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Africa
Paperback. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921792
- ISBN
- 9780813921792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.00
€ 41.00
Hardcover. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921785
- ISBN
- 9780813921785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.86
€ 97.86
Paperback. Francophone writing is often concerned with questions of subjectivity and narrative agency, and this is the focus this volume takes as its point of departure. What emerges is the subject understood not as a single entity but as a plural celebration of singular francophone African subjectivites. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921457
- ISBN
- 9780813921457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Paperback. This volume interweaves such diverse themes as colonial slavery and apartheid, human and carnivore evolution and science and romance, to show how we create the past and understand the present. Num Pages: 60 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921297
- ISBN
- 9780813921297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. This study suggests that the balance in Africa, between the prevalence of witchcraft and the forces of modernity, stems both from obsession with power and from the increasing feeling of powerlessness among the people. It also gives a parallel with aspects of politics in Western democracies. Translator(s): Geschiere, Peter; Roitman, Janet. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; HRKT; HRQX5; HRQX9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 50977th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917030
- ISBN
- 9780813917030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. A study of the cultural lives of African slaves in the early colonial Portuguese world, with an emphasis on the more than one million Central Africans who survived the journey to Brazil. James Sweet lifts a curtain on their lives as Africans rather than incipient Brazilians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations, 6 tables, 6 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; 3H; 3J; HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854822
- ISBN
- 9780807854822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.30
€ 53.30
Hardcover. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498041
- ISBN
- 9780226498041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.44€ 83.67
€ 100.44
€ 83.67
Paperback. This study explores the transition from slavery to freedom and what this transition meant for former slaves, former slaveowners, and the societies in which they lived. It covers areas such as Jamaica, Louisiana, Cuba, and French West Africa. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 illustrations, 4 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; 1KJC; 1KJWJ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848548
- ISBN
- 9780807848548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.70
€ 43.70
Hardback. A study of both internal and external violence in francophone African and Caribbean women's literature. It examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers with their unique perspectives on violence. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803211025
- ISBN
- 9780803211025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
paperback. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines ? from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology ? the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442657687
- ISBN
- 9781442657687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.83
€ 46.99
€ 41.83
Paperback. Examines the roles of the state, ethnic groups, religious groups, and the international community in several key areas of Eritrean law. This title explores the intersections of the various laws and discusses how change can be brought to communities where legal ambiguity prevails, often to the grave harm of women and other powerless individuals. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; GTB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215772
- ISBN
- 9780253215772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.45
€ 29.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1HFMS; FA; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Triple Point Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992972400
- ISBN
- 9780992972400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.85
€ 11.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Keywords: Africa. 117 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- S.C.M. Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0002097
- ISBN
- 9780334017400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 8vo. clean copy in original cloth
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0263169
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Papers presented at the Arusha and Lusaka meetings of the Southern Africa Development Co-ordination Conference"--p. i. Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: edited by Amon J. Nsekela. xix, 274 p. 1 map 24 cm. Asso". Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - General,Education Resources - Books - Economics - General"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Bellew Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0072644
- ISBN
- 9780860361541
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Ibn Battuta was famous in his own lifetime during the 14th Century as the greatest traveller of the age. Here, the author reviews Ibn Battuta's journeys and discusses the major themes of his travels. He also examines the financing of Ibn Battuta's adventures, and how geography and natural history are presented by him. Series: Makers of Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113940
- ISBN
- 9781845113940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.16
€ 26.16
hardcover. The Arab Spring, which swept across the Middle East between 2010 and 2012, demonstrated the extent to which military structure and decision-making determine whether peaceful uprisings lead to democratisation, renewed authoritarianism, collapse or civil war. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; HBTV; JFSR2; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784538934
- ISBN
- 9781784538934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 10.55
€ 39.99
€ 10.55
Paperback. Made in Madagascar is an innovative ethnography that explores the tensions and negotiations between the local Malagasy people and foreigners with sensitivity and a critical eye. Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442603745
- ISBN
- 9781442603745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.83
€ 23.99
€ 21.83
Hardback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023519
- ISBN
- 9780226023519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 78.71
€ 94.53
€ 78.71
Hardback. Examines the lives of women who have forged a new community in a shantytown on the outskirts of Khartoum, the largely Muslim, heavily Arabized capital in the north of the country. This book examines the way women's bodies are politicized by their displacement, analyzing issues such as religious conversion, marriage, and female circumcision. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JFFD; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001999
- ISBN
- 9780226001999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 78.69
€ 94.53
€ 78.69
paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141015699
- ISBN
- 9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
paperback. Recreates the panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent. This book shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140266757
- ISBN
- 9780140266757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; G; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295699
- ISBN
- 9789652295699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.50
€ 34.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Wangulu, Eliezer. Num Pages: 92 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460221415
- ISBN
- 9789460221415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.06
€ 37.99
€ 25.06