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Against A Tide Of Evil: How One Man Became The Whistleblower To The First Mass Murder Of The Twenty-First Century
Mukesh Kapila - Hardback - Mainstream Publishing
When darkness stalked the plains of Africa one man stood alone to face the evil. In this no-holds-barred account, the former head of the United Nations in Sudan reveals the shocking depths of evil plumbed by those who designed and orchestrated 'the final solution' in Darfur. A veteran of humanitarian crisis and ethnic cleansing in Iraq, Rwanda, Srebrenica, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, Mukesh Kapila arrived in Sudan in March 2003 having made a promise to himself that if he were ever in a position to stop the mass-killers, they would never triumph on his watch.
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The Scots In South Africa: Ethnicity, Identity, Gender And Race, 1772-1914
John M. MacKenzie - Paperback - Manchester University Press
This is a full-length study of the role of the Scots in Africa from the 18th to 20th centuries. It highlights the interaction of Scots with African peoples, the manner in which missions and schools were credited with producing 'Black Scotsmen' and the ways in which they pursued many distinctive policies.
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In The Old Chief's Country
Chris McIvor - Paperback - Sandstone
In the second volume of his African memoirs Chris McIvor recalls his first stint in Zimbabwe, the many great characters he met, the poverty, the enormous job of repair required to European-African relations and, through it all, the hope.
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Eyes To The South: French Anarchists And Algeria
David Porter - Paperback - AK
Studying the currents of the Algerian revolution alongside the development of French anarchists from the 1950s to the present, this book presents a mosaic of theoretical positions, actions and writings as it follows the shifting contexts of Algerian politics and the evolving consciousness of French anarchists in all their diversity.
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My Friend The Mercenary
James Brabazon - Paperback - Canongate
'My Friend The Mercenary' tells the story of a coup - & also the story of all coups. It is an exploration of the mercenary myth & a chapter of the story of modern Africa. It is a brutally honest & undeniably human account of a journey into the heart of what it takes to be a friend, a survivor & a journalist in the corrosive crucible of war.
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On The State Of Egypt: What Caused The Revolution
ʻAlāʼ Aswānī - Paperback - Canongate
The author considers issues such as class difference, poverty, police brutality, sexual harassment and political corruption as they torment modern Egyptian society. He discusses who the next president of Egypt could be and the moral ambiguity of appointed politicians.
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Palm Oil And Small Chop
John Goble - Paperback - Whittles
From the unique perspective of working aboard merchant ships trading to the area, the author provides a viewpoint of the first 25 years of West African independence; it is simultaneously the story of the final years of many of the British Merchant Navy's liner trades where fortunes largely depended upon imperial routes.
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My Friend The Mercenary
James Brabazon - Paperback - Canongate
'My Friend The Mercenary' tells the story of a coup - & also the story of all coups. It is an exploration of the mercenary myth & a chapter of the story of modern Africa. It is a brutally honest & undeniably human account of a journey into the heart of what it takes to be a friend, a survivor & a journalist in the corrosive crucible of war.
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My Friend The Mercenary
James Brabazon - Hardback - Canongate
'My Friend The Mercenary' tells the story of a coup - & also the story of all coups. It is an exploration of the mercenary myth & a chapter of the story of modern Africa. It is a brutally honest & undeniably human account of a journey into the heart of what it takes to be a friend, a survivor & a journalist in the corrosive crucible of war.
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The Storm Leopard
Martyn Murray - Paperback - Whittles
'The Storm Leopard' is an alchemic blend of travel and nature writing that explores the primary dilemma of the 21st century - the conflict of modern lifestyles with the natural environment.
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