Clarke's Books

NEW ARRIVALS
April 2008

Bennun (N.) THE BROKEN STRING, the last words of an extinct people, 419 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2004.

	R295

Neil Bennun draws on the notebooks of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd to tell the story of the bushmen and to explore their rock art.

Bester (M.) text & Bester (S.) illus. THE LONG TROUSERS, , 29 pp., illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 2008.

	R80

Another children's story about Nguni cattle by the author of "The Cool Nguni".

Boraine (A.) A LIFE IN TRANSITION, , 332 pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008.

	R220

Foreword by Desmond Tutu.

Alex Boraine was born in Cape Town in 1931. He entered the ministry and was appointed youngest-ever President of the Methodist Church of Southern African in 1970. In 1974 he was elected to Parliament as an MP for the Progressive Federal Party. He resigned in 1986 and, together with Frederick van Zyl Slabbert, founded IDASA, which organised the 1987 meeting with ANC leaders in Dakar, Senegal. He was one of the main architects of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and served as its deputy chairperson from 1996 to 1998. After teaching transitional justice at the New York University Law School, he became founding president of the International Center for Transitional Justice.

Brink (A.) ANDER LEWENS, 'n roman in drie dele, 264 pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008.

	R165

Writer and academic André Brink has written 22 other novels, in both English and Afrikaans. He has been awarded the CNA Award for Literature and the Sunday Times Award for Fiction (South Africa), the Prix Médicis Etranger (France), the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize (England), the Commonwealth Prize for Literature, Africa region, and the Premio Mondello (Italy). He is currently Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Cape Town.

Cazdyn (E.) ed. DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES, The South Atlantic Quarterly, fall 2007, volume 106, number 4, special issue, 231 pp., paperback, Durham, 2007.

	R210

Contributions include "When Disaster is a Bureaucrat" by Isobel S.Frye, director of the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute in Johannesburg.

Coetzee (J.M.) et. al. NOBEL LECTURES, 20 years of the Nobel Prize for Literature lectures, 325 pp., hardback, d.w., Cambridge, (2006) 2007.

	R175

Introduction by John Sutherland.

Includes the lectures, "He and His Man" by J.M.Coetzee (2003), "Writing and Being" by Nadine Gordimer (1991) and "This Past Must Address Its Present" by Wole Soyinka (1986).

Crwys-Williams (J.) ed. SOUTH AFRICAN DESPATCHES, two centuries of the best in South African journalism , 495 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1989.

	R250

Despatches covering significant events in South African history, published both in South Africa and abroad, between 1825 and 1988.

Includes Archibald Forbes' description of his solitary ride through the Zululand night to deliver his dispatch after the Battle of Ulundi, 1879,
Charles Norris-Newman's coverage of the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Isandhlwana,
Francis Younghusband on the Jameson Raid,
Vere Stent's interview with Colonel Baden-Powell on the relief of Mafeking, 1900,
two of Todd Matshikiza's pieces on jazz, 1953 and 1955,
Henry Nxumalo's story on his imprisonment in Johannesburg's Central Jail, 1954,
Can Themba's requiem for Sophiatown, 1955,
James Ambrose Brown on the Sharpville massacre, 1961,
Donals Woods' reply to P.W.Botha's question, "Who will rejoice of the Nationalist Party is toppled", 1972,
Nicholas Ashford's reports on the Soweto riots, 1976,
Allister Sparks on the "Yes/No" referendum, 1984,
David Beresford on the death by stoning of Maki Skhosana, 1985, and much more.

Foreword by Lord Deedes of Aldington, former editor, The Daily Telegraph, London.

Cullinan (P.) ROBERT JACOB GORDON, 1743-1795, the man and his travels at the Cape, 215 pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., slipcase, Cape Town, 1992.

	R750
OUT OF PRINT

A biography of soldier, scientist and explorer Robert Jacob Gordon, a Dutchman of Scottish descent, who undertook several journeys into the Cape interior. He kept detailed records of the geology, geomorphology, flora and fauna of the Cape, mapped his journeys and noted his observations of the indigenous peoples he encountered, namely the Khoikhoi. San, Tswana and Xhosa.

Patrick Cullinan is a poet, writer, critic and academic.

Edgerton (R.B.) LIKE LIONS THEY FOUGHT, the Zulu War and the last Black empire in South Africa, 244 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1988.

	R150

In 1879 the Zulu and the British armies met at Isandlwana in the first battle of one of the bloodiest wars in African colonial history. Robert Edgerton examines this war for the first time as it was experienced by the Zulus and examines the psychological and cultural assumptions of the men on both sides.

Emery (F.) THE RED SOLDIER, letters from the Zulu War, 1879 , 288 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 1977.

	R150

Follows the progress of the war through the letters British soldiers wrote to their families back home and which, in the custom of the time, were passed on for publication in local newspapers.

Fairweather (J.G.) A COMMON HUNGER, land rights in Canada and South Africa, 260 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Calgary, 2006.

	R395

Examines the impact of colonization and dispossesion in Canada and South Africa, providing historical context to the current land claim processes in these two countries.

Joan Fairweather is a South African historian, achivist and writer now living in Ottawa, Canada.

Gordimer (N.) BEETHOVEN WAS ONE-SIXTEENTH BLACK, and other stories, 199 pp., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2008.

	R180

Nadine Gordimer, author of fourteen novels, nine volumes of short stories and three non-fiction collections was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991.

Greenwall (R.) ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, , 264 pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1992.

	R750

Introduction by Jane Carruthers.

Ryno Greenwall provides "a general and extensive overview of the main vehicles of Anglo-Boer War art - ranging from illustrated newspapers and magazines to postcards, postal covers, souvenir publications and work produced by prisoners of war". There are also biographies of over 1 100 Anglo-Boer War artists.

Gregory (J.) GOODBYE BAFANA, Nelson Mandela, my prisoner, my friend, 378 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 1995.

	R350

The story of the friendship that developed between James Gregory, Nelson Mandela's jailer for over twenty years, and Nelson Mandela, as told to journalist Bob Graham.

Griffith (K.) THANK GOD WE KEPT THE FLAG FLYING, the siege and relief of Ladysmith 1899-1900, 398 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., New York, 1974.

	R300

Actor and documentray film-maker Kenneth Griffith draws on interviews with then still-living Boer War veterans, as well as letters, journals, and dispatches written during the siege.

Haupt (A.) STEALING EMPIRE, P2P, intellectual property and hip-hop subversion, 264 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008.

	R160

Adam Haupt "poses the question, 'What possibilities for agency exist in the age of corporate globalisation?'" He "explores arguments about copyright via peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms such as Napster, free speech struggles, debates about access to information and open content licences", and analyses "counterdiscourses produced by South African hip-hop artists".

Adam Haupt is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Herd (N.) 1922, the revolt on the Rand, 210 pp., map, illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1966.

	R195

In 1922 white miners on the Witwatersrand went on strike in protest against a proposed reduction in wages and a plan to replace 2000 semi-skilled white miners with black labourers. The strike quickly degenerated into open revolt with armed miners fighting the police and army in the streets. Martial law was used to end the strike. The National Party campaigned for votes among the defeated miners and managed to oust Smuts from government in 1924.

Holland (H.) DINNER WITH MUGABE, the untold story of a freedom fighter who became a tyrant, 254 pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, (2008) 2009.

	R150

A biography of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. Heidi Holland was granted a rare interview with Robert Mugabe in his office at State House.

Journalist Heidi Holland is the author of "The Struggle: a history of the African National Congress" and "The Colour of Murder, one family's horror exposes a nation's anguish".

Kaizer Chiefs SUPPORTERS SONGS, vol. 1 & 2, 76 minutes running time, CD, Johannesburg, 2002.

	R45

Kaizer Chiefs is one of the most successful soccer teams in South Africa.

Kaplan (M.) & Robertson (M.) eds. FOUNDERS AND FOLLOWERS, Johannesburg Jewry 1887-1915, 300 pp., map, illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1991.

	R450

Told largely through biographies of personalities, various writers tell the story of the Jewish pioneers who helped found Johannesburg, from the first congregation in 1887 to 1915, when the two largest congregations amalgamated. Includes contributions by Milton Shain, Mendel Kaplan, Marian Robertson, Richard Mendelsohn, Jill Fletcher and Stephen Cohen.

Kramer (D.) KAROO KITAAR BLUES, , 47 minute running time, CD, Cape Town, 2002.

	R80

Includes video clips of the performers.

Filmed on the last night of David Kramer's 2001 show, Karoo Kitaar Blues, at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. With David Kramer and his band are Tokai Lodewyk from Richmond, Hannes Coetzee from Herbertsdale, Siena, Jan and Magdelena Mouers from Victoria West and the Jaers brothers from the Kamieberge in Namaqualand. David had travelled to remote areas in the Karoo to find these singers and guitarists

Lelyveld (J.) MOVE YOUR SHADOW, South Africa, black and white, 390 pp., map, hardback, d.w., New York, 1985.

	R275

Joseph Lelyveld's portrait of apartheid South Africa and its people.

Joseph Lelyveld, the New York Times's South Africa correspondent, was expelled from South Africa in 1966. He returned fourteen years later.

Lerumo (A.) FIFTY FIGHTING YEARS, the South African Communist Party 1921-1971, 191 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., London, 1987.

	R200

Based on a series of articles contributed to "The African Communist", the official periodical of the South African Communist Party, with a general historical introduction.

A.Lerumo was the pseudonym of Michael Harmel, 1915-1974, member of the Central Committee of the SACP and first editor of "The African Communist".

Macnab (R.) THE FRENCH COLONEL, Villebois-Mareuil and the Boers, 1899-1902, 270 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w. , Cape Town, 1975.

	R300

Georges Comte de Villebois-Mareuil, a Frenchman who had been the youngest Colonel in the French Army and commanded the French Foreign Legion in Algeria, joined the Boers in late 1899. In March 1900 the Boers appointed him to the command of their International Legion, with the rank of General. He died in action against the British in the Orange Free State in April 1900.

Marais (J.) GREAT AFRICAN ADVENTURES, a guide to the mother continent's ultimate outdoor adventures, 215 pp., 4to., map, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008.

	R230

A guide to southern Africa's - and Africa's - best destinations for abseiling, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, game tracking, surfing, hiking, moutaineering, shark diving, paragliding, kayaking, caving, and much more.

Mendelsohn (R.) & Shain (M.) THE JEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, an illustrated history, 234 pp., 4to., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2008.

	R250

Explores the role played by the Jewish community in the economic, political, social and cultural life of South Africa over the past two centuries.

Professor Richard Mendelsohn teaches in the history department of the University of Cape Town.
Professor Milton Shain teaches modern Jewish history and is director of the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research at the University of Cape Town.

Meredith (M.) MUGABE, power, plunder, and the struggle for Zimbabwe, 259 pp., map, paperback, Johannesburg, (2002) 2008.

	R130

Journalist Martin Meredith is also the author of "In the Name of Apartheid" (1998), "Nelson Mandela" (1997), "Coming to Terms: South Africa's search for truth" (1999) and "The Fate of Africa: a history of fifty years of independence" (2005).

Mhlope (G.) SONGS AND STORIES OF AFRICA, , 73 minutes running time, CD, Pietermaritzburg, 2006.

	R120

A collection of songs and stories written by storyteller Gcina Mhlope and illustrated by various artists.

See also the book, "Stories of Africa" by Gcina Mhlope @ R99

Mhlope (G.) STORIES OF AFRICA, , 53 pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Pietermaritzburg, (2003) 2004.

	R99

Ten African folk tales told by performance storyteller, Gcina Mhlope.

Mhlope (G.) text & Buitendach (R.) illus. MAZANENDABA AND THE MAGICAL STORY SHELL, , 24 pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Johannesburg, (1995) 2006.

	R72

Originally published in 1995 as "A Mother's Search for Stories".

Moodie (D.C.F.) MOODIE'S ZULU WAR, , 264 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1988.

	R300

Reprint of the sections dealing with the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 from "The History of the Battles and Adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus in Southern Africa, from 1495 to 1879, including every particular of the Zulu War of 1879, with a chronology" by Duncan Campbell Francis Moodie, first published in 1879.

Introduction by John Laband.

Moore (D.S.), Kosek (J.) & Pandian (A.) eds. RACE, NATURE, AND THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE, , 475 pp., paperback, Durham, 2003.

	R300

Includes the essay, "Simians, Sages, Skulls, and Sex: science and colonial militarism in nineteenth-century South Africa" by Zine Magubane. She is also the author of "Bringing the Empire Home: imagining race, class, and gender in Britain and colonial South Africa".

Ndletyana (M.) ed. AFRICAN INTELLECTUALS IN 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY SOUTH AFRICA, , 76 pp., map, illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008.

	R95

Includes chapters on Ntsikana, the Xhosa prophet, Tiyo Soga, John Tengo Jabavu, Mpilo Walter Benson Rubusana and Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi.

Mcebisi Ndletyana is a Senior Research Specialist at the Democracy and Governance Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council.

Newman (A.N.), Evans (N.J.), Smith (J.G.) & Issroff (S.W.) eds. JEWISH MIGRATION TO SOUTH AFRICA, the records of the Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter, 504 pp., 4to., maps, illus., paperback , Cape Town, 2006.

	R155

Based on the previously unused records of the Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter of London, this volume lists the names and dates of departure of over 24 000 Jews from Imperial Russia who were assisted by this charity to migrate to South Africa between 1896 and 1914. Includes a 41 pp. introduction.

Marc Blumberg, Nicholas Evans and Saul Issroff are all based at the Centre for Jewish Migration and Genealogy at the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research at the University of Cape Town.
Aubrey Newman is Professor Emeritus of History and Honorary Director of the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocast Studies at the University of Leicester. Graham Smith is a University Fellow at the University of Leicester.

Nicol (M.) PAYBACK, , 334 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008.

	R165

Journalist and writer Mike Nicol is the author of several works of non-fiction and five novels, "The Powers That Be", "This Day and Age", "Horseman", "The Ibis Tapestry", and "Out to Score", a crime novel written with Joanne Hichens. "Payback" is another crime novel.

Norwich (O.I.) MAPS OF AFRICA, an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography, 444 pp., 4to., maps, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1983.

	R1250

Bibliographical descriptions by Pam Kolbe.

An illlustrated guide to maps of Africa - based on Oscar Norwich's own collection - intended for collectors as well as those with a more general interest. The index provides a guide to the names of the engravers, publishers and cartographers appearing on the maps.

Nwamba (R.) comp. SONGS OF MIGRATION, , 54 minutes running time, CD, Johannesburg, No Date.

	R145

A collection of migrant worker songs produced by the Khanya College Working Class History Programme.

Nyembezi (S.) THE RICH MAN OF PIETERMARITZBURG, , 200 pp., paperback, Wiltshire, 2008.

	R110

Originally published in 1961 in Zulu as "Inkinsela Yase Mgungundlovu".

Translated into English by Sandile Ngidi.

Selected by an international jury as one of Africa's 100 best books of the 20th century.

Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919-2000) was a Zulu novelist, poet, scholar, teacher and editor.

Olwage (G.) ed. COMPOSING APARTHEID, music for and against apartheid, 309 pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008.

	R190

Contributions include "Popular Music and Negotiating Whiteness in Apartheid South Africa" by Gary Baines,
Packaging Desires: album covers and the presentation of apartheid" by Michael Drewett,
"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika: stories of an African anthem" by David Copland and Bennetta Jules-Rosette,
"State of Contention: recomposing apartheid at Pretoria's State Theatre, 1990-1994, a personal recollection" by Brett Pyper,
"Singing Against Apartheid: ANC cultural groups and the international anti-apartheid struggle" by Shirli Gilbert, and
"Decomposing Apartheid: things come together" by Ingrid Byerly.

O'Meara (D.) FORTY LOST YEARS, the apartheid state and the politics of the National Party, 1948-1994, 579 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Johannesburg, (1996) 1999.

	R350

Dan O'Meara's analysis of the rise and demise of National Party rule, from D.F.Malan's victory in the 1948 election to South Africa's fist democratic election in 1994. He is also the author of "Volkskapitalisme".

Pitcher (D.) text & Rankin (J.) illus. CATCH ME A RIVER, African myths and legends adapted and retold, 64 pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, (1990) 2005.

	R55

Diana Pitcher is the author of two other books of African tales for children, "The Calabash Child" and "The Mischief Maker".

Raper (P.E.) & Boucher (M.) eds. ROBERT JACOB GORDON, Cape travels, 1777 to 1786, volumes 1 & 2, 465 pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1988.

	R2500

The four surviving travel journals kept by Robert Jacob Gordon in Dutch, now in the Brenthurst Library, are reproduced here in an English translation by Peter Raper. The books are illustrated with drawings completed by Gordon or artists who accompanied him on his travels.

Soldier, scientist and explorer Robert Jacob Gordon (1743 - 1795), a Dutchman of Scottish descent, undertook several journeys into the Cape interior. He kept detailed records of the geology, geomorphology, flora and fauna of the Cape, mapped his journeys and noted his observations concerning the indigenous peoples he encountered, namely the Khoikhoi, San, Tswana and Xhosa.

Rrice (B.) THE ROYAL NAVY IN SOUTH AFRICA 1900-2000, , 120 pp., oblong 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Liskeard, 2001.

	R195

A pictorial history of the Royal Navy in Simon's Town during the twenthieth century. Also includes photographs of ships in coastal waters and other South African ports.

Bill Rice spent thirty years as an Engineering Officer in the SA Navy.

Seed (J.) text & Rankin (J.) illus. OLD GRANDFATHER MANTIS, tales of the San, 56 pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, (1992) 2006.

	R55

A collection of authentic San stories, retold by Jenny Seed.

Soweto Gospel Choir "BLESSED", , 65 minutes running time, CD, Johannesburg, 2004.

	R120

Recorded to include a celebration of South Africa's 10th anniversary of democracy, with songs such as "Asimbonanga/Biko", "Weeping" and "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika". Soweto Gospel Choir are Grammy Award winners.

Soweto Gospel Choir AFRICAN SPIRIT, , 68 minutes running time, CD, (Johannesburg), 2007.

	R120

A selection of African gospel and international gospel classics and songs from different sources which carry a message of unity, spititual awareness and love. Soweto Gospel Choir are Grammy Award winners.

Strydom (H.) FOR VOLK AND FÜHRER, Robey Leibrandt and Operation Weissdorn, 281 pp., map, illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1982.

	R150
OUT OF PRINT

Afrikaner boxing champion Robey Leibrandt, seduced by Hitler's Nationalist Socialists, was trained in Germany in sabotage and espionage and as a Stormtrooper. After the outbreak of World War II he was appointed to spearhead Operation Weissdorn, a plan to overthrow Jan Smuts's coalition government and establish a Nationalist Socialist republic in South Africa.

Suttner (I.) CUTTING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN, interviews with South African Jewish activists, 632 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 1997.

	R300

Interviewees include Ray Alexander Simons, Denis Goldberg, Helen Suzman, Ronnie Kasrils, Gill Marcus, Johnny Clegg, Nadine Gordimer, Barney Simon, Anton Harber, Joe Slovo, Raymond Suttner and Albie Sachs.

Taylor (S.) CALIBAN'S SHORE, the wreck of the Grosvenor and the strange fate of her survivors, 297 pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., New York, 2004.

	R195

On 4 August 1782 the "Grosvenor", a three-masted square-rigger, ran aground on the south-east African coast, near Lambasi Bay. Of the 105 people on board, 91 reached shore safely. Some survived by walking to Cape Town, some perished along the way, while others may have been assimilated into the local tribes, creating myths that continue to today.

Stephen Taylor is also the author of "The Might Nimrod', "Shaka's Children" and "Livingstone's Tribe: a journey from Zanzibar to the Cape".

Tomaselli (K.) ed. WRITING IN THE SAN/D, autoethnography among indigenous southern Africans, 174 pp., map, illus., paperback, Lanham, 2007.

	R325

A group of South African researchers and academics report on their work with four San communities between 1984 and 2006.

Preface and introduction by Kenyan Tomaselli, professor and chair of Culture, Communication and Media Studies at the University of Natal, Durban.

Contributions include "Romancing the Kalahari: personal journeys of methodological discovery" by Belinda Jeursen and Kenyan Tomaselli,
"'Op die Grond': writing in the san/d, surviving crime" and "Orality, Rhythmography, and Visual Representation" by Kenyan Tomaselli,
A Letter to Myself - my trip to Ngwatle" by Nasseema Taleb,
"'Wit Meisie'/Morning Star: encounters in the desert" by Vanessa McLennan-Dodd, and
"In the Sun with Silikat" by Lauren Dyll.

van Beek (U.J.) ed. DEMOCRACY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, patterns from four continents, 472 pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006.

	R250

Presents analysis of pre- and post-transitions to democracy in Poland, East Germany, South Korea, Chile and South Africa.

South African contributors include Hennie Kotzé, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Stellenbosch; Bernard Lategan, Director of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study; Philp Mohr, Professor of Economics at the University of South Africa (UNISA); Pierre du Toit, Chair of the Department of Politcal Science at the University of Stellenbosch; Ursula van Beek, professor at the Department of Information Science at the University of Stellenbosch and Adam Habib, Executive Director (Democracy and Governance) of the Human Sciences Research Council and part time Research Professor in the Centre for Civil Society and the School of Development Studies at the University of Natal.

van der Merwe (P.J.) THE MIGRANT FARMER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CAPE COLONY, 1657-1842, 315 pp., hardback, d.w., Athens, Ohio, 1995.

	R295

The first volume of Afrikaner historian Petrus Johannes van der Merwe's classic trilogy. This volume was originally published in 1938 in Afrikaans as "Die Trekboer in die Geskiedenis van die Kaapkolonie, 1657-1842". Here it is translated into English by Roger B.Beck, Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University. The other two volumes of the trilogy were "Die Noordwaardse Beweging van die Boers voor die Groot Trek" and "Trek" studies oor die Mobiliteit van die Pioniesbevolking aan die Kaap".

van der Vyver (M.) et. al. OPEN, an erotic anthology by South African women writers, 210 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008.

	R130

A collection of 19 short stories. Autthors include Marita van der Vyver, Liesl Jobson, Elizabeth Pienaar, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Makhosazana Xaba, and Sarah Lotz.

van Onselen (C.) THE SMALL MATTER OF A HORSE, the life of "Nongoloza" Mathebula, 1867-1948, 68 pp., paperback, Pretoria, (1984) 2008.

	R110

Foreword by Jonny Steinberg, author of "The Number" (2004), a book on the notorious gangs the 26s, 27s and 28s.

First published in 1984, this is the story of Mzuuzephi Mathebula, also known as Jan Note and later as Nongoloza and the King of Nineveh, who founded the Umkhose Wezintaba or Regiment of the Hills, the forerunner of the notorious "28" gang.

Charles van Onselen is the author of "Chibaro", "New Babylon", "New Nineveh", "The Seed is Mine, the life of Kas Maine, a South African sharecropper 1894-1985", for which he received the Alan Paton Award, and "The Fox and the Flies".

Willet (S.) et. al. (comps.) THE KHOE AND SAN, an annotated bibliography, volumes one & two, 248 pp. + 124 pp., 4to., maps, paperback, Gaberone, 2002/ 2003.

	R250 each

These two volumes are the first written presentations of a project based at the University of Botswana, which aims to collect and make available all contemporary written documentation on the indigenous peoples of southern Africa, known as Bushmen, San, Khoe, or by group names corresponding to language communities. Together, they list around 1450 annotated bibliographic entries covering the social sciences, languages, and history, as well as publications from national and regional San organisations. Short abstracts of each entry are linked to a list of keywords and authors. All the materials listed can be consulted in full at the library of the university.

Wood (J.R.T.) THE WAR DIARIES OF ANDRÉ DENNISON, , 394 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Gibraltar, 1989.

	R300

André Dennison was recruited by the Rhodesian Army in 1975. As the first Officer Commanding of 'A' Company of the new 2nd Battalion of the Rhodesian African Rifles he kept a meticulous record of his unit's activities during the last five years of the war in Rhodesia . "Dennison's text is enriched by contributions from the records of the Selous Scouts supplied by Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Reid-Daly".

Woolmore (W.) STEINAECKER'S HORSEMEN, , 352 pp., maps, illus., hardback,d.w., Barbeton, 2006.

	R370

The story of a British unit during the Anglo-Boer War which patrolled South Africa's border with Portuguese East Africa between mid 1900 and 1902 in an attempt to stop the Boers obtaining supplies from the outside world. This unit was under the command of a former Prussian officer, Francis Christiaan Ludwig von Steinaecker.