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Africa

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. This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park. Illustrator(s): Kruger, Karin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; RNKH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813340
ISBN
9780553813340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

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

€ 191.48

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
€ 9.83

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

€ 64.99

Hardcover. A magnificent full-color book introducing a collection of traditional western Sub-Saharan African art. Num Pages: 207 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 293 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1207.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896723467
ISBN
9780896723467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.96

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

€ 17.99
€ 15.27

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
€ 13.29

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
€ 32.68

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

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Wartime Childhood. 304 pages. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822371
ISBN
9781408822371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

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
€ 31.41

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

€ 171.54

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

€ 72.37

Paperback. A pioneering study of South African theatre under Apartheid, exploring the ways in which the stage became an arena for the battle against oppression. Series: African Culture Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783609802
ISBN
9781783609802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Johns, Emily. Num Pages: 32 pages, 4 lino etchings. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DCF; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. The Winter March, Shaka, the Cannibals. 32 pages, 4 lino etchings. Illustrator(s): Johns, Emily. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; DCF; HBJH. Dimension: 217 x 210 x 5. Weight: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hearing Eye
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905082469
ISBN
9781905082469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

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

€ 70.12

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
€ 30.98

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
€ 30.98

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

€ 105.12
€ 87.41

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