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The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
Greg Marinovich

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Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa
Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa
Antjie Krog

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Unfinished Business: South Africa, Apartheid and Truth
Unfinished Business: South Africa, Apartheid and Truth
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South Africa
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D.K. Publishing

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

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Frommer's South Africa
Frommer's South Africa
Pippa de Bruyn

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Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland (Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland)
Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland (Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland)
James Bainbridge

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A History of South Africa (Yale Nota Bene)
A History of South Africa (Yale Nota Bene)
Leonard Thompson

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Scenic South Africa
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South Africa (Countries of the World)
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No Future Without Forgiveness
No Future Without Forgiveness
Desmond Tutu

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The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
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The Boer War
The Boer War
Thomas Pakenham

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Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
Mark Mathabane

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Conversations with Myself
Conversations with Myself
Nelson Mandela

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Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
John Carlin

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A Far-Off Place
A Far-Off Place
Laurens van der Post

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The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879
The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879
Donald R. Morris

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I Write What I Like: Selected Writings
I Write What I Like: Selected Writings
Steve Biko

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Diamonds, Gold, and War: The Making of South Africa
Diamonds, Gold, and War: The Making of South Africa
Martin Meredith

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South Africa

Madumo, a Man Bewitched
Madumo, a Man Bewitched
Adam Ashforth

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Manufacturing Militance: Workers' Movements in Brazil and South Africa, 1970-1985
Manufacturing Militance: Workers' Movements in Brazil and South Africa, 1970-1985
Gay W. Seidman

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Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of the United States, South Africa
Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of the United States, South Africa
Anthony W. Marx

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The Heart of the Hunter
The Heart of the Hunter
Laurens van der Post

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Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority (Women in Africa & the Diaspora)
Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority (Women in Africa & the Diaspora)
Shireen Hassim

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Children of AIDS: Africa's Orphan Crisis
Children of AIDS: Africa's Orphan Crisis
Emma Guest

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Power Lines : Two Years on South Africa's Borders
Power Lines : Two Years on South Africa's Borders
Jason Carter

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My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience
My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience
Rian Malan

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Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader (Women Writing Africa)
Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader (Women Writing Africa)
Mamphela Ramphele

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The Indian Ocean Rim: Southern Africa and Regional Cooperation
The Indian Ocean Rim: Southern Africa and Regional Cooperation
Gwyn Campbell

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Three Worlds Gone Mad: Dangerous Journeys through the War Zones of Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific
Three Worlds Gone Mad: Dangerous Journeys through the War Zones of Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific
Robert Young Pelton

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A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid
A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

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Long Way Down
Long Way Down
Charley Boorman

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Singing Away the Hunger : The Autobiography of an African Woman
Singing Away the Hunger : The Autobiography of an African Woman
Mpho M'Atsepo Nthunya

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South Africa's Armaments Industry: Continuity and Change after a Decade of Majority Rule
South Africa's Armaments Industry: Continuity and Change after a Decade of Majority Rule
Dan Henk

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The Seed Is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985
The Seed Is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985
Charles van Onselen

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Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
Gillian Slovo

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The Words of Desmond Tutu (Newmarket Words Of... Series)
The Words of Desmond Tutu (Newmarket Words Of... Series)
Naomi Tutu

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The World Is a Ghetto
The World Is a Ghetto
Howard Winant

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Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey
Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey
Edna G. Bay

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The Lost World of the Kalahari
The Lost World of the Kalahari
Laurens van der Post

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The Harmless People
The Harmless People
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
J.M. Coetzee

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Part of My Soul Went with Him
Part of My Soul Went with Him
Winnie Mandela

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Fodor's The Complete Guide to African Safaris: with South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda & the Seychelles
Fodor's The Complete Guide to African Safaris: with South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda & the Seychelles
Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

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South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid (Seminar Studies in History Series)
South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid (Seminar Studies in History Series)
Nancy L. Clark

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The Zulu War: A Pictorial History
The Zulu War: A Pictorial History
Michael Barthorp

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The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
Bill Berkeley

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The Rainbow People of God
The Rainbow People of God
Desmond Tutu

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White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
George M. Fredrickson

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Journey To The Vanished City
Journey To The Vanished City
Tudor Parfitt

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Rorke's Drift 1879: 'Pinned Like Rats in a Hole' (Campaign)
Rorke's Drift 1879: 'Pinned Like Rats in a Hole' (Campaign)
Ian Knight

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South from the Limpopo
South from the Limpopo
Dervla Murphy

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Mandela: The Authorized Portrait
Mandela: The Authorized Portrait
Mike Nicol

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The Mirror at Midnight: A South African Journey
The Mirror at Midnight: A South African Journey
Adam Hochschild

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Nelson Mandela: A Biography
Nelson Mandela: A Biography
Martin Meredith

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The Last Empire: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World
The Last Empire: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World
Stefan Kanfer

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A History of South Africa
A History of South Africa
Frank Welsh

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Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White
Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White
Joseph Lelyveld

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A Concise History of South Africa
A Concise History of South Africa
Robert Ross

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African History Books

Mandela: The Authorised Biography
Mandela: The Authorised Biography
Anthony Sampson

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Hope and Suffering
Hope and Suffering
Desmond Tutu

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Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu
Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu
John Allen

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Churchill Wanted Dead Or Alive: Wanted Dead or Alive
Churchill Wanted Dead Or Alive: Wanted Dead or Alive
Celia Sandys

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In His Own Words
In His Own Words
Nelson Mandela

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Miriam's Song: A Memoir
Miriam's Song: A Memoir
Miriam Mathabane

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Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation (Campaign)
Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation (Campaign)
Ian Castle

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Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies
Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies
Ernesto Sirolli

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The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert
The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert
Rupert Isaacson

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The Making of Modern South Africa : Conquest, Segregation and Apartheid
The Making of Modern South Africa : Conquest, Segregation and Apartheid
Nigel Worden

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The History Atlas of Africa : From the First Humans to the Emergence of a New South Africa (History Atlas Series)
The History Atlas of Africa : From the First Humans to the Emergence of a New South Africa (History Atlas Series)
Samuel Kasule

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Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors
Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors
Stephen Taylor

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Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire
Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire
John Pilger

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Crossing the Line: A Year in the Land of Apartheid
Crossing the Line: A Year in the Land of Apartheid
William Finnegan

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The Great Anglo-Boer War
The Great Anglo-Boer War
Byron Farwell

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Like Lions They Fought: The Zulu War and the Last Black Empire in South Africa
Like Lions They Fought: The Zulu War and the Last Black Empire in South Africa
Robert B. Edgerton

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Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke's Drift
Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke's Drift
Mike Snook

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Un arc-en-ciel dans la nuit
Un arc-en-ciel dans la nuit
Dominique Lapierre

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The Founder: Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
The Founder: Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
Robert I. Rotberg

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The Zulu War (A David & Charles Military Book)
The Zulu War (A David & Charles Military Book)
David Clammer

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African Travel Books

Insight Guide South Africa (Insight Guides South Africa)
Insight Guide South Africa (Insight Guides South Africa)
Philip Briggs

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Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)
Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)
D.K. Publishing

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Culture Smart! Botswana: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette (Culture Smart)
Culture Smart! Botswana: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette (Culture Smart)
Michael Main

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South Africa
South Africa
Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

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South Africa
South Africa
Gerald Hoberman

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Safari Guide: South Africa (Globetrotter Travel Pack. Safari Guide South Africa)
Safari Guide: South Africa (Globetrotter Travel Pack. Safari Guide South Africa)
Mariëlle Renssen

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Dateline Soweto: Travels with Black South African Reporters
Dateline Soweto: Travels with Black South African Reporters
William Finegan

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South Africa: Magic Land
South Africa: Magic Land
Elaine Hurford

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Culture Shock!: South Africa
Culture Shock!: South Africa
Dee Rissik

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Cape Town
Cape Town
Simon Richmond

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National Geographic Traveler: South Africa
National Geographic Traveler: South Africa
Roberta Cosi

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This Is Capetown (This Is...)
This Is Capetown (This Is...)
Robert T. Teske

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The Rough Guide to Cape Town, The Winelands & The Garden Route
The Rough Guide to Cape Town, The Winelands & The Garden Route
Barbara McCrea

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South Africa: The Complete Guide to the Cities, Winelands, and Game Parks, with Zimbabwe and B otswana
South Africa: The Complete Guide to the Cities, Winelands, and Game Parks, with Zimbabwe and B otswana
Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

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This Is Namibia (World of Exotic Travel Destinations)
This Is Namibia (World of Exotic Travel Destinations)
Peter Joyce

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Sudafrica - Guia y Mapa de Viaje
Sudafrica - Guia y Mapa de Viaje
Peter Joyce

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Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked
Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked
Ivan Vladislavić

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Seven Days in Cape Town
Seven Days in Cape Town
Sean Fraser

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South Africa: Photographs Celebrating the Jewel of the African Continent (Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection (Hardcover))
South Africa: Photographs Celebrating the Jewel of the African Continent (Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection (Hardcover))
Gerald Hoberman

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Vanishing Cultures of South Africa
Vanishing Cultures of South Africa
Peter Magubane

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Politics & Government

Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman
Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman
Floyd Cooper

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Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa
Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa
George M. Fredrickson

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Frontiers: The Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People
Frontiers: The Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People
Noel Mostert

from $6.29

The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa
The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa
Sasha Polakow-Suransky

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South Africa in World History (New Oxford World History)
South Africa in World History (New Oxford World History)
Iris Berger

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The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist
The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist
Breyten Breytenbach

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Anatomy of a Miracle: The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa
Anatomy of a Miracle: The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa
Patti Waldmeir

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The Political Mythology of Apartheid
The Political Mythology of Apartheid
Leonard Thompson

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Sharpeville: An Apartheid Massacre and Its Consequences
Sharpeville: An Apartheid Massacre and Its Consequences
Tom Lodge

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A Complicated War: The Harrowing Of Mozambique (Perspectives on Southern Africa)
A Complicated War: The Harrowing Of Mozambique (Perspectives on Southern Africa)
William Finnegan

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The Struggle Is My Life: His Speeches And Writings Brought Together With Historical Documents And Accounts Of Mandela In Prison By Fellow Prisoners
The Struggle Is My Life: His Speeches And Writings Brought Together With Historical Documents And Accounts Of Mandela In Prison By Fellow Prisoners
Nelson Mandela

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Introducing Mandela (Beginners)
Introducing Mandela (Beginners)
Tony Pinchuck

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Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe
Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe
Martin Meredith

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New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)
New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)
Charlayne Hunter-Gault

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Anglo-Boer Wars: The British and the Afrikaners 1815-1902
Anglo-Boer Wars: The British and the Afrikaners 1815-1902
Michael Barthorp

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A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream (0)
A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream (0)
Mark Gevisser

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In No Uncertain Terms: A South African Memoir
In No Uncertain Terms: A South African Memoir
Helen Suzman

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Political Economy of Race and Class in South Africa
Political Economy of Race and Class in South Africa
Bernard M. Magubane

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Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa
Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa
Padraig O'Malley

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Killing the Wizards: Wars of Power and Freedom from Zaire to South Africa
Killing the Wizards: Wars of Power and Freedom from Zaire to South Africa
Alan S. Cowell

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Politics & Social Sciences

Lightning Bird: The Story of One Man's Journey Into Africa's Past
Lightning Bird: The Story of One Man's Journey Into Africa's Past
Lyall Watson

from $9.63

The Dead Will Arise: Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856-7
The Dead Will Arise: Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856-7
Jeffrey Brian Peires

from $8.79

The Making of South Africa: Culture and Politics
The Making of South Africa: Culture and Politics
Aran S. MacKinnon

from $50.09

The Mind of South Africa
The Mind of South Africa
Allister Sparks

from $5.09

Desmond Tutu: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Desmond Tutu: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Steven D. Gish

from $11.69

Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa (Of Revelation and Revolution)
Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa (Of Revelation and Revolution)
John L. Comaroff

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117 Days: An Account of Confinement and Interrogation Under the South African Ninety-Day Detention Law
117 Days: An Account of Confinement and Interrogation Under the South African Ninety-Day Detention Law
Ruth First

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Apartheid: A Graphic Guide
Apartheid: A Graphic Guide
Donald Woods

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And Still They Dance: Women, Destabilization, and the Struggle for Change in Mozambique
And Still They Dance: Women, Destabilization, and the Struggle for Change in Mozambique
Stephanie Urdang

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Tomorrow Is Another Country
Tomorrow Is Another Country
Allister Sparks

from $7.09

No Easy Walk to Freedom
No Easy Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela

from $4.89

Shared Lives
Shared Lives
Lyndall Gordon

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Native Life in South Africa
Native Life in South Africa
Sol T. Plaatje

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When Bodies Remember: Experiences and Politics of AIDS in South Africa (California Series in Public Anthropology)
When Bodies Remember: Experiences and Politics of AIDS in South Africa (California Series in Public Anthropology)
Didier Fassin

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The Afrikaners: Biography of a People
The Afrikaners: Biography of a People
Hermann Giliomee

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Terrific Majesty: The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention
Terrific Majesty: The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention
Carolyn Hamilton

from $9.29

White Tribe Dreaming: Apartheid's Bitter Roots as Witnessed 8 Generations Afrikaner Family
White Tribe Dreaming: Apartheid's Bitter Roots as Witnessed 8 Generations Afrikaner Family
Marq de Villiers

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The Comparative Imagination: On the History of Racism, Nationalism, and Social Movements
The Comparative Imagination: On the History of Racism, Nationalism, and Social Movements
George M. Fredrickson

from $8.49

Dog Heart: A Memoir
Dog Heart: A Memoir
Breyten Breytenbach

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South of Main
South of Main
Beatrice Hill

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The books on South Africa cover a range of topics including apartheid, the struggle for independence, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and South African history. Many of the books are non-fiction accounts that provide insight into the experiences of individuals during these periods. Additionally, there are travel guides and fictional works that explore different aspects of South African life. Overall, the books offer a comprehensive view of South Africa's past and present, including its people, culture, and politics.

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