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Africa
Paperback. Connects the black literary archive in South Africa, since the nineteenth-century writing of Tiyo Soga. This work focuses on cultural transactions in a series of key moments. It argues that black writers in South Africa have used print culture to map themselves onto modernity as subjects, to recast their positioning in the context of democracy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869140748
- ISBN
- 9781869140748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.65
€ 44.99
€ 37.65
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
€ 38.99€ 31.01
€ 38.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBT; HBTV; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626376205
- ISBN
- 9781626376205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
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
€ 36.99€ 29.31
€ 36.99
€ 29.31
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€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
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€ 10.28
€ 12.99
€ 10.28
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
€ 5.49
Hardcover. The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s.These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political problems that divided the continent. Num Pages: 351 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFA; JPHV; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205284
- ISBN
- 9780230205284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.28
€ 124.28
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
€ 103.54€ 97.55
€ 103.54
€ 97.55
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
€ 33.99€ 30.38
€ 33.99
€ 30.38
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
€ 29.99€ 25.26
€ 29.99
€ 25.26
Africa in the Wider World: The Inter-Relationship of Area and Comparat...
David Brokensha & Michael Crowder Ed.
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
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Beginning about 1200 CE, the Mali, Songhay, and Ghana empires spread their sequential influence across the western horn of Africa. This title discusses the vital role salt and other natural resources played in the development of the empires, the rich and diverse cultures, and the influence of the Islamic Empire on every day life. Series: Great Empires of the Past. Num Pages: 152 pages, full-colour photographs & illustrations, maps, sidebars, chronology, bibliography, furthe. BIC Classification: 1H; 3H; HBJH; HBLC1; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 245 x 194 x 14. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604131642
- ISBN
- 9781604131642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardback. This critical study of the African writer, Chinua Achebe, has been revised and a new chapter added. The underlying concern throughout is with his system of values and its response to the turbulent history of modern Nigeria - colonialism, independence, political disillusionment and military rule. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333490808
- ISBN
- 9780333490808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardback. A guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of South Africa, this book features reviews of 600 books, articles and theses on the subject of religions in a changing country. Khoisan, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho-Tswana, Swazi, Tsonga, and Venda traditions are covered in the text. Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GBCR; HRA; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313304743
- ISBN
- 9780313304743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.50€ 67.85
€ 74.50
€ 67.85
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
€ 108.25€ 89.59
€ 108.25
€ 89.59
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€ 31.97
€ 41.99
€ 31.97
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€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
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€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
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
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
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€ 21.67
€ 24.99
€ 21.67
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€ 49.98
€ 50.99
€ 49.98
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
€ 6.86
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
€ 29.99
€ 4.99