South category: 6019 books
Fears, Tears, Cheers and Hope
"Out of a violent and bloody past, South Africa's extraordinary relatively peaceful transition to democracy was a minor "miracle"...
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2019
Following on from my Rainbow books on South Africa
A book by craig lock
"How apartheid was finally buried, without requiem; but in
joyous celebration, will remain forever in the hearts and minds
of a nation reborn. When tears came, and there was dampness in
the eyes of even the most stern,...
Rethinking the South African Crisis
Nationalism, Populism, Hegemony
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Since the end of apartheid, South Africa has become an extreme yet unexceptional embodiment of forces at play in many other regions of the world: intensifying inequality alongside “wageless life,” proliferating forms of protest and populist politics that move in different directions, and official...
The Postcolonial Epic
From Melville to Walcott and Ghosh
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
This book demonstrates the epic genre’s enduring relevance to the Global South. It identifies a contemporary avatar of classical epic, the ‘postcolonial epic’, ushered in by Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a foundational text of North America, and exemplified by Derek Walcott’s Caribbean masterpiece...
Mapping South American Latina/o Literature in the United States
Interviews with Contemporary Writers
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
This collection of interviews demonstrates that U.S. Latinas/os of South American background have contributed pioneering work to U.S. Latina/o literature and culture in the twenty-first century. In conversation with twelve significant authors of South American descent in the United States, Juanita...
by Randy Russell
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Award-winning "ghostlorist" Randy Russell admits to being flummoxed by cats. Some cats will give you whisker kisses or sit with you when you're sick. Others will invite you to rub them, then take a swipe at you, claws out. Some might do any of the above, depending on which way the wind is...
History after Apartheid
Visual Culture and Public Memory in a Democratic South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2003
The democratic election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1994 marked the demise of apartheid and the beginning of a new struggle to define the nation’s past. History after Apartheid analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shift to an inclusive democracy, South Africa’s visual...
South American Grill
Feasts from Brazil to Patagonia
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Building on the rapid growing popularity of South American food and in particular, the asados and churrascos of Argentina and Brazil, South American Grill introduces wonderful and varied dishes from this food-loving continent. Filled with over 75 recipes that are guaranteed to please even the biggest...
by Chefs Secret Vault
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
South American or Latin American foods blend a medley of cultures with distinct flavors and tastes.We have discovered 20 of the best South American recipes to share with you so you can enjoy this delicious cuisine in your own home. We have hand selected 20 Best of the Best and most inviting...
by E. C. Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
The history of the western hemisphere begins rather with South America than with North America. Students of United States history are familiar with the life of Christopher Columbus and his finding of the New World. Although he pointed the way for European nations to found valuable colonies in North...
by Sandra Friend, Trish Riley, Kathy Wolf
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
This completely revised second edition of the definitive South Florida guidebook offers coverage of Tampa, the Gulf Coast, South Beach, Miami, and the Keys.
In diverse, exciting South Florida you might catch a glimpse of an endangered Florida panther in a nature preserve in the morning and...
by Page Ivey
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
The most up-to-date and comprehensive guidebook to the state of South Carolina
Beaches and golf are what most people think of when they think of South Carolina, and the state has those amenities in abundance. But off the well-worn paths are battlefields from both the Revolutionary and Civil...
by Timothy Couzens
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
South African Battles describes 36 battles spread over five centuries. These are not the well-trodden battlefields of standard histories, but generally lesser-known ones. Some were of critical importance, while some were infinitely curious. Who, for instance, has heard of the battles of Nakob, Middelpos,...
After Freedom
The Rise of the Post-Apartheid Generation in Democratic South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, a new generation is building a multiracial democracy in South Africa but remains mired in economic inequality and political conflict.
The death of Nelson Mandela in 2013 arrived just short of the twentieth anniversary of South Africa’s first free election,...
The South Africa Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
The South Africa Reader is an extraordinarily rich guide to the history, culture, and politics of South Africa. With more than eighty absorbing selections, the Reader provides many perspectives on the country's diverse peoples, its first two decades as a democracy, and the forces that have shaped...