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Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420881
- ISBN
- 9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.00
€ 36.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333135
- ISBN
- 9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.10
€ 27.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. An examination of visual art in post-independence Senegal. It explores the complex interplay of cultural nationalism, negotiations of postcolonial identity, and an emergent artistic modernism. Highlighting the distinctive cultural history that shaped Sengalese modernism, it reveals its innovations, diversity, and dynamism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 color photos, 78 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ACXJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822333951
- ISBN
- 9780822333951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Seeks to establish the interrelations among the three known works of the Cairene historian al-Jabarti, which are the best known narrative sources in Arabic for the entire period of Ottoman rule in Egypt (1517-1798) until the rise of Mehmet Ali Pasha. Num Pages: 358 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 358
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342811
- ISBN
- 9788779342811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.02
€ 17.02
paperback. Offers a portrayal of a people in transition, clinging to the last vestiges of their fabled culture as they struggle to adapt to the pressures of the modern world. Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 215. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Porcupine Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620212311
- ISBN
- 9780620212311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.23
€ 18.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. Num Pages: 260 pages, 68 line illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HFMW; 1KB; 1MBF; HDA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Afterword
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233393
- ISBN
- 9780520233393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.35
€ 35.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. One man's journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007414031
- ISBN
- 9780007414031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.83
€ 11.99
€ 9.83
Paperback. The speeches of Nelson Mandela Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KCG0002500
- ISBN
- 9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This volume contains the speeches of Nelson Mandela. Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 498. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. MANDELA
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRF0040840
- ISBN
- 9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Includes index. Bibliography: p. 219-220. 227 p. ports., maps. 23 cm. Original boards. Good copy in torn and worn dw. Text bright and clean."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- FABER
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0105346
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1966 Dervla Murphy travelled the length and breadth of Ethopia, first on a mule, Jock, whom she named after her publisher, and later on a recalcitrant donkey. The remarkable achievement was not surviving three armed robberies or the thousand-mile trail, but the gradual growth of affection for and understanding of another race. Num Pages: 237 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906011673
- ISBN
- 9781906011673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.01
€ 18.99
€ 14.01
Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light foxing, remains very good
- Publication date
- 1980
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0005903
- ISBN
- 9780862450052
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Prints are a means of communication and cultural exchange, in the context of Africa and the African Diaspora; these qualities have a particular resonance. The book covers the period from 1960, interpreting a variety of visual images from the V&A collections in their political and social context, while also addressing their identity as art. Editor(s): Saunders, Gill; Whitley, Zoe. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1H; AFH; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851777549
- ISBN
- 9781851777549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.40
€ 26.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081940
- ISBN
- 9781847081940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. A profound reflection on the social orchestration of hope and futility in an African hospital, the politics and economics of healthcare in Africa, and palliation and disfigurement across the global south Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; MBP; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352. An African Oncology Ward in an Emerging Cancer Epidemic. 248 pages, 13 photographs, 1 map. A profound reflection on the social orchestration of hope and futility in an African hospital, the politics and economics of healthcare in Africa, and palliation and disfigurement across the global south. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; MBP; MJCL. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight: 352.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353423
- ISBN
- 9780822353423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. Series: World Bank Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; GTF; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781464807985
- ISBN
- 9781464807985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
paperback. This study, extending well beyond military history, documents the ways in which five different countries - Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan - refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1HBE; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703190
- ISBN
- 9780226703190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fusco, Elizabeth M. BIC Classification: 1HB; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611228502
- ISBN
- 9781611228502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.47€ 102.36
€ 135.47
€ 102.36
Hardback. Dr Nwauwa examines the long history of the demand for the establishment of universities in Colonial Africa, to which the authorities finally agreed after World War II. Num Pages: 266 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JNM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548. "Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-237) and index. Commissioning organisation: Apollos O. Nwauwa. xix, 245 p. 24 cm. Dust wrapper. A fine copy." Keywords: "History - Political History - Nationalism,History - Social & Economic History - Imperialism,Subjects - Education & Languages - Education"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0016290
- ISBN
- 9780714646688
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Using sources composed by late medieval Meccan scholars alongside the more well-known Mamluk material, this study presents the history of late medieval Mecca and the Sharifs who ruled the city by examining their relations with local and global forces. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1HBE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Edition
- 2nd With a New Preface ed.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780991573202
- ISBN
- 9780991573202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.87
€ 42.87
Paperback. Explores what it means to be a subject in the historical and poetic imagination of a southern Moroccan society. Incorporating poetic texts, legends, social spaces, folktales and conversations, this book is a synthesis of dissonant, often idiosyncratic voices from the Maghribi post-colonial present. Num Pages: 398 pages, 1 colour plate. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645322
- ISBN
- 9780226645322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Impact of Science on African Agriculture and Food Security
. Ed(S): Anandajayasekeram, P; Rukani, M.; Ba...
hardcover. The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor. This book explores the importance of impact assessment studies in Africa, and assembles evidence to pave the way for investment in agricultural research all over the developing world. Editor(s): Anandajayasekeram, P; Rukani, M.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Liebenberg, F.; Keswani, C. L. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; KCM; KCN; PDR; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845932671
- ISBN
- 9781845932671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.62
€ 233.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Nowell, Donald. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633219700
- ISBN
- 9781633219700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.26€ 69.24
€ 99.26
€ 69.24
Hardback. Immigration is at the heart of social, cultural and political debate in France. This book examines the assumptions about immigrants and ethnic and national identity through a study of the Maghrebis, especially their political mobilisation from the colonial to the postcolonial period. Series: International Library of Migration Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; JFFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 191 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118358
- ISBN
- 9781845118358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.83€ 135.20
€ 151.83
€ 135.20