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Paperback. Shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. This book argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076961
ISBN
9780252076961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. For many years war made Sierra Leone and Liberia too dangerous for outsiders to travel through. Facing down demons from his time in Africa as a journalist, Tim Butcher heads deep into this combat zone, encountering the devastation wrought by lawless militia, child soldiers, brutal violence, blood diamonds and masked figures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532064
ISBN
9780099532064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. This text provides a comprehensive account of carnivore social behaviour. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, it offers a detailed account of the behaviour and ecology of cheetahs. Series: Wildlife Behaviour & Ecology S. Num Pages: 500 pages, 34 halftones, 102 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094342
ISBN
9780226094342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 43.79

paperback. Culture Smart! Mauritius explains how to avoid cultural gaffes in the host country. Giving historical, political and cultural backgrounds, the guide reveals how to read body language, be aware of potential pitfalls in communication, and provide the cultural essentials travellers need to successfully develop relations in Mauritius. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HSU; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857335422
ISBN
9781857335422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The 'astonishing' (New York Times Book Review) and 'riveting' (New York Post) true story of Phiona Mutesi - a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JM; BGS; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141770
ISBN
9780349141770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. 'STEALING WATER is a simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of poor-white family life in the twilight of apartheid' - Richard E. Grant Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340936641
ISBN
9780340936641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardback. Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world's best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge onto the international wine scene. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
331
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260238
ISBN
9780520260238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile. Showing exceptional courage and resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, Samuel Baker, David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley risked their lives and their reputations in the name of this quest. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249763
ISBN
9780571249763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191004
ISBN
9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221035
ISBN
9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Adrien Niyonshuti is a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at representing his country at the Olympics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224091770
ISBN
9780224091770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HDD; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 291 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Council of The Natal Museum South Africa
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780620012072
ISBN
9780620012072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920196356
ISBN
9781920196356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011565
ISBN
9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Examining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life, this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FP; 1H; 3F; 3H; 3J; HDD; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201151
ISBN
9780631201151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Hardback. Examining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life, this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FP; 1H; 3F; 3H; 3J; HDD; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201144
ISBN
9780631201144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Timothy. Series: Contradictions of modernity series. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HBM; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631346
ISBN
9780816631346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Can one explain the power of global capitalism without attributing to capital a logic and coherence it does not have? Can one account for the powers of techno-science in terms that do not merely reproduce its own understanding of the world? This work examines these questions through a series of essays focused on Egypt in the 20th century. Num Pages: 429 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232624
ISBN
9780520232624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Murithi, Timothy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; JFF; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928232223
ISBN
9781928232223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 242 pages, 13, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 10 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463638
ISBN
9781580463638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: 1H; AFKB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764310669
ISBN
9780764310669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408843567
ISBN
9781408843567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Explores the major developments in the history of Africa's diamonds, from the earliest stirrings of international interest in the continent's mineral wealth in the first millennium AD to the present day. This book illustrates the scope and complexity of the African diamond trade as well as its impact on individuals and societies. Series: Africa in World History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421000
ISBN
9780821421000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474545
ISBN
9780801474545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.00

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