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Africa

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
€ 13.49

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

€ 37.99
€ 33.25

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

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Edited annually by A. Gordon-Brown for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited. 860 p. illus., plates, col. maps. 19 cm. Publishers cloth. Good copy with clean cloth and bright gilt title on spine and front board, well defined edges and tight binding, slight suggestion of toning. 1954 edition." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Robert Hale Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1954
SKU
KEX0105091
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 52.50

Paperback. Chronicles the author's two years of travel and observation of gorillas in East and Central Africa in the late 1950s, high in the Virunga volcanoes on the Zaire-Rwanda-Uganda border. This edition also features a postscript detailing Schaller's more recent visits with gorillas, current to 2009. Num Pages: 290 pages, 30 halftones, 27 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; PSVW79; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition, Reissue, With a New Postscript
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736471
ISBN
9780226736471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217165
ISBN
9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100909
ISBN
9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.39

Paperback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100916
ISBN
9780759100916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.23

This book tells the often-unrecognized, but important, story of how African religions have shaped faith in America. Mary Ann Clark explores the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the Atlantic slave trade, then examines how each may have influenced contemporary American beliefs and culture. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBJH; HRAC; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442208797
ISBN
9781442208797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Paperback. Offer an account of the music of Africa. This title draws on the author's extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. It also features a selection of photographs and is accompanied by a compact disc of the author's own recordings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 75 halftones, 48 musical examples, 35 line drawings, 6 tables, 1 compact disc. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456942
ISBN
9780226456942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.77

Paperback. Offers an account of the music of Africa. This book describes and examines xylophone playing in southern Uganda and harp music from the Central African Republic; compares multi-part singing from across the continent; and explores movement and sound in eastern Angola. It also includes a cognitive study of African rhythm and Yoruba chantefables. Num Pages: 464 pages, 64 halftones, 113 musical examples, 9 maps, 32 line drawings, 14 figures, 13 tables, 1 co. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456911
ISBN
9780226456911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Offer an account of the music of Africa. This title draws on the author's extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. It also features a selection of photographs and is accompanied by a compact disc of the author's own recordings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 75 halftones, 48 musical examples, 35 line drawings, 6 tables, 1 compact disc. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456935
ISBN
9780226456935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 89.43

Hardback. Theory of Social Involvement examines the dynamic interplay between church, state, and society. Sunday A. Aigbe considers the Christian factor as it relates to the sociopolitical responsibility and development in Nigeria and identifies ways in which Christianity can serve as an agent of change and promote unity within Nigeria. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRA; HRCX6; JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819188731
ISBN
9780819188731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.61

Paperback. The defining experience of author's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. A marriage of history, remembrance, poetry and vivid first-hand observation, this title is a work of wisdom and compassion from one of the great voices of our age. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959206
ISBN
9780241959206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause celebre of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785352423
ISBN
9781785352423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, appendices, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140. . "Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Commissioning organisation: Richard Manning. xv, 255 p. maps 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title on spine, tight binding, very slightly buffed and rubbed dw." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Countries & Regions - Africa - 20th Century,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - Civil Liberties & Political Activism -"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KEX0109288
ISBN
9781850431022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395984
ISBN
9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.40

paperback. The author's title is the true account of the traumatised memory of the people of at least five townships in the Vaal. They made it happen; they suffered the consequences; they are remembered. Num Pages: 285 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406. Signed by the author. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jacana Media
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024727
ISBN
9781919931463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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