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Books about Africa
Return to Laughter: An Anthropological Novel (The Natural history library)Return to Laughter: An Anthropological Novel (The Natural history library) by Elenore Smith Bowen
Buy new: £6.38 / Used from: £0.01
A fictional novel, but based on real experience, interesting and worth reading, especially the last third
Third World Politics (P)Third World Politics (P) by CLAPHAM
Buy used from: £0.01
Randomly bought this in an Oxfam shop!
Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument (African Issues)Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument (African Issues) by Patrick Chabal
Buy used from: £35.75
A History of AfricaA History of Africa by John Fage
Buy new: £21.84 / Used from: £19.00
Written by one of the guys that set up my uni department, but i haven't read it yet
States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics)States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics) by Jeffrey Herbst
Buy new: £20.85 / Used from: £24.86
Dense and difficult to read, but got some interesting ideas in
Africans: The History of a Continent (African Studies)Africans: The History of a Continent (African Studies) by John Iliffe
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £4.31
Rise and Fall of Development TheoryRise and Fall of Development Theory by Colin Leys
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A Plague of Paradoxes: AIDS, Culture and Demography in Northern Tanzania (Worlds of Desire)A Plague of Paradoxes: AIDS, Culture and Demography in Northern Tanzania (Worlds of Desire) by PW Setel
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Shamelessly stolen from Josh, difficult to read
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Routledge Classics)The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Routledge Classics) by Max Weber
Buy new: £8.25 / Used from: £5.00
Just as James A if you get stuck
Introduction to the Sociology of DevelopmentIntroduction to the Sociology of Development by Andrew Webster
Buy new: £20.74 / Used from: £0.60
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the CongoIn the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo by Michela Wrong
Buy new: £5.35 / Used from: £1.74
Fascinating and easy to read