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"Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, and a young girl who unearths the true story of the tragedy that happened there a hundred years ago Akbar Manzil was once a grand estate off the coast of South Africa. Now, nearly a century since it was built, it stands in ruins-a boardinghouse for misfits, where people come to forget or be forgotten. Seeking a new home after a painful...
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"Vibrant and scrappy Maggie McCleod tried not to get fired from her wartime orchestra, but her sharp tongue landed her in trouble, so an overseas adventure with the USO's camp show promises a chance at a fresh start. Wealthy and elegant Catherine Duquette signs with the USO to leave behind her restrictive life of privilege and to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the handsome pilot whose letters mysteriously stopped arriving. The two women...
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Dk Pub
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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A lavishly illustrated history of Africa spans over 200,000 years and brings to life the cultures of the world’s second largest continent, including important political and military leaders as well as art, architecture, music, literature, religion, mythology and languages.
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Bradt Travel Guides
Pub. Date
20230901
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English
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Expert advice and travel tips covering Arusha highlights, safaris, guides, wildlife tracking, birding and beaches. Also features the Serengeti, Gombe Stream, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Moshi, Usambara Mountains, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, the Rift Valley, Nyerere, Kondoa rock art, Maasai tribes.
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Samuel French
Pub. Date
[ca 2015]
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English
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"Caryl Churchhill plays with the idea of her parallel between colonial and sexual oppression. Act I takes place in Victorian Africa, whilst Act II is set in modern London. Much interplay is made of gender and colour: for example, Clive, the white settler, has a black servant, Joshua, who is played by a white because he wants to be what the whites want him to be"--Back cover.
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De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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By extending their voyages to all oceans from the 1760s onward, whaling vessels from North America and Europe spanned a novel net of hunting grounds, maritime routes, supply posts, and transport chains across the globe. For obtaining provisions, cutting firewood, recruiting additional men, and transshipping whale products, these highly mobile hunters regularly frequented coastal places and islands along their routes, which were largely determined...
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Black Classic Press
Pub. Date
1986.
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English
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First published in 1954, a time when few books on African history were written from an African perspective. An intimate history of Africa and its ancient civilizations, the book opposed the stereotyped and often racist histories of Africa. Today, a half century after its initial publication, African Glory still provides a vivid and dynamic connection to the African past.
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Our love of gorillas has long been reflected in literature and films-Tarzan, King Kong, The Jungle Book, Gorillas in the Mist-and their popularity continues to grow. Gorillas are among the most recognizable of the large charismatic mammals, but climate change and poaching has brought them to the brink of extinction. Greg Cummings was the executive director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for seventeen years. He shares his fascinating experiences...
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Published in association with Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Born into a family of Lithuanian Jews who emigrated to South Africa, Goldblatt focused much of his work on Johannesburg, the city where he lived for most of his life. His relative freedom to move within a society bitterly divided by racial segregation influenced the critical perspective of his work. In a church facade, down a mineshaft, through the exchange of glances between a passing man and woman, Goldblatt recorded the uneven application and...
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Rowman & Littlefield International
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"In this important new book, leading Black philosopher Mabogo More reflects on his life and career in apartheid South African. The book explores Africana existentialism in relation to issues of race, identity, liberation, freedom, alienation, responsibility and bad faith and includes key essays from More's corpus alongside his philosophical memoir.
12) The wise boy
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Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Chief Wusuri is wise and solves the problems of the village. For each problem, he has a solution. When a piece of cornbread goes missing, Chief is sad. He feels he let his village go hungry. To solve this problem, the Chief orders his men to make cornbread for everyone. The village is thankful for Chief Wusuri"--Provided by publisher.
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Lucent Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Ancient Egypt is one of the most widely studied historical civilizations. Readers are introduced to important facts about ancient Egypt and the ways ancient Egyptians influenced the world for thousands of years. Readers explore this complex culture through accessible text, annotated quotations from historians, vibrant photographs and historical images, and enlightening sidebars. Readers may know about Egypt s pyramids and pharaohs from their history...
14) Kenya
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Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Highlights major destinations within Kenya and the people who shape the nation's culture. Readers will learn about the geography, wildlife, history, people, and economy of Kenya, gaining an understanding of what life looks like in the country today"--Amazon.
17) Bound to the coast of Africa: the 1817 cruise of the brig Hiram from the journal of Edward Watson
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Stone Tower Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"The African voyage and journal of Edward Watson (1769-1843) provides a glimpse into the world of the nineteenth-century New England seafarer. Watson's writings record the usual and the unusual in a voyage that took him from Newport, Rhode Island to the western coast of Africa, to islands in the Caribbean Ocean, and back home again."--Jacket page ii.
18) Anansi
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Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"West African spider-god Anansi wants all of Sky God's famous stories, but to earn them, he has to outwit several of the animals in his village. It will take all of his cleverness and skills in mischief to pull it off"--Back cover.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire (circa 330-1453), but less known are the profound artistic contributions of North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other powerful African kingdoms whose pivotal interactions with Byzantium had a lasting impact on the Mediterranean world. Bringing together a range of masterworks--from mosaic, sculpture, pottery, and metalwork to luxury objects, paintings, and religious manuscripts--this...