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Africa, Africa!
Africa in the 1960s: colonial powers had withdrawn and yet many Europeans chose to stay. Short stories about expats who encounter Africa in a personal and sometimes intimate way.
Equateur
The American government wants to establish a stripped-down diplomatic post in Equateur, the remotest part of the strife-torn Congo. No diplomatic protections. Not even diplomatic communication links. Officers assigned to staff it refuse to go. They won't serve in that "hellhole." Enter Fred Hunter, a young, idealistic US Information Service officer . . . fresh from training in Belgium.
Joss, the Ambassador's Wife
Correspondent Tom Craig, based in South Africa, travels to Malawi to revisit Joss, with whom he had a passionate affair some years back. But he discovers she's been murdered and an impostor has taken her place at the ambassador's side. Unbeknownst to him, Craig's had a daughter by Joss. He sorts out the mystery and is able to kidnap the daughter who's in mortal danger.
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A Year at the Edge of the Jungle: A Congo Memoir: 1963 - 1964
The American government wants to establish a stripped-down diplomatic post in the Equateur, the remotest part of the strife-torn Congo. No diplomatic protections. Not even diplomatic communication links. Officers assigned to staff it refuse to go. They won't serve in that "hellhole." Enter Fred Hunter, a young US Information Service officer just arrived from training in Belgium. Why not send him? Let's see if he'll survive.
The Arab-American Handbook
Tune up your knowledge of the Arab and Muslim worlds with this easy to read text. The Arab-American Handbook contains useful reference material and comment by a wide variety of participants and observers. The book includes: a thumbnail history; the essentials of Islam; social insights & cultural norms. The perfect tool for : teachers, employers, travelers, law enforcement. Government workers and the general public will find that they can quickly penetrate the stereotypes and misconceptions to appreciate the tenor and nuance of Arab and Muslim life. Without a better grasp of this subject, the citizens of liberal democracies are unsafe at home and at a disadvantage in the global competition for hearts and minds.
South Africa and the International Media, 1972-1979
This book studies the Anglo-American media's representation of South Africa in the 1970s - the international media is shown to have been under continuous pressure from both the South African Dept of Information and the anti-apartheid movement.
