101 Remarkable South African Women gathers, for the first time, stories of 101 extraordinary women who shaped our past and present. From Krotoa and Olive Schreiner to Miriam Makeba, Thuli Madonsela, and Tyla, this inspiring, accessible book celebrates forgotten voices and showcases role models across history, art, politics, and culture.
A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Leonard Thompson, a leading scholar in southern African history and politics, provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of the country’s history
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A gripping portrayal of human frailty and courage in the face of mortal danger, A Russian on Commando highlights both the strange attraction and the absurdities of war.
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This comprehensive history traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued after effects.
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In A Short History of South Africa, Gail Nattrass, historian and educator, presents the reader with a brief, general account of South Africa’s history, from the very beginning to the present day, from the first evidence of hominid existence, early settlement pre- and post-European arrival and the warfare through the 18th and 19th centuries that lead to the eventual establishment of modern South Africa.
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In Against all Odds, maritime lawyer Andrew Pike, who was part of the legal investigation into the Oceanos’ sinking, recreates the compelling drama and extraordinary heroism of the greatest maritime rescue in South African history.
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Apartheid: An Illustrated History examines the defining experience of modern South Africa’s transition from colonialism to democracy. What began in May 1948 as an ambitious project to engineer white supremacy at the expense of the country’s black majority spawned 46 years of repressive authoritarianism and bitter resistance, which claimed the lives of thousands and pushed the country to the brink of civil war.
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Belonging: A History of Indian South Africans is a comprehensive historical account by Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed that explores the complex journey of Indian South Africans from indenture and empire through apartheid to the present, examining their struggles for belonging, identity, and resilience against segregation and exclusion.
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Botha, Jan Smuts and the First World War by Antonio Garcia and Ian van der Waag is a first-of-a-kind volume investigates the wartime roles of these two legendary yet divisive historical figures.
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