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Paperback. Examines the complex fate of classical Egyptian religion during the centuries from the period when Christianity first made its appearance in Egypt to when it became the region's dominant religion. This book describes how an ancient culture maintained itself while also being transformed through influences such as Hellenism, and Roman government. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map, 1 line illus., 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRC; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070544
ISBN
9780691070544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. Focuses on a talented, brave, but tiny minority of whites - liberals, radicals, communists, Trotskyists, humanists, Christians, idealists - who rejected the growing racism of post-war South Africa and worked to breach the dividing line between black and white. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145003
ISBN
9781868145003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646220
ISBN
9780691646220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.69

paperback. Editor(s): Sahn, David E. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801476938
ISBN
9780801476938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

hardcover. Dividing the Nile counters that Egyptian entrepreneurs failed to develop a united economy or shared economic interests, guaranteeing Egypt's 'loss' of the Sudan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9789774166389
ISBN
9789774166389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.29

Hardback. Africa. 142 pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford U.P
Publication date
1963
SKU
KNW0001120
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 29.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Since the 1950s, David Apter and Carl Rosberg have been among the leading American scholars in African studies. In this volume they, along with other specialists in the field, explore the new configurations of African politics. Editor(s): Apter, David E.; Rosberg, Carl G. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599. Good clean copy bound in original cloth. Lacking dustjacket. Some shelf wear but a very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KLJ0015344
ISBN
9780813914794
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

Hardcover. The first systematic and detailed examination of twentieth-century activist Egyptian writing Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167614
ISBN
9789774167614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 49.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595582034
ISBN
9781595582034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.36

Paperback. In this ambitious work, David D. Laitin explores the politics of religious change among the Yoruba of Nigeria, then uses his findings to expand leading theories of ethnic and religious politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467900
ISBN
9780226467900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HR; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Cape Town Press South Africa
Edition
2nd Rev and Expanded ed.
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780799215144
ISBN
9780799215144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Examines the effects of a range of global forces on local forms of identity, coherence, and cohesion. With contributions from intellectuals from business, organised labour, community organisations, government structures and academics, this book is useful for those interested in the wide-ranging effects of globalisation on South Africa. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HSRC Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780796920300
ISBN
9780796920300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? The author aims to answer these questions. He shows that race, rather than theology, was formative in the emerging study of religion in Europe and North America. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226117430
ISBN
9780226117430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Hardcover. Provides a counterhistory of the academic study of religion, an alternative to standard accounts that have failed to link the field of comparative religion with either the power relations or the historical contingencies of the imperial project. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226117263
ISBN
9780226117263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.36
€ 90.73

Paperback. Africa. 291 pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KNW0000673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Featuring fresh empirical research, Booth and McCormick's accessible but highly original book offers both an overview of issues surrounding governance for development on the continent, whilst also offering a bold new alternative. Num Pages: 176 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780325941
ISBN
9781780325941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. Portugal was the first European Nation to assert itself aggressively in African affairs. This is a collection of uniquely accessible historical essays, surveys this colonial encounter from its earliest roots. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1H; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 458. Weight in Grams: 263.
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802377
ISBN
9780896802377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. The Impact of Africa looks at changes in Western perspectives on African art and representations of Africans, and their paradoxical interpretation as both primitive and modern. Topics include photography, African influences on Picasso and Josephine Baker, and the contribution of artists from the Caribbean and Latin American diasporas. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 258 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2004.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052673
ISBN
9780674052673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.55
€ 99.44

Paperback. A memoir of a very unconventional childhood, this work tells a tale of the fading innocence of childhood that is miles ahead of the competition. In the early Seventies, Dave Bennun's family transplanted themselves from Swindon to the wilds of Kenya. For Dave, Kenya was bemusingly new. In Kenya, the childhood memoir takes on a surreal tone. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Keywords: Africa/Memoir. 245pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNW0007019
ISBN
9780091897437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552775335
ISBN
9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1HFMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJH; HBWS; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Helion & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512493
ISBN
9781911512493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

paperback. This study, extending well beyond military history, documents the ways in which five different countries - Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan - refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1HBE; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703190
ISBN
9780226703190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115740
ISBN
9780226115740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This treatise defends the literary and political integrity of South African novelist J.M. Coetzee by arguing that he absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing the ethical tensions of the South African crisis. It describes the political contexts surrounding his novels. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078123
ISBN
9780520078123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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