Africa
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Africa
Paperback. A history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b&w illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006745
- ISBN
- 9780253006745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Was the "mfecane" a figment of historians' imagination? How large a responsibility do Shaka and the Zulu people bear for the social turbulence in South-central and South-east Africa in the early decades of the 19th century? These are some of the issues explored in this collection. Editor(s): Hamilton, Carolyn. Num Pages: 12 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBAH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868142521
- ISBN
- 9781868142521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
The Middle East and Islamic World Reader. An Historical Reader for the...
. Ed(S): Gettleman, Marvin E.; Schaar, Stuart
Paperback. The Muslim world is rich and diverse, yet few Westerners are familiar with the writings and teachings of a culture that is at the forefront of world events. This title assembles a selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam onwards. Editor(s): Gettleman, Marvin E.; Schaar, Stuart. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802145772
- ISBN
- 9780802145772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
Hardback. Minarets have defined Cairo's skyline since its early history: they are one of the most characteristic features of Islamic architecture. This title offers insights into the religious, historical and architectural significance of the minaret in Cairo from the Arab Conquest, through the Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Illustrator(s): O'Kane, Bernard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 220 colour, 80 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QFM; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 333 x 226 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2402.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855397
- ISBN
- 9781848855397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 64.13
€ 64.77
€ 64.13
Paperback. Africa. 206 pp. previous owner signature on front cover. illustrated map on frontispiece
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1943
- SKU
- KNW0001713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570750595
- ISBN
- 9781570750595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Hardcover. A select bibliography of works in English": p. 329-333. xi, 352 p. illus., ports., maps. 23 cm. Original cloth. Good copy, firm binding, some scoring. General wear to boards."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- SKU
- KEX0069699
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575209
- ISBN
- 9780226575209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575193
- ISBN
- 9780226575193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.99€ 89.16
€ 105.99
€ 89.16
Hardback. This book provides an engaging account of the moral lives of young black South Africans once the struggle against apartheid ended and took away their object of political resistance. Num Pages: 228 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFM; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618916
- ISBN
- 9780230618916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. Edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, this unique collection of essays gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on China's place in Africa. Editor(s): Chan, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780325668
- ISBN
- 9781780325668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Hardcover. Africa. 299 pp
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Methuan & Co.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0000879
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This ethnography of the Moroccan womens rights movement describes the history and activists of the Moroccan womens rights movement through the development and use of three frames: equality, womens human rights, and the harmonious family. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633501
- ISBN
- 9780815633501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.12
€ 53.12
Paperback. A sequel to "The Flame of Thika" that takes up the author's story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. It describes her family and friends, their home and their travels, and the glorious wildlife and scenery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674553
- ISBN
- 9780712674553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Hardcover. Brings together contributions that critically review and examine the role that trade and industry policy reforms have played in transitional economies. The book highlights the different and complex patterns of development between the transitional economies of Europe, Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Cook, Paul; Nixson, Fred. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; KCL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333588253
- ISBN
- 9780333588253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fraiture, Pierre-Philippe; Orrells, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813939100
- ISBN
- 9780813939100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.30
€ 104.30
Paperback. A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Num Pages: 704 pages, Over 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 702
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971415
- ISBN
- 9780393971415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.24€ 61.13
€ 61.24
€ 61.13
Hardcover. Percival Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. Born in Scotland in 1887, after completing his studies at the Royal College of Music in London he came out to South Africa as the Music Organiser to the Natal Education Department. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 180. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- Third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868146055
- ISBN
- 9781868146055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. In this authoritative and fully updated new edition, Alison Pargeter follows the twists and turns of the Muslim Brotherhood as it battled through the years of oppression under authoritarian regimes to finally become a key and legitimate political actor. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863568596
- ISBN
- 9780863568596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.73
€ 17.99
€ 16.73
Hardback. The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3 figures, 3 illustrations, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 1HFDL; JFFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335648
- ISBN
- 9781785335648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.25
€ 163.25
Paperback. The people living in rural Africa are being asked by the world community to move their families, change their means of making a living and disrupt their cultures to save the wildlife. This book explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the aim of returning control to Africa. Num Pages: 266 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206717
- ISBN
- 9780520206717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Challenging the notion that Africa s first women novelists were uninterested in postcolonial politics, Susan Z. Andrade shows that in their allegorical fiction, the family stood for the nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349211
- ISBN
- 9780822349211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Africa. 105 pp. A nice neat copy, brown boards
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Witwatersrand University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1948
- SKU
- KNW0001532
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331756
- ISBN
- 9781785331756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.02€ 79.85
€ 126.02
€ 79.85