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Paperback. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Ethnic Politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya. 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226498058
ISBN
9780226498058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226155
ISBN
9781583226155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kwela Books South Africa
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795701788
ISBN
9780795701788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Kuki Gallmann's memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s, first with her husband Paulo, and then alone. This book is part elegaic celebration, part tragedy, and part love letter to the spirit of Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141033181
ISBN
9780141033181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007150953
ISBN
9780007150953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. Love and Survival in Sierra Leone. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 296 pages, illustrations. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273795
ISBN
9780520273795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569768426
ISBN
9781569768426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103525
ISBN
9780226103525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326542
ISBN
9780226326542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1500th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109772
ISBN
9780231109772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56
€ 41.45

Hardback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 photos, 96 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
300th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109765
ISBN
9780231109765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.99
€ 109.40

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199984
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199982
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199978
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0199977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KEX0199986
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages, 118 color illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; ACBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 5487 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022677
ISBN
9780253022677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.31

Hardback. By using the empirical case of ECOWAS, this book examines the challenges posed by complex political emergencies (CPEs) to humanitarian intervention. It traces the evolution of ECOWAS from an economic integration project to that of a security organisation and examines the challenges inherent in such a transition. Num Pages: 234 pages, includes 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTJ; LBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780754674443
ISBN
9780754674443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.67
€ 140.64

Hardback. This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development in Africa. Editor(s): Zeleza, Paul Tyambe; McConnaughay, Philip J. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237832
ISBN
9780812237832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.43

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