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Paperback. Offers an account of the music of Africa. This book describes and examines xylophone playing in southern Uganda and harp music from the Central African Republic; compares multi-part singing from across the continent; and explores movement and sound in eastern Angola. It also includes a cognitive study of African rhythm and Yoruba chantefables. Num Pages: 464 pages, 64 halftones, 113 musical examples, 9 maps, 32 line drawings, 14 figures, 13 tables, 1 co. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456911
- ISBN
- 9780226456911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Offer an account of the music of Africa. This title draws on the author's extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. It also features a selection of photographs and is accompanied by a compact disc of the author's own recordings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 75 halftones, 48 musical examples, 35 line drawings, 6 tables, 1 compact disc. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456942
- ISBN
- 9780226456942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
This book tells the often-unrecognized, but important, story of how African religions have shaped faith in America. Mary Ann Clark explores the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the Atlantic slave trade, then examines how each may have influenced contemporary American beliefs and culture. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBJH; HRAC; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442208797
- ISBN
- 9781442208797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.83
€ 74.83
Paperback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100916
- ISBN
- 9780759100916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.23
€ 77.23
The Zimbabwe Culture. Origins and Decline of Southern Zambezian States...
Pikirayi, Innocent; Vogel, Joseph O.
Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100909
- ISBN
- 9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.39
€ 183.39
Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217165
- ISBN
- 9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Chronicles the author's two years of travel and observation of gorillas in East and Central Africa in the late 1950s, high in the Virunga volcanoes on the Zaire-Rwanda-Uganda border. This edition also features a postscript detailing Schaller's more recent visits with gorillas, current to 2009. Num Pages: 290 pages, 30 halftones, 27 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; PSVW79; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, Reissue, With a New Postscript
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736471
- ISBN
- 9780226736471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Edited annually by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited. 860 p. illus., plates, col. maps. 19 cm. Publishers cloth. Good copy with clean cloth and bright gilt title on spine and front board, well defined edges and tight binding, slight suggestion of toning. 1954 edition." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- SKU
- KEX0105091
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: ed . by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company . 1, 712 p. 1 folding maps in pocket. Associated Names: Gordon-Brown, Alfred. Original cloth. Good copy in dulled and slightly edge rubbed blue covers. Text clean in a strong binding. 1961 ed." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hale
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- SKU
- KEX0036950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 72.84€ 4.99
€ 72.84
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: ed . by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company . 1, 736 p. 2 folding maps in pocket. Associated Names: Gordon-Brown, Alfred. Original cloth. Good copy in chipped soiled dw. Front board water stained, but not affecting the internal. Text clean in a strong binding. 1964 ed." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hale
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1964
- SKU
- KEX0036900
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 80.89€ 4.99
€ 80.89
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: ed . by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company . 1, 770 p. Coloured illustrations. Associated Names: Gordon-Brown, Alfred. Original cloth. Good clean copy, spine lightly sunned, spine ends fingered. Slight damp stain near top of spine. 1951 ed." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hale
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1951
- SKU
- KEX0108119
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677344
- ISBN
- 9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Takes us to the heart of the struggle, meeting everyone from politicians, extremists and mercenaries to aid workers, civilians and refugees. This book offers an account of a country ravaged by war, considers what the future might hold for a generation who have grown up knowing little else and exposes the reality of life in Somalia. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777803
- ISBN
- 9780552777803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFC1; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176336
- ISBN
- 9780631176336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Portobello
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270314
- ISBN
- 9781846270314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. The rich diversity of African religious traditions is revealed through contributions from renowned scholars from across a variety of fields. Editor(s): Bongmba, Elias Kifon. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 632 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196901
- ISBN
- 9781405196901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.04
€ 198.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Carruthers, Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2,000 mostly full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GBC; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781775843535
- ISBN
- 9781775843535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. 208pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Macfadden-Bartell Corp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- SKU
- KON0830944
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Africa 308 pp. red boards. Includes index & bibliographical referencs
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- MacDonald
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- SKU
- KNW0000486
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Includes bibliography. 165 p. illus. 20 cm. 1/4 cloth over boards. Very good, clean copy, in worn dw with some tearing at spine ends."
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Friendship Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1959
- SKU
- KEX0062467
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99