Category Archives: Books

Book of Nelson Mandela quotations released

June 27, 2011 by benim

JOHANNESBURG – The editors of a new Nelson Mandela book want to ensure the world gets his words right. “Nelson Mandela By Himself,” a collection of quotations by the anti-apartheid icon, was released Monday. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama got … read more »

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Ethiopia: Three Famines – Book Review

October 19, 2010 by benim

Social divisions, racial preconceptions and government blunders have as much a role in famines as crop failures. History is littered with catastrophic examples of government-induced disasters. A new book by the University of Hong Kong’s Frank Dikotter, Mao’s Great Famine, … read more »

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