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paperback. Sango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Editor(s): Tishken, Joel E.; Falola, Toyin; Akinyemi, Akintunde. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220943
ISBN
9780253220943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the twenty-first century's defining moments: the Arab world's most bizarre dictator brought down by his own people with the aid of NATO aircraft. This is the story of modern Libyan as it was lived, from the excesses of dictatorship to violent revolution. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288069
ISBN
9780571288069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

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

€ 24.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Africa. 272 pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KNW0001920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRF0020116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Present a view of the spiritual life of the San people of Kalahari desert, examining the interplay of their cosmology, myth, ritual, and art. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759104327
ISBN
9780759104327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. Offers a look at the process of enslavement from its African origins through the Middle Passage and into the American slave market. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTM; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030688
ISBN
9780674030688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. This volume looks at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, as well as its impact on the African economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; JHMC; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315812
ISBN
9780226315812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Highlights the larger meaning of what is happening to the author's subjects with an imagery that testifies to the fundamental dignity of all humanity while simultaneously protesting its violation by war, poverty, and other injustices. Series: Series in Contemporary Photography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 88 duotones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 291 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1284. The End of the Road. Series: Series in Contemporary Photography. 152 pages, 88 duotones. Highlights the larger meaning of what is happening to the author's subjects with an imagery that testifies to the fundamental dignity of all humanity while simultaneously protesting its violation by war, poverty, and other injustices. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Dimension: 290 x 291 x 18. Weight: 1284.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241701
ISBN
9780520241701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.07

Hardback. Starting with the Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria, this work analysis the eiconography of Saharan rock art. It examines the various strands of evidence - icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes - and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; ACBK; G; HDD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759106048
ISBN
9780759106048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.19

Paperback. The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. Drawing on materials from thirty archives across six countries, this book tells the story of colonial imposition on a desert community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123745
ISBN
9780226123745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Hardback. Rethinking place and history in Northwest Africa Editor(s): McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001245
ISBN
9780253001245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. Rethinking place and history in Northwest Africa Editor(s): McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001269
ISBN
9780253001269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Why just read about the way a cheetah can run up to 60mph when you can actually watch him running, too? Featuring eight animals (cheetah, rhino, elephant, giraffe, gazelle, zebra, gorilla, and lion), this title provides the information you'd expect to hear from a real safari tour guide about each animal. Num Pages: 29 pages, 8 "photicular" images. BIC Classification: 1H; YBG; YNNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 213 x 53. Weight in Grams: 874.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761163800
ISBN
9780761163800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Gazelle Book Services
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196509
ISBN
9781845196509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.69

Paperback. Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRKT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771347
ISBN
9781594771347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.32

Hardback. In this work, Niloofar Haeri looks at the complex interactions of two dialects: Classical Arabic (the language of both religion and the state) and the Egyptian dialect of Arabic. He focuses on the political, cultural, and religious struggles to modernize Classical Arabic. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238988
ISBN
9780312238988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.27

Paperback. Writers and institutions have been engaged in struggles to modernize Classical Arabic in order to render it into a language of contemporary life. What have been the achievements and failures of such attempts? Can Classical Arabic be sacred and contemporary at one and the same time? This book attempts to answer such questions. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238971
ISBN
9780312238971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916235
ISBN
9781908916235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.17

Paperback. Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory against Portuguese colonialism in 1974, and the following year became independent Mozambique's first President. This biography presents the many different faces of the man Nelson Mandela called 'a true African revolutionary'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041942
ISBN
9781849041942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

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