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Recent publications relating to South Africa

177 Basson, Japie. STEEDS OP DIE PARLEMENTERE KOLFBLAD: met insigte oor die Afrikaner en Afrikaans. Cape Town: Politika, 2008.

201 p.: ill., ports. Paperback with endflaps. R 190

The third volume of Basson's reminiscences. He left the National Party for the United Party, from whence he opposed the political and racial policies of the NP under Verwoerd and his successors.
178 Coetzee, Peet. SPECIAL FORCES "JAM STEALER". South Africa: African Publisher, 2008.

430 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 375

All copies signed on title page. Coetzee was involved in most of the SADF operations launched in SWA and other neighbouring countries; most of it as a "back room boy" in Intelligence.
179 Digby, Anne & Phillips, Howard. AT THE HEART OF HEALING: Groote Schuur Hospital, 1938-2008; with Harriet Deacon and Kirsten Thomson. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008.

xxx, 398 p., [64] p. of plates: ill., maps. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.

R 250
180 Du Plessis, Frank. SHACKLETON 1722: a visual appreciation; foreword, Louis Vosloo; text, Steven McLean. Cape Town: Trinity Litho, 2009.

66 p.: all col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

"The Avro Shackleton MR.MK.3 in S.A. Air Force Service" . The full colour photographs with a high gloss finish are reproduced on a black background to great visual effect.
181 Emslie, Anne. A JOURNEY THROUGH THE OWL HOUSE. 3rd impression. London: Penguin, 2009.

148 p.: ill., ports., plan. Paperback. R 170

The Owl House was the home of Helen Martin; and the canvas on which she exerted her artistic expression, primarily through the media of cement and glass.
182 Geldenhuys, Jannie. AT THE FRONT: a general's account of South Africa's Border War. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009.

xiii, 393 p., [16] p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 200

183 Getaway. FUNNY SIGNS: even more hilarious messages from Africa and beyond; photographed by the readers of GETAWAY. Cape Town: Ramsay Son and Parker, 2008.

88 p.: col. ill. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. R 90

184 Godsell, Bobby & Motlatsi, James. DO IT!: every South African's guide to making a difference. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008.

186 p. Paperback. R 110

"Largely about the responsibilities of citizens: in the home, the school, the workplace and the community, and in the public marketplace of ideas" Motlatsi.
185 Good, Kenneth. DIAMONDS, DISPOSSESSION AND DEMOCRACY IN BOTSWANA. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

182 p. Paperback. R 165

186 Gordin, Jeremy. ZUMA: a biography. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2008.

324 p., [10] p. of plates: col.ill. (chiefly ports). Paperback. R 170

Jacob Zuma is a powerful and controversial figure in South Africa. Gordin explains Zuma's background and how he reflects both the good and bad of the new South Africa.
187 Green, Pippa. CHOICE, NOT FATE: the life and times of Trevor Manuel. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2008.

602 p., [24] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., some col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 320

A prominent anti-apartheid leader in the internal resistance movement of the 1980s, Trevor Manuel became South Africa's Minister of Finance in 1996. Under his stewardship, South Africa has experienced its longest sustained period of growth ever.
188 Gunning, Siobhan & Fraser, Craig. AFRICANISMO: interior inspiration from Southern Africa; photographs by Craig Fraser. Cape Town: Quivertree Publications, 2008.

1 vol. (unpaginated): col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 360

"Africanismo is a collection of elements from this unique part of the world; it reflects the design inherent in our myriad cultures, as well as the diverse natural beauty of South Africa, which has a huge influence on how we live" Fraser, foreword.
189 Jackson, Alfred de Jager. MANNA IN THE DESERT: a revelation of the Great Karroo. 2nd ed., 2nd impression. Howick: Brevitas, 2008.

xxiii, 256 p., [14] p. of plates: col., ill., col. ports. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1920. First re-issued in 2006 by Craig Elstob. R 225

190 Koch, Jerzy [ed.]. WERKWINKEL: journal of Low Countries and South African Studies. Poznan, Poland: Dept. of Dutch and South African Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 2008.

183 p. Paperback. Text in English and Dutch. R 75

191 Le Roux, Bernadette & Palmer, Marianne. PRICKLY PEARS AND POMEGRANATES: local, organic and seasonal food from the Plains of Camdeboo. Cape Town: Quivertree, 2008.

217 p.: col. ill., genealogical table. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 345

A beautifully compiled and illustrated selection of seasonal recipes from six generations of Palmer women living on a Karoo farm, Cranemere.
192 Lord, Dick. FROM FLEDGLING TO EAGLE: the South African Air Force during the Border War. Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South, 2008.

528 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 270

Brigadier-General Dick Lord served as a Mirage F1 Squadron Commander in Southern Africa, seeing action in Angola.
193 Mulder, Pieter. KAN AFRIKANERS TOYI-TOYI? Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2008.

256 p. : ill., ports. Paperback with endflaps. R 160

Mulder is a conservative Member of Parliament. He expresses his views on the present political dispensation.
194 Ntantala, Phyllis. A LIFE'S MOSAIC: the autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

238 p. Paperback. R 180

Phyllis Ntantala's story is that of a "creative and articulate black woman's search for identity and fulfilment". Cover. She is also the wife of scholar A.C. Jordan, and the mother of Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan.
195 Parson, Raymond. ZUMANOMICS: which way to shared prosperity in South Africa?: challenges for a new government. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

vi, 218 p.: graphs. Paperback. R 180

Parsons examines the central elements of the socio-economic agenda which the country should be contemplating in 2009 and beyond.
196 Peter, Hilary Newdigate & Newdigate, James. THE HOUSE IN THE FOREST: the story of Forest Hall. Plettenberg Bay: H.N. Peter, 2008.

100 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 135

197 Platter, John. PLATTER'S SOUTH AFRICAN WINES, 2009: the guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation. Cape Town: John Platter SA Wine Guide, 2009.

567 p.: advertisements, ports., maps. Paper covered boards. R 150

The definitive guide to South African wines and wine estates, now an annual publication.
198 Pollack, Joel B. THE KASRILS AFFAIR: Jews and minority politics in post-apartheid South Africa. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre, UCT, 2008.

ix, 198 p. Paperback. R 180

199 Pretorius, Celestine J. [ed.]. OP TREK: die daaglikse lewe tydens die Groot Trek. 2nd ed. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2008.

240 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards. R 250

200 Sampson, Anthony. THE ANATOMIST: the autobiography of Anthony Sampson. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009.

xviii, 283 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., chiefly ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 225

Sampson was an editor of Drum magazine. As a young man just out of Oxford, he "… helped to make Africa a world issue through THE OBSERVER. He cared about Africa in a way that is rare among those from the developed world, and he never stopped caring" Nelson Mandela, rear cover. Sampson has also authored a biography of Nelson Mandela.
201 Shubin, Vladimir. THE HOT "COLD" WAR: the USSR in Southern Africa. Scottsville: University of Natal Press, 2008.

xvi, 320 p.: ill. Paperback. R 190

Analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. Shubin was a high-level Soviet official who was involved in aiding the African National Congress and its ally, the South African Communist Party.
202 Travato, Ben [pseudonym]. HITS AND MISSIVES: the worst of Ben Travato. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008.

299 p. Trade paperback. R 155

Satirist Travato has selected letters and replies from his correspondence with various South African institutions and personalities.
203 Turner, Graham. THE CREDIT CRUNCH: housing bubbles, globalisation and the worldwide economic crisis. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

232 p.: graphs. Paperback. R 165

Includes a South African introduction.
204 Westby-Nunn, Tony. GRAAFF-REINET: 2nd ed. Cape Town: Westby-Nunn Publishers, 2008.

208 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., advertisements, plans, maps. Paperback.

R 225

Contains stories and anecdotes on the history, buildings, people and cultures of Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. Features tourist attractions, accommodation and hunting opportunities.
205 Williams, David. ON THE BORDER: the white South African military experience, 1965-1990. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2008.

151 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 150

206 Williams, David. OP DIE GRENS: wit mans se militere ervaring, 1965-1990. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2008.

156 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 150

207 Zapiro [pseud. of Jonathan Shapiro]. THE MANDELA FILES; Andy Mason, consultant editor; foreword by Archbishop Tutu. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2009.

vi, 206 p.: ill., (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.

R 350

Zapiro is the pseudonym of Jonathan Shapiro, the first cartoonist to win an award in the CNN African Journalist of the Year competition. Nelson Mandela has been an enduring source of inspiration.