretation gives the reader a remarkable pathway to an understanding of the Black imagination and its relevance to thought and creativity throughout the world. The author himself lived in Africa for ten years, and his view is not that of an outsider, since it is as a Black man that he speaks about Black people. Throughout the book, a major theme is the demonstration that, despite slavery and colonialism, Africans remained very close to their own cultures. Professor Dathorne shows that African writers may be, like some Afro-American writers, "marginal men," but that they are Black men and it is as Black men that they feel the nostalgia of their past and the corrosive influences of their present. O. R. Dathorne is a member of the Department of Black Studies and of the Department of English at Ohio State University. He has taught at universities in Nigeria and Sierra Leone and served as a UNESCO adviser in Sierra Leone. He also has taught at Ohio State University, Howard University, and the University of Wisconsin and lectured at Yale, Federal City College, Michigan State, and other universities in and out of the United States. He is the author of two novels and editor of a number of anthologies of Black literature, and has written widely in journals on his subject. Features Summary Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible to scholars, students, researchers, and general readers... Author D.A. Thorne Publisher University of Minnesota Press Release date 19760501 Pages 406 ISBN 0-8166-0769-9 ISBN 13 978-0-8166-0769-3

  Penguin Global, 2001. Book Condition: Used. This Paperback is in VG/as new condition. Clean Copy. Owner name sticker on front end paper. Summary: Africa's traditional beliefs including ancestor worship, divination and witchcraft continue to dominate its spiritual influences. Readers in search of a better understanding of the continent will be enriched by this book's timely exploration of sub-Saharan Africa's natural philosophy.The author's meticulous research reveals that, whereas technology-driven Western societies prefer to rely largely on logical explanations, menu Africans continue to obey their intuition trusting in images, dreams and divination to rationalise misfortune and illness.African Magic explains why so many Africans understand the relationship between people and unfortunate events not through the Western concept of chance in the case of accidents, or germ theory in the case of illness, but through belief in witchcraft.The book records a collection of true stories which illustrate this traditional belief system. Included are the famous Malawian diviner whose prophecies were considered so accurate that people flocked from neighbouring countries to consult him; a group of Western-trained Mozambican psychologists who successfully refined cross-cultural therapy by working with traditional healers to combat post-traumatic stress syndrome among child soldiers; Ghanaian and Zimbabwean 'witches' living in a nightmare world where popular belief becomes their reality; and a Zambian archbishop whose attempt to embrace traditional African beliefs provoked serious conflicts within his Christian church. 212 pp.

Title: African Dawn by Tony Park, Softcover Book. Author: Tony Park. Type: Fiction. Edition: Quercus Edition 2012. Publisher: Quercus. Year Published: 2011. Format: Softcover Book. Printed By: Clays Ltd, St. Ives, England. Page Count: 559. Size: Width: 13cm       Height: 19.5cm       Thickness: 4cm Info: A heart-racing thriller from the master of adventure "a ripping yarn of adventure, romance and bloody conflict" Daily Telegraph. It's darkest before the dawn, Three families - the Bryants, the Quilter-Phippses and the Ngwenyas - share a history as complex and bloody as Zimbabwe itself. Dedicated conservationists Paul and Philippa Bryant are struggling to save their farm and small herd of endangered black rhinos from seizure by corrupt government minister Emmerson Ngwenya. Twin brothers, ex-soldier Braedan and environmentalist Tate Quilter-Phipps join the fight. But when the brothers fall in love with the same woman, Natalie Bryant, their rivalry threatens to put the lives of all involved at risk. And with Emmerson vowing to stop at nothing until he gets what he wants, a bloody showdown seems inevitable. In the broken country that is Zimbabwe, only the strongest can survive."Tony Park has drawn on his deep love and respect of the untamed African continent to deliver this unmissable read." Daily Examiner. Fans of David Baldacci, Wilbur Smith and Ken Follett will love Tony Park. Condition: Very Good, binding, spine and pages all intact. Price: R 125.00 Inc Vat.  

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Africa is famous for its abundance and variety of wildlife, making it a great attraction for hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. In many ways it is a continent of records. The author has produced a book of amazing records, facts and did-you-knows that cast new light on our extraordinary continent. From lists of 'largests' and 'smallests' to detailed accounts of exceptional features, we are introduced to a vast range of facts about the world around us. A fresh design and light-hearted illustrations make the title highly accessible to both young and old. For serious trivia addicts, casual browsers, those seeking out specific information, or as an aid to spark ideas for further research, African Wildlife Trivia will delight and intrigue a wide readership. Format:paperback Pages:128

ISBN - HTFX48975 Title - African Systems of Kinship and Marriage Author -Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. (ed); Forde, Daryll (ed) Publisher - Oxford University Press Dimensions - 217x139 Pages - 399 Format - Softcover Extra Info - Condition - Condition: Good+. Reprint of the 1950 edition. Wrapper is shelf worn. Owner signature on the front free endpaper. Binding loose.

Hardback. Random House. English. 1991. ISBN: 679400214. 225 pp with maps as eps. Very good condition in hardcover with good dw. The author criss-crossed Africa doing wildlife surveys and searching for rare animals and endangered species. Book No: 24548/1000742

  First edition published by Viking in 1994. Book and jacket in fine condition. By the author of I Dreamed of Africa.  

Buy AUTOGRAPHED / SIGNED - C. ZIERVOGEL 1955 SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHOR for R200.00

Publisher: H. A. van der Post Publications (Undated) ISBN: N/A Condition: Very good. Front and back covers have come creasing, light soiling and minimal rubbing. Minimal edgewear on covers and spine. A few very small marks in pen on back free endpaper and pastedown. A tightly bound copy. Text and colour photographs are clear. Binding: Hardcover without DJ Pages: 63 Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.2 x 0.8cm SKU: IZ0167 Weight: 0.25kg Price: R250.00 +++ by Alec van der Post +++ An illustrated guide to hunting in Africa. Book One of a series.

  Author(s):  Various; co-ordinating editors - Cynthia Kros and Nicholas Southey  Title:      South African Historical Journal  ISSN:  0258 2473  Publisher: Unisa/South African Historical Society  This Edition: number 58 of 2007  Year of Publication: 2007  Place Of Publication: South Africa  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 334  Weight: 566g  Condition:   Very good   

Author: S. Francis and H. Dugmore & Rico Signed by the Author's Publisher: Penguin Books (1994) ISBN-10: 0140248331 ISBN-13: 9780140248333 Condition: As new, minor reading creases down the spine, minor bumps to the textblock. Binding: Softcover Pages: 176 Dimensions: 19.4 x 24 x 1 cm +++ by S. Francis and H. Dugmore & Rico (Signed by the Author's) +++ This is the second collection of the popular South African cartoon strip, "Madam and Eve", in book format. It is a contemporary satirical series about a white South African woman and her maid.

  Author(s): Diana Wemyss  Title:      The South African Book of Garden Ideas  ISBN:  0 86978 564 8  Publisher: Struik Timmins  This Edition: Struik Timmins edition 1991  Place Of Publication: South Africa  First Published: 1988  Binding: paperback  Number of pages: 96 Weight: 416g  Condition:   Very good   

  Author(s): various, edited by Stephen Gray  Title:      The Penguin Book of Southern African Verse  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: 1st of this selection  Year of Publication: 1989  Place Of Publication: South Africa  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 401 Weight: 286g  Condition:   Good       

  Author(s):  Jennifer Godbold-Simpson  Title:      Small Gardens a South African Guide  ISBN: 0 86977 488 3  Publisher/place: Struik Publishers, Cape Town  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 1987  Binding: hardcover, large format  Dustjacket: n/a  Number of pages:  96  Weight: 705g  Condition:   Very good  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.    

  Author(s): editor: Geoffrey Haresnape  Title:      Contrast 63,  South African Literary Journal  ISSN: 0589 574 X  Publisher: SA Literary Journal Ltd  This Edition:   Volume 16 No. 3  Year of Publication: July 1987  Place Of Publication: South Africa  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 96 Weight: 114g  Condition:   Good   

Author(s): Lieut-Col. J.H. Patterson, D.S.O.  Title:      The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and other East African Adventures (with illustrations)  ISBN: none  Publisher/place: Macmillan and Co, London  This Edition: first edition, second printing  Year of Publication:  1947  First Published: 1907  Binding: hardcover Dustjacket: none, missing (dustjackets were usually discarded in those days)  Number of pages:  350  Weight: 403g  Condition:   Book has a lot of damage unfortunately.  Cover cloths have wear around the edges, with especially heavy wear at the head and tail of spine - previous owner's stuck it down with sellotape, which left behind some glue stains. End-pages have split.  Many of the pages have wrinkled, most likely from getting wet/high humidity.  The back end-page has bad wear - looks like something was stuck on and ripped off.  The text block is still in good condition, stitching/binding is intact and sound, no loose or missing pages, all signatures still in place.  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

  Author(s): Noni Jabavu  Title:      Drawn in Colour - African Contrasts  ISBN: none  Publisher/place: John Murray, London  This Edition: first edition, 3rd printing [not certain whether this is the true first edition, or if the first thus by John Murray]  Year of Publication: July 1960  First Published: April 1960  Binding: hardcover Dustjacket: yes  Number of pages:  208  Weight: 440g  Condition:   Dustjacket has some minor wear, all else in very good condition  -has previous owner’s name written inside - has been covered in plastic, by us, for further protection; folded only, no tape used. Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

 Author(s): [co-ordinating editors] Cynthia Kros, Nicholas Southey   Title:       South African Historical Journal, 55 - 2006  ISSN: 0258 - 2473   Publisher: University of South Africa  Year of Publication: 2006  Place Of Publication: South Africa  Binding: paperback  Number of pages: 255  Weight: 462g  Condition:   Very good   

  Author(s): Amin Maalouf [translated by Peter Sluglett]  Title:       Leo the African  ISBN:   978 0 349 10600 7  Publisher: Abacus  This Edition: Abacus edition 1994, reprinted 2012  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1986  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 360  Weight: 256g  Condition:   Excellent   

  Author(s): Hugo van Lawick  Title:      Solo - The Story of an African Wild Dog  ISBN: 0 00 634569 7  Publisher:  Fontana  This Edition: Fontana edition 1976  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1973 (William Collins, Glasgow)  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 126 Weight: 108g  Condition:   Very good   

  Author(s):various; edited by Stephen Gray  Title:      The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories  ISBN: 014 007239 X  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: first of this selection, 7th printing  Year of Publication: 1985  Place Of Publication: Great Britain Binding: paperback Number of pages: 328  Weight: 216g  Condition:    Very good  -has pencil notes in the text  

  Author(s): various - Bongani Sitole, Denis Hirson, Lionel Abrahams et al, edited by Leon de Kock and Ian Tromp  Title:      The Heart in Exile, South African Poetry in English, 1990 -1995  ISBN:  0 14 058760 8  Publisher/place: Penguin South Africa, Johannesburg  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 1996  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  332  Weight: 392g  Condition:   Very good  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

  Author(s):  Michael Holman  Title:       Dizzy Worms  - An African Tale  ISBN:  978 1 84697 153 2  Publisher/place:  Polygon, Edinburgh  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 2010  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  248  Weight: 314g  Condition:   Very good  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

Author: Mary R. Boyd Publisher: Maskew Miller (1931) Condition: Very Good, for a full condition description, email here Binding: Softcover Pages: 14 Dimensions: 12.8 x 15.8 x 0.2 cm +++ by Mary R. Boyd +++ Drought...Bardic Poem South African Eisteddfod, 1931 | Mary R. Boyd

Author: Olive Schreiner Title: The story of an African farm Publisher: Penguin Year: 1979 Cover: Paperback Pages: 301 Condition: Good   Please note: Shipping (via SAPO ordinary domestic parcel post with tracking) will be R55.00. To reduce shipping expenses, I am happy to combine orders, but the cost of postage depends on the weight of the parcel, so, if combining, please ask for a quote.    

  Author(s): various; editiors: Leon de Kock and Ian Tromp Title:     The Heart in Exile - South African Poetry in English, 1990 - 1995  ISBN: 0 140 58760 8  Publisher: Penguin SA  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 1996  Place Of Publication: South Africa  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 332  Weight: 412g  Condition:   Excellent