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Hardback. This volume examines the ways in which changing political and economic processes impact upon patterns of population movement and settlement, focussing on the southern African region. Series: International African Seminars. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 maps/graphs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; GTB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754. 8vo.Very good copy in clean dustwrapper . African Studies
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0275987
ISBN
9780748614653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475122
ISBN
9780801475122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. The story of a short-lived but vehement eugenics movement that emerged among a group of Europeans in Kenya in the 1930s, unleashing a set of writings on racial differences in intelligence more extreme than that emanating from any other British colony in the twentieth century. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071614
ISBN
9780719071614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.94

paperback. Looks at to what extent outcomes-based education (OBE), continuous assessment (CASS) and other factors might contribute to educator workload and the number of hours they spend on their activities. This report is based on a nationally representative questionnaire-based survey in 900 schools and case studies in ten schools. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JNK; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 0. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HSRC Publishing South Africa
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780796921512
ISBN
9780796921512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. The defining experience of author's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. A marriage of history, remembrance, poetry and vivid first-hand observation, this title is a work of wisdom and compassion from one of the great voices of our age. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959206
ISBN
9780241959206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Gives us a portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its 'middle ground', interrogating both the author's happy memories of reading English adventure stories in secondary school and also the harsher truths of colonial rule. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043616
ISBN
9780141043616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardcover. Through detailed studies of two different orphan support organizations in Uganda, the author shows how many Ugandans view material forms of Catholic charity as deeply intertwined with their own ethics of care and exchange. She reassesses the generally assumed paradox of material aid as both promising independence and preventing it. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JKSN1; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119533
ISBN
9780226119533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.31

Paperback. Through detailed studies of two different orphan support organizations in Uganda, the author shows how many Ugandans view material forms of Catholic charity as deeply intertwined with their own ethics of care and exchange. She reassesses the generally assumed paradox of material aid as both promising independence and preventing it. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JKSN1; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119670
ISBN
9780226119670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun', based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780008115272
ISBN
9780008115272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 7.49

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a powerful story of love, race and identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780007356348
ISBN
9780007356348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; LNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319418353
ISBN
9783319418353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.87

Paperback. This text presents eight Nigerian women writers and proposes a vernacular theory based on their work. Flora Nwapa, Adaora Lily Ulasi, Buchi Emecheta are some of the writers included. The importance of children and community in the literary tradition of African womanism is assessed. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620855
ISBN
9780226620855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Chikoko, Vitallis; Jorgensen, Kenneth Molbjerg. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621008538
ISBN
9781621008538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.18
€ 154.92

Hardback. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 447.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319409214
ISBN
9783319409214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Hardcover. This text explores through theory and in-depth textual criticism how novelists from formerly colonized societies have exploited indigenous codes and conventions of aesthetic representation to transform the novel into an effective medium for cultural and political resistance to (neo)colonialism. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJW; 1MKP; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333638699
ISBN
9780333638699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.73

Hardcover. This book reviews the status of drug discovery research and development in Africa for diseases that are a major threat to the health of people living in Africa. It details the challenges and opportunities and offers a collection of strategies and techniques. Editor(s): Chibale, Kelly; Davies-Coleman, Mike; Masimirembwa, Collen. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; MMG; PNN; PST; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642281747
ISBN
9783642281747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, 21 cm. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458302
ISBN
9780853458302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.18

Hardback. Explores various aspects of chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 9, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 8 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010674
ISBN
9781847010674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.89

Paperback. Essential reading for scholars of Sudan, of Africa and of local governance, as well as policy-makers and practitioners, this study explores chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country.BR Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011145
ISBN
9781847011145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Identifies key reforms and defines strategies to enhance the competitiveness of the cotton sector in West and Central Africa. This work associates the areas of improvement with the following three targets: increasing yields to produce larger volumes, reducing cost and increasing the reliability of grading, and enhancing sales revenues. Series: World Bank Working Paper. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821371312
ISBN
9780821371312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Cook, Mercer. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTB; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556520723
ISBN
9781556520723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Analyses the impact of both managerialism and religious extremism on the restructuring of Jewish community schools in Johannesburg. This case study is of particular interest not only in South Africa, but also internationally, as it brings together two divergent, yet connected tendencies in educational transformation. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFSR1; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Human Sciences Research Council
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780796921147
ISBN
9780796921147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Paper back
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253005755
ISBN
9780253005755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.83

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