Dinosaurs, Diamonds & Democracy 3rd edition
Dinosaurs, Diamonds & Democracy 3rd edition

Author: Francis Wilson

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2017-05-18

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1415209553

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An asteroid the size of Table Mountain crashed into what was to become South Africa over 2 billion years ago, marking the spot. The country’s history since then has always been robust and full of energy. This book takes you in record time from that moment, when the earth’s richest gold reefs were shaped, to the advent of democracy in 1994, another event that stunned the world, and beyond. Along the way you will encounter some of the most ancient dinosaurs on record, the very first people on the planet, and the first cultures. You will see outsiders moving in to reshape history: hunters and gatherers, cultivators and herders, iron-workers from the north, and immigrants from Europe and Asia. They fought and made peace; they stumbled upon gold and diamonds; they rose to the heights of excellence and sank to the depths of oppression, until on one day they all queued as equals to elect a government. That is the story marked by dinosaurs, diamonds and democracy.

A History of Southern Africa
A History of Southern Africa

Author: Alois S. Mlambo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-09-08

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1137551984

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From early human civilisation to today, this book illuminates the history of southern Africa. Interweaving social, cultural and political history, archaeology, anthropology and environmentalism, Neil Parsons and Alois Mlambo provide an engaging account of the region's varied past. Placing African voices and agency at centre stage rather than approaching the subject through a colonial lens, A History of Southern Africa provides an engrossing narrative of the region. This textbook is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of History and African Studies, and will provide an essential grounding for those taking courses in the history of southern Africa. Its lively and accessible approach will appeal to anyone with an interest in global history.

Dinosaurs, Diamonds and Democracy
Dinosaurs, Diamonds and Democracy

Author: Francis Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781415201404

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A full-color, illustrated, super condensed history of South Africa from prehistoric times to the present

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs

Author: Darren Naish

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781486309849

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Fully illustrated and immersive guide to the latest research in these incredible animals. Discover the groundbreaking developments in dinosaur research with this state-of-the-art guide to dinosaur biology. Written by experts from a leading dinosaur research centre, this book begins by tracing the evolution of the dinosaur from 225 million years ago through to the end of the Cretaceous Period, exploring how they lived and what happened during the great extinction event. Research on these fantastic animals is proceeding at a faster pace than ever before. Dinosaurs explores the most recent global discoveries and the major role that new technologies play in revealing previously inaccessible and unknown details about how dinosaurs lived, such as the use of CT-scanning we can now look inside a dinosaur skull and gain new information on brains and sense organs. This engaging book reveals the latest findings about dinosaur anatomy and behaviour, evolution, diversity and lifestyle, and is lavishly illustrated with artwork, photographs and artistic reconstructions that bring these iconic creatures to life.