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A bend in the river
Hardback. English.
Published
London: Everyman, 2019
When Salim, a young Indian man, is offered a small business in Central Africa, he accepts. As he strives to establish himself, he becomes closely involved...
South Africa: my vision of the future
Book. English.
Published
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990
The state of Africa: fifty years of a continent in crisis
Hardback. English.
Published
New York; London: Free, 2005
Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the...
The state of Africa: a history of fifty years of independence
Paperback. English.
Published
New York; London: Free, 2006
Providing a sweeping history of post-colonial Africa, Martin Meredith explores why the continent is in such a mess and what, if anything, can be done...
Dictatorland: the men who stole Africa
CD. English.
Published
London: Head of Zeus, 2021
The dictator who grew so rich on his country's cocoa crop that he built a 35-storey-high basilica in the jungles of the Ivory Coast. The austere, incorruptible...
Surprise, kill, vanish: the definitive history of secret CIA assassins, armies and operators
Hardback. English.
Published
London: John Murray, 2019
Since 1947, domestic and foreign assassinations have been executed under the CIA-led covert action operations team. Before that time, responsibility for...
Jihad: the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia
Book. English.
Published
New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2002
The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world's attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. Ahmed Rashid, who masterfully...
The spymasters: how the CIA directors shape history and the future
Hardback. English.
Published
London: Simon & Schuster, 2020
A remarkable, behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to run the world's most powerful intelligence agency - the CIA - as well as a sobering glimpse...
Nelson Mandela: a force for freedom
Hardback. English.
Published
London: Andre Deutsch, 2014
Fully illustrated, this work chronicles the remarkable life of Nelson Mandela, from his days as a student activist and guerrilla leader to his position...
