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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. .
Publisher
Anness Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780194370
ISBN
9781780194370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191004
ISBN
9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Railroads linked remote hinterlands with cities; overland and undersea cables connected distant continents. This title recounts the enduring consequences these technological, economic, social, and cultural revolutions had on Muslim communities from North Africa to South Asia, the Indian Ocean and China. Editor(s): Gelvin, James L.; Green, Nile. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
329
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275027
ISBN
9780520275027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317489
ISBN
9780226317489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. "Bibliography: p. 284-[297]. Commissioning organisation: by Roland Oliver and Anthony Atmore. ix, 304 p. maps. 22 cm. Associated Names: Atmore, Anthony,. Paperback. Good copy with tight binding, clean and crisp pages."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cambridge U.P
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KEX0133744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. This book recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420898
ISBN
9780821420898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour maps and 70 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 396.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513318
ISBN
9780140513318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. A penetrating, on-the-ground account of the recent turmoil and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 pp. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857208866
ISBN
9780857208866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. Tells the story of South Africa's shocking propaganda campaign which sold apartheid across the world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399140
ISBN
9780745399140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year - between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297. .
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294536
ISBN
9781910294536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. Drawing on archaeological findings and an unusual combination of Greek and Egyptian evidence, this book examines the economic life and multicultural society of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis in the era between Alexander and Augustus. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 halftones. 6 line illus. 5 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1HBE; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140339
ISBN
9780691140339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. An illuminating account of how the US and its new African command have created a self-fulfilling prophecy of terror and instability in the Sahara. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JMC; JPS; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329611
ISBN
9780745329611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.62

Hardcover. Africa. 123 pp. DJ quite worn
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Dennis Dobson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
SKU
KNW0001248
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 b&w Photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292787230
ISBN
9780292787230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Special supplement to African notes, bulletin of the Institute of African Studies." Commissioning organisation: Special supplement to African notes. v, 35 p. 33 cm. Paperback. Good copy in dust dulled and slightly edge worn covers. Bottom spine ed". Keywords: "African literature , Pamphlet"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
University of Ibadan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KEX0085955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; JPF; JPH; JPL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928232322
ISBN
9781928232322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Hardback. A "g'adl" or hagiography, originally written by G'alawdewos thirty years after the subject's death, in 1672-1673. Translated from multiple manuscripts and versions. Num Pages: 544 pages, 64 color illus. 18 halftones. 4 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JD; HBJH; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 262 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164212
ISBN
9780691164212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Presents an account of the life experiences of an Africanist archaeologist. This title takes readers on a journey across the world, from his origins in a small Jewish community in Manchester to his adventures on archaeological sites in the villages of Africa before finally settling down to teach in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 integrated bw illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; BM; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119942
ISBN
9781845119942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.57

Paperback. Marion and Shiva Stone, born in a mission hospital in Ethiopia in the 1950s, are twin sons of an illicit union between an Indian nun and British doctor. Bound by birth but with widely different temperaments they grow up together, in a country on the brink of revolution, until a betrayal splits them apart. But fate has not finished with them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 404.
Edition
First Vintage Books Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099443636
ISBN
9780099443636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages, b/w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HB; HBJD; HBJH; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406591
ISBN
9780887406591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. "12mo - over 6" - 7" tall Paperback Copy. A good clean copy. 1st Edition". Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Pergamon Press England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KON0520298
ISBN
9780080109374
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy . African Studies/Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pergamon Press England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0233445
ISBN
9780080109374
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474545
ISBN
9780801474545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.00

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