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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 24.66
The State of the People: Citizens, Civil Society and Governance in Sou...
Klandermans, Bert, Roefs, Marlene, Olivier, J...
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 32.99
€ 31.66