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Paperback. The African Imagination in Music offers a fresh introduction to the vast and complex world of Sub-Saharan African music. Through close readings of traditional music and references to popular music, Agawu considers topics including the place of music in society, musical instruments, language and music, and appropriations of African music. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVGW; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190263218
ISBN
9780190263218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.95

Paperback. Offers a critique of discourse about African music. This work offers a look at the history of African music scholarship. It offers an alternative "Afro-centric" means of understanding African music, and in doing so, describes a different mode of creativity beyond the usual provenance of Western criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415943901
ISBN
9780415943901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Paperback. This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park. Illustrator(s): Kruger, Karin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; RNKH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813340
ISBN
9780553813340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. In this set of essays that cover the period from 1992 to 2012, Kobena Mercer uses a diasporic model of criticism to analyze the cross-cultural aesthetic practice of African American and black British artists and to show how their refiguring of visual representations of blackness transform perceptions of race. Num Pages: 384 pages, 111 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; ACBS; HBJH; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780822360803
ISBN
9780822360803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.39

Paperback. In this set of essays that cover the period from 1992 to 2012, Kobena Mercer uses a diasporic model of criticism to analyze the cross-cultural aesthetic practice of African American and black British artists and to show how their refiguring of visual representations of blackness transform perceptions of race. Num Pages: 384 pages, 111 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; ACBS; HBJH; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360940
ISBN
9780822360940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. This short history of the Maghreb surveys its development from the coming of Islam to the present day, but with greatest emphasis on the modern period from the early nineteenth century onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042017
ISBN
9781849042017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. A trenchant reassessment of colonial and postcolonial conservation policies in Africa and their impact on the local inhabitants. Series: Crises in World Politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042581
ISBN
9781849042581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Tybirk, Knud. Series: AAU Reports. Num Pages: 81 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
81
Condition
New
SKU
V9788787600354
ISBN
9788787600354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Paperback. Did the transition to democracy improve the state of the South African people? This multi-disciplinary study examines the distribution of wealth, collective identity and citizen participation in civil society. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Human Sciences Research Council
Condition
New
SKU
V9780796919854
ISBN
9780796919854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. A comprehensive study of how and why the bright prospects the new state of Eritrea had in 1991 were undercut, turning the country into one of the world's most authoritarian, militarised, isolated, and human rights-abusing states. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010698
ISBN
9781847010698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761671
ISBN
9781780761671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Horniman Museum & Gardens United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903338025
ISBN
9781903338025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.39

Hardcover. 2 Vols complete. illus., port., maps (1 fold. col.). 25 cm. Dust wrapper. A good copy. Dw chipped."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The Twentieth Century Fund
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
SKU
KEX0021304
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Provides a groundbreaking exploration of how groups use cultural forms to navigate memories of violation and to create new political identities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFD; JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634744
ISBN
9780815634744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.02

Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of the social and cultural impacts of war, social unrest and political violence in two societies that have undergone traumatic conflict and upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFSJ; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633433
ISBN
9780815633433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; GTB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761810971
ISBN
9780761810971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.89

Paperback. This book offers a fresh analysis of the role of exemplary violence and its psychological impact. It considers the role emotions such as shame and disgust play in facilitating a climate of extreme brutality and what lessons we can learn from the case of Sierra Leone in understanding the atrocities of other contemporary conflicts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBJH; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044226
ISBN
9781849044226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in threeinterlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterizedby a range of devastating inter-state and inter-communal conflicts,including civil wars. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651224
ISBN
9780745651224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.95

Hardback. The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in three interlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterized by a range of devastating inter-state and inter-communal conflicts, including civil wars. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651217
ISBN
9780745651217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.25

Paperback. "A lucid and riveting account of the recent violent upheaval in Algeria."-Publishers Weekly Translator(s): Vila, Anne C. Series: Critical Authors and Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216578
ISBN
9780812216578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.66

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