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Deadly Waters
Scribe Publications 2011; US$ 21.99For centuries, stories of pirates have captured the imagination of people everywhere. But the recent gangs of daring, ragtag pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking huge ships owned by international conglomerates, have brought the scourge of piracy into the modern era. While the world sees nothing but opportunistic bands of local bandits running... more...
Deadly Waters
Profile 2011; US$ 20.78This unique narrative-driven exposé takes readers into the heart of Somalia, where the gutsy 25-year-old author has become the go-to' journalist for all major media. Wonderfully evocative, his writing uses unparalleled access to the pirates, government and local residents and will describe what pirates' lives are like, when on and... more...
The International Politics of the Red Sea
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 140.00This pioneering book is the first comprehensive study of the Red Sea as a sub-region of the international system in its own right. Examining the international politics of the Red Sea region from the Cold War to the present day, it argues that the Red Sea area demonstrates the characteristics of a sub-regional system, given its increasing economic... more...
Reunion in Barsaloi
Arcadia Books 2007; US$ 8.74Fourteen years after fleeing Kenya with her baby daughter, Corinne returned in the summer of 2004 to meet Lketinga and his family again in their village, Barsaloi. more...
The White Masai
Arcadia Books 2006; US$ 8.74Corinne Hofmann falls in love with a Masai warrior while on holiday in Kenya. A hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yarn and, incidentally, a fine piece of meticulously observed social anthropology. more...
Brief Authority
Radcliffe Press 2011; US$ 55.00Charles Innes Meek's account of his twenty years in Tanganyika - now Tanzania - goes to the heart of British colonial rule at the end of empire. Arriving in the former German colony during the dark days of World War II, Meek describes the challenges of living in a remote colony in war-time and of life among a remarkable cast of frontier characters... more...
Live, work, retire, buy property and do business in Mauritius
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 4.49It is an ebook which explains how a foreigner can come to Mauritius to live, work, retire, do business and buy property. There are hyperlinks which take the reader to relevant guidelines and application forms. more...
Integration and Peace in East Africa
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 90.00This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration. more...
Tanganyika Under German Rule 19051912
Cambridge University Press 1969; US$ 30.00Written in the light of current reappraisal of African history, the book gives valuable insight into African initiatives during the early years of European rule. more...
Pirate Alley
Naval Institute Press 2012; US$ 29.95Rear Admiral Terry McKnight, USN (Ret.) served as Commander, Counter-Piracy Task Force-Gulf of Aden. He wrote the first draft of the Navy?s handbook on fighting piracy while serving as the initial commander of Combined Task Force 151, an international effort to deploy naval vessels from several nations in a manner designed to prevent piracy in the... more...









