{"product_id":"9781776468201","title":"Dreams and Dust","description":"Dreams \u0026amp; Dust is a unique book and an important contribution to the evolving new historiography of South Africa. It is an overview of the 58 (mostly) short-lived republics that have existed in South Africa since 1795 – and an equally-fascinating 20 fictional ones (Bapetikosweti, Fook, Wakanda etc). This comprehensive, meticulously-researched book stretches to 611 pages, and includes 85 seldom-seen historical maps and many extraordinary images.  It is a must for any bookshelf for people interested in the uncovered aspects of South Africa’s rich and tumultuous past – while the section of the fictional states and the concluding chapters take on an aspirational, forward-looking view.","brand":"Alex Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47438575599934,"sku":"9781776468201","price":400.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9781776468201.jpg?v=1752561936","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781776468201","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}