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Africa
Paperback. This work traces the origins of one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures, from its beginnings in the 13th century Mali Empire, to the recording studios of Paris and New York. It focuses on four spheres of Mande music: hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, and jembe. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 440 pages, 78 halftones, 30 line drawings, 36 musical examples, 8 maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGE; AVGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101620
- ISBN
- 9780226101620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.41
€ 48.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847399328
- ISBN
- 9781847399328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 627
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847378835
- ISBN
- 9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
€ 16.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp), (3 x 8pp B&W), With index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 184 x 47. Weight in Grams: 552. Very good clean copy with minor shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0009713
- ISBN
- 9780007437979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011565
- ISBN
- 9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Hardcover. Tells the story of how people struggled to define, refine, reform, and ultimately overturn racial etiquette as a social guide for Southern Rhodesian politics. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465205
- ISBN
- 9781580465205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Paperback. Explores how African American men have been marketed, embodied, and imaged for the purposes of racial advancement during the first half of the 20th C. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 463 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775639
- ISBN
- 9780814775639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 147-152. Commissioning organisation: [by] Robert D. Loken. xi, 152 p. 25 cm. Publishers cloth. good copy with clean cloth and bright gilt title on spine and front board, well defined edges and frim binding, small library marking on spine and label on front pasted sheet, slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- SKU
- KEX0110396
- ISBN
- 9780275025458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Africa. 188 pp. Ex Libris. Previous owner signature on ffep. Some tears to DJ but a nice copy o/w
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Columbia U.P.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- SKU
- KNW0001134
- ISBN
- 9780231030717
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 27.99€ 4.99
€ 27.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851987842
- ISBN
- 9780851987842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. Essays in Appraisal. 256 pages, tables & charts. Editor(s): Parsons, Raymond. Features an assessment of Trevor Manuel as minister of Finance and of the South African economy under his stewardship over eight years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KC. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Double Storey
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919930596
- ISBN
- 9781919930596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64
paperback. Num Pages: 119 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; KCHS; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Nordic Africa Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171062338
- ISBN
- 9789171062338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. The book provides a revealing analysis of key areas of Egyptian political economy, such as labour, urbanization and the creation of slums, disability, refugees, street children, and agrarian livelihoods, reaching the impactful conclusion that marginalization does not mean total exclusion. Editor(s): Bush, Ray; Ayeb, Habib. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780320847
- ISBN
- 9781780320847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.04
€ 40.99
€ 34.04
Paperback. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 306 pages, Illustrations. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight: 404.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871996
- ISBN
- 9780907871996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Bunting, Annie; Lawrance, Benjamin N.; Roberts, Richard L. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422007
- ISBN
- 9780821422007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.38
€ 38.99
€ 35.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Bunting, Annie; Lawrance, Benjamin N.; Roberts, Richard L. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421994
- ISBN
- 9780821421994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Aperture United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597113533
- ISBN
- 9781597113533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.18
€ 46.99
€ 39.18
Num Pages: 192 pages, 266 color photos. BIC Classification: 1H; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343360
- ISBN
- 9780764343360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.59
€ 53.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. This title describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the urban environment of Djenne. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b&w photos, 13 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AM; RPC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220721
- ISBN
- 9780253220721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. Ritual, art and secrecy in Casamance, Senegal. Editor(s): De Jong, Ferdinand; Peel, J. D. Y.; Heald, Suzette; James, Deborah. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633197
- ISBN
- 9780748633197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.99
€ 106.47
€ 102.99
Paperback. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 115 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315287
- ISBN
- 9780226315287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315270
- ISBN
- 9780226315270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.37
€ 94.64
€ 79.37
Paperback. "Includes bibliographical references. 55 p. illus., map. 21 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine copy with tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages, clean cover with suggestion of dust dulling to edges."
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Internat. Defence & Aid Fund
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- SKU
- KEX0122078
- ISBN
- 9780901500304
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226130866
- ISBN
- 9780226130866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.10
€ 94.64
€ 79.10