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Africa

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877288817
ISBN
9780877288817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

Hardcover. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of Libya covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, society, conflicts, and the culture of Libya. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 550 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBL; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Fifth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810878754
ISBN
9780810878754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.11

This second edition analyzes the network of international organizations in Africa, both governmental and non-governmental, profiling their role, impact, and significance in African affairs. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, footnotes, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTB; GTN; JPSN; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842571
ISBN
9780810842571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 291.47

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623269
ISBN
9780691623269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.35
€ 82.87

Hardback. Originally published: A2000. With new preface and revised chapter nine by the author. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164137
ISBN
9780691164137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Paperback. Illustrates and describes 1,250 bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. This book also illustrates the birds of Angola (including Cabinda), whose river basins and rocky hillsides are home to the striking White-headed Robin Chat and the Angolan Cave Chat. Series: Princeton Illustrated Checklists S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 84 color plates, 1,308 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141695
ISBN
9780691141695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470120156
ISBN
9780470120156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.16

Paperback. Captures the immigrants' struggle for identity in the face of competing stories and documents Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992853
ISBN
9780295992853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.32

Hardback. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 54 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119443
ISBN
9780231119443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.22

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691615172
ISBN
9780691615172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 33.26

hardcover. 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. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802048721
ISBN
9780802048721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.87

Hardback. Contains lyrical photographs of the theater of rural Egyptian life. This title records and celebrates life as it passes along a road through a typical village in the Egyptian Nile Delta in the early twenty-first century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 267 x 20. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774161865
ISBN
9789774161865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.01

hardcover. A new addition to the Africalia series, this is a celebration of Yasser Booley's work. Series: Africalia. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 235. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stichting Kunstboek BVBA Belgium
Edition
Multilingual
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9789058565631
ISBN
9789058565631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.23

Paperback. Tangier, 'the most extraordinary and mysterious city in the world', in the author's mind, was a haven for many Western writers in the early twentieth century. This book presents his recollections of his encounters in Tangier with Paul Bowles, Jean Genet and Tennessee Williams; offering a fresh insight into the lives of these cult figures. BIC Classification: 1HBM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590504
ISBN
9781846590504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.33
€ 50.71

Hardback. Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent disciplining mechanismsA" of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456917
ISBN
9781845456917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardback. As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital.. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456443
ISBN
9781845456443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.85

Hardback. Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in northeast Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed and change over time, and how local, national, and international politics are interwoven. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther; Watson, Elizabeth E. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 maps, 13 photos, 2 figs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTJ; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456030
ISBN
9781845456030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Hardback. Bringing together original, contemporary ethnographic research on the Northeast African state of Eritrea, this book shows how biopolitics - the state-led deployment of disciplinary technologies on individuals and population groups - is assuming particular forms in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): O'Kane, David; Hepner, Tricia Redeker. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455675
ISBN
9781845455675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardback. As Director of the Refugee Law Project at the University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda, Dolan offers a behind-the-scenes, cross-disciplinary study of one of Africa's longest running and most intractable conflicts. This book offers an important analytical instrument for all those seeking entry points through which to address entrenched conflicts. Series: Human Rights in Context. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455651
ISBN
9781845455651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.82

Hardback. How does everyday life change when electricity becomes available to a group of people for the first time? Why do some groups tend to embrace this icon of development while other groups actively fight against it? This book examines the effects of electricity's arrival in an African, rural community. Num Pages: 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JHM; PDR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454951
ISBN
9781845454951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.05

Hardback. Studies of religion have a tendency to conceptualise 'the Spirit' and 'the Letter' as mutually exclusive and intrinsically antagonistic. However, the history of religions abounds in cases where charismatic leaders deliberately refer to and make use of writings. This book challenges prevailing scholarly notions.. Num Pages: 286 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; HRC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454838
ISBN
9781845454838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Hardback. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHM; MB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454760
ISBN
9781845454760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Hardback. The daily pictures of refugee camps, mostly in Africa, tell how the refugees manage to survive under the abject conditions. This study of Somalis, in a camp in Kenya, offers some explanations. The author argues that it is wrong to look at the camps in isolation but that one has to consider historical, social and transnational dimensions. Num Pages: 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFFD; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451295
ISBN
9781845451295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

Hardback. Muslim Arab Sudanese in Cairo have played a fundamental role in Egyptian history and society during many centuries of close relations between Egypt and Sudan. This book presents an ethnographic study which shows that Sudanese ethnic identity is created from deeply held social values, especially those concerning gender and propriety. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR2; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450182
ISBN
9781845450182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.65

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