Twentieth-Century South Africa (Beinart William)(Paperback)

Twentieth-Century South Africa (Beinart William)(Paperback)

An innovative examination of the forces--both destructive and dynamic--which have shaped South Africa, this book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of the nation in the twentieth century. It draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing and weaves economic and

Sport in South Africa(Paperback / softback)

Let's Look at South Africa (Clapper Nikki Bruno)(Paperback / softback)

Welcome to South Africa! Hear the sounds of 11 official languages. See lions and elephants on safari. Watch sports such as cricket and rugby. Learn about the people, places and traditions of this diverse African

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara (Ryan Peter)(Paperback)

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the only book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea

Jazz Transatlantic, Volume II: Jazz Derivatives and Developments in Twentieth-Century Africa (Kubik Gerhard)(Paperback)

A CHOICE 2018 Outstanding Academic TitleIn Jazz Transatlantic, Volume II, renowned scholar Gerhard Kubik extends and expands the epic exploration he began in Jazz Transatlantic, Volume I. This second volume amplifies how musicians influenced by swing, bebop, and post-bop in Africa from the end of

The Making of Modern South Africa: Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy (Worden Nigel)(Paperback)

The new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive, current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the history of this controversial country. Engagingly written, the author provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa. Examines the major

Berlitz Phrase Book & Dictionary Central & South Africa(bilingual Dictionary) (Berlitz)(Paperback)

Africa39 - New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara(Paperback / softback)

The Twentieth Century Performance Reader (Brayshaw Teresa)(Paperback)

The Twentieth-Century Performance Reader has been the key introductory text to all types of performance for over fifteen years. Extracts from over fifty practitioners, critics and theorists from the fields of dance, drama, music, theatre and live art form an essential sourcebook for students,

Newsprint Metropolis: City Papers and the Making of Modern Americans (Guarneri Julia)(Paperback)

At the turn of the twentieth century, ambitious publishers like Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, and Robert McCormick produced the most spectacular newspapers Americans had ever read. Alongside current events and classified ads, publishers began running comic strips, sports sections,

Diamonds, Gold and War - The Making of South Africa (Meredith Martin)(Paperback / softback)

An epic, sweeping history of the making of South Africa by the bestselling and acclaimed author of The State of

South Africa - Culture Smart!, Volume 90: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Morris Isabella)(Paperback)

South Africa has been described as 'A World in One Country' and a 'Rainbow Nation.' Its landscape ranges from miles of glorious beaches to the inland desert of the Karoo, the sweeping grasslands of the Highveld plateau, and the subtropical bush of the Lowveld. Its ethnic makeup is equally varied

Organization Man: The Book That Defined a Generation (Whyte William H.)(Paperback)

'The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, and their lives.'--David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly

Land at the End of the World (Lobo Antunes Antnio)(Paperback)

In the tradition of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the twentieth century s most original literary voices offers kaleidoscopic visions of a modern Portugal scarred by its Fascist past and its bloody colonial wars in Africa (Paris Review). Hailed as a masterpiece of world

A History of South Africa (Thompson Leonard)(Paperback)

A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present 'I did not think it was possible for a white person to write a history of South Africa which a black South African would find to be a fair and accurate account of a

Understanding South Africa (Du Plessis Carien)(Paperback)

When Nelson Mandela emerged from decades in jail to preach reconciliation, South Africans truly appeared a people reborn as the Rainbow Nation. Yet, a quarter of a century later, the country sank into bitter recriminations and rampant corruption under Jacob Zuma. Why did this happen, and how was

International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Best Antony)(Paperback)

This hugely successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible and seamless account of the

Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism (Ghodsee Kristen)(Paperback)

In Red Hangover Kristen Ghodsee examines the legacies of twentieth-century communism twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell. Ghodsee's essays and short stories reflect on the lived experience of postsocialism and how many ordinary men and women across Eastern Europe suffered from the massive

Artful Noise: Percussion Literature in the Twentieth Century (Siwe Thomas)(Paperback)

Twentieth-century composers created thousands of original works for solo percussion and percussion ensemble. Concise and ideal for the classroom, Artful Noise offers an essential and much-needed survey of this unique literature. Percussionist Thomas Siwe organizes and analyzes the groundbreaking

Twentieth-Century Design (Woodham Jonathan M.)(Paperback)

The most famous designs of the twentieth century are not those in museums, but in the marketplace. The Coca-Cola bottle and McDonald's logo are known the world over and may tell us more about our culture than a narrowly-defined canon of classics. One of the world's foremost design historians,

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History, 1900 to the Present (Richards Michael D.)(Paperback)

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic

South Africa (McMullen Gemma)(Pevná vazba)

Rest is Noise - Listening to the Twentieth Century (Ross Alex)(Paperback / softback)

Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Paperback)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie