CK - South Africa 2

We have a lot to be positive about in South Africa. With all our problems, it’s easy to feel bleak. But hold those thoughts, because Legends might be just the tonic you need to drive off the gloom. ……続きを見る

FEARS, TEARS and CHEERS # A book by craig lock (written many years(“moons”) ago) Following on from my other Rainbow books on South Africa "How apartheid was finally buried, without requiem; but in j……続きを見る

A collection of thoughts on the often very difficult, yet amazing and magical journey that is life... A book being written (and updated as I write)... Following on from Craigs Rainbow books (on Sout……続きを見る

“It might be hard for you to understand this being an outsider; but South Africa holds the souls of its sons and daughters in an almost inescapable gasp. History cast all of us in a strange and grip……続きを見る

LONG WALK TO PEACE (inner) How a “South African “Moegoe” (="drongo") became “politically aware”... Thanks, once again, Madiba for all you have done for the “always beloved country” (as well as for t……続きを見る

In 'Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa', Cynthia Stockley explores the complexities of South African society through a series of interconnected stories filled with vivid imagery and rich character ……続きを見る

The autobiography of Eli Wiggill offers a captivating narrative of one family’s journey from Gloucester, England, to South Africa, and eventually to Salt Lake City during the mid-nineteenth century.……続きを見る

“London men at war against the Boers The turn of the 19th century to 20th was a time of popularity for the military volunteer movement in the British Empire. When the Anglo-Boer War broke out the Ci……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1893 edition by Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, London. The edition comes with PDF maps available as a free download. This edition includes illustrations. Frederick Court……続きを見る

The history of southern Africa is marked by both the convergence and divergence of diverse cultures. Clashes between European settlers and indigenous peoples throughout this section of the continent……続きを見る

Although Herman Melville's masterworks Moby-Dick and Benito Cereno have long been the subject of vigorous scholarly examination, the impact of African culture on these works has received surprising……続きを見る

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Africa has been partitioned among the nations. The little kingdom of Abyssinia, in the north, and the Republic of Liberia, upon the west coast, are all of the continent that remain in the hands of A……続きを見る

The subject of race and identity is a burning issue which continues to occupy the attention not only of South Africans but also the wider residents of the continent of Africa and those who are Afric……続きを見る

Crossing the remote, southern tip of Africa has fired the imagination of European travellers from the time Bartholomew Dias opened up the passage to the East by rounding the Cape of Good Hope in 148……続きを見る

Jock Of The Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy FitzPatrick.[1] The book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, during th……続きを見る

“Good focused context” pinpoints the historical significance of the single bloodiest episode in the Second Boer Warーfrom a Zulu warfare expert (FGS Forum). Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, S……続きを見る

In 'The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs', Percy Fitzpatrick provides insightful firsthand accounts of the political landscape in South Africa during the late 19th century. ……続きを見る

From the beginning of the nineteenth century through to 1960, Protestant missionaries were the most important intermediaries between South Africa’s ruling white minority and its black majority. The ……続きを見る

Percy Fitzpatrick's 'The Outspan: Tales of South Africa' is a collection of short stories that vividly depict life in South Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Set in the rugged la……続きを見る

From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of a……続きを見る

If you reckon corruption in South Africa began with Zuma or even with apartheid, it’s time to catch a wake-up call. Rogues’ Gallery tells the story of some of the biggest skelms to grace our (un)fai……続きを見る

A New York Times Notable Book An NPR Best Book of the Year For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy**, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in conte……続きを見る

For over twenty-five years John Dickson served the United States as a Foreign Service officer in North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Africa. In History Shock: When History Collides with……続きを見る

A Lady Trader in the Transvaal presents the South African adventures of Sarah Heckford, a once famous but now forgotten Anglo-Irish gentlewoman. After treking to the Transvaal in 1878, this intrepid……続きを見る

*THE GRIPPING NEW DRAMA AS SEEN ON NETFLIX* South Africa, 1987. Apartheid. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard working on death row commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven bla……続きを見る

The first Britons to reach Zululand were a handful of shipwrecked traders. They found themselves completely at the mercy of a nation whose name would become a byword for ferocity and courage. The ca……続きを見る

Originally published in 1976, this book is a sociological and historical study of class and race relations in a crucial sector of South Africa – the gold mining industry, during and following the Fi……続きを見る

Originally published in 1967, South Africa’s Rule of Violence is a record of aggression and violence against the black population of South Africa during the Apartheid era. The author, who was active……続きを見る

A single image taken from a high-rise building in inner-city Johannesburg uncovers layers of historyーfrom its premise and promise of gold to its current improvisations. It reveals the city as carca……続きを見る