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Hardback. Focuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods. Num Pages: 356 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRAC; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265554
- ISBN
- 9780520265554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33€ 56.75
€ 73.33
€ 56.75
Paperback. Focuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods. Num Pages: 356 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506. Ile-Ife in Time, Space, and the Imagination. 356 pages. Focuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRKT. Dimension: 228 x 168 x 21. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265561
- ISBN
- 9780520265561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.71
€ 38.99
€ 28.71
Hardback. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the linguistically and geographically diverse regions of the world. As in the rest of the world, deaf people live throughout sub-Saharan communities. This is a research on sub-Saharan signed languages and deaf community, organizing has created the opportunity to gather together and the perspectives presented herein. Editor(s): Cooper, Audrey C.; Rashid, Khadijat K. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1HF; CFZ; JFFG; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 70 x 100 x 15. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686344
- ISBN
- 9781563686344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.20
€ 59.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Hunter, Emma. Series: Cambridge Centre of African Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPA; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422564
- ISBN
- 9780821422564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.88
€ 92.88
Hardcover. This book explores migration experiences of African families across two generations in Britain, France and South Africa. Global processes of African migration are investigated, and the lived experiences of African migrants are explored in areas such as citizenship, belonging, intergenerational transmission, work and social mobility. Editor(s): Attias-Donfut, Claudine; Cook, Joanne; Hoffman, Jaco; Waite, Louise. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252745
- ISBN
- 9780230252745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.47
€ 64.47
Hardback. Examines momentous changes in notions of citizenship, sovereignty, nation, state, and empire in a time of acute uncertainty about the future of a world that had earlier been divided into colonial empires. This book shows how both France and its former colonies backed into more "national" conceptions of the state than either had sought. Num Pages: 512 pages, 6 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161310
- ISBN
- 9780691161310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.02€ 47.40
€ 64.02
€ 47.40
hardcover. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1HB; JFFN; JHMC; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319459608
- ISBN
- 9783319459608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Paperback. Aiming to identify sustainable strategies - rather than upholding an a priori vision of an ideal city, this publication highlights questions of method and procedure that can be transferred to other 'cities of change', and covers developments, such as the influence of China in African countries or the chances of high-density, low-rise developments. Editor(s): Angelil, Marc; Hebel, Dirk. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 473 colour illustrations, 151 schw.-w. u. 473 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd and rev. ed.
- SKU
- V9783035608045
- ISBN
- 9783035608045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.68
€ 50.99
€ 48.68
Paperback. This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and new-comers interact, negotiate, and struggle over access to limited resources. Editor(s): Murray, Martin J.; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116641
- ISBN
- 9780230116641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.87
€ 123.87
Hardback. Editor(s): Murray, Martin; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970350
- ISBN
- 9781403970350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010131
- ISBN
- 9781847010131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.96
€ 95.96
Hardcover. Africa. 231 pp. previous owner signature on ffep. A somewhat worn copy, remains good
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1919
- SKU
- KNW0001622
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 38.99€ 4.99
€ 38.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Christians in the Middle East have come under increasing pressure in recent years with the rise of radical Islam. In Egypt, the large Coptic Christian community has traditionally played an important political and historical role. This book examines Egyptian Christians' responses to sectarian pressures in both national and local contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRC; JFSR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137568687
- ISBN
- 9781137568687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Paperback. This is the fascinating social history of a remote chiefdom in Zimbabwe. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; HRC; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748611300
- ISBN
- 9780748611300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.35
€ 41.99
€ 34.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 221 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HRCX4; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319334936
- ISBN
- 9783319334936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.88
€ 122.88
Hardcover. Kenya is noted for its rich variety of African indigenous Churches, all originating in a defence of Kenyan cultures. This book discusses their deployment of the media, crusades, organisation, theology and use of the Bible, and above all the economics that has made this phenomenon possible. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HRAM2; HRC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 145. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659341
- ISBN
- 9781850659341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.19€ 57.30
€ 58.19
€ 57.30
Paperback. Explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. This title offers an insight into important contemporary themes such as religious conversion, new religious movements, relations between world religions, the conditions of religious violence, and more. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAC; HRC; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285859
- ISBN
- 9780520285859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.26
€ 44.99
€ 32.26
Paperback. Is African Christianity a religious marketplace now dominated by only two big players, the Catholic Church and Pentecostals? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRC; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044776
- ISBN
- 9781849044776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.68
€ 38.99
€ 35.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; HBJH; HRAX; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 178 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1582.
- Publisher
- William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802869319
- ISBN
- 9780802869319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.37€ 48.87
€ 52.37
€ 48.87
Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 183-186. Commissioning organisation: [by] T.A. Beetham. xv, 206 p. maps. 23 cm. Paperback. Slightly worn copy, covers rubbed, corners slightly bumped. Light staining at rear outer edge, text clean."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- PALL MALL P
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- SKU
- KEX0109116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 218.28€ 4.99
€ 218.28
€ 4.99
Hardback. Takes readers beyond familiar images of religious politicians and populations steeped in spirituality. This book shows how critical reason and Christian convictions have combined in surprising ways as African Christians confront issues such as national constitutions, gender relations, and the continuing struggle with HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Englund, Harri. Series: Cambridge Centre of African Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419458
- ISBN
- 9780821419458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.21
€ 101.21
Paperback. Africa. 127 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0001953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Africa. 127 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0001952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Africa. 127 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0001951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99