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Africa
• Phyllis Martin
• Patrick O'Meara
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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African history and prehistory, popular culture, art and economics; It's all here in the most popular introductory text for undergraduate African studies courses in North America. With maps, photographs and drawings.
(AFR07, $20.95)
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Africa
• Michael Lewis
• John Reader
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader; organized geographically.
(AFR111, $50.00)
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Africa North and West Map 741
• Michelin
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A fine regional map covering Senegal, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania and their neighbors as well as all the Mediterranean-bordering countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(AFR34, $11.95)
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African Art, An Introduction
• Frank Willett
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa, portraying the range of spectacular art produced throughout the ages.
(AFR18, $18.95)
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African Vodun: Art, Psychology and Power
• Susanne Preston Blier
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A detailed study of West African vodun traditions, particularly in Togo and Benin. Blier compares the psychological and visual elements of Vodun with related voodoo traditions of Haiti and New Orleans.
(WAF74, $45.00)
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African Wildlife
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket.
(AFR109, $5.95)
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The Africans
• David Lamb
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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In these 17 well-written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people.
(AFR22, $14.95)
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The Art of Crossing Cultures
• Craig Storti
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Tips for travelers adjusting to a new culture.
(GEN136, $21.95)
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Black Gold of the Sun, Searching for Home in Africa And Beyond
• Ekow Eshun
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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(WAF109, $13.95)
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The Black Man's Burden, Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State
• Basil Davidson
• HISTORY
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An evocative work that traces the origins of Africa's independence movement, placing the continent's current political instability in a historical perspective.
(AFR92, $15.00)
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Congo Map
• IGN
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(WAF04, $16.95)
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The Cruelest Journey, Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu
• Kira Salak
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Adventurer Kira Salak's account of her journeys on the Niger River and her record-breaking 600-mile solo kayaking trip to Timbuktu.
(WAF75, $26.00)
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Cultural Atlas of Africa
• Jocelyn Murray
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A handsomely illustrated atlas of African history and culture with 96 outstanding maps, 250 color photographs and excellent essays.
(AFR47, $50.00)
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A Field Guide to the Birds of The Gambia and Senegal
• Clive Barlow
• Tim Wacher
• Tony Disley
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guide to 660 species of birds of Senegal and the Gambia, featuring 48 color plates and short descriptions on the facing pages.
(WAF03, $42.00)
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From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans
• John Hope Franklin
• HISTORY
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A classic history of the African American experience.
(USA39, $75.00)
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Ghana Culture Smart!, A Quick Guide to Customs and Culture
• Ian Utley
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN MARCH
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A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice
(WAF126, $9.95)
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The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
• Alexander McCall Smith
• LITERATURE
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McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe.
(AFR141, $22.00)
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A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa
• Nik Borrow
• Ron Demey
• FIELD GUIDE
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A comprehensive guide with illustrations of 1,282 species of the region.
(WAF59, $99.95)
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species.
(AFR32, $47.50)
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Lonely Planet West Africa
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to all West Africa, this is the book to carry for travels from Mauritania to Niger, with both a good overview of culture and history and the usual Lonely Planet attention to practical travel information.
(WAF10, $31.99)
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Myth and Reality in the Rain Forest, How Conservation Strategies are Failing in West Africa
• John F. Oakes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A survey of national parks and conservation throughout West Africa, of primary interest to conservationists. Oakes uses West Africa as a case study to argue against the prevailing notion that wildlife is best protected through small-scale community development.
(WAF11, $25.95)
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New News Out of Africa, Uncovering Africa's Renaissance
• Charlayne Hunter-Gault
• HISTORY
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A PBS correspondant addresses the current state of affairs in South Africa, Rwanda, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Angola and Sierra Leone, incorporating his own experiences and the continent's troubled and tangled history.
(AFR203, $14.95)
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The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation
• James L. Newman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology.
(AFR140, $23.00)
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Rough Guide West Africa
• Jim Hudgens
• Richard Trillo
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to all West Africa, including its history and culture. With its region-by-region descriptions, 172 maps and 12 pages of color photos, this guide covers from Mauritania south to Cameroon.
(WAF38, $34.99)
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Saltwater Slavery, A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora
• Stephanie E. Smallwood
• HISTORY
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Smallwood offers a clear, engaging study of Slavery and the Middle Passage, drawing upon journals, narratives and letters from slaves transported in harsh conditions across the Atlantic.
(WAF115, $29.95)
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The Scramble for Africa
• Thomas Pakenham
• HISTORY
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A well-written, meticulously researched history of the Victorian land grab in Africa. The book includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities that overran the continent.
(AFR26, $23.95)
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Survival Kit for Overseas Living, For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad
• L. Robert Kohls
• GUIDEBOOK
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A handbook for Americans planning to live abroad.
(GEN137, $19.95)
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The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi
• Arthur Japin
• Ina Rilke
• LITERATURE
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An acclaimed debut novel by a young Dutch writer, concerning the tragic fortunes of two Dutch-educated West African princes circa 1830, whose schooling renders them neither Dutch nor Ashanti.
(NTH45, $14.00)
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