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Paperback. This treatise defends the literary and political integrity of South African novelist J.M. Coetzee by arguing that he absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing the ethical tensions of the South African crisis. It describes the political contexts surrounding his novels. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078123
ISBN
9780520078123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

paperback. Demonstrates that Jamaica's troubles were caused not by lazy blacks but by the incompetence of absentee white planters operating within an obsolete colonial system. This book also shows that although large plantations languished, many former slaves worked tirelessly and became successful small-scale landowners. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJWJ; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073274
ISBN
9780252073274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. George Jardine is one of the most respected and innovative fine dining chefs in South Farica. To get a table at his restaurant on Jordan Wine Estate during the summer season in the Western Cape, you need to book months in advance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928247029
ISBN
9781928247029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. Five Musical Years in Ghana. 328 pages, 78 illustrations. Looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. This book describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGJ. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 13. Weight: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351627
ISBN
9780822351627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. Looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. This book describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. Num Pages: 328 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351481
ISBN
9780822351481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.91

Paperback. Jewish communities of the Maghrib from ancient to modern times Editor(s): Gottreich, Emily Benichou; Schroeter, Daniel J. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222251
ISBN
9780253222251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300924
ISBN
9780226300924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642888
ISBN
9780691642888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.45
€ 134.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTS; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422410
ISBN
9780821422410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. How many people can truly say that they know the history of the city in which they live? It is true to say that for most of us who live in Johannesburg, the rich political and social history, and the many fascinations of the city, remain hidden. Num Pages: 132 pages, b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; WTHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919931333
ISBN
9781919931333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342847
ISBN
9780822342847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. 168pp. "Cover slightly worn on spine, edges and corners".
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
African Centre for Technology St
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KHS0068903
ISBN
9789966410368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. 120pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KON0819080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 53.76
€ 4.99

paperback. Aims to combine ethnomusicological, musicological, music educational and performance-based research in a unique way, to promote musical arts on the African continent. Editor(s): Herbst, Anri; Potgieter, Hetta. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
South African College of Music
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919833989
ISBN
9781919833989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Gives an account of everyday life in Algeria during decolonization. This journal captures the heartbreak of a writer profoundly aware of the social and political turmoil of the time. It is suitable for those interested in the history of European colonialism and the tragedies of contemporary Algeria. Editor(s): Fouillade, Claude. Translator(s): Wolf, M. E.; Fouillade, Claude. Num Pages: 340 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BJ; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780803269033
ISBN
9780803269033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. In 1935, Graham Greene set off to discover Liberia, a remote and unfamiliar West African republic founded for released slaves. Crossing the red-clay terrain from Sierra Leone to the coast at Grand Bassa with a chain of porters, he came to know one of the few areas of Africa untouched by Western colonisation. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099282235
ISBN
9780099282235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656356
ISBN
9780816656356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. Fine in fine dustwrapper. DW has price clipped
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Prentice Hall Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KRA0009871
ISBN
9780582500471
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Hellenistic Egypt is firmly established as the generating source of anti-semitism in this book, with roots extending back into the pre-Hellenistic period. Comments on the Jews in Greek and Roman writing further illuminate the hostility towards this culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
n Second printing
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674487789
ISBN
9780674487789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.19

paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 4 colour plates, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226874654
ISBN
9780226874654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. A riveting courtroom drama worthy of Grisham or Turow that is also a real-life political thriller that captures the moral vertigo of South Africa's violent apartheid years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; BT; JKV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 237.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272875
ISBN
9781846272875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Bookstorm
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928257127
ISBN
9781928257127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.42

Politics in My Blood. 352 pages, illustrations. Kader Asmal, lawyer and teacher, South African Cabinet minister, and the driving force behind the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, has been called many things -- 'small, bustling, curious, courageous, indefatigable' (Irish Times) and 'dapper, combative, witty, cantankerous, sarcastic, urbane, precisely spoken' (Sunday Times). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BM; JPQ. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight: 586.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099036
ISBN
9781770099036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; BG; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684848280
ISBN
9780684848280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.36

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