<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Africa]]> https://www.thebookco.com Wed, 13 May 2026 01:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[Commodity Politics (Contesting Responsibility in Cameroon)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/commodity-politics-9780228008897 Sat, 02 May 2026 13:56:31 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/commodity-politics-9780228008897 Commodity Politics (Contesting Responsibility in Cameroon) by Adam Sneyd, Steffi Hamann, Charis Enns, Lauren Q. Sneyd, 9780228008897

Responsibility is political. As the international community has called for more responsible environmental, social, and governance performance, the politics of commodities has become more fraught. Commodity Politics cuts through the new rhetoric of responsibility and presents innovative r..

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]]> Commodity Politics (Contesting Responsibility in Cameroon) by Adam Sneyd, Steffi Hamann, Charis Enns, Lauren Q. Sneyd, 9780228008897

Responsibility is political. As the international community has called for more responsible environmental, social, and governance performance, the politics of commodities has become more fraught. Commodity Politics cuts through the new rhetoric of responsibility and presents innovative r..

Price: $37.95

]]> Responsibility is political. As the international community has called for more responsible environmental, social, and governance performance, the politics of commodities has become more fraught. Commodity Politics cuts through the new rhetoric of responsibility and presents innovative r..]]> <![CDATA[Why Botswana Prospered]]> https://www.thebookco.com/why-botswana-prospered-9780773528208 Sat, 02 May 2026 10:26:38 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/why-botswana-prospered-9780773528208 Why Botswana Prospered by J. Leith, 9780773528208

While most of Africa has been described as a political and economic disaster zone, Botswana stands out as a democracy that has had rapid economic growth for more than three decades. Clark Leith traces the evolution of Botswana's economic policies and democratic political systems and the forces ..

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]]> Why Botswana Prospered by J. Leith, 9780773528208

While most of Africa has been described as a political and economic disaster zone, Botswana stands out as a democracy that has had rapid economic growth for more than three decades. Clark Leith traces the evolution of Botswana's economic policies and democratic political systems and the forces ..

Price: $39.95

]]> While most of Africa has been described as a political and economic disaster zone, Botswana stands out as a democracy that has had rapid economic growth for more than three decades. Clark Leith traces the evolution of Botswana's economic policies and democratic political systems and the forces ..]]> <![CDATA[Civil Wars in Africa (Roots and Resolution)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/civil-wars-in-africa-roots-and-resolution-9780773518834 Sat, 02 May 2026 09:41:56 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/civil-wars-in-africa-roots-and-resolution-9780773518834 Civil Wars in Africa (Roots and Resolution) by Taisier M. Ali, Robert O. Matthews, 9780773518834

A collection of case studies of nine African countries, Civil Wars in Africa provides a comparative perspective on the causes of civil war and the processes by which internal conflict may be resolved or averted. The book focuses on the wars in Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Soma..

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]]> Civil Wars in Africa (Roots and Resolution) by Taisier M. Ali, Robert O. Matthews, 9780773518834

A collection of case studies of nine African countries, Civil Wars in Africa provides a comparative perspective on the causes of civil war and the processes by which internal conflict may be resolved or averted. The book focuses on the wars in Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Soma..

Price: $34.95

]]> A collection of case studies of nine African countries, Civil Wars in Africa provides a comparative perspective on the causes of civil war and the processes by which internal conflict may be resolved or averted. The book focuses on the wars in Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Soma..]]> <![CDATA[An Ambulance on Safari (The ANC and the Making of a Health Department in Exile)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/an-ambulance-on-safari-9780228003304 Sat, 02 May 2026 09:29:13 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/an-ambulance-on-safari-9780228003304 An Ambulance on Safari (The ANC and the Making of a Health Department in Exile) by Melissa Diane Armstrong, 9780228003304

During the apartheid era, thousands of South African political activists, militants, and refugees fled arrest by crossing into neighbouring southern African countries. Although they had escaped political oppression, many required medical attention during their period of exile. An Ambulance o..

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]]> An Ambulance on Safari (The ANC and the Making of a Health Department in Exile) by Melissa Diane Armstrong, 9780228003304

During the apartheid era, thousands of South African political activists, militants, and refugees fled arrest by crossing into neighbouring southern African countries. Although they had escaped political oppression, many required medical attention during their period of exile. An Ambulance o..

Price: $43.95

]]> During the apartheid era, thousands of South African political activists, militants, and refugees fled arrest by crossing into neighbouring southern African countries. Although they had escaped political oppression, many required medical attention during their period of exile. An Ambulance o..]]> <![CDATA[Far in the Waste Sudan (On Assignment in Africa)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/far-in-the-waste-sudan-on-assignment-in-africa-9780773529359 Sat, 02 May 2026 08:16:20 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/far-in-the-waste-sudan-on-assignment-in-africa-9780773529359 Far in the Waste Sudan (On Assignment in Africa) by Nicholas Coghlan, 9780773529359

In 2000, with controversy raging over the presence in Sudan of Talisman Energy, Canada's largest independent oil and gas producer, Ottawa decided to open a post in Khartoum. Nicholas Coghlan was recalled from assignment in Colombia to set up and run Canada's first diplomatic post in the largest..

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]]> Far in the Waste Sudan (On Assignment in Africa) by Nicholas Coghlan, 9780773529359

In 2000, with controversy raging over the presence in Sudan of Talisman Energy, Canada's largest independent oil and gas producer, Ottawa decided to open a post in Khartoum. Nicholas Coghlan was recalled from assignment in Colombia to set up and run Canada's first diplomatic post in the largest..

Price: $45.95

]]> In 2000, with controversy raging over the presence in Sudan of Talisman Energy, Canada's largest independent oil and gas producer, Ottawa decided to open a post in Khartoum. Nicholas Coghlan was recalled from assignment in Colombia to set up and run Canada's first diplomatic post in the largest..]]> <![CDATA[Congo Solo (Misadventures Two Degrees North)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/congo-solo-misadventures-two-degrees-north-9780773539044 Sat, 02 May 2026 05:04:39 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/congo-solo-misadventures-two-degrees-north-9780773539044 Congo Solo (Misadventures Two Degrees North) by Emily Hahn, Ken Cuthbertson, 9780773539044

Emily Hahn was one of the most prolific and enduring writers at The New Yorker - her first byline appeared there in 1929, her last in 1996. She was also the author of fifty-three books, and, had her 1933 travel memoir, Congo Solo, not been published in a censored version during the darke..

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]]> Congo Solo (Misadventures Two Degrees North) by Emily Hahn, Ken Cuthbertson, 9780773539044

Emily Hahn was one of the most prolific and enduring writers at The New Yorker - her first byline appeared there in 1929, her last in 1996. She was also the author of fifty-three books, and, had her 1933 travel memoir, Congo Solo, not been published in a censored version during the darke..

Price: $28.95

]]> Emily Hahn was one of the most prolific and enduring writers at The New Yorker - her first byline appeared there in 1929, her last in 1996. She was also the author of fifty-three books, and, had her 1933 travel memoir, Congo Solo, not been published in a censored version during the darke..]]> <![CDATA[Blood Ground (Colonialism, Missions, and the Contest for Christianity in the Caoe Colony and Britain, 1799-1853)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/blood-ground-9780773534537 Sat, 02 May 2026 04:20:10 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/blood-ground-9780773534537 Blood Ground (Colonialism, Missions, and the Contest for Christianity in the Caoe Colony and Britain, 1799-1853) by Elizabeth Elbourne, 9780773534537

In Blood Ground, Elizabeth Elbourne looks at the complex relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the Cape Colony in southern Africa at a time of intense conflict during which disparate groups competed to mobilize Christianity for their ..

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]]> Blood Ground (Colonialism, Missions, and the Contest for Christianity in the Caoe Colony and Britain, 1799-1853) by Elizabeth Elbourne, 9780773534537

In Blood Ground, Elizabeth Elbourne looks at the complex relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the Cape Colony in southern Africa at a time of intense conflict during which disparate groups competed to mobilize Christianity for their ..

Price: $37.95

]]> In Blood Ground, Elizabeth Elbourne looks at the complex relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the Cape Colony in southern Africa at a time of intense conflict during which disparate groups competed to mobilize Christianity for their ..]]> <![CDATA[New Leaders, New Dawns? (South Africa and Zimbabwe under Cyril Ramaphosa and Emmerson Mnangagwa)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/new-leaders-new-dawns-9780228010616 Sat, 02 May 2026 03:37:39 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/new-leaders-new-dawns-9780228010616 New Leaders, New Dawns? (South Africa and Zimbabwe under Cyril Ramaphosa and Emmerson Mnangagwa) by Chris Brown, David Moore, Blair Rutherford, 9780228010616

In late 2017 and early 2018, South Africa and Zimbabwe both experienced rapid and unexpected political transitions. In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, the only leader the country had ever known, was replaced in a “soft coup” by his erstwhile vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Over a twelve-day period..

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]]> New Leaders, New Dawns? (South Africa and Zimbabwe under Cyril Ramaphosa and Emmerson Mnangagwa) by Chris Brown, David Moore, Blair Rutherford, 9780228010616

In late 2017 and early 2018, South Africa and Zimbabwe both experienced rapid and unexpected political transitions. In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, the only leader the country had ever known, was replaced in a “soft coup” by his erstwhile vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Over a twelve-day period..

Price: $44.95

]]> In late 2017 and early 2018, South Africa and Zimbabwe both experienced rapid and unexpected political transitions. In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, the only leader the country had ever known, was replaced in a “soft coup” by his erstwhile vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Over a twelve-day period..]]> <![CDATA[Collapse of a Country (A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/collapse-of-a-country-9780773551268 Sat, 02 May 2026 02:50:43 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/collapse-of-a-country-9780773551268 Collapse of a Country (A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan) by Nicholas Coghlan, 9780773551268

The first Canadian diplomat to be posted to war-torn Sudan, Nicholas Coghlan was a natural choice to lead Canada’s representation in the new Republic of South Sudan soon after the country was founded in 2011. In late 2013 Coghlan and his wife Jenny were in the capital, Juba, when it erupted in ..

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]]> Collapse of a Country (A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan) by Nicholas Coghlan, 9780773551268

The first Canadian diplomat to be posted to war-torn Sudan, Nicholas Coghlan was a natural choice to lead Canada’s representation in the new Republic of South Sudan soon after the country was founded in 2011. In late 2013 Coghlan and his wife Jenny were in the capital, Juba, when it erupted in ..

Price: $39.95

]]> The first Canadian diplomat to be posted to war-torn Sudan, Nicholas Coghlan was a natural choice to lead Canada’s representation in the new Republic of South Sudan soon after the country was founded in 2011. In late 2013 Coghlan and his wife Jenny were in the capital, Juba, when it erupted in ..]]> <![CDATA[Collapse of a Country (A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/collapse-of-a-country-9780228026785 Sat, 02 May 2026 02:50:36 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/collapse-of-a-country-9780228026785 Collapse of a Country (A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan) by Nicholas Coghlan, 9780228026785

The first Canadian diplomat to be posted to war-torn Sudan, Nicholas Coghlan was a natural choice to lead Canada’s representation in the new Republic of South Sudan soon after the country was founded in 2011. In late 2013 Coghlan and his wife Jenny were in the capital, Juba, when it erupted in ..

Price: $34.95

]]> Collapse of a Country (A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan) by Nicholas Coghlan, 9780228026785

The first Canadian diplomat to be posted to war-torn Sudan, Nicholas Coghlan was a natural choice to lead Canada’s representation in the new Republic of South Sudan soon after the country was founded in 2011. In late 2013 Coghlan and his wife Jenny were in the capital, Juba, when it erupted in ..

Price: $34.95

]]> The first Canadian diplomat to be posted to war-torn Sudan, Nicholas Coghlan was a natural choice to lead Canada’s representation in the new Republic of South Sudan soon after the country was founded in 2011. In late 2013 Coghlan and his wife Jenny were in the capital, Juba, when it erupted in ..]]>