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Paperback. Nineteenth-century French writers and travelers imagined Muslim colonies in North Africa to be realms of violence, sexuality, and primitive madness. This book traces genealogy and development of this idea from beginnings of colonial expansion onwards, revealing ways in which psychiatry has been a weapon in arsenal of colonial racism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HB; 3JH; JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429731
ISBN
9780226429731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Hardcover. Nineteenth-century French writers and travelers imagined Muslim colonies in North Africa to be realms of violence, sexuality, and primitive madness. This book traces genealogy and development of this idea from beginnings of colonial expansion onwards, revealing ways in which psychiatry has been a weapon in arsenal of colonial racism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HB; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429724
ISBN
9780226429724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.82
€ 80.05

Paperback. Presents an account of the healing trance music created by the descendants of sub-Saharan slaves brought to Tunisia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Part ethnography, part history of the complex relationship between Tunisia's Arab and sub-Saharan populations, this book is also suitable for students of ethnomusicology, and religion. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 halftones, 12 line drawings, 1 map, 7 tables, 1 compact disc. BIC Classification: 1HBT; AVA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226392196
ISBN
9780226392196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. Ethnographic Perspectives. 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Vokes, Richard. Gives an ethnographic account of the complexities of the use of photography in Africa, both historically and in contemporary practice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; AJ; GTB. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 26. Weight: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010452
ISBN
9781847010452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

paperback. In 70s South Africa, the author - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag. There he encountered first-hand the horrors wrought by apartheid. In this book, he attempts to understand his country, its racial hatred, and his own tortured conscience. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099583462
ISBN
9780099583462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Num Pages: 317 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 599. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight: 598.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611856057
ISBN
9781611856057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855838
ISBN
9781611855838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Brimming with life and dark humour, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis. Series: The Arab of the Future. Num Pages: 160 pages, Riad Satouff. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBL; BM; FXL; FXZ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473638112
ISBN
9781473638112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Hardcover. Africa. 192 pp. Illustrated DJ
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0000780
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 192 pp. Illustrated DJ
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0000779
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 192 pp. Illustrated DJ
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KNW0000778
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 190 pp. some scuffing. overall very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Adventurers Club
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KNW0001962
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: written by fifty correspondents of Reuters News Agency; edited by Sidney Taylor. 504 p. illus. (incl. ports), maps. 24 cm. Associated Names: Taylor, Sidney,. Original cloth. A good clean copy. Text bright."
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Hamlyn
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0055983
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a detailed ethnographic portrait of an African American boys' high school basketball team in an urban area in the South Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHBS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795965
ISBN
9780814795965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This collection of essays explores the contemporary crises in Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo-Kinshasa, offering important new insights into the cycle of genocidal violence, ethnic strife, and civil war that has made the Great Lakes region of Central Africa the most violent on the continent. Series: National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220902
ISBN
9780812220902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
South African History Online
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795701351
ISBN
9780795701351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107976
ISBN
9780231107976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107969
ISBN
9780231107969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Paperback. Examines language and identity in Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics. This book offers a study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse. It helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JM; CFB; HBJH; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699940
ISBN
9780748699940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. Features an adventurous travel to Congo, one of the most dangerous and inhospitable jungle in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140121391
ISBN
9780140121391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. Shows how regional and international interventions, combined with piracy, have compounded pre-existing tensions in the Horn of Africa. Editor(s): Bereketeab, Redie. Num Pages: 224 pages, five illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333113
ISBN
9780745333113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. Covering the time span from the Paleolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, this title explores three thousand years of uninterrupted contact between Egypt and Western Asia across the Sinai land-bridge. It presents a narrative of the love-hate relationship between the people of ancient Israel/Palestine and Egypt. Num Pages: 512 pages, 36 halftones 10 figs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000862
ISBN
9780691000862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.44

Paperback. Tracing the move from the anticolonial, nationalist, and arabist literature of the early years to the relative cosmopolitanism and diversity of Maghrebi francophone literature today, this title draws on contemporary literary and postcolonial theory to "deterritorialize" its study. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBM; 1HBT; 2ADF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089379
ISBN
9780691089379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845505394
ISBN
9781845505394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

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