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paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212641
ISBN
9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HB; HBTS; HRA; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199344390
ISBN
9780199344390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JH; HBJH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190238742
ISBN
9780190238742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. This title is a study of Isandlwana, the most famous battle of the Zulu War, and the greatest defeat of the British Army during the entire Victorian era. The volume presents evidence from an archaeological dig in 2000, which offers a new interpretation of the battle's course of action. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 11 colour & 75 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765112
ISBN
9781841765112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.63

paperback. This guide is packed with practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered animals and plants of the Lowveld - information that is usually only available if you have a game ranger or field guide by your side in the bush! Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Briza
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
KJH0000088
ISBN
9781920217068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.12

paperback. Using South African cinema as a lens through which to view cultural changes resulting from the end of apartheid in 1994, this title examines how media transformed the meaning of race and nation during this period and argues that, as apartheid was disbanded and new racial constructs allowed, South Africa quickly sought a new mode of representation. Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFM; APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221865
ISBN
9780253221865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to various changes. This book examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFM; GTB; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221551
ISBN
9780253221551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

paperback. Considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, this book suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221469
ISBN
9780253221469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Two medical schools join forces to battle HIV/AIDS in Kenya Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; JKS; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 305. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220899
ISBN
9780253220899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante. It is perhaps the earliest example of history writing in English by an African ruler and is of compelling interest to all concerned with the production of indigenous historical knowledge in Africa. Editor(s): Akyeampong, Professor Emmanuel Kwaku; Prempeh, Agyeman; Boahen, A. Adu; Lawler, Nancy; McCaskie, T. C.; Wilks, Ivor. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 plates; 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264157
ISBN
9780197264157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.58

Hardcover. Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091070
ISBN
9780719091070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.42

Paperback. Biography...Patrick Mullins. 256pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781856356947
ISBN
9781856356947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Series: Viewpoints S. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFFA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Practical Action
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853396403
ISBN
9781853396403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

paperback. The fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic story of Elsa the lioness and the woman who cared for her. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780330518239
ISBN
9780330518239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. "Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe" examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement "nutrition is a biological process more fundamental than sex". Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFC; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415320115
ISBN
9780415320115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.66

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

€ 10.37

hardcover. Of particular interest to those studying the history of the African continent, this book takes its place as a standard reference in the field of livestock studies. Editor(s): Blench, Roger; MacDonald, Kevin C. Num Pages: 568 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; HDD; PSV; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841420189
ISBN
9781841420189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.11

paperback. In looking back on four decades of anthropology in the field, Geertz creates a personal history that is also a retrospective reflection on developments in the human sciences amid political, social, and cultural changes in the world. Series: The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1HBM; GTF; HBJF; HBJH; HBLW; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008724
ISBN
9780674008724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. The Novel in Africa and the Caribbean since 1950 examines the institutional and social peculiarities that make fiction produced in Africa and the Atlantic World since 1950 important to the history of the novel in English. Editor(s): Gikandi, Simon. Series: Oxford History of the Novel in English. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 185 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199765096
ISBN
9780199765096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.29

Hardcover. Acoustic Jurisprudence provides the first detailed study of the trial of Simon Bikindi, who was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of inciting genocide with his songs. Using Bikindi as a case study, the book develops the many relations between law and sound, and the importance of sound in legal practice more widely. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; AVA; HBTZ1; LBBR; LBBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198735809
ISBN
9780198735809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.23

Paperback. This volume explores the extent to which forced migration has become a feature of life in the Middle East and North Africa. Papers are grouped around four related themes: displacement, repatriation, identity in exile, and refugee policy, providing a significant contribution to this developing, highly pertinent area of contemporary research. Editor(s): Chatty, Dawn; Finlayson, Bill. Series: British Academy Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 maps; 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFN; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264591
ISBN
9780197264591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.89

paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTF; HBJH; JPHL; JPHV; JPQ; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190680527
ISBN
9780190680527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.60

paperback. Dunn argues that the Great Pyramid was a source of harmonic resonance that converted the Earth's vibrational energies to electricity. Did this technology of harmonic resonance provide the ancient world with endless supplies of energy-and was this the same energy discovered by Nicholas Tesla? Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bear & Company
Condition
New
SKU
9781879181502
ISBN
9781879181502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.20

hardcover. This book examines the unique contribution of the Bossou field site to our knowledge of chimpanzees, particularly the endangered West African subspecies. Coverage ranges from their socio-ecology to cognition, to their ability to use stone and perishable tools. Editor(s): Matsuzawa, Tetsuro; Humle, Tatyana; Sugiyama, Yukimaru. Series: Primatology Monographs. Num Pages: 465 pages, 182 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1HFD; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Japan
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
465
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431539209
ISBN
9784431539209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.58

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