*100 Years of Mining Johannesburg Centenary So Rich an Inheritance

Parktown, South Africa: Prototypal, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Light edge wear and creasing to DJ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; Color Illustrations; 152 pages; A history of Johannesburg SA, packed with advertisements for many products associated with the mining industry that the city was founded on.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11972

Catalogue: Mining::Africa

Keywords: Mining South Africa Gold Mining

ABRAHAMS, EUGENE & GREGORY ROCKMAN

Rockman One Man's Crusade Against Apartheid Police

Melville South Africa: Senior Publications, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0947025669. White paper covered boards show only light wear, pages lightly tanned. Dustjacket chipped head and tail of spine, a couple of short tears with attendant creasing. ; Tight solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 185 pages; Lieutenant Gregory Rockman was a young 'coloured' policeman who fought for years against apartheid in the police force and the excesses of the riot police. His experiences are written as told to a young jornalist, Eugene Abrahams. Forewords by Bishop Desmond Tutu and Allan Boesak.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 16030

Catalogue: Africa::South Africa

Keywords: 0947025669 apartheid Police South Africa Biographies & Memoirs

ATKINSON, RICK

An Army at Dawn; the War in Africa

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805062882. Some creasing of DJ at head of spine ; A near-fine volume in a VG+ DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers, B&W photos. ; The Liberation Trilogy #1; 6.45 X 1.65 X 242.57 inches; 681 pages; "Beginning with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel." A well researcher book by a Pulitzer Prize winning author.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21147

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Africa

Keywords: 0805062882 North Africa patton tank warfare Operation Torch Rommel Militaria Africa

BAHADUR, JAY

Pirates of Somalia

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers, 2011. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1554686822. Only slight wear, pages slightly toned ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos ; 6.38 X 1.13 X 9.25 inches; 302 pages; "In The Pirates of Somalia, Bahadur ventures to Puntland, a region in northeastern Somalia, and tells of the pirates’ lives beyond the attack skiffs: how they spend their money, how they conduct business, how they think and why they risk their lives in often suicidal missions. In the remote pirate havens of Somalia, Bahadur sits down and talks with some of the pirates, their cheeks bulging with khat (the local drug of choice), their cellphones ringing as the men conduct their business. Bahadur also talks to some of the security personnel tasked with combating piracy, as well as with former pirate hostages who lived on their ships for months while awaiting news of a ransom.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21128

Catalogue: History::Africa

Keywords: 1554686822 somalia Africa Piracy ransom Pirates HISTORY Law & True Crime Africa

COETZEE, J. M. & ANDRE PHILIPPUS BRINK

A Land Apart a South African Reader

London: Faber & Faber, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0571139337. Prev. owner's name on FFEP in black ink, some tanning of pages as is common in British books of this era.; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; 8.66 X 5.59 X 1.10 inches; 256 pages; "A Land Apart explores the literary traditions (Black and White, English and Afrikaans) of South Africa as they engage with the reality of life there today.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16645

Catalogue: History::Africa

Keywords: 0571139337 apartheid Zambia Afrikaaner boer South Africa LITERATURE Biographies & Memoirs

CORNIA, GIOVANNI ANDREA & G.K. HELLEINER & RICHARD JOLLY

From Adjustment to Development in Africa Conflict, Controversy, Convergence, Consensus?

London: St. Martin's Press, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 0333613619. DJ shows light edge wear with small tear on bottom back edge. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.66 X 5.51 X 1.18 inches; 417 pages; "The economic crisis in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s and 1990s has generated fierce debate among analysts and policy-makers concerning its causes and appropriate ways out of it. The 'structural adjustment' programmes promoted by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have been at the centre of the debate. This volume brings together economists from these international institutions and some of the best known of their critics to show where the debate now stands.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17316

Catalogue: Africa

Keywords: 0333613619 Africa Economic Conditions Sahara Social Science HISTORY

DANDURAND, YVON & MARK LALONDE & AGGREY NYAPOLA & MARK SHAW

Vulnerable Groups in Southern Sudan Prisons

Abbotsford, BC: University of The Fraser Valley, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1895802407. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages; This is a study conducted jointly by Southern Sudan Prisons Servive, the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, as well as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in an effort to improve the conditions in the prisons in Southern Sudan. It was funded by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs. Near Fine .

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Book number: 16903

Catalogue: Law::Corrections::Africa

Keywords: 1895802407 Prisons Africa, Sudan Criminal reform corrections Law & True Crime

FAGE, J. D.

An Atlas of African History

London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, 1965. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows shelf wear with tears, light chipping, previous owner's name marked out on front free end paper. Price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W maps throughout. ; B&W maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 64 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19420

Catalogue: Cartography::Africa

Keywords: Maps Africa Atlas

FLEMING, FERGUS

The Sword and the Cross Two Men and an Empire of Sand

New York: Grove Press, 2003. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 080211752X. Bookdealers stamp on inside front board. Remainder marks on top and bottom page edges. Top fore corners lightly bumped. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.34 X 6.34 X 1.25 inches; 249 pages; "The Sword and the Cross takes us to the Sahara at the end of the nineteenth century, when the desert remained largely unexplored by Europeans. But France, which had seized Algeria in 1830, had designs on this hostile wilderness. Charles de Foucauld and Henri Laperrine, two friends, were part of this conquest. The one a layabout and womanizer, the other a stern career soldier, each found his vocation in the desert. Foucauld abandoned his decadent lifestyle and founded a severe monastic order. Living off dates and barley, the gourmand became a sun-baked scarecrow, thought by many to be a saint. Yet he remained a committed imperialist, and continued to assist the military. Laperrine founded a camel corps whose exploits became legendary. Surviving on dates and water, he led his men across the desert as Foucauld, guide and interpreter, trudged along reciting prayers. When the Sahara's fragile peace crumbled during World War I, Foucauld paid a tragic price for his role as imperial pawn. Laperrine, by then recalled to the Western Front, returned to avenge his friend. A haunting narrative of a forgotten period in Europe's colonial crusade, this is also a story of hatred and friendship, discovery and delusion.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17710

Catalogue: History::Africa

Keywords: 080211752X Africa Desert Imperialism Sahara HISTORY Africa

HANDLEY, J. R. F.

Historic Overview of the Witwatersrand Goldfields a Review of the Discovery, Geology, Geophysics, Development, Mining, Production and Future of the W

Howick: J.R.F. Handley, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 062032127X. Signed by Author; DJ shows light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Inscribed by the author on title page. Skivertex Limited editon of 2900 copies. This is not the leathrbound and does not have a slipcase but the back of heavy dust jacket is illustrated with a map, a replica of an 1885 map. Bound in at back of book is the booklet of colour figures ; B&W and Colour Photographs, Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18071

Catalogue: Geology::South Africa

Keywords: 062032127X Gold Mining witwatersrand South Africa Mining Africa

HUNTER, GUY

The New Societies of Tropical Africa a Selective Study

London: Oxford University Press, 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ has light soiling, shows light edge wear as do the black cloth boards. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 376 pages; The book was written as a result of an enquiry and study carried out between 1959 and 1961, when several of the African nations were achieving their independence from Colonial rule by Great Britain, France, and other European interests. Contains fold-out maps and charts.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 17268

Catalogue: Africa

Keywords: Independence Colonial HISTORY

LABAND, J.P.C. & IAN KNIGHT

Anglo

Gloucestershire: Bramley Books, 1997. 1st Thus. Hardcover. ISBN: 1858337321. DJ shows light shelf wear. Book dealer's stamp on inside front board, remainder mark on top page edges. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; War Correspondents; B&W Illustrations; 9.60 X 6.60 X 0.80 inches; 170 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17881

Catalogue: Militaria::Africa

Keywords: 1858337321 Africa War Correspondent Battle of Ulundi Lord Chelmsford zulu Militaria

LODGE, TOM

Sharpeville an Apartheid Massacre and Its Consequences

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0192801856. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.4 X 6.0 X 1.7 inches; 423 pages; "On March 21, 1960, a line of 150 white policemen fired 1344 rounds into a crowd of several thousand people assembled outside a police station, protesting against the Apartheid regime's racist "pass" laws. The gunfire left in its wake sixty-seven dead and one hundred and eighty six wounded.Most of the people who were killed were shot in the back, hit while running away. The Sharpeville Massacre, as the event has become known, marked the start of armed resistance in South Africa, and prompted worldwide condemnation of South Africa's Apartheid policies. In Sharpeville, Tom Lodge explains how and why the Massacre occurred, looking at the social and political background to the events of March 1960 as well as the long-term consequences of the shootings. Lodge offers a gripping account of the Massacre itself as well as the wider events that accompanied the tragedy, particularly the simultaneous protest in Cape Town which helped prolong the political crisis that developed in the wake of the shootings. Just as important, he sheds light on the long term consequences of these events. He explores how the Sharpeville events affected the perceptions of black and white political leadership in South Africa as well as South Africa's relationship with the restof the world, and he describes the development of an international "Anti-Apartheid" movement in the wake of the shootings.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20705

Catalogue: Africa::South Africa

Keywords: 0192801856 apartheid Cape town South Africa HISTORY Africa

MASON, GEORGE H.

Life with the Zulus of Natal, South Africa

London: Frank Cass & Co, 1968. Facsimile; Second Printing. Hardcover. Only slight wear ; A bright solid, book, red cloth cover boards with gilt design on front & black & gilt title impression on spine ; 232 pages; This is a facsimile reprint of the 1855 classic travel book. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 11750

Catalogue: Africa

Keywords: natal zulus South Africa

LE MAY, G.H.L.

Black and White in South Africa the Politics of Survival

New York: American Heritage Press, 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0070371563. DJ shows some shelf wear with chips, tears and creasing.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Library of The 20th Century; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages; Le May goes back to the Boer War to analyze the affects of Britain's victory on the Afrikaner society and how it led to the later problems, most importantly, apartheid.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18576

Catalogue: Africa::South Africa

Keywords: 0070371563 South Africa boer war apartheid HISTORY Africa