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Paperback. Through detailed studies of two different orphan support organizations in Uganda, the author shows how many Ugandans view material forms of Catholic charity as deeply intertwined with their own ethics of care and exchange. She reassesses the generally assumed paradox of material aid as both promising independence and preventing it. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JKSN1; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119670
ISBN
9780226119670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Gives us a portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its 'middle ground', interrogating both the author's happy memories of reading English adventure stories in secondary school and also the harsher truths of colonial rule. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043616
ISBN
9780141043616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983 coup. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; FA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435906986
ISBN
9780435906986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

Paperback. The defining experience of author's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. A marriage of history, remembrance, poetry and vivid first-hand observation, this title is a work of wisdom and compassion from one of the great voices of our age. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959206
ISBN
9780241959206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475122
ISBN
9780801475122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. This volume examines the ways in which changing political and economic processes impact upon patterns of population movement and settlement, focussing on the southern African region. Series: International African Seminars. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 maps/graphs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; GTB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754. 8vo.Very good copy in clean dustwrapper . African Studies
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0275987
ISBN
9780748614653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Rorke's Drift & Isandlwana 1879 Num Pages: 192 pages, 155 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967303
ISBN
9780750967303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125329
ISBN
9780714125329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Hardcover. African textiles are patterned with stories that range far beyond the time of the creation or the lifetime of their creator. In Africa, cloth is used to commemorate important events, people or political struggles that in other parts of the world might be recorded in writing. This book offers an insight into the living history of Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1H; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1682. 256 pages, col. ill. African textiles are patterned with stories that range far beyond the time of the creation or the lifetime of their creator. In Africa, cloth is used to commemorate important events, people or political struggles that in other parts of the world might be recorded in writing. This book offers an insight into the living history of Africa. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; AFW. Dimension: 277 x 244 x 27. Weight: 1660.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714115597
ISBN
9780714115597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Series: Fabric Folios. 88 pages, 100 colour illustrations, maps, further reading, index. This text explores the rich and diverse range of silk and textiles from Africa. Focusing on over 30 pieces from the British Museum's collection, it brings together traditions of silk weaving and embroidery from throughout the African continent. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1H; 3D; AFW; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 225 x 9. Weight: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125633
ISBN
9780714125633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.67

Paperback. Series: Field Guide Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 800 Photographs, 50 illustrations, 370 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Penguin Random House South Africa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Expanded ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775841111
ISBN
9781775841111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.51

Paperback. This revealing biography details the life of Bill Jardine, anti-apartheid activist and noted sportsman, who played a key role in racially unifying sports and facilitating South African participation internationally. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Real African Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855080
ISBN
9781919855080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.20

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011114
ISBN
9781847011114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Hardcover. 143pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KLN0024975
ISBN
9780684834269
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. 143pp.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KHS1012430
ISBN
9780684834269
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431424252
ISBN
9781431424252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431404759
ISBN
9781431404759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. Long considered both best friend and worst enemy to humankind, fire is at once creative and destructive. In the endangered tropical paradise of Madagascar, the two faces of fires have fueled a century- long conflict between rural farmers and island leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226461410
ISBN
9780226461410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.82

Paperback. A powerful and intensely human insight into the civil war in Zimbabwe, focusing on a white farmer and his maid who find themselves on opposing sides. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JM; BG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007219391
ISBN
9780007219391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback. Christina Sharpe interprets Black Atlantic visual and literary texts that grapple with the sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation, and their present-day legacies. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345916
ISBN
9780822345916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.46

Paperback. Christina Sharpe interprets Black Atlantic visual and literary texts that grapple with the sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation, and their present-day legacies. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346098
ISBN
9780822346098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE; JFSG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694327
ISBN
9780816694327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Explores one of the crucial problems of the contemporary era - struggles over access to, and use of, the environment. This book combines insights from anthropology, history, and environmental studies, mounting an interdisciplinary challenge to contemporary accounts of "globalization." Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115603
ISBN
9780691115603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.49

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