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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
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
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€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
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€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
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
€ 17.41
€ 17.41
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€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Hardback. This is the first examination of the Israeli and Egyptian peace process between 1967-1973, which highlights the rise and fall of Soviet influence after the Six Day War and explores how the increasing importance of America's political leadership affected the region. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HBE; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230375000
- ISBN
- 9780230375000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.55
€ 124.55
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
€ 36.99€ 26.60
€ 36.99
€ 26.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Otsuka, Keijiro; Larson, Donald F. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 65 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1HF; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431556923
- ISBN
- 9784431556923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
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€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89
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€ 19.63
€ 26.99
€ 19.63
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
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
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
€ 31.99€ 26.28
€ 31.99
€ 26.28
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
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Introduces the vital role of printmaking through works by more than twenty artists in the Museums collection. This title features many more recent projects, demonstrating the contemporary relevance of the medium in South Africa today. Num Pages: 96 pages, 72 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ACXJ; AFH; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870707568
- ISBN
- 9780870707568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.08
€ 32.99
€ 27.08
Paperback. Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania, known for its scenic beauty, is also a battleground. This title shows how this park embodies the political-ecological dilemmas facing protected areas throughout Africa. It focuses on the symbolic importance of natural landscapes among various social groups in this setting. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black-and-white illustrations, 7 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFC; JFSL9; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234680
- ISBN
- 9780520234680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
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
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
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
€ 137.87€ 103.66
€ 137.87
€ 103.66
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
Hardcover. The beginning of filmmaking in the German colonies coincided with colonialism itself coming to a standstill. Scandals and economic stagnation in the colonies demanded a new and positive image of their value for Germany. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 308 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1H; 3JH; 3JJC; APF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386971
- ISBN
- 9781782386971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.80
€ 155.80