Tribal death

 Paperback in good condition. Published 1983. 447 pages. Under the skin is an epic account of the last years of white Rhodesia's bitter war of counter-insurgency. It describes the lives of farmers under siege, the ordeal of missionaries working in the tribal trust lands, the lonely stand of a few liberals against detention without trial, secret executions and martial law... read on..

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Now in paperback, "God Grew Tired of Us" is a book with passion, sadness, fear, perseverance, joy and humor written by John Dau, a member of the Dinka tribe of southern Sudan, who recounts his experiences as a refugee from the civil war that has been fought in his country since 1983 and resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese. Among the millions of refugees who sought refuge in neighboring countries were a group of about 20,000 children - most between the ages of 7 and 16, and many of them orphaned - who became separated from their families, and were forced to make their way, alone, across thousands of miles of treacherous landscape to a U.N. refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. Along the way, more than half would succumb to starvation, disease, and attack.Dau, a 12 year-old when the war broke out, led 1,200 children on the flight from Sudan, 60 percent of them between 4 and 9 years old. Dau emigrated to the U.S. in 2001, and with humour and appreciation recounts the culture shock that resulted when traditional tribal culture collided with modern American society; the joy of reuniting with his family; and his tireless work giving back to the people of the Sudan. The award-winning film featuring his story was narrated by actress Nicole Kidman and won the 2006 Sundance Film Festival's "Grand Jury" and "Audience" awards. Format:Paperback Pages:304

BLACK FRIDAY 2017 - 10% OFF ALL BOOKS WON ON AUCTION ON FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2017! Zulu Thought-Patterns and Symbolism Axel-Ivar Berglund Published by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd (1975) "This ethnographic classic describes and analyzes the ritual cycle celebrated by Zulu kinship groups as understood and interpreted by the Zulu themselves." 12 years fieldwork led to this 1976 study of the ritual cycle of Zulu birth, maturity, marriage, sickness & death, diviners, "heaven-herds", ancestors, witchcraft, medicines; south africa zulus zululand african tribes zulu tribal customs zulu witchcraft diviners african religion zulu. Poor condition with water damage to the back. PLEASE CHECK IMAGES FOR CONDITION Follow Eleven O'Clock on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ElevenOClockAfricanaBooks/   Conditions: Please read conditions before bidding. NON PAYING WINNING BIDDERS - Please do not bid on an item unless you intend on completing the transaction. NEGATIVE feedback will be posted for non paying winning bidder Postage will be quoted according to the size of the item. Please do not make a cash deposit at the bank. If you must, please add on R50 for the deposit fee. If more than one item has been ordered, postage may be reduced. Books will be posted after payment has cleared in my bank account. Once an item is posted I will not be held accountable for the item, but will help where I can. Items sent and not collected at the Post Office and that are sent back to me will have to pay postage again. if this is not done with 1 month the item will be relisted Overseas buyers to have postage quoted. Please note I do not have PayPal or credit card facilities. Save

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Meet Talus the world's first detective. A dead warrior king frozen in winter ice. Six grieving sons, each with his own reason to kill. Two weary travellers caught up in a web of suspicion and deceit. In a distant time long before our own, wandering bard Talus and his companion Bran journey to the island realm of Creyak, where the king has been murdered. From clues scattered among the island's mysterious barrows and stone circles, they begin their search for his killer. But do the answers lie in this world or the next? Nobody is above suspicion, from the king's heir to the tribal shaman, from the servant woman steeped in herb-lore to the visiting warlord whose unexpected arrival throws the whole tribe into confusion. And when death strikes again, Talus and Bran realise nothing is what it seems. Creyak is place of secrets and spirits, mystery and myth. It will take a clever man indeed to unravel the truth. The kind of man this ancient world has not seen before. Features Summary A dead warrior king frozen in winter ice. Six grieving sons, each with his own reason to kill. Two weary travellers caught up in a web of suspicion and deceit... Author Graham Edwards Publisher Solaris Release date 20140410 ISBN 1-78108-198-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78108-198-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. 'I am the land and the bones of the hills. I am the winter.' Temujin, the second son of the khan of the Wolves tribe, was only eleven when his father died in an ambush.His family were thrown out of the tribe and left alone, without food or shelter, to starve to death on the harsh Mongolian plains. It was a rough introduction to his life, to a sudden adult world, but Temujin survived, learning to combat natural and human threats. A man, a small family, without a tribe was always at risk but he gathered other outsiders to him, creating a new tribal identity. It was during some of his worst times that the image of uniting the warring tribes and bringing the silver people together came to him. He will become the khan of the sea of grass, Genghis. Features Summary The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. Author Conn Iggulden Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20100708 Pages 461 ISBN 0-00-735325-1 ISBN 13 978-0-00-735325-5

Paperback. English. HarperPerennial. 2006. 474pp. In fair condition. San Francisco art patron Bibi Chen has planned a journey of the senses along the famed Burma Road for eleven lucky friends. But after her mysterious death, Bibi watches aghast from her ghostly perch as the travelers veer off her itinerary and embark on a trail paved with cultural gaffes and tribal curses, Buddhist illusions and romantic desires. On Christmas morning, the tourists cruise across a misty lake and disappear.