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Africa

Hardback. During the 1970s, Algeria, Iraq, and Libya began to spend due to their massive oil wealth and modernisation seemed imminent. What went wrong? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HBA; 1HBL; KCM; KCS; KNBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041744
ISBN
9781849041744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.53

Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136127
ISBN
9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. A companion to "Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt", this book contains the voices of the poor themselves, found in documents heretofore largely ignored. It provides access to the attitudes and philanthropic activities of the charitable, alongside the dramatic writings of the poor themselves. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092713
ISBN
9780691092713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.27

Paperback. Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195629
ISBN
9780141195629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Book. When the World Cup circus came to town it jolted South Africa out of its insular navel-gazing and roused a nation. Defying the sceptics and the Afro-pessimists - both at home and abroad - we put on a great show not just for South Africa, but for the whole continent. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; WSJA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099715
ISBN
9781770099715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 65 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; ACG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 302 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
65
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772890364
ISBN
9788772890364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. 320 pages, 51 photographs. Considers how young men in West Africa are made available for violent labour on battlefields and in diamond mines, rubber plantations, and other unregulated industries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JWXN. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 20. Weight: 620.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350774
ISBN
9780822350774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. Based on ethnographic research among militias in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Danny Hoffman considers how young men are made available for violent labor on battlefields and in dangerous unregulated industries. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350590
ISBN
9780822350590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

Paperback. An account of the rise of the Zulu nation in southern Africa, and its fall under Cetshwayo in the Zulu war of 1879. This work sets out to be not only a history of the Zulus but also a full-scale study of the British colonial and military policy in relation to southern Africa, and of those involved. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 49. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712661058
ISBN
9780712661058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Edinburgh House Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
SKU
KMR0004615
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Excellent copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Edinburgh House Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
SKU
KLN0005586
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Includes bibliography. 165 p. illus. 20 cm. 1/4 cloth over boards. Very good, clean copy, in worn dw with some tearing at spine ends."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Friendship Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1959
SKU
KEX0062467
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa 308 pp. red boards. Includes index & bibliographical referencs
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
MacDonald
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KNW0000486
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. 208pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macfadden-Bartell Corp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KON0830944
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Carruthers, Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2,000 mostly full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GBC; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775843535
ISBN
9781775843535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Hardback. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. The rich diversity of African religious traditions is revealed through contributions from renowned scholars from across a variety of fields. Editor(s): Bongmba, Elias Kifon. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 632 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196901
ISBN
9781405196901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.87

Paperback. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Portobello
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846270314
ISBN
9781846270314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFC1; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176336
ISBN
9780631176336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906462093
ISBN
9781906462093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Takes us to the heart of the struggle, meeting everyone from politicians, extremists and mercenaries to aid workers, civilians and refugees. This book offers an account of a country ravaged by war, considers what the future might hold for a generation who have grown up knowing little else and exposes the reality of life in Somalia. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777803
ISBN
9780552777803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748677344
ISBN
9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.90

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: ed . by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company . 1, 770 p. Coloured illustrations. Associated Names: Gordon-Brown, Alfred. Original cloth. Good clean copy, spine lightly sunned, spine ends fingered. Slight damp stain near top of spine. 1951 ed." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hale
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1951
SKU
KEX0108119
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: ed . by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company . 1, 736 p. 2 folding maps in pocket. Associated Names: Gordon-Brown, Alfred. Original cloth. Good copy in chipped soiled dw. Front board water stained, but not affecting the internal. Text clean in a strong binding. 1964 ed." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hale
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0036900
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 80.89
€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: ed . by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company . 1, 712 p. 1 folding maps in pocket. Associated Names: Gordon-Brown, Alfred. Original cloth. Good copy in dulled and slightly edge rubbed blue covers. Text clean in a strong binding. 1961 ed." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Hale
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KEX0036950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 72.84
€ 4.99

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