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1	Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone more books like this by Martin Dugard add to wishlist David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer, was a frequent visitor to the African interior during the 19th century, and one of its most exciting and prolific chroniclers. So his disappearance in the late 1860s while questing for the Nile's source created an immediate uproar. The journey to get the scoop of the century fell to Henry David Stanley, ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $9.56! \| first editions \| SVS
2	I married adventure; the lives and adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson more books like this by Osa Johnson add to wishlist Martin Johnson, the famous explorer and nature photographer who brought home stunning movies of Africa and the South Seas to eager Americans, spent more than 25 years crossing the country and the world with his cameras and his wife. Osa's colorful biography is also a wonderful love story. 94 photos, maps, index. see all copies from $12.00! signed copies \| first editions
3	Africa's Discovery of Europe 1450-1850 more books like this by David Northrup add to wishlist Interest in African history has been growing rapidly in recent years. The encounters between Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans-which first began to intensify during the 15th century-are currently a popular area of study. Up to now, however, only the Europeans viewpoint of these encounters has been explored. David Northrup's Africa's Discovery of ... see all copies from $2.77! new only from $15.00!
4	Markets and States in Tropical Africa: The Political Basis of Agricultural Policies more books like this by Robert H Bates add to wishlist Most Africans live in rural areas and derive their incomes from farming; but because African governments follow policies that are adverse to most farmers' interests, these countries fail to produce enough food to feed their populations. Markets and States in Tropical Africa analyzes these and other paradoxical features of development in modern ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $28.69! \| SVS
5	Lost Cities of Africa more books like this by Basil Davidson add to wishlist Combining archeological evidence and scholarly research, Davidson traces the exciting development of the rich kingdoms of the lost cities of Africa, fifteen hundred years before European ships first came to African shores. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $11.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	African religions & philosophy more books like this by John S. Mbiti add to wishlist African Religions and Philosophy is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the many societies of Africa. see all copies from $6.85! new only from $39.95! \| first editions
7	Spirit of African Design more books like this by Sharne Algotsson, Denys Davis add to wishlist This colorful guide to African style, with its strong and stunning motifs, is packed with photographs, cultural and historical information, and photographs of distinctive interiors. see all copies from $6.83! new only from $14.30! \| first editions
8	African Civilizations: An Archaeological Perspective more books like this by Graham Connah, Douglas Hobbs (Illustrator) add to wishlist This major new edition of African Civilizations re-examines the physical evidence for developing social complexity in tropical Africa over the last four thousand years. Graham Connah focuses upon the archaeological research of two key aspects of complexity, urbanism and state formation, in seven main areas of Africa: Nubia, Ethiopia, the West ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $25.34! \| SVS
9	A History of Sub-Saharan Africa more books like this by Professor Robert O Collins, James M Burns add to wishlist In a trawl through the entire sweep of sub-Saharan history, the authors have written an accessible introduction for students and general readers. The opening chapter on geography and climate frames the discussion, demonstrating how the environment has shaped the societies and cultures of those living in the region. Thereafter they describe the ... see all copies from $7.84! new only from $7.89! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Royal arts of Africa : the majesty of form more books like this by Suzanne Preston Blier add to wishlist For use in an undergraduate or graduate course in African Art; also suitable as a supplementary reading for art history surveys. Lavishly illustrated, this historically grounded text draws together key traditions from West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa to present an informative and captivating survey of the most important royal arts in the ... see all copies from $13.99! new only from $24.00!
11	Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent more books like this by Blaine Harden add to wishlist Journalist Blaine Harden reveals the darker, unsightly picture of Africa which is beginning to emerge in the media. Each of the eight chapters focuses on a single country and a single story, using examples and anecdotes to give context and comprehensibility to problems usually clouded by sociological jargon. He has two principal themes: the battle ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions
12 view cover	African seats more books like this by Sandro Bocola (Editor) add to wishlist The seat is an object of great cultural and artistic importance in Africa. This illustrated volume offers a look at the dazzling variety of chairs, stools, backrests and thrones that have been used throughout sub-Saharan Africa for centuries. Made from wood, stone, iron and fibres; elaborately carved, beaded or bejewelled, as well as rough-hewn, ... see all copies from $17.94! new only from $21.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	Slavery and African Life: Occidental, Oriental, and African Slave Trades more books like this by Patrick Manning add to wishlist This interpretation of the impact of slavery on African life emphasizes the importance of external demand for slaves - from Occidental and Oriental purchasers - in developing an active trade in slaves within Africa. The book summarizes a wide range of recent literature on slavery for all of tropical Africa. It analyzes the demography, economics, ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $22.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	African Art in the Cycle of Life more books like this by Roy Sieber Walker, Roslyn Adele Walker, Roy Sieber, Ph.D. add to wishlist see all copies from $6.68! new only from $26.25!
15 view cover	Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa more books like this by Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh add to wishlist For undergraduate courses in the departments of Geography and Political Science. This text provides a systematic, thematic approach to the multi-faceted aspects of the physical and human geography of Sub-Saharan Africa. Designed to expose the student to a variety of contemporary ideas, theories, and concepts in African geography and their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa more books like this by Keith B Richburg add to wishlist In this powerful book, Keith B. Richburg takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that sweeps from Somalia to Rwanda to Zaire and finally to South Africa. He shows how he came to terms with the divide within himself: between his African racial heritage and his American cultural identity. }Keith B. Richburg was an experienced and respected ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa more books like this by Howard W French add to wishlist In this powerfully written book, a senior writer for the "New York Times" gives an unstinting account of the disastrous consequences of the centuries-old encounters between Africa and the West. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.09! \| SVS
18 view cover	Africa's Top Wildlife Countries more books like this by Mark W Nolting add to wishlist With 25 percent new information, including additional photographs and maps, this extensive guide covers Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Swaziland, Mauritius, and the Seychelles Islands. It provides direction on weather and safari options, while a new eco-map shows ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation more books like this by Robert Stock, PhD add to wishlist Now in an extensively revised and expanded second edition, this authoritative text provides a broad introduction to the geography of this rapidly changing region. see all copies from $26.13! new only from $70.12! \| SVS
20 view cover	African Masterworks in the Detroit Institute of Arts more books like this by Michael Kan, Roy Sieber, Ph.D., Helen M Shannon (Text by) add to wishlist This magnificent collection of African art showcases 88 of the Detroit Institute of Arts finest works, representing the full range of major sub-Saharan sculptural traditions during the past three centuries: masks, containers, carved stools, jewelry, and musical instruments. 120 photos, 99 in color. see all copies from $9.97! new only from $55.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Reinventing Christianity: African Theology Today more books like this by John Parratt add to wishlist The first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa ever to appear in English, this important volume provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology that have recently emerged from within the African church. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.46! \| SVS
22	Lonely African more books like this by Colin M Turnbull add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $79.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Religion and African Civil Wars more books like this by Niels Kastfelt add to wishlist This collection analyzes the part played by religion--Christianity, Islam, and traditional beliefs--in Africa's recent civil wars and insurgent conflicts. The contributors focus on four key areas of the continent: the southern Sudan; Rwanda/Burundi/Congo; Zimbabwe/South Africa; and Sierra Leone/Liberia/Guinea. Among the topics discussed are the ... see all copies from $24.95! new only from $29.95!
24 view cover	African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation more books like this by Isobyl La Croix, Eric La Croix add to wishlist This guide, covering sub-Saharan Africa, includes all plants available from nurseries and many that are being grown but are not yet available in the trade. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $22.50! \| first editions
25 view cover	African Feminism: The Politics of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa more books like this by Gwendolyn Mikell (Editor) add to wishlist "African feminism", this landmark volume demonstrates, differs radically from the Western forms of feminism with which we have become familiar since the 1960s. African feminists are not, by and large, concerned with issues such as female control over reproduction or variation and choice within human sexuality, nor with debates about essentialism, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.14! \| first editions \| SVS

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