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Paperback. Contains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean; James, Deborah. Num Pages: 184 pages, 139 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJ; AJC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114125
ISBN
9780226114125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Sheet music. for solo piano The third volume for early advanced pianists explores even more genres than the first two volumes, such as elements of Tango and Haitian Merengue music. 'Cell Phone Blues' is derived from pop music and Jazz. This volume also includes spirituals and African folksongs. Performance notes and composer biographies are provided as well. Editor(s): Nyaho, William H. Chapman. Series: Piano Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 303 x 229 x 4. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193868243
ISBN
9780193868243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.27

Sheet music. for solo piano From the influences of the Southern US and the Caribbean to the Igbo people of Africa, this second volume truly represents the music of Africa and its Diaspora. This intermediate-level volume features more jazz and syncopated pieces that are both reflective and dance-like. Performance notes and composer biographies are also provided. Editor(s): Nyaho, William H. Chapman. Series: Piano Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 4. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193868236
ISBN
9780193868236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.91

Sheet music. for solo piano This first volume for advanced beginners offers a wonderful introduction to Ragtime and Jazz as well as syncopation and different articulations. The pieces range from light-hearted pieces like 'Kwela,' the Zulu term for dance, to soulful and spiritual pieces like 'Dusk.' This volume includes performance notes for each piece. Editor(s): Nyaho, William H. Chapman. Series: Piano Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 4. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193868229
ISBN
9780193868229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.74

Paperback. Gives an ethnographic account of the complexities of the use of photography in Africa, both historically and in contemporary practice. Editor(s): Vokes, Richard. Num Pages: 288 pages, 110, 110 black & white illustrations, 110 black and white. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010537
ISBN
9781847010537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

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. Cultural study of the effects of sound technologies--from the phonograph to the Walkman--on African American literature, art, and music in the twentieth century Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335900
ISBN
9780822335900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Hardcover. Africa. 366 pp. Includes fold out maps. Ex Libris
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
SKU
KNW0001540
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Lesko, Leonard H. Num Pages: 224 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481437
ISBN
9780801481437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wilson Forje, John. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612093208
ISBN
9781612093208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 309.94
€ 209.92

Hardback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335224
ISBN
9781444335224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Paperback. The second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Editor(s): Grinker, Roy Richard; Steiner, Christopher B.; Lubkemann, Stephen C. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 713 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
713
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190602
ISBN
9781405190602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.66

Num Pages: 138 pages, 250+ color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJH; HBWQ; JWTR; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321139
ISBN
9780764321139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 46.67

Paperback. How can court testimony be used to rebuild a cohesive national identity for the Hutus and Tutsis? And how is it that dance and theater help to move forward the cause of justice and reconciliation? This title provides a satisfying analysis of the interplay between justice, performance, narrative, and memorialization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; AN; HBTZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421081
ISBN
9780857421081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.31

Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
74
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029818
ISBN
9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 43.89

Paperback. Performance as public enactment of justice and human rights Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221452
ISBN
9780253221452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. The jali - a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers - is a charismatic but contradictory figure. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation - the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074894
ISBN
9780691074894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. An insight into the meaning and value of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219121
ISBN
9780253219121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. "12mo - over 6" - 7" tall Paperback Copy. A good clean copy. 1st Edition". Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Elsevier
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KON0521510
ISBN
9780080113258
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 8pp plates illustrations/5 integrated maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668279
ISBN
9780712668279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420133
ISBN
9780821420133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Cutting-edge collection on global peacebuilding and reconciliation from members of the renowned UK Centre for Peace & Reconciliation Studies. Editor(s): Darweish, Marwan; Rank, Carol. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332871
ISBN
9780745332871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. Offers fresh insights on the so-called 'justice versus peace' dilemma, examining the challenges and prospects for promoting both peace and accountability, specifically in African countries affected by conflict or political violence. Editor(s): Sriram, Chandra Lekha. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010216
ISBN
9781847010216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Hardcover. A study of conflict resolution which concentrates on two particular cases, Northern Ireland and southern Africa, where conflict has been due to colonial domination and settlement of colonialists on the land of indigenous peoples. It brings together views from journalists, politicians and radicals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFM; GTJ; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422 230pp. Index. Keywords: Northern Ireland
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1015303
ISBN
9781860644030
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 28.00

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