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Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188034
ISBN
9780141188034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292626
ISBN
9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186788
ISBN
9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693504
ISBN
9780816693504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Hardcover. Commissioning organisation: compiled by Peggy Rutherfoord with a preface by Trevor Huddlesen. 208 p. 22 cm. Original cloth. A good copy. Library marked internally. Keywords: "Black literature , English literature"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Drum Faith
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
SKU
KEX0048498
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. A study of conflict resolution which concentrates on two particular cases, Northern Ireland and southern Africa, where conflict has been due to colonial domination and settlement of colonialists on the land of indigenous peoples. It brings together views from journalists, politicians and radicals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFM; GTJ; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422 230pp. Index. Keywords: Northern Ireland
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1015303
ISBN
9781860644030
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 28.00

Hardback. Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Editor(s): Prince, Ruth; Brown, Hannah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSN1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 272 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011404
ISBN
9781847011404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Paperback. Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Editor(s): Prince, Ruth; Brown, Hannah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSN1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011398
ISBN
9781847011398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.26

Paperback. Explores how Pentecostalism presents the experience of being born again as a chance for Nigerians to realize the promises of political and religious salvation made during the colonial and post colonial eras. This book sheds light on Nigeria's politics, and the everyday struggles of ordinary citizens coping with poverty, and inequality. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRAM2; HRCC96. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226507132
ISBN
9780226507132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Multiple-component retail product.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195145007
ISBN
9780195145007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.35

Hardback. "An examination of the role of the French Army in French West Africa and its relations with its African soldiers from the end of World War II to the final demobilization of African troops from the French Army in 1964."--Provided by publisher. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization. Num Pages: 282 pages, 2 images, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HFD; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803253391
ISBN
9780803253391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations, ports., music. BIC Classification: 1HBT; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851382
ISBN
9780810851382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Blaine, Russell V. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; KCLT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600219542
ISBN
9781600219542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.53
€ 130.67

Hardcover. A son wants to talk to his mother in a neighbouring village - it's a two day walk each way. A plumber makes house calls all morning only to return to his shop to pick up messages for the afternoon. This was Africa before mobile phones arrived: a lot of walking and not much talking. Num Pages: 236 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470743201
ISBN
9780470743201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Barkely, Russell L. Num Pages: 151 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606924433
ISBN
9781606924433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.26
€ 69.66

Paperback. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Paperback. A good strong copy. 1st Edition".
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KON0539587
ISBN
9780136852711
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the third in a trilogy by the well-known African-American scholar, Runoko Rashidi. In the first two volumes which have sold well, Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe, and African Star over Asia: The African Presence in the East he interpreted the work of earlier scholars and provided new evidence of the important historical Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992686352
ISBN
9780992686352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880101981
ISBN
9780880101981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. A rich and engrossing account of 'sexual outlaws' in the Hausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria under Shari'a law, this text provides the first ethnographic study of sexual minorities in Africa, and one of very few works on sexual minorities in the Islamic world. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152525
ISBN
9781405152525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.79

Hardback. Zimbabwe, one of Africa's longer, more promising countries, has been in the news a lot recently-for all the wrong reasons. This more than justifies a third edition. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 488 pages, map; bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834712
ISBN
9780810834712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.67

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
NB Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795701238
ISBN
9780795701238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Hardback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335224
ISBN
9781444335224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.88

Paperback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 713 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
713
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190602
ISBN
9781405190602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.67

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422014
ISBN
9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.45

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