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Paperback. Details the history and culture of the Somali people. This book offers insight into the complex social, historical, and cultural hinterland that is the Somali heritage and pays attention to the pervasive influence of traditional nomadism, especially its extremely decentralized nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658986
ISBN
9781850658986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. Explains the multiple dimensions of the conflict in Somalia and points the way to a peace-building consensus. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329741
ISBN
9780745329741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Hardback. Explains the multiple dimensions of the conflict in Somalia and points the way to a peace-building consensus. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329758
ISBN
9780745329758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 83.42

Hardback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Queen's University, 2014. Series: Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286801
ISBN
9780803286801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Paperback. Crime in most urban areas has been falling since 1991. This title presents a structural and theoretical analysis of the various factors that affect the crime decline, and offers insights into which trends have declined and why. It considers the indicators such as employment, labour market opportunities, skill levels, and housing. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767856
ISBN
9780814767856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Human Rights Watch United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564322630
ISBN
9781564322630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

hardcover. Reflects how the different people of Africa view their civilizations. This title shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. It covers the period from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the onset of the European 'scramble' for colonial territory in the 1880s. Editor(s): Ajayi, J. F. Ade. Series: UNESCO General History of Africa S. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520039179
ISBN
9780520039179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.30

Paperback. Series: Lonely Planet Kids. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 5AJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 305 x 230. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786575371
ISBN
9781786575371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. "Text of act, p. 1-3. 7 p. Disbound. Good copy. Page edges browned. Minor stamp to titlepage/cover. Text clean." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Keliher
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1914
SKU
KEX0115874
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 82.75
€ 4.99

paperback. Nigeria has been caught in a spiral of economic and political decay. This book highlights the progress which has been achieved, in industrial adjustment, institution building and conflict regulation. It follows Nigeria's leading manufacturing sector, the textile industry, from the heyday of the oil boom through adjustment and liberalization. Num Pages: 318 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; KND; KNXB2; TDG; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Nordic Africa Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9789171064257
ISBN
9789171064257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.67

Hardback. Examines Africa's five regions regarding changes in U.S.-Africa relations as a consequence of the demise of the global Cold War.
Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312223885
ISBN
9780312223885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Paperback. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Making Guinea Modern. 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925103
ISBN
9780226925103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain, rather than negotiate a transition to majority rule. The author shows that the exception that was Rhodesian independence did not, in fact, make the state that different from new nations elsewhere in Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226235196
ISBN
9780226235196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Hardcover. In 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain, rather than negotiate a transition to majority rule. The author shows that the exception that was Rhodesian independence did not, in fact, make the state that different from new nations elsewhere in Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226235059
ISBN
9780226235059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 82.79

Paperback. Asks what happens when perpetrators publicly admit or discuss their actions. This book contends that public confessions do not settle the past. It argues that this debate and the public confessions that trigger it are healthy for democratic processes of political participation, freedom of expression, and contestation of political ideas. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340829
ISBN
9780822340829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JM; APB; BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Edition
First Edition, First Impression
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718184094
ISBN
9780718184094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. The Secretary General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996, Boutros-Ghali writes bluntly of the conflict between the US and the UN. He tells the inside story of debacles in the Middle East, Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda and Haiti, and warns of future dangers ensuing from US hostility. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FB; 1HFGR; 1HFGS; 1KBB; 1KJH; BG; HBTV; JPQB; JPSN1; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672. Fine clean copy with dust jacket in excellent condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KSG0001249
ISBN
9781860644979
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.28

Hardcover. A history of elite women who were concubines and wives of powerful slave-soldiers, known as Mamluks, who dominated Egypt both politically and militarily in the eighteenth century. Series: Syracuse Uni Press: Middle East Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JF; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632931
ISBN
9780815632931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.78

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight: 144.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486287386
ISBN
9780486287386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.03

Hardback. For centuries, Africa's Upper Guinea Coast region has been the site of regional and global interactions. This book examines how such encounters have continued into the present day, identifying the disruptions and continuities in social phenomena that have resulted. Editor(s): Knorr, Jacqueline; Kohl, Christoph. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; GTB; HBJH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 268 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330698
ISBN
9781785330698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.97

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