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Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life by Martin Meredith
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind and the dawn of civilisation. Through a century of archaeological investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding of the beginnings of human life, although vital clues still remain hidden. In ...Show more
Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life by Martin Meredith
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind and the dawn of civilisation. Through a century of archaeological investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding of the beginnings of human life, although vital clues still remain hidden. I ...Show more
Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour by Martin Meredith
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Africa has been coveted for its riches ever since the era of the Pharoahs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory and slaves that drew fortune-seekers, merchant-adventurers and conquerors from afar. In modern times, the focus of attention is on oil, diamonds and other valuable minerals. Land ...Show more
Mandela: A Biography by Martin Meredith
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa after years of racial division and violence and to establish a fledgling democracy there. ...Show more
The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence by Martin Meredith
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of de-colonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. ...Show more
The State of Africa : A History of the Continent Since Independence by Martin Meredith
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of de-colonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. ...Show more
The State of Africa - A History of the Continent since Independence by Martin Meredith
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
'As a narrative of Africa's political trajectory since independence, this book is hard to beat... Elegantly written as well as unerringly accurate' Financial Times'Meredith has given a spectacularly clear view of the African political jungle' Spectator'You cannot even begin to understand contemporary Af ...Show more
The State of Africa - A history of fifty years of independence by Martin Meredith
$29.95 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. C ...Show more
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