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Africa

Paperback. Explores ethnoreligious tensions in coastal Kenya. This title also advances understanding of ethnic essentialism, religious plurality, spirit possession, local understandings of personhood, and the many meanings of 'Islam' across cultures. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780822345091
ISBN
9780822345091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Represents a different approach to the question of citizenship amid the changing global economy and the fiscal crisis of the nation-state. This book examines the nature of fiscal relationships between the state and its citizens. It argues that citizenship is being redefined through a renegotiation of the rights and obligations. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118703
ISBN
9780691118703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. 224pp. "Cover slightly stained and worn at spine, front inner hinge cracked".
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Southern African Universities
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KHS0068902
ISBN
9789991630199
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

paperback. Against a background of independence from France, Jarrod Hayes uses literary analysis to examine how Francophone novelists from the Maghreb imagined a diverse nation peopled by those excluded by the dominant political discourses, especially those breaching traditional sexual norms. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 2ADF; 5S; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226321066
ISBN
9780226321066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. The Ottoman Empire has exerted a long, strong pull on Western minds and hearts. This book charts the history from the first campaigns to the Charge of the Light Brigade, from the Crusades to the Dardenelles, and brings to life innumerable aspects of Ottoman life. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 1HB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099994008
ISBN
9780099994008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

paperback. "Riveting and certain to become essential reading for anyone looking to understand Central Africa."--Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; HBWS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391078
ISBN
9781610391078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Galley Publications Tanzania, United Republic Of
Number of pages
142
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9789987667222
ISBN
9789987667222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 434 pages, 10 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; HRC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714. Christianity, Colonialism and Consciousness in South Africa. 434 pages, 10 halftones, 6 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; HRC; JPFN. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 27. Weight: 584.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
2052nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114422
ISBN
9780226114422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114231
ISBN
9780226114231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. What role does ritual play in the lives of modern Africans? How are "traditional" cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where "modernity" has failed to deliver. In this collection of essays, the authors address such concepts as modernity, ritual, power and history. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114408
ISBN
9780226114408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters use data from Europe, Africa and Latin America. Editor(s): Grugel, Jean. Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KL; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 242 x 11. Weight in Grams: 448. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KI20001111
ISBN
9780415192026
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Interweaves analysis of the process of apprenticeship among the Vai and Gola tailors of Liberia with reflections on the evolution of the author's research on those tailors in the late 1970s. This title shows how the critical questions raised by ethnographic research erode conventional assumptions, altering the direction of the work that follows. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470726
ISBN
9780226470726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: [by] Jean Meynaud & Anisse Salah Bey; translated [from the French] by Angela Brench. 242p.,. 23cm Associated Names: Salah-Bey, Anisse,. Original boards. Near fine copy in slightly dulled black boards. Text bright and clean in a strong binding."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Methuen London
Publication date
1967
SKU
KEX0105427
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: [by] Jean Meynaud & Anisse Salah Bey; translated [from the French] by Angela Brench. 242p.,. 23cm Associated Names: Salah-Bey, Anisse,. Original boards. Good copy in worn dw. Text bright and clean in a strong binding."
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Methuen London
Publication date
1967
SKU
KEX0105432
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 242 pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Methuen & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KNW0001627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 242 pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Methuen & Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0001628
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006684
ISBN
9780253006684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. "62 p. ill., maps 25 cm. Paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding, clean and crisp pages, clean if very slightly dust dulled cover and title on spine and front cover with illustration. A nice copy." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Carey press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1935
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0125518
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 47.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Keywords: Africa. 236 pp. Language: French
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Ediciones ERA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
SKU
KNW0002072
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The State in Africa is one of the important and compelling texts of comparative politics and historical sociology of the last twenty years. Bayart rejects the assumption of African 'otherness' based on stereotyped images of famine, corruption and civil war. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644370
ISBN
9780745644370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Sheba, or Saba, was a region of high mountains and vast desert situated in the southwest of the Arabian peninsula, in present-day Yemen. This work provides an overview of this remote civilization, the uniqueness of the region's geography and climate, and major events that shaped its history. Translator(s): LaFarge, Albert; Farge, Albert Le. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1H; 1QDA; 3D; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
E.D.S.
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020040
ISBN
9780268020040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.00

Paperback. The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; JFC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290522
ISBN
9780226290522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Hardback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. This continent was once seen as empty, rural, animist, poor, and forgotten by the world. This book presents the different facets of Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the midpoint of the rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JP; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651576
ISBN
9780745651576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Paperback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions, this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651583
ISBN
9780745651583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

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