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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. 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. 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€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
paperback. Editor(s): Graham, Paul; Coetzee, Alice. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 250 x 7. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Idasa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919798349
- ISBN
- 9781919798349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong's vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w plates (8pp). BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; HBJH; HBLW3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841154220
- ISBN
- 9781841154220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.84
€ 17.99
€ 12.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010841
- ISBN
- 9781847010841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Num Pages: 384 pages, 66pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; BG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753809471
- ISBN
- 9780753809471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167831
- ISBN
- 9780691167831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167824
- ISBN
- 9780691167824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 79.38
€ 104.11
€ 79.38
Paperback. The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115740
- ISBN
- 9780226115740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. The author was employed as consultant for the Islamic fundamentalist Shari'a Movement's project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. His book examines the use of Islam as a tool for political transformation and discusses religious discourse in Africa. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226758701
- ISBN
- 9780226758701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSU; JFSC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857826
- ISBN
- 9781634857826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.22€ 103.86
€ 137.22
€ 103.86
Paperback. A collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. Num Pages: 718 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 46. Weight in Grams: 756. African Tribal History, Legends, Customs and Religious Beliefs. 718 pages, line drawings. A collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; JFHF; JFSL3. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 46. Weight: 586.
- Publisher
- Interlink Publishing+group Inc
- Number of pages
- 718
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862417581
- ISBN
- 9780862417581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.33
€ 26.99
€ 18.33
Hardcover. Includes bibliography. 172 p. illus. 22cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with slightly buffed dw. Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- SKU
- KEX0069126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Includes bibliography. 172 p. illus. 22cm. Original cloth. Very good, clean and tight copy in a worn d.w." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- SKU
- KEX0069330
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Africa. 172 pp. illustrated. price clipped
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- SKU
- KNW0000745
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Includes bibliography. 172 p. illus. 22cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with slightly buffed dw. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0069123
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Includes bibliography. 172 p. illus. 22cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with slightly buffed dw. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0069124
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Includes bibliography. 172 p. illus. 22cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with slightly buffed dw. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0069125
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Africa. 172 pp. illustrated. price clipped
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0000746
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99