IndepthAfrica » Books http://indepthafrica.com Sat, 18 May 2013 05:54:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Book of Nelson Mandela quotations released http://indepthafrica.com/book-of-nelson-mandela-quotations-released/ http://indepthafrica.com/book-of-nelson-mandela-quotations-released/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:25:01 +0000 benim http://indepthafrica.com/?p=18992

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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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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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