Essential African Reading

A Listmania! list by Seb M (Melbourne VIC AUS)
 
Geldof In Africa
1.  Geldof In Africa by Bob Geldof
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  "Get the picture version too"
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Fishing in Africa: A Guide to War and Corruption (Picador Books)
2.  Fishing in Africa: A Guide to War and Corruption (Picador Books) by Andrew Buckoke
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  "Not as bad as the title sounds"
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The Africans (Vintage)
3.  The Africans (Vintage) by David Lamb
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  "A classic."
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Warriors and Strangers
4.  Warriors and Strangers by Gerald Hanley
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  "Out of print but if you can't get it...at least buy Warriors on its own"
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Tales From the Dark Continent: Images of British Colonial Africa in the Twentieth Century
5.  Tales From the Dark Continent: Images of British Colonial Africa in the Twentieth Century by Charles Allen
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  "Can't believe how old the good ones are now"
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The Lunatic Express: An Entertainment in Imperialism (Penguin Classic History)
6.  The Lunatic Express: An Entertainment in Imperialism (Penguin Classic History) by Charles Miller
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  "A gem  - East Africa only though"
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A Sunday by the Pool in Kigali
7.  A Sunday by the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche
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  "Another goodie"
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
8.  We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
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  "Classic Rwanda: dry but emotive"
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Me Against My Brother
9.  Me Against My Brother by Scott Peterson
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  "Excellent journalism"
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My War Gone by, I Miss it So
10.  My War Gone by, I Miss it So by Anthony Loyd
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  "An exception from outside africa"
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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
11.  In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo by Michela Wrong
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  "Better than her more recent book, which was also good"
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The Shackled Continent: Africa's Past, Present and Future
12.  The Shackled Continent: Africa's Past, Present and Future by Robert Guest
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  "Essential wake up call"
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Africa: A Biography of the Continent
13.  Africa: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader
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  "It doesn't get better than this"
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Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent: Despatches from a Fragile Continent
14.  Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent: Despatches from a Fragile Continent by Blaine Harden
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  "An oldie but a goodie: is anybody still interest in Africa actually???"
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