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Twentieth-Century South Africa
OUP Oxford 2001; US$ 29.99An innovative examination of the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped twentieth-century South Africa. This book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of South Africa in the twentieth century. It draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on that country and, to a greater extent than previous... more...
Anglo-Zulu War, 1879
Scarecrow Press 2011; US$ 169.99Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography is a research guide and tool for identifying obscure publications and source materials in order to encourage continued original and thought-provoking contributions to this popular field of historical study. From the student or neophyte to the study of the Anglo-Zulu War, its battles, and its opponents... more...
Britain and Barbary, 1589-1689
UPF 2005; US$ 34.95A groundbreaking study of Britain's response to Barbary in matters of state and stage from 1589-1689 more...
Winnie Mandela: A Life
Random House Struik 2011; US$ 10.00Few people have courted as much controversy or evoked such strong and divergent emotions as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Adored by some, abhorred by others, she bears a name famous throughout the world, yet not many people know the woman behind the headlines, myths and controversies, or the details of the fascinating story that is her life. This intimate,... more...
The Inner Circle
Jonathan Ball Publishers 2012; US$ 10.21In The Inner Circle, Jan Heunis reflects on the twilight years of white rule in South Africa through incisive portraits of key individuals, such as Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, PW Botha, Hernus Kriel, Kobie Coetsee, Dennis Worrall and Roelf Meyer, as well as accounts of events such as the signing of the Nkomati Accord, PW Botha?s Rubicon speech and... more...
The Life of Statesman and Industrialist Sir James Sivewright of South Africa, 1848-1916
The Edwin Mellen Press 2010; US$ 199.95This work examines the imperial and republican consequences of the Industrial Revolution and global capitalism on South Africa through the eyes of Sir James Sivewright, advanced telegraphist, adept politician, and successful entrepreneur. This book contains thirteen black and white photographs and ten color photographs. more...
Harry Smiths Last Throw
Pen and Sword 2012; US$ 15.39The War of Mlanjeni was the longest conflict in South African history until the second Anglo-Boer War. The loss of life was substantially heavier than that of the Zulu War of 1879 and the political after-effects of it were significantly greater than those that followed the Zulu War. The Zulu War has been the subject of numerous accounts but the silence... more...
Nation, Society and Culture in North Africa
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 69.95The essays in this volume explore the complexities of the relationship between states, social groups and individuals in contemporary North Africa, as expressed through the politics, culture and history of nationhood. From Morocco to Libya, from bankers to refugees, from colonialism to globalisation, a range of individual studies examines how North... more...









