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Hardback. The funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. This book explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848850507
- ISBN
- 9781848850507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 95.86
€ 106.95
€ 95.86
Hardcover. A magnificent full-color book introducing a collection of traditional western Sub-Saharan African art. Num Pages: 207 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 293 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1207.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896723467
- ISBN
- 9780896723467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.77
€ 52.99
€ 47.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Spencer, Elizabeth N. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JPHV; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634635349
- ISBN
- 9781634635349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 70.11
€ 101.00
€ 70.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463652
- ISBN
- 9781580463652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.78
€ 33.99
€ 32.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFD; JFSJ1; JKS; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454080
- ISBN
- 9780801454080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.73
€ 139.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFD; JFSJ1; JKS; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456909
- ISBN
- 9780801456909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. An examination of visual art in post-independence Senegal. It explores the complex interplay of cultural nationalism, negotiations of postcolonial identity, and an emergent artistic modernism. Highlighting the distinctive cultural history that shaped Sengalese modernism, it reveals its innovations, diversity, and dynamism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 color photos, 78 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ACXJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822333951
- ISBN
- 9780822333951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: Eastern Africa Series. 194 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847016119
- ISBN
- 9781847016119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Human Problems in British Central Africa: The Rhodes-Livingstone Journ...
Elizabeth Colson And Max Gluckman (Ed.) J. Cl...
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Rhodes-Livingstone Journal
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- SKU
- KLN0003043
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.99€ 4.99
€ 25.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Explore the layers of African multilingualism as they affect language policy and education. This book includes case studies ranging across the continent, the contributors consider multilingualism in the classroom as well as in domains ranging from music and film to politics. It also reveals how poor teacher training leads to failures in education. Editor(s): Zsiga, Elizabeth C.; Boyer, One Tlale; Kramer, Ruth. Series: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 47 b&w photos, 15 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; 2ADF; 2H; CFB; CFDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161528
- ISBN
- 9781626161528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.02
€ 71.02
Hardback. This book is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in Senegal between 1880 and 1940, through the prism of religion and religious policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 3JH; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804783804
- ISBN
- 9780804783804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardcover. Examines indigenous oral traditions and histories in order to explain the factors propelling sociopolitical consolidation and the emergence of chiefdoms and kingdoms in nineteenth-century southeastern Africa. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 450 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465144
- ISBN
- 9781580465144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Paperback. The social dynamics of global polio eradication Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 color illus., 6 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222282
- ISBN
- 9780253222282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Raises questions about what is distinctive about veiling in Africa and what religious histories or practices are reflected in particular uses of the veil Editor(s): Renne, Elisha P. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 color illus., 31 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; JFCK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008206
- ISBN
- 9780253008206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. This study of local perceptions of population and development in a rural southwestern Nigerian town questions some of the underlying assumptions of the demographic theory of fertility transition. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; GTB; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618156
- ISBN
- 9780748618156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656356
- ISBN
- 9780816656356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825889982
- ISBN
- 9783825889982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Wangulu, Eliezer. Num Pages: 92 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460221415
- ISBN
- 9789460221415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.21
€ 37.99
€ 25.21
Hardback. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. The rich diversity of African religious traditions is revealed through contributions from renowned scholars from across a variety of fields. Editor(s): Bongmba, Elias Kifon. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 632 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196901
- ISBN
- 9781405196901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.87
€ 195.87
Paperback. Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195629
- ISBN
- 9780141195629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in New York & Dakar, this book explores the Senegalese dance-rhythms Sabar from the research position of a dance student. It features a comparative analysis of the pedagogical techniques used in dance classes in New York & Dakar, which in turn shed light on different aesthetics and understandings of dance. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ASD; AVRJ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382560
- ISBN
- 9781782382560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.54
€ 154.54
Hardback. A lively account of the 1924 Revolution in Sudan and the way in which the colonial situation has affected its representation, a case in point in the histories of nationalist anti-colonial movements in Africa and the Middle East. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011152
- ISBN
- 9781847011152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Paperback. Theorizes the experiences of women in wartime, and specifically of African women during Zimbabwe's anti-colonial struggle. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280. Women and Local Resistance in the Zimbabwean Liberation War. Series: African Issues. 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Theorizes the experiences of women in wartime, and specifically of African women during Zimbabwe's anti-colonial struggle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTR; JFSJ1. Dimension: 216 x 171 x 13. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010407
- ISBN
- 9781847010407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism. Editor(s): Jones, Eldred Durosimi. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 175 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011206
- ISBN
- 9781847011206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.68
€ 26.99
€ 26.68