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81) Statements
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Developed in workshops with award-winning actors, these are the works in Fugard's canon that most directly confront the dehumanizing brutality of apartheid. Includes: Sizwe Bansi is Dead, The Island, and Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act.
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Read the true story behind the movie Breaker Morant, written by George Witton the only surviving soldier of those sentenced to death for war atrocities.
During the Boer War in South Africa, Australian George Ramsdale Witton (1874-1942) served as a lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers until he was sentenced to death for murder after the shooting of nine Boer prisoners.
In his 1907 book "Scapegoats of the Empire," Witton's main assertion, as indicated...
83) Guns Over Africa
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Guns Over Africa is an affirmation of sport hunting, and in this context, hunting that contributes to the economy of developing countries within the rules of international wildlife conservation and preservation. This does not mean that the hunter cannot enjoy the sport, it's not all high-minded and only for these obvious commercial and conservation benefits for other than the hunter himself (or herself). For the hunter, trophy mounts and memories...
84) The South African Mosaic II: A Sociological Analysis of Post-Apartheid Conflict, Two Decades Later
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The book revisits a study conducted in 1994 on subjects defined as historically disadvantaged by the apartheid regime. However, despite the ravages of that regime, these individuals had succeeded and gotten extraordinary opportunities to pursue higher education in colleges and universities in the U.S. In the study, the subjects discussed and shared their visions of South Africa as a new democracy while coming to terms with the impact of apartheid....
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Wanna bite some adventure?
So... Welcome to South Africa, home of the « big 5 » and Cradle of Humankind!
Do you think that exotic tourism, safari, wide spaces and adventure are not for you? Make no mistake: this is possible! Our Travel eGuide will definitely change your mind. Discover at your own pace and browse by photos, places or hobbies
We have been traveling all around the world since our studenthood and have visited more than 45 countries...
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How Japan, after 250 years of self-imposed isolation, began the process of modernization is in part the story of Ranald MacDonald. In 1848 this half-Scot, half-Chinook adventurer from the Pacific Northwest landed on an island off Hokkaido. Although promptly arrested and imprisoned for seven months in Nagasaki, the intelligent, well-educated MacDonald fascinated the Japanese and became one of their first teachers of English and Western ways. Based...
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Extrait: "Nous faisons une traversée magnifique, sur le Norman, le plus beau des bateaux de l'Union line: il a 170 mètres de longueur et jauge 7,300 tonneaux. Ce port de Southampton est une merveille, et les ctes verdoyantes de l'île de Wight, qui le protègent, sont de ce vert si doux, propre aux pays du Nord, que l'on n'oublie plus quand on va vers le Sud. Puis c'est le bleu infini qui commence et qui va durer jour et nuit."
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This new play about life and art by renowned playwright Athol Fugard is based on his early friendship with actor Andrew Huegonit, considered the finest classical actor of their native South Africa. It is the story of one great artist's exit from the stage and another's beginning theater career. Athol Fugard's work includes Blood Knot, "Master Harold"…and the boys, and My Children! My Africa! He has been widely produced in South Africa and London,...
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“Good focused context” pinpoints the historical significance of the single bloodiest episode in the Second Boer War—from a Zulu warfare expert (FGS Forum).
Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, South Africa, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the...
Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, South Africa, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the...
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Game drives are an essential part of enjoying the Kruger National Park. Although camp gates have strict opening and closing hours, game drives operated by the Park allow you to witness wildlife outside of these hours! Not only that, but the drive is led by qualified guides that give you some fantastic insights into the park and its inhabitants. This book is for any overnight visitor to the Kruger National Park. Here are all the reasons why you should...
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Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre
Ils sont Israéliens et ils le crient. Avec leurs lots de joies, de peines, de colères et de blessures. Dans cet éternel champ de bataille qu'est leur petite terre tant convoitée depuis des millénaires, les citoyens de l'État hébreu racontent avec leurs mots le destin du pays qu'ils continuent de construire et celui des communautés don’t ils sont issus. Leurs paroles,...
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A Short Walk in a Long Journey is a story about an American election observer's experience in the 1994 South African election. This election marked the beginning of democracy in South Africa with the election of Nelson Mandela as president. A Short Walk in a Long Journey is a non-fictional narrative, rewritten 19 years later relying upon the copious notes taken during the adventure and vivid memories. There are several climatic points in the story...
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The Bang-Bang Club is the story of four young photographers who covered the last years of apartheid, taking many of the most memorable photographs of the period. In this stunning new book, the group's two surviving members recount their political, emotional, and personal journeys through these violent years as South Africa moved toward democracy. Along the way we accompany them on free-lance assignments to other war-torn regions, including the former...
94) Ten Traveller's Tales: Travel Stories from British Columbia, Cape Town, and the Baltic Countries
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Go on a quick visit to three different continents. Visit Vancouver and its surrounding areas – go hiking in rain forest twenty minutes from the downtown core, catch the ferry to the Sunshine Coast – you can't get there by road - and tour Victoria the capital of British Columbia. Next travel to Cape Town with its colourful history, encapsulated in the ethnically diverse Bo Kaap district. In this part of Cape Town the coloured houses are even more...
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"In the Ranks of the C.I.V." is a 1900 account by Erskine Childers of his time spent as part of an artillery company in the South African Wars (1879—1915). This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the Boer War or British imperialism, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Childers's work. Contents include: "The 'Montfort'", "Cape town and Stellenbosch", "Piquetberg Road", "Bloemfontein", "Lindley", "Bethlehem", "Bultfontein",...
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South Africa has been described as "A World in One Country" and a "Rainbow Nation." Its landscape ranges from miles of glorious beaches to the inland desert of the Karoo, the sweeping grasslands of the Highveld plateau, and the subtropical bush of the Lowveld. Its ethnic makeup is equally varied. There are eleven official languages, nine major black African tribes, two major white tribes, as well as a representation of all the world's major religions....
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Includes Boer War Illustrations Pack with 300 maps, plans, and photos.
The Relief of Ladysmith is a detailed account of the siege of Ladysmith during the South African War (1899-1902) and the efforts to lift the siege and rescue the town's inhabitants. Atkins, a British officer who participated in the relief, provides a firsthand perspective on one of the most dramatic episodes of the war.-Print Ed.
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Richly illustrated with plans, maps and drawings throughout.
The siege of Ladysmith will long remain in the memories of the age. The annals of war furnish the record of many fierce struggles, in which men and women have undergone sufferings more terrible and possibly shown a devotion rising to sublimer heights. But the Boer War of 1899-1900 will mark an epoch, and throughout its opening stage of four months the minds of men, and the hopes and fears...
100) Sheena Duncan
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This account of the life of a notable woman reveals the extent of her influence in the quest for justice and peace in apartheid South Africa. It is a story that spans the period of some of the worst brutality, the most gracious transitions, the greatest achievements and the saddest failures that South Africa has ever known. Its range and depth depict Sheena Duncan's work over four decades in the church, in civil society organisations such as the Black...
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