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ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa
Author: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
Author: Peter E RaperPublisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN: 1868425509
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1276
Book Description
The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names - now in its 4th edition - helps you sort your Komkhulu from your Kommetjie with the most comprehensive glossary of Southern African towns, villages, railway stations, mountains, rivers and beaches. The 9 000 short entries incorporate data from sources dating as far back as 1486, encapsulating the linguistic and cultural heritage of all the peoples of the subcontinent, past and present. In this highly readable book the expert authors take you on a fascinating journey of the highways and byways of Southern Africa. Whether you are a motorist, an adventurer or merely an armchair traveller, this book has a multitude of facts and details that will fascinate you. This is much more than a reference book - it gives an insight into what shapes a place and its people through our heroes, events, beliefs, values, fears and aspirations.
Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of Southern Africa
Author: Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
ISBN: 9780947008666
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A Guide to the Literature on Pietermaritzburg and Surrounds
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Zulu
Author: Ulrich von KapffPublisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1920545433
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In a single decade, between 1818 and 1828, Shaka transformed a modest chieftaincy into one of the most powerful kingdoms in southern Africa. His empire, whose heartland lay to the north of the Thukela River in present-day KwaZulu-Natal, was renowned for its military might and expansionist drive. But the sovereignty of the Zulu was short-lived, their realm crushed in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, at the battles of Rorke’s Drift and Ulundi, despite trouncing the British at Isandlwana. Although the mighty empire is long gone, many of the traditions and customs have survived. The Zulu – An A–Z of Culture and Traditions is packed with information about this heritage, covering more than 50 topics that include beadwork, pottery, carvings and basket weaving; ceremonial dances and stick fighting; rituals of courtship and marriage; Zulu dress; traditional homesteads and cattle kraals; ancestor worship; the role of sangomas and inyangas; and a variety of celebrations and ceremonial practices. This book is the perfect memento for anyone fascinated by the history and culture of South Africa’s largest ethnic society. Uli von Kapff moved to South Africa in 1989, initially settling in KwaZulu-Natal. His knowledge of the Zulu shines through in this book, giving the reader a rich insight into the culture and traditions of the country’s largest indigenous group. He lives in Cape Town, where he works in the IT support industry and undertakes expeditions in southern Africa.
Chris and Tilde Stuart's Guide to Southern African Game & Nature Reserves
Author: Chris StuartTales of an Ecotourist
Author: Mike Gunter Jr.Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438466803
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Crossing the far corners of the globe, Tales of an Ecotourist showcases travel, from the hot and humid Amazon jungle to the frozen but dry Antarctic, as a simple yet spellbinding lens to better understand the complex issue of climate change. At its core, climate change is an issue few truly understand, in large part due to its dizzying array of scientific, economic, cultural, social, and political variables. Using both keen humor and memorable anecdotes, while weaving respected scientific studies along the way, Mike Gunter Jr. transports the reader to five famous ecodestinations, from the Galapagos Islands to the Great Barrier Reef, revealing firsthand the increasing threats of climate change. Part travelogue, part current events exposé, with a healthy dose of history, ecology, and politics, these tales of ecoadventure tackle such obstacles head on while fleshing out much-needed personal context to perhaps society's greatest threat of all.
CultureShock! South Africa
Author: Dee RissikPublisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814398667
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Boxed set: The Anglo-Boer War 963 Days / The Anglo-Boer War Maps, Stats & Facts
Author: Pieter G CloetePublisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 0620901489
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This bundle e-book volume contains both 'The Anglo-Boer War' and the accompanying 'Maps, Stats & Facts' volume from Pieter G Cloete.
Guide to South African Reference Books
Author: Reuben MusikerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Only a small proportion of the more than 1,100 entries have been retained from the earlier editions and supplements, 1955 to 1983; more publications reflecting social and economic changes in South Africa have been included; and the annotations are more extensive. The main focus is on references such as dictionaries, yearbooks, and encyclopedias, but handbooks, manuals, and histories are cited if no conventional references exist on the subject. The selection is not limited to books published in South Africa. The arrangement is by broad subject headings following the Dewey Decimal system. The annotations are primarily descriptive, but evaluations creep in now and again. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR