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Africa
Paperback. Explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. This book unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked 'race records' recorded between 1923 and 1949. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076602
- ISBN
- 9780252076602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.04
€ 30.99
€ 28.04
Hardback. An exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idioms Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033476
- ISBN
- 9780252033476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Paperback. Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto illustrates how this rapidly growing, underfunded but surprisingly effective institution found the niche that allowed it to exist, to provide medical care to a massive patient body and at times even to flourish in the apartheid state. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147472
- ISBN
- 9781868147472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Paperback. Clive Walker has changed the face of conservation in South Africa and devoted his life to the preservation of our wildlife and natural heritage. Baobab trails is the story of his journey, spanning more than forty years, told through his experiences with some extraordinary and remarkable personalities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431408672
- ISBN
- 9781431408672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.37
€ 27.99
€ 24.37
Hardcover. In the wake of the recent financial crisis that has created enormous regulatory risks, changes in the content of banking regulation are crucial. In this book, policy makers and advisors from central banks across Africa discuss this topical subject, focussing on how to enhance bank competition and intermediation efficiency in the region. Editor(s): Murinde, Victor. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313330
- ISBN
- 9780230313330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.85
€ 64.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 564 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KCB; KCL; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319435503
- ISBN
- 9783319435503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.89
€ 125.89
Paperback. Argues that the 1955 Asia-Africa conference (the 'Bandung Conference') had a lasting normative influence on the contemporary regional order of Asia, and that it underlies the diplomatic principles and loosely defined normative framework that characterize present-day Asian international relations. Editor(s): Tan, See Seng; Acharya, Amitav. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693930
- ISBN
- 9789971693930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJH; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512028
- ISBN
- 9781911512028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.85
€ 26.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693504
- ISBN
- 9780816693504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.12
€ 31.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408866474
- ISBN
- 9781408866474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.83
€ 21.83
Hardback. Looks at how refugees and asylum seekers are stigmatised in political rhetoric and media coverage. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVWR; 1H; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334332
- ISBN
- 9780745334332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.94€ 82.04
€ 98.94
€ 82.04
Babel Guide to Portugal, Brazil and Africa Fiction in English Translat...
Keenoy, Ray, Treece, Dave, Hyland, Paul, Broo...
Paperback. Editor(s): Keenoy, Ray; etc. Series: Babel Guides to Literature in English Translation. Num Pages: 161 pages, bibliography of Portuguese fiction available in English translation, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFMA; 1HFMQ; 1KLSB; 2ADP; DSBH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Boulevard Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899460052
- ISBN
- 9781899460052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Keenoy, Ray; Brown, Saskia. Series: Babel Guides to Literature in English Translation. Num Pages: 252 pages, bibliography of French fiction available in English translation, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DFH; 1HB; 1HFD; 1KBC; 2ADF; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Boulevard Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899460106
- ISBN
- 9781899460106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
hardcover. Originally a royal court dance, "baakisimba" asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. Integrating a study of the performance genre with a detailed analysis of gender among the Baganda, this book illuminates the complex relationship between "baakisimba" and Baganda culture. Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415967761
- ISBN
- 9780415967761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.08
€ 147.08
Hardback. A study of Ghanian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer Ayi Kwei Armah. Professor Ode Ogede situates Armah's writing within its cultural, historical and political contexts and examines Armah's ability to create new literary forms based on his manipulation of African oral traditions. Num Pages: 221 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 2H; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821413524
- ISBN
- 9780821413524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.53
€ 101.53
Paperback. In the gloom it came along the branches towards me, its round, hypnotic eyes blazing, its spoon-like ears turning to and fro independently like radar dishes ..it was Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky come to life ..one of the most incredible creatures I had ever been privileged to meet. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670920686
- ISBN
- 9780670920686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Focusing on the political life of the sha'b in Cairo, this book shows how men and women develop creative and effective strategies to accomplish shared goals, despite the dominant forces ranged against them. It examines communal patterns of allocation, distribution, and decision-making. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 358 pages, 15 halftones 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025681
- ISBN
- 9780691025681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.02€ 45.69
€ 64.02
€ 45.69
Hardcover. 169 p. illus. 21 cm. Publishers cloth. Near-fine copy. Nice dw with slight rubbing to edges of spine.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Barker
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0044078
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.99€ 4.99
€ 17.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 169 p. illus. 21 cm. Publishers cloth. Fine copy. In crisp dw.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Barker
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0105449
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.99€ 4.99
€ 17.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 169 p. illus. 21 cm. Publishers cloth. Near-fine copy. Nice dw with slight rubbing to edges of spine.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Barker
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0044077
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.99€ 4.99
€ 17.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821421901
- ISBN
- 9780821421901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.38
€ 92.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 1QRM; WBN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166884
- ISBN
- 9789774166884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.27
€ 25.99
€ 23.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1MBF; 3JJF; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319308241
- ISBN
- 9783319308241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardcover. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the literature on development in Sub-Saharan Africa, and challenges the notions of African public officials presented there. It focuses on public audit institutions and offers rich empirical research results, which contradicts many assumptions made in the literature on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPH; JPP; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282712
- ISBN
- 9781137282712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18