Nerines In South Africa, A Primer.
The Latin name Nerine is from the Greek word Nereis, the name of a sea-nymph. The genus is endemic to Southern Africa, and the species are widely distributed throughout the region with the largest number in the summer rainfall areas. Most species ... [... more]
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Tudor Parfitt
In a mixture of travel, adventure, and scholarship, historian Tudor Parfitt sets out in search of answers to a fascinating ethnological puzzle: is the Lemba tribe of Southern Africa really one of the lost tribes of Israel, descended from King ... [... more]
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Twilight on the Zambezi: Late Colonialism in Central Africa
 Author: Eugenia W Herbert Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 968.9403 EAN: 9780312294311 Edition: 0 ISBN: 031229431X Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2002-06-18 [... more]
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The Unsettled Land: State-making & the Politics of Land ...
Author: Jocelyn Alexander Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 968.91 EAN: 9780821417362 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0821417363 Number Of Pages: 230 Publication Date: 2006-11-15 [... more]
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Anatomy of South Africa: Who Holds the Power?
Author: Richard Calland Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 320.968 EAN: 9781868729036 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1868729036 Number Of Pages: 330 Publication Date: 2007-09-01 [... more]
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Dead Reckoning: The Dunedin Star Disaster
A Magnificent Testimony to Human Endurance: Dawson has produced a remarkable account of how the passengers and crew of the "Dunedin Star" shipwrecking in 1942 off the coast of southwest Africa heroically survived weeks of fighting the elements [... more]
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Zimbabwe the Beautiful
Author: BHB International Author: Robert T. Teske Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 968.91 EAN: 9781868257768 ISBN: 1868257762 Number Of Pages: 168 Publication Date: 1996-10-01 [... more]
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
A truly remarkable book: It was said of George Fox (the founder of Quakerism) that he was no man's copy and the very same can be said of Peter Godwin's book When a Crocodile eats the Sun. It is no other book's copy. For anyone who does not know the true [... more]
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THE FASCINATING WORLD OF EUPHORBIAS
The Euphorbia plant family could keep a collector busy and fascinated for a lifetime. Most of the Euphorbias we grow indoors come from the desert regions of southern Africa. I find this family fascinating because of the wide range of plant forms ... [... more]
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Books from Peter Goldblatt:
Books from Peter Goldblatt, who is the world expert on Iridaceae. One of the most important botanical studies published in recent times, this monograph of the genus Gladiolus in southern Africa combines the artistry of two of the world's foremost ... [... more]
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Southern Africa After Zimbabwe
Author: Alex Callinicos Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 968.06 EAN: 9780861043361 ISBN: 0861043367 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1981-03 [... more]
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Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
From Amazon.com: Peter Godwin grew up in Rhodesia during the end of white rule. While his Rhodesians Never Die is a historical account of that time, Mukiwa is a more personal narrative--a testament to Africa and a memoir as seen through the eyes of a [... more]
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