Related category: World - Africa
Related booklists: USA & Africa,
Pan-Africanism,
Madagascar,
Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 8 books in this booklist
£32.00 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780821425145 | ISBN 10: 0821425145
An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history. Chris Hani, by Hugh Macmillan Chris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the S ... more
View book details
£10.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529114829 | ISBN 10: 1529114829
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. Â You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscap ... more
View book details
£10.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529376814 | ISBN 10: 1529376815
‘We need this book’ SIMON REEVE ‘Illuminating’ FINANCIAL TIMES Why is Africa often perceived as a single country? What role did African soldiers play in the Second World War? Who else led the charge against Apartheid in South Afri ... more
View book details
£12.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781473635302 | ISBN 10: 1473635306
The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Â One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but ... more
View book details
£15.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781780329437 | ISBN 10: 1780329431
As Africa and its diaspora commemorate fifty years of post-independence Pan-Africanism, this unique volume provides profound insight into the thirteen prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. Â From t ... more
View book details
£26.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780745330457 | ISBN 10: 0745330452
Africa is often seen as a place to be pitied or feared as an area of instability. This book challenges these complacent assumptions, showing how our demand for oil contributes to the chronic problems plaguing the continent. Douglas A. Ya ... more
View book details
£26.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781842774953 | ISBN 10: 1842774956
Across African land is being commodified: private ownership is replacing communal and customary tenure and farms are turned into collateral for rural credit markets. Law reform is at the heart of this revolution. The Politics of Land Reform in Africa ... more
View book details
£10.99 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780007150953 | ISBN 10: 0007150954
A story of betrayal, belligerence and bloodshed, I Didn't Do It For You is the portrait of a country torn by war and buffeted by the capricious manoeuveringgs of foreign powers, which remains defiant throughout. It is a story that reveals the colonia ... more
View book details© News From Nowhere Co-operative Ltd IP24524R 2004-2026 | Privacy policy | Contact | return to top of page