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Africa
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€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 71.06
€ 71.06
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€ 31.77
€ 32.99
€ 31.77
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€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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
€ 63.05€ 60.56
€ 63.05
€ 60.56
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
€ 167.73
€ 167.73
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€ 28.08
€ 34.99
€ 28.08
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
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
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€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
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€ 19.84
€ 27.99
€ 19.84
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
€ 46.16
€ 46.16
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
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
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
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916235
- ISBN
- 9781908916235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.74
€ 43.99
€ 34.74
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€ 27.63
€ 30.99
€ 27.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 55
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554532711
- ISBN
- 9781554532711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.55
€ 15.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ; JPS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970817
- ISBN
- 9781403970817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. A critical study of fictional responses by authors inside and outside Rwanda to the 1994 genocide. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381946
- ISBN
- 9781781381946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.68
€ 142.68
Hardcover. The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; GTF; GTJ; JPRB; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360488
- ISBN
- 9780230360488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Paperback. Translation of: Ca ne s'est pas passe comme ca a Kigali. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926824949
- ISBN
- 9781926824949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.74
€ 27.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis by ethnic Hutus that took place in 1994. The author contends that the violation of the basic human rights of the Rwandan Tutsis morally obliged the international community to intervene militarily to stop the genocide. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HPQ; JWLP; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696277
- ISBN
- 9780748696277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.83
€ 33.99
€ 29.83