Martin Plaut Livres

Eritrea is characterised by regime paranoia, intense domestic repression and isolationism. Martin Plaut's book offers a glimpse into a relatively young nation marred by a stifling dictatorship.

Hear the stories of Black British Christians in their own words.

The first major study of the experiences of the hundreds of thousands of African soldiers who served with the British army during the Second World War.

"The Struggle for freedom in South Africa goes back a long way, to the very founding of the country in 1910. Spearheading that struggle was a remarkable delegation of South Africans of all colours who travelled to London to lobby for a non-racial constitution. Led by Will Schreiner, a famous lawyer, former Cape Prime Minister and brother of the novelist Olive Schreiner, it included some of the greatest African and Coloured leaders of the day, equivalent in stature to the black leaders who helped found the second South Africa in 1994. The discussions in London in 1909 would in fact prove seminal to the founding of the African National Congress."--Back cover.

Onslow and Plaut explain Mugabe's formative experiences as a child and young man; his role as an admired Afro-nationalist leader in the struggle against white settler rule; and his evolution into a political manipulator and survivalist. Finally, they address the coup that forced his resignation after thirty-seven years in power.

Eritrea is characterised by regime paranoia, intense domestic repression and isolationism. Martin Plaut's book offers a glimpse into a relatively young nation marred by a stifling dictatorship

The story revolves around Hamster and Vole, who discover a developer's plan to build houses on Hampstead Heath, a cherished green space in London. Determined to protect their home, they enlist the help of clever crows, a troop of moles, and a passing squirrel. As the threat intensifies with bulldozers encroaching, the duo must rally their friends and stay vigilant to thwart the developer's greed and save their beloved Heath from destruction.

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This elegant publication visits over 30 remarkable locations within half-an-hour's stroll of Kentish Town station, and tells their curious stories. Anarchists, poets, exiles, artists, African revolutionaries, 1930s fascists, all have left their mark in and around NW5.

Plenty of people think they know Camden ... but what about the spiritualist temple that Sherlock Holmes helped build or the folk dance revival that started in a Camden Hay Market or the site of the Camden Town Murder? Camden might have the best eels and mash shop in North London but it was also the home of a local priest who was deported as a political undesirable and of a Black revolutionary who was known all over the world. Curious Camden Town explores thirty or so locations across this lively locality and brings to life the remarkable stories attached to them.