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NEW ARRIVALS
November 2007


 

Agualusa (J.E.) THE BOOK OF CHAMELEONS, , 180 pp., paperback, London, (2006) 2007.

  R180
  Jose Eduardo Agualusa was born in Huambo, Angola, in 1960 and now divides his time between Angola, Brazil and Portugal. His second novel, "Creole", was awarded the Portuguese Grand Prize for Literature.This novel, his third, translated from the Portuguese by Danile Hahn, won the Independent Foriegn Fiction Prize 2007.
 

Andrews (M.) SHAPING HISTORY, narratives of political change, 223 pp., paperback, Cambridge, 2007.

  R200
  Includes the chapter, "South Africa: told and untold stories", which focuses on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Molly Andrews is Reader in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, and Co-director of the Centre for Narrative Research at the University of East London.
 

Athiros (G.) & (L.) eds. THE BEST OF CAPE ODYSSEY, a journey into the colourful and fascinating history of the Cape, volume 1, 166 pp., 4to., maps, illus., hardback , Cape Town, 2007.

  R235
  From 2001 to 2006 sixty-one issues of the newspaper, The Cape Odyssey, were produced, introducing readers to the history of the Cape of Good Hope. This volume reproduces some of the best articles.
 

Bank (A,) BUSHMEN IN A VICTORIAN WORLD, the remarkable story of the Bleek-Lloyd Collection of Bushman folklore, 422 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2006.

  R185
  Tells the story of the collaboration between Dr Wilhelm Bleek and his sister-in-law Lucy Lloyd and their five Bushmen informants, /A!kunta, //Kabbo, Dia!kwain, #Kasin and /Han=kass'o, who worked together to record the language and culture of the /Xam Bushmen in the 1870s.

Andrew Bank lectures in the History Department at the Univerity of the Western Cape.
 

Carruthers (V.) THE MAGALIESBERG, , 388 pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback , Pretoria, 2007.

  R310
  Vincent Carruthers describes the fauna and flora of the Magaliesberg, a mountain range north of Pretoria, and outlines the history of the area.
 

Christiansë (Y.) UNCONFESSED, , 350 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R165
  Novelst, poet and academic Yvette Christiansë was born in Johannesburg. She emigrated with her family to Australia at the age of 18 and now lives in New York where she teaches literature and poetics at Fordham University. Her debut poetry collection, "Castaway", was published in 1999. This is her first novel, for which she was awarded the 2007 ForeWord Magazine BEA Award.
 

Duminy (K.) comp. & Sabatini (R.J.L.) text 50 YEARS ON THE DIAMOND FIELDS, 1870 - 1920, from the photographic collection of the Kimberely Africana Library, 96 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Kimberley, 2007.

  R150
  A selection of photographs from the Kimberley Africana Library collection of early mining scenes, including some of the buildings, personalities and events.
 

Epprecht (M.) HUNGOCHANI, the history of a dissident sexuality in southern Africa, 317 pp., map, illus., paperback, Québec, 2004.

  R250
  Traces the history and traditions of homosexuality among black Africans in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho from the pre-colonial era to the present, and explores the origins of homophobia. "Hungochani" means "homosexuality" in chiShona. Winner of the 2006 Canadian Association of African Studies Joel Gregory Prize.

Marc Epprecht is assistant professor in the Department of History and the Development Studies Programme, Queen's University, and is involved with the Outreach Program of Gays and Lesbians in Zimbabwe.
 

Fassin (D.) WHEN BODIES REMEMBER, experiences and politics of AIDS in South Africa, 365 pp., paperback, Berkeley & Los Angeles, 2007.

  R220
  Didier Fassin "explores the experiences of South African HIV/AIDS patients and their families "in the absence of treatment and demonstrates that the history of colonization, domination and segregation remains vivid in the present time through everyday violence and social inequalities, racist accusations, and conspiracy theories".

Translated from the French by Amy Jacobs and Gabrielle Varro.

Didier Fassin is Professor of Sociology at the University of Paris North, Director of Studies in Anthropology at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris and Director of Centre de recherche sur la santé, le social et le politique.
 

Feinstein (A.) AFTER THE PARTY, a personal and political journey inside the ANC, 287 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007.

  R170
  Andrew Feinstein, a member of the ANC from the mid-1980s and an ANC Member of Parliament from 1994, resigned in 2001 in protest at the party's handling of the infamous arms deal. This is his account of what really happened in the arms deal and provides insight in current South African politics and the culture within the ANC.

Andrew Feinstien now lives in London where he writes, lectures and consults on public policy issues and chairs an HIV/AIDS charity.
 

Fig (D.) ed. STAKING THEIR CLAIMS, corporate social and environmental responsibility in South Africa, 282 pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007.

  R180
  Based on studies on the chemical, mining and food industries conducted by South African researchers for a United Nations project, the book also examines the response of business to black economic empowerment and the AIDS pandemic.

David Fig is an independent environmental policy analyst and is an Associate of the Sociology of Work Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand.
 

Gevisser (M.) THABO MBEKI, the dream deferred, 892 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007.

  R225
  Journalist Mark Gevisser is well-known for his insightful political profiles, originally published in Mail & Guardian and later collected in the book, "Portraits of Power: profiles in a changing South Africa". He began working on his biography in 1999.
 

Gibson (R.) FINAL DEADLINE, the last days of the Rand Daily Mail, 208 pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R160
  The story of the controversial closure of the Rand Daily Mail newspaper in 1985, after 83 years.

Award-winning journalist Rex Gibson worked on the Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg at various times from 1958 and became editor in 1982, a position he held until the paper was closed.
 

Giliomee (H.) & Mbenga (B.) NEW HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA, , 453 pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007.

  R350
  The first comprehensive history of South African written since 1991.

31 contributors include Heribert Adam, Luli Callinicos, Janette Deacon, Richard Elphick, William M.Gumede, Tom Lodge, Kogila Moodley, Bill Nasson, Jeff Peires, Benjamin Pogrund, Christopher Saunders, Anette Seegers, Robert Shell, David Welsh, and many others.

Also available in Afrikaans aa "Nuwe Geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika".

Herman Giliomee is Extraordinary Professor of History at the University of Stellenbosch. He is the author of 15 books, including "The Shaping of South African Society" and "The Afrikaners - biography of a people".
Bernard Mbenga is Associate Professor of History at the North-West University. He was co-editor (with Carolyn Hamilton and Robert Ross) of the "Cambridge History of South Africa, volume 1, c200 AD to 1886 AD".
 

Gunn (S.) & Visser (R.) eds. LABOUR PAINS FOR THE NATION, eight women workers share their stories, 254 pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R95
  As part of their Women Workers Life Story Project the Human Rights Media Centre (HMRC) compiled this collection of stories from taped interviews with eight South African women workers in the Western Cape: Charlotte Petersen, Lizzie Phike, Florence De Villiers, Darlina Tyawana, Myrtle Witbooi, Pat Van Voore, Rachel Vissr and Sarah Claasen.

Foreword by Pregs Govender.
 

Joffe (J.) THE STATE VS NELSON MANDELA, the trial that changed South Africa, 288 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Oxford, 2007.

  R220
  The story of the Rivonia Trial, told by Joel Joffe, one of the attorneys for the accused.

Foreword by Nelson Mandela.

Originally published in 1995 by Mayibuye Books as "The Rivonia Story".
 

Law (B.) PAPENBOOM IN NEWLANDS, cradle of the brewing industry, 92 pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R170
  A history of Newlands Village in Cape Town, originally the 30 morgen "Papenboom" estate granted to brewer Rutger Mensing by Governor Simon van der Stel in 1694.

Beatrice Law, born in Johannesburg in 1937, retired to Newlands in 1992.
 

Le Vaillant (F.) TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA VIA THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, volume 1, 194 pp., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007.

  R145
  Translated and edited by Ian Glenn with the assistance of Catherine Lauga du Plessis and Ian Farlam.

François Le Vaillant (1753-1824) first set out from Holland for the Cape in 1780 to collect specimens of birds and animals. After returning to Europe in 1784 he wrote an account of his travels, which was published in 1790 in Paris and rapidly translated across Europe, "becoming one of the most influential pieces of writing about South Africa ever". This is a new translation of this journey, 1781-1783, with a 65 pp. introduction by Ian Glenn.

Ian Glenn is Director of the Centre for Film and Media at the University of Cape Town.
Ian Farlam, a member of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, has been a member of the Council of the van Riebeeck Society since 1989.
Catherine Lauga du Plessis was born in Paris and taught in the Department of French at the Unviersity of Cape Town for 16 years. Her translations of South African literature into French have won her several international awards.
 

Loewenson (R.) et. al. RECLAIMING THE RESOURCES FOR HEALTH, a regional analysis of equity in health in east and southern Africa, 227 pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Harare, 2007.

  R240
  Intended as a resource for institutions and individuals working to improve health and social justice, this analysis outlines "a range of policy and programme options to reclaiming the resources for health within and beyond the health sector". It focuses mainly on "the comprehensive, primary health care oriented, people-centred and publicly-led health systems that have been found to improve health, particularly for the most disadvantaged people with greatest health needs."
 

Mankell (H.) KENNEDY'S BRAIN, , 328 pp., paperback, London, (2005) 2007.

  R195
  This novel, which is set in Mozambique, is translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson.

Swedish writer Henning Mankell, well-known for his crime novels, now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique.
 

Meredith (M.) DIAMONDS, GOLD AND WAR, the making of South Africa, 570 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007.

  R195
  Covers the period from the discovery of diamonds in 1871 to the founding of the Union of South Africa in 1910.

Martin Meredith has written many books on Africa, including "The State of Africa: a history of fifty years of independence", "Coming To Terms: South Africa's search for truth", "Nelson Mandela: a biography", "Fischer's Choice: a biography of Braam Fischer", "South Africa's New Era: the 1994 election" and "In the Name of Apartheid: South Africa in the Postwar Era".

Also available in hardback @ R215.
 

Meyer (D.) ONSIGBAAR, , 384 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R150
  Thriller writer Deon Meyer's previous novels include "Proteus" (2002) and "Infanta" (2004).

Text in Afrikaans. This novel has not yet been translated into English.
 

Miller (E.) & Jeynes (K.) comps. FAB, Mother City Queer Projects, 138 pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R355
  In 1994 André Vorster and Andrew Putter created the Locker Room Project, later renamed the Mother City Queer Projects. These "fancy-dress, art-parties designed to celebrate and showcase queer culture" are now held annually in Cape Town and draw revellers from all over the world.

Includes contributions by Sheryl Ozinsky, André Vorster and Andrew Putter, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Justin Fox, Shaun de Waal, Peter Krummeck, Joan Hambidge, and many others.
 

Morris (M.) & McLagan (J.) comps. PAGING THROUGH HISTORY, 150 years with the Cape Argus: 1857 - 2007, 199 pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007.

  R265
  A selection of news reports, analysis, columns, editorials, photographs, cartoons, letters from readers and advertisements, published to celebrate 150 years of reportage by the Cape Town newspaper, the Cape Argus, founded in 1857.

Journalist Michael Morris has been Special Writer on the Cape Argus since 1997.
News photographer Jim McLagan has been Picture Editor of the Cape Argus for many years.
 

Muchemwa (K.) & Muponde (R.) eds. MANNING THE NATION, father figures in Zimbabwean literature and society, 199 pp., paperback, Harare & Johannesburg, 2007.

  R185
  Contributions include "Of Fathers and Ancestors in Charles Mungoshi's 'Waiting for the Rain'" by Neil ten Kortenaar,
"'A Man Can Try': negotiating manhoods in colonial urban spaces in Dambudzo Marechera's 'The House of Hunger' and Yvonne Vera's 'Butterfly Burning'" by Grace A.Musila,
"Intricate Spaces: the father-daughter relationship in Zimbabwean literature and culture" by Anna Chitando & Angeline M.Madongonda,
"The Strong Healthy Man: AIDS and self-delusion" by Lizzy Attree,
"Killing Fathers" by Robert Muponde.

Kizito Z.Muchemwa is a Senior Lecturer in English and Media Studies at Zimbabwe Open University.
Robert Muponde is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, University of the Witwatersrand.
 

Nagtegaal (M.) & Nagtegaal (J.) & Nagtegaal (V.) HER LAW, making the law work for you, 246 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R130
  Her Law is the name of part of the Lipco Legal Group, established to give all women affordable access to legal help. This book is an attempt by Her Law to help women become more aware of their rights.

Adv Marilize Nagtegaal is the Legal Director of the LIPCO Group, lawyer Jackie Nagtegaal is the joint Managing Director and Vera Nagtegaal is Director of Communications and Branding.

 

Pakenham (T.) photo. & text IN SEARCH OF REMARKABLE TREES, on safari in southern Africa, 208 pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007.

  R350
  The third is Thomas Pakenham's series of books on trees. The first book, "Meetings with Remarkable Trees", first published in 1996, was followed with "Remarkable Trees of the World" in 2002. In this book he includes trees from six countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa.

Thomas Pakenham is the author of the critically acclaimed "The Scramble for Africa" and of "The Boer War".
 

Pike (S.) [Spike] et. al. SURFING, South Africa, 280 pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R175
  Provides information on South African surf spots, lore, slang, history and culture. Includes a photo essay of surfing personalities by Harry de Zitter.
 

Shaw (G.) BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, South Africa from Malan to Mandela - and the Mbeki era, a reporter's story, 148 pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R135
  Journalist Gerald Shaw's memoir covers over 50 years of South African history, from the first apartheid government until the birth of democracy in 1994.

Gerald Shaw has been writing for South African newspapers since 1954 and worked for 30 years on the Cape Times. He is currently a freelance journalist and researcher.
 

Shefer (T.), Ratele (K.), Strebel (A.), Shabalala (N.) & Buikema (R.) eds. FROM BOYS TO MEN, social constructions of masculinity in contemporary society, 280 pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007.

  R237
  This work arises from the conference, "From Boys to Men: masculinities & risk", held in Cape Town in Janurary 2005.

Contributions include "Researching and working with boys and young men in southern Africa in the context of HIV/Aids: a radical approach" by Rob Pattman,
"Do you want to be a father? School-going youth in Durban schools at the turn of the 21st century" by Robert Morrell,
"'A woman cannot marry a boy': rescue, spectacle and transitional Xhosa masculinities" by Pumla Dineo Gqola,
"Social construction of masculinity on the racial and gendered margins of Cape Town" by Elaine Salo,
"Cultural change, Zulu masculinity and intergenerational conflict in the context of civil war in Pietermaritzburg (1987-1991)" by Mxolisi Mchunu, and
"Masculinities in the ANC-led liberation movement"by Raymond Suttner.
 

Tatz (C.), Arnold (P.) & Heller (G.) WORLDS APART, the re-migration of South African jews, 360 pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, (Sydney), 2007.

  R295
  Based on interviews and responses to a detailed questionnaire, the authors - all ex-South African émigrés now living in Australia - follow the Lithuanian and Latvian-descended Jews from their homes in Europe to South Africa and then again, a century later, to Australia and New Zealand.
 

Thomas (G.) THE SEXUAL DEMON OF COLONIAL POWER, Pan-African embodiment and erotic schemes of empire, 200 pp., paperback, Bloomington, 2007.

  R225
  Greg Thomas analyses the sexual politics of slavery, colonialism, and neo-colonialism as well as ideas about bodies and offers an anti-racist, anti-imperialist Pan-African approach to theory, fiction, cinema, and popluar culture.

Greg Thomas is Assistant Professor of English at Syracuse University and founder and editor of "Proud Flesh: new Afrikan journal of culture, politics, & consciousness".
 

van der Westhuizen (C.) WHITE POWER, & the rise and fall of the National Party, 364 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007.

  R220
  An analysis of the rise and collapse of the Nationalist Party.

"A unique lense through which to analyse the demise of the National Party: written by a woman and using class analysis - the two decisive 'missing links' in Afrikaner history-writing". Antjie Krog

Award-winning journalist Christi van der Westhuizen worked on Vrye Weekblad, Beeld and ThisDay. She is currently Inter Press Service's trade project editor for Africa and Europe and is honourary research fellow with the School of Politics, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
 

van Marle (K.) ed. SEX, GENDER, BECOMING, post-apartheid reflections, 203 pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006.

  R190
  Reflections on "change and transformation and how these changes and transformations affect our sexed and gendered lives".

Contributions include "Technology and Transsexuality: secret alliances" by Amanda du Preez,
"Exhibiting the Explusion of Transgression" by Rory du Plessis,
"Agency amidst Adversity: poverty and women's reproductive lives" by Kammila Naidoo,
"Domestic Violence in South Africa: a restorative justice response" by Jean Triegaardt and Mike Batley, and more.
 

Vaughan (M.) CREATING THE CREOLE ISLAND, slavery in eighteenth-century Mauritius, 341 pp., illus., paperback, Durham & London, 2005.

  R240
  A portrait of the slave-owning society on the island of Mauritius: power relations, colonialism and the process of cultural creolization.

Megan Vaughan is Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History at Cambridge University.
 

Woods (K.J.) THE KEVIN WOODS STORY, in the shadow of Mugabe's gallows , 304 pp. map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007.

  R265
  Zimbabwean Kevin Woods was a high-ranking agent in Robert Mugabe's intelligence agency while working for the apartheid government. He assisted in a South African Defence Force attack on ANC facilities in Harare in 1986. He also planned the 1988 bombing of a Bulawayo ANC facility, for which he was arrested, charged and sentenced to death for murder and sabotage. He spent 18 years in prison, five of them in solitary confinement on death row, before being pardoned by Mugabe and released in 2006.
 

Wright (J.) & Mazel (A.) TRACKS IN A MOUNTAIN RANGE, exploring the history of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg, 155 pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007.

  R180
  The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000 because of its scenic beauty, high degree of biodiversity and the cultural value of the San rock art found there. John Wright and Aron Mazel reflect on the history and people of the region, from the earliest known times to the present.

Historian John Wright is a Senior Research Associate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Archaeologist Aron Mazel teaches at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle Universitry, UK.
 

Zapiro TAKE TWO VEG AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING, cartoons from Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times, and Independent Newspapers, 160 pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007.

  R130
  The annual collection of Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro) cartoons, published since 1996.

In 2007 Zapiro received the Cartoonists Rights Network International Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning. He has also received the SA Comedy Award for Best Humorous Cartoon, the fourth Mondi Newspaper Award for Graphic Journalism and a Women Demand Dignity White Ribbon Award.