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Beyond the Malachite Hills, by Jonathan Lawley; Last Man In, by John Hare – review

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  • Beyond the Malachite Hills: A Life of Colonial Service and Business in the New Africa

    Jonathan Lawley

    I.B. Tauris,, pp. 315

  • Last Man In: The End of Empire in Northern Nigeria

    John Hare

    Neville and Harding, pp. 252

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