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Afrikaner odyssey
The life and times of the Reitz family
Martin Meredith
In the first half of the nineteenth century, southern Africa was a jumble of British colonies, Boer republics and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. Into this frontier world came the Reitz family, Afrika…
$67,00
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A giant tree has fallen
Tributes to Ali Al'amin Mazrui
This book memorialising the life and work of Ali Al’Amin Mazrui comprises more than 130 tributes written by people ranging from heads of state to journalists. Presented here are those tributes for which copyright permissions were received from among…
$48,00
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A partisan from Vilna
Rachel Margolis
A Partisan from Vilna is the memoir of Rachel Margolis, the sole survivor of her family, who escaped from the Vilna Ghetto with other members of the resistance movement, the FPO (United Partisan Organization), and joined the Soviet partisans in the …
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A partisan from Vilna
Rachel Margolis
A Partisan from Vilna is the memoir of Rachel Margolis, the sole survivor of her family, who escaped from the Vilna Ghetto with other members of the resistance movement, the FPO (United Partisan Organization), and joined the Soviet partisans in the …
$25,00
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Bantu Holomisa: The game changer
An authorised biography
Eric Naki
This autobiography looks at Bantu Holomisa and his journey into politics. As a son of a chief nothing less was expected of him than to go to school and get a university education. However he thought taking a gap year and starting a job in the post o…
Picador Africa
Johannesburg,
2017,
Paperback,
336 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781770104815
SA00438
$87,00
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Picador Africa
Johannesburg,
2017,
Paperback,
336 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781770104815
SA00438
Biography and memory
The generational experience of the Shoah survivors
Kaja Kaźmierska
The book discusses the return of Jews to their places of birth in Poland. Analyzed biographical stories collected from Israeli survivors indicate that such returns may be considered the last chapters of their wartime experiences. Survivors’ biograph…
$109,00
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Colour Me Yellow
Searching For My Family Truth
Thuli Nhlapo
Thuli Nhlapo was seven years old when she realised that no one called her by name. Known as "Yellow", she was bullied at home and at school. Fearing that she had a terrible disease, she withdrew into herself.
Years later, Thuli is still haunted by h…
Kwela Books
Cape Town,
2017,
Paperback,
224 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-0-7957-0810-7
SA00203
$65,00
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Kwela Books
Cape Town,
2017,
Paperback,
224 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-0-7957-0810-7
SA00203
Festschrift in honour of Allan Boesak
A Life in Black Liberation Theology
Flaendorp C.D.,
Philander N.C.,
Plaatjies van Huffel M.A.
Allan Aubrey Boesak, renowned theologian, anti-apartheid activist and politician, turned 70 on 23 February 2016 and in his honour a number of his friends, colleagues and students contributed to this festschrift. These essays can be regarded as acade…
Sun Press
Stellenbosch,
2016,
Paperback,
246 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781928314189
SA00075
$81,00
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Sun Press
Stellenbosch,
2016,
Paperback,
246 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781928314189
SA00075
Flame and song
A memoir
Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa
PKK’s soul-warming memoir tells of a life enriched by song, literature, food and spirituality at the heart of a loving family. Born into a newly independent Uganda, she grew up in a volatile political landscape but never lacked the inspiration and p…
Modjaji Books
South Africa,
2017,
Paperback,
204 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781928215219
SA00358
$20,00
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Modjaji Books
South Africa,
2017,
Paperback,
204 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781928215219
SA00358
Flame in the snow
The love letters of Andre Brink & Ingrid Jonker
In a telegram dated 29 April 1963, thirty-year-old Afrikaans poet Ingrid Jonker thanks Andre Brink, a young novelist of twenty-eight, for flowers and a letter he sent her. In the more than two hundred letters that followed this telegram, one of Sout…
Umuzi
Cape Town,
2015,
Hardcover,
471 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781415208786
SA00339
$94,00
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Umuzi
Cape Town,
2015,
Hardcover,
471 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781415208786
SA00339
Fordsburg fighter
The journey of an MK volunteer
Amin Cajee, Terry Bell
When Amin Cajee left South Africa to join the liberation struggle he believed he had volunteered to serve 'a democratic movement dedicated to bringing down an oppressive and racist regime'. Instead, he writes, in this powerful and courageous memoir,…
Face2Face
South Africa,
2016,
Paperback,
194 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9780994674425
SA00377
$20,00
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Face2Face
South Africa,
2016,
Paperback,
194 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9780994674425
SA00377
Going back to say goodbye
A boyhood on the mine
Kenneth De Kok
Kenneth de Kok describes his childhood in Stilfontein, a small mining town in the Transvaal. Set in the 1950s, the story immerses the reader in a world of bicycle races down dirt roads, kleilat fights, childhood pacts and seaside holidays. A Row of …
Kwela Books
Cape Town,
2016,
Paperback,
198 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9780795707841
SA00340
$80,00
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Kwela Books
Cape Town,
2016,
Paperback,
198 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9780795707841
SA00340
In the context of his times
Alfred Dreyfus as lover, intellectual, poet, and Jew
Norman Simms
From the moment Alfred Dreyfus was placed under arrest for treason and espionage, his entire world was turned upside down. For the next five years he lived in what he called a phantasmagoria. To keep sane, Dreyfus wrote letters to and received lette…
$79,00
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Ivan Konevskoi, “Wise Child” of Russian Symbolism
Joan Delaney Grossman
Ivan Konevskoi: “Wise Child” of Russian Symbolism examines the life and work of one of Russia’s most compelling figures. Ivan Konevskoi, a poet, thinker, mystic, and for many decades, the “lost genius” of Russian modernism plunged deeply into curre…
$45,00
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Koning Eenoog
'n Migranteverhaal
Toef Jaeger, Zandra Bezuidenhout
In 1957 emigreer die negejarige Henk van Woerden vanaf Nederland met sy gesin na Kaapstad – leertas in die hand, mussie oor die ore, serp om die nek, glasoog in die oogkas. Eers veertig jaar later ontdek hy wat die rede was vir hierdie vertrek na Su…
Protea Boekhuis
Pretoria,
2017,
Paperback,
248 p,
(In Afrikaans)
ISBN 978-1-4853-0593-4
SA00142
$81,00
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Protea Boekhuis
Pretoria,
2017,
Paperback,
248 p,
(In Afrikaans)
ISBN 978-1-4853-0593-4
SA00142
Long Road to Liberation
An exiled Namibian activist's perspective
Hans Beukes
The Author paints a memorable picture of the protracted struggles against the apartheid government, and of the ceaseless work done in mobilising international public opinion against that repressive regime.
Porcupine Press
Johannesburg, South Africa,
2014,
Paperback,
405 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781505359022
SA00423
$64,00
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Porcupine Press
Johannesburg, South Africa,
2014,
Paperback,
405 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781505359022
SA00423
Making the best use of a chance
The Biography of Dr. (Sir) Eliezer Ezeka Okafor
Gabriel Okafor
African Heritage Press has undertaken to repackage and republish this biography, Making the Best Use of a Chance, to broaden its reach and illuminate in an extraordinary way what it means to be an inspiration and a true patriot. Dr (Sir) Eliezer Eze…
African Heritage Press
New Rochelle,
2016,
Paperback,
248 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781940729145
USA1397
$40,00
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African Heritage Press
New Rochelle,
2016,
Paperback,
248 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781940729145
USA1397
Mandelstam
Translated by Tatiana Retivov
Oleg Lekmanov
Now available for the first time in English, Oleg Lekmanov’s critically acclaimed Mandelstam presents the maverick Russian poet’s life and work to a wider audience and includes the most reliable details of the poet’s life which were recently found a…
$32,00
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'N Man van Beginsel
The life and legacy of JC de Wet
J. E. Du Plessis, G. F. Lubbe
J.C. de Wet enjoys the reputation of being one of the greatest South African jurists. On the occasion of the centenary of his birth, this collection of essays by prominent members of the judiciary and leading local and international scholars aims to…
Juta
Cape Town,
2013,
Hardcover,
478 p., il,
(In English and Afrikaans)
ISBN 9781485100751
SA00354
$96,00
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Juta
Cape Town,
2013,
Hardcover,
478 p., il,
(In English and Afrikaans)
ISBN 9781485100751
SA00354
Nobody's business
A memoir
Thabo Jijana
In 2003, Thabo Jijana's father was gunned down in a scrap between rival taxi associations who had been forced to operate from a single rank. A decade later, Thabo faces up to South Africa's most violent industry to try to figure out how and why his …
Jacana Media
Auckland Park, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
232 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781431420292
SA00155
$40,00
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Jacana Media
Auckland Park, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
232 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781431420292
SA00155
The Assassination of King Shaka
Zulu History's Dramatic Moment
John Laband
In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu Kingdom and war leader of legendary brilli…
$29,00
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The Backroom Boy
Andrew Mlangeni's Story
Mandla Mathebula
It probably took a fraction of a second from the knock - a single bang - to the opening of the door and the entry of an unexpected visitor into the room. They had just finished their lunch. The unannounced visitor ...simply pretended that everything…
$83,00
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The Spiritual Mandela
Bound by faith
Dennis Cruywagen
Nelson Mandela said nothing about his personal religious beliefs in his writings or in his public pronouncements. But those who were close to him know that he held Christian views, and, at his request, the final part of his funeral followed the Meth…
$38,00
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The wartime diary of Edmund Kessler
Edmund Kessler
Dr. Kessler, a Jewish attorney from Lwow, Poland, gives an eye-witness account of the Holocaust through the events recorded in his diary between the years, 1942-1944. In vivid, raw, documentary style, he describes his experiences in the Lwow Ghetto,…
$19,00
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The wartime diary of Edmund Kessler
Edmund Kessler
Dr. Kessler, a Jewish attorney from Lwow, Poland, gives an eye-witness account of the Holocaust through the events recorded in his diary between the years, 1942-1944. In vivid, raw, documentary style, he describes his experiences in the Lwow Ghetto,…
$30,00
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