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Ibn Tulun: His Lost City and Great Mosque

Tarek Swelim

Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, 158 colour. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1418.

Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9789774166914
ISBN: 9789774166914

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IBN Battuta

Paperback. Ibn Battuta was famous in his own lifetime during the 14th Century as the greatest traveller of the age. Here, the author reviews Ibn Battuta's journeys and discusses the major themes of his travels. He also examines the financing of Ibn Battuta's adventures, and how geography and natural history are presented by him. Series: Makers of Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 160
Condition: New
SKU: V9781845113940
ISBN: 9781845113940

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I Will Still Be Moved: Reports from South Africa

Marion Friedmann

Hardcover. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.

Condition: Used, Very Good
Publisher: Barker London
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1963
Edition: First Edition
SKU: KRF0020066

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I WILL STILL BE MOVED: Reports from South Africa

Marion Friedman Ed.

Hardcover. Africa. 126 pp. Illustrated

Condition: Used, Very Good
Publisher: Quadrangle Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1963
SKU: KNW0001102

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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

Caitlin Alifirenka

Paperback. The inspiring story of a 12-year-old American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe who change each other's lives when her letter for her class's pen-pal project finds its way to him. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 1KBB; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
Edition: Reprint
Condition: New
SKU: V9780316241335
ISBN: 9780316241335

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Kathleen Courlander - I speak of Africa - - KEX0104249

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I speak of Africa

Kathleen Courlander

Hardcover. First published 1956." Includes bibliographical references. 255 p. illus. 23 cm. Hardback. Firmly bound, title in gilt on spine, general wear to boards with slightly sunned spine. Very good copy."

Condition: Used, Very Good
Publisher: Hale
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1956
SKU: KEX0104249

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I Say to You: Ethnic Politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya

Gabrielle Lynch

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

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I Refuse to Die

Koigi Wa Wamwere

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

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I Love That Place - Tdjouboega

Martin Oppel

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

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I Laugh So I Won't Cry

Helena Halperin

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Africa Research & Publications United States
Number of pages: 390
Condition: New
SKU: V9781592213047
ISBN: 9781592213047

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I Dreamed of Africa

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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

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I Did It to Save My Life: Love and Survival in Sierra Leone

Catherine E. Bolten

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

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I Dare to Say: African Women Share Their Stories of Hope and Survival

Hilda Twongyeirwe

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

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Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa

Mamdouh M.A. Shahin

Mixed media pr. Provides coverage of the hydrology and water resources of Africa, including the neighbouring islands. This title contains a CD-ROM with raw meteorological, hydrometric and water quality data. It emphasises on the components of the hydrological cycle; precipitation, evaporation and runoff of both land and insular Africa. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 680 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1158.

Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages: 680
Condition: New
SKU: V9781402008665
ISBN: 9781402008665

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Hustling Is Not Stealing: Stories of an African Bar Girl

John M. Chernoff

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

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Hunting the Ethical State

Joseph Hellweg

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

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Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests

John Robinson (Ed.)

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

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Hungochani: The History of a Dissident Sexuality in Southern Africa, S...

Marc Epprecht

Paperback. Challenging the stereotypes of African heterosexuality - from the precolonial era to the present. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.

Publisher: McGill-Queen´s University Press
Number of pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
Edition: 2nd edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780773541719
ISBN: 9780773541719

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Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe: A Functional Study of Nutrition Amo...

Audrey Richards

paperback. "Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe" examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement "nutrition is a biological process more fundamental than sex". Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFC; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Edition
Number of pages: 264
Condition: New
SKU: V9780415320115
ISBN: 9780415320115