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Social Order and the General Theory of Strategy by Alexander Atkinson, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1981. xi plus 305 pp. including appendices and bibliography. £8,50 paperback.Arms for Africa: Military Assistance and Foreign Policy in the Developing World edited by Bruce E. Arlinghaus, Lexington Books, and D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington (Massachusetts), 1983. xi plus 233 pp. including figures, tables and notes. 126,95.Myth in Africa: A Study of its Aesthetic and Cultural Relevance by Isidore Okpewho, Cambridge University Press, London, 1983. x plus 305 pp. including appendix, notes, bibliography and index. R.17,10 paperback.Moderne Afrika by A.P.J. van Rensburg, De Jager-HAUM Publishers, Pretoria; 1983. viii plus 317 pp. including bibliography and index. R.17,95.Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa by Paul E. Lovejoy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983. xvi plus 349 pp. including maps, tables, notes, index and bibliography. R.20,55.Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960 by Patrick Manning, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1982. xvii plus 446 pp. including maps, tables, figures, notes, appendices, bibliography and index. 1178,75.Tanzania; A Political Economy by Andrew Coulson Oxford University Press, and Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1982. 394 pp. including maps, tables, notes, bibliography and index. £6,95 paperback.Tanzania: An African Experiment by Roger Yeager Westview Press, Boulder (Colorado), and Gower, Aldershot (England), 1982. xii plus 136 pp. including map, illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography and index. 8.30,34.Afrika-Kartenwerk, Zentrale Orte, 1969: Südafrika (Moçambique, Swaziland, Republik Südafrika) edited by Ulrich Freitag, el al. and annotated by Joseph Matznetter and Bernd Wiese, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, and Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin and Stuttgart, 1983. 1:1 000 000, S9 (Series S, Sheet 9). DM25,95.Essays, on African Marriage in Southern Africa edited by Eileen Jensen Krige and John L. Comaroff, Juta and Co., Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1981. xvii plus 205 pp. including references and index. R.24,95. R.12,75 paperback.Black Gold: The Mozambican Miner, Proletarian and Peasant by Ruth First, Harvester Press, Brighton (England), 1983. xxi plus 252 pp. including illustrations, bibliography, appendices and notes. $30,00.Namibia: The Last Colony edited by Reginald Green, Marja-Liisa Kil-junen and Kimmo Kiljunen, Longman, London, 1981. 310 pp. including maps, figures, appendices, bibliography and index. R.36,50.La Namibie vue de l'Intérieurby Christine von Garnier Berger-Levrault, Paris, 1984. 189 pp. including annexures, bibliography and postscript. FF90.Perspectives on Namibia: Past and Present edited by Christopher Saunders, Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 1983. 162 pp. including bibliography. R.3,50 paperback.Families Divided: The Impact of Migrant Labour in Lesotho by Colin Murray, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, and Ravan Press, Johannesburg, 1981. xvi plus 219 pp. including tables, figures, appendices, notes, bibliography and index. R.38,35.The Accord of Nkomati: Context and Content by Gerhard Erasmus South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg, 1984. 33 pp. R5,00 paperback.Living under Apartheid: Aspects of Urbanization and Social Change in South Africa edited by David M. Smith, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1982. 256 pp. including tables, figures, bibliography and index. £ 18,00.Understanding Revolution in South Africa by Calvin A. Woodward Juta and Co., Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1983. 70 pp. R8,95 paperback.South African Politics by Leonard Thompson and Andrew Prior David Philip, Cape Town, 1982. 255 pp. including maps, tables and index. R12,00 paperback.Constitutional Change in South Africa: The Next Five Years edited by W.H.B. Dean and Dirk van Zyl Smit, Juta and Co., Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1983. 124 pp. including tables, figures, notes and references. R9,25 paperback.A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai, David Philip, Cape Town, and Hoover Institution Press, Stanford (California), 1984. vii plus 306 pp. including bibliographical note and index. R15,00 paperback.History in Black and White: An Analysis of South African School History Textbooks by Elizabeth Dean, Paul Hartmann and May Katzen, UNESCO, Paris, 1983. 137 pp. including appendices and references. $15,00 paperback.

Focuses on the factors that make South Africa distinct from other African countries. Democratic institutions; Natural resources; Extensive infrastructures; Good racial and ethnic mix; Great network of educational and research institutions; Weaknesses; Problems facing the African National Congress; Commitment to statism.

Discusses various misconceptions that Americans have about the economy and the social life in Africa. Arguments against the belief that Africa south of the Sahara Desert is overpopulated; Discussion of Chester Bowles' book "Africa's Challenge to America," which attempts to show that the African Continent is vital to the West and essential to American security; Contribution made by white settlers in Africa towards economic development of the continent.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Zimbabwe and the Arabs," which stated by Zimbabwe is of Sabaean origin and that the Zimbabwean colony civilization was influenced also by India and China; "There's a CIA in Your Future," which focused on U.S. Central Intelligence Agency workers; "The Service Station," which discussed the reasons behind gasoline shortages.