African History

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The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
1.  The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith
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  "encylopida like of post colonial africa"
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The Scramble For Africa
2.  The Scramble For Africa by Thomas Pakenham
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  "a book that destroys any doubt that africa is but a footnote in world politics"
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In the Land of Magic Soldiers: A Story of White and Black in West Africa
3.  In the Land of Magic Soldiers: A Story of White and Black in West Africa by Daniel Bergner
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  "very gruesome and depressing"
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The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
4.  The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "a taster of many different african countries, a very enjoyable read"
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The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat (Penguin Classics)
5.  The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat (Penguin Classics) by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "window on a almost mystical age"
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Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic
6.  Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg
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  "a very intimate investigation into village life and AIDS"
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Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
7.  Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
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  "a travel book that fails to his experiance into any context"
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I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation
8.  I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong
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  "wrong is a brillient writer and this is a fascinating topic"
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In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo
9.  In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo by Michela Wrong
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  "wrong maybe brillient but the topic is too small"
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be Done About It (Grove Art)
10.  The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be Done About It (Grove Art) by Paul Collier
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  "a brillient explanation of why africa is poor if inpersonal"
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Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa (African Issues)
11.  Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa (African Issues) by Alexander Waal
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  "very acedemic showing the incompidance of the NGOs"
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The Slave Trade: History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870
12.  The Slave Trade: History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 by Hugh Thomas
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  "just too much detail otherwise good"
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The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide
13.  The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide by Gerard Prunier
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  "a very good explanation without being gruesome"
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Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles
14.  Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles by Chinua Achebe
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  "a love letter to africa"
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Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide (Crises in World Politics)
15.  Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide (Crises in World Politics) by Gerard Prunier
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  "a complex book about a very complex conflict"
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AIDS and Power: Why there is no political crisis - yet (African Arguments)
16.  AIDS and Power: Why there is no political crisis - yet (African Arguments) by Alexander De Waal
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  "a concise acedemic book about the politics on AIDS"
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
17.  Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe by Gerard Prunier
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  "a difficult very detailed read"
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It's Our Turn to Eat
18.  It's Our Turn to Eat by Michela Wrong
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  "very simple, not as good as her preivous works"
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Africa Works : Disorder as Political Instrument
19.  Africa Works : Disorder as Political Instrument by Patrick Chabal
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  "a very good and complex analysis of african politics/society"
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Another Day of Life (Penguin Modern Classics)
20.  Another Day of Life (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "another apocalyptic vision of conflict but with very little historical context"
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Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
21.  Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
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  "the story of Mandela and apartied"
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