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Africa
hardcover. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836433
- ISBN
- 9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.68
€ 174.68
Hardback. Zimbabwe, one of Africa's longer, more promising countries, has been in the news a lot recently-for all the wrong reasons. This more than justifies a third edition. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 488 pages, map; bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834712
- ISBN
- 9780810834712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.32
€ 202.32
hardcover. This study is presented in an easy-to-use format that gathers information from pre-history to the current political regime and provides concise entries on important people, significant events and places, political parties, and liberation movements, both before and after independence Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 616 pages, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833944
- ISBN
- 9780810833944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.71
€ 279.71
Hardback. When Tanganyika became independent in 1961, the people were elated. In merging with Zanzibar, the young state provided a rare demonstration of African unity. Although the mood is now less euphoric, Tanzania's development is popularly accepted. This dictionary offers information about the country. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 392 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832442
- ISBN
- 9780810832442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.13
€ 183.13
Hardback. A convenient and broad-based reference source to the significant books on Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Lists scholarly and some general books in the humanities and social sciences written in English, French, Italian, and German published since 1960. Series: The Scarecrow Area Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830905
- ISBN
- 9780810830905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.86
€ 154.86
Hardback. Written by one of the leading experts on African politics, this reference source provides concise dictionary entries covering the people, places, events, political and economic institutions, history and culture of Togo. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 420 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDT; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830738
- ISBN
- 9780810830738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.35
€ 204.35
Hardback. Spotlights the political leaders of the ever-changing African continent. Containing lively descriptions of Black Africa's top leadership, the book gives essential curricula vitae and goes much further, weighing the political importance and potential of hundreds of top personalities. Num Pages: 456 pages, Plans :Includes index. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825574
- ISBN
- 9780810825574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35
Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 703 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 47. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 703
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810803213
- ISBN
- 9780810803213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.01
€ 155.01
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHMC; JPVH; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798488
- ISBN
- 9780804798488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JHMC; JPVH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798372
- ISBN
- 9780804798372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.40
€ 149.40
Hardback. Stones of Hope shows how African human rights activists have opened new possibilities for justice in the everyday lives of the world's most impoverished peoples. Editor(s): White, Lucie E.; Perelman, Jeremy. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFA; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769198
- ISBN
- 9780804769198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.62
€ 127.62
Hardback. This book explores the impact of Americans' faith-based educational initiatives on the lives of school children in East Africa, as seen from the perspectives of American missionaries and East Africans alike. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HRA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768504
- ISBN
- 9780804768504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.37
€ 138.37
Hardback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752619
- ISBN
- 9780804752619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.03
€ 150.03
Hardback. This is the only analysis of indigenous discourse about an African belief system undertaken within the framework of Anglo-American analytical philosophy. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728225
- ISBN
- 9780804728225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.80
€ 126.80
Hardback. A study of the remarkably successful precolonical political system of the Meta, an acephalous society in West Africa. The author pays particular attention to ranking, the impact of trade upon political organization, and the development of a consensual polity-wide system of conflict resolution. Num Pages: 328 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715713
- ISBN
- 9780804715713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.96
€ 105.96
Hardback. Weiss, Christopher Wyrod, Daniel J. Young Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894831
- ISBN
- 9780801894831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardback. In demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSJ1; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890086
- ISBN
- 9780801890086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94
Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Perf...
. Ed(S): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara ...
hardcover. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883699
- ISBN
- 9780801883699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardback. He finds that the "nationcan be read as that space in which literature is thought to be able to conjoin two things that history has separated-the writer and the people. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBC; 1KJ; 1QDB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868030
- ISBN
- 9780801868030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Paperback. Original publication and copyright date: 2011. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; WNC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772414
- ISBN
- 9780762772414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
paperback. Gender in African Prehistory provides methods and theories for delineating and discussing prehistoric gender relations and their change through time. Sites studied range from Egypt to South Africa and Ghana to Tanzania, while time periods span the Stone Age to the period just prior to colonialization. Editor(s): Kent, Susan. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: 1H; HDDA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989684
- ISBN
- 9780761989684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.02
€ 71.02
Paperback. Using the Moyen Bani Programme as an example, External Assistance or External Interference gives an analysis of a grassroots conflict and raises the issue of international NGO activities in rural development activities. This book provides the historical, economic, and political backgrounds that influenced the design and the conflict resolution. Num Pages: 118 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; HBJH; JPS; JPWH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761856870
- ISBN
- 9780761856870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.97
€ 46.97
Hardback. Nigeria: After the Nightmare is an in-depth look into the Nigerian experience, explaining what went wrong during the country's thirty years of dictatorship. The book describes Nigeria's problems including oil, corruption, and dictatorship, but also provides a way for Nigeria to recover and become a leading democratic state. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855392
- ISBN
- 9780761855392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.43
€ 112.43
Hardback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761854159
- ISBN
- 9780761854159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.85
€ 120.85