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Paperback. This is the fascinating social history of a remote chiefdom in Zimbabwe. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; HRC; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748611300
ISBN
9780748611300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. The intent in this book is to removethe secrecy that surrounds incestuous abuse in white South Africa by presenting five in-depth personal accounts of sexual exploitation as told by the survivors. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE2; JFM; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
St. Martin's
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333642337
ISBN
9780333642337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.34
€ 52.21

Hardcover. Nice copy in original clean dustwrapper.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
University Publishers and Bookse Cape Town
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0199563
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Nice copy in original clean dustwrapper.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
University Publishers and Bookse Cape Town
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0199562
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 4.99

paperback. "Riveting and certain to become essential reading for anyone looking to understand Central Africa."--Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; HBWS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
9781610391078
ISBN
9781610391078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

hardcover. Originally a royal court dance, "baakisimba" asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. Integrating a study of the performance genre with a detailed analysis of gender among the Baganda, this book illuminates the complex relationship between "baakisimba" and Baganda culture. Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415967761
ISBN
9780415967761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.69

hardcover. Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon Editor(s): Willis, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439902042
ISBN
9781439902042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65

paperback. From investigations of stabbings and theft, to deportation of prostitutes and concern with smuggling, to enforcement of unpopular policies, this book offers a profile of the institution of colonial law enforcement and also of the daily life of the village and the business activities which brought people into contact with the police. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 347 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSW1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896801479
ISBN
9780896801479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

paperback. Employing literary, historical, and anthropological techniques, this title attempts to generate a new understanding of issues that permeate discussions of Africa by disrupting the centrality of postcolonial texts and focusing instead on the cultural and intellectual production of colonial Africans. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5703 x 3971 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326410
ISBN
9780822326410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620555
ISBN
9780816620555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

hardcover. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794701
ISBN
9780804794701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.64

hardcover. Traces the links between the development of modern Egyptian identity and the burgeoning Islamic modernist movement from the mid-1870s until the 1910s. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758888
ISBN
9780804758888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

paperback. How ethnological show business shaped European and American perceptions of Africa and Africans. Editor(s): Lindfors, Bernth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; ASZH; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212450
ISBN
9780253212450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Discusses the role of the workshop in the creation of African art Editor(s): Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield; Forster, Till. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 424 pages, 65 b&w illus., 8 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007490
ISBN
9780253007490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This analysis of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa examines the ecosystem at every level. Drawing on data from long-term studies, it also discusses the processes that have produced the Serengeti's biological diversity, with its species-species and species-environment interactions. Editor(s): Sinclair, A. R. E.; Arcese, Peter. Num Pages: 678 pages, 170 line drawings, 110 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSTS; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
678
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226760322
ISBN
9780226760322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 46.16

Paperback. Long considered both best friend and worst enemy to humankind, fire is at once creative and destructive. In the endangered tropical paradise of Madagascar, the two faces of fires have fueled a century- long conflict between rural farmers and island leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226461410
ISBN
9780226461410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. Mozambique has been hailed as a success story by the international community. The author examines the role of customary law in Mozambique to ask a larger question: what is the place of law in the neoliberal era, in which the juridical and the economic are deeply intertwined in an ongoing state of structural adjustment? Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; LAFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226153728
ISBN
9780226153728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 79.61

Paperback. Contains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean; James, Deborah. Num Pages: 184 pages, 139 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJ; AJC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114125
ISBN
9780226114125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. 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; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023526
ISBN
9780226023526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. This history gives a balanced and judicious introduction to the immensely complex and controversial subject of Arab-Israel conflice, weaving different strands of the story into a single coherent narrative, thus making it essential reading for all students studying conflict in the Middle East. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HB; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pearson
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823204
ISBN
9780582823204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.60

Publication date
2014
Publisher
Freytag + Berndt
Edition
Neuauflage, Laufzeit bis 2016.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783707914139
ISBN
9783707914139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, c 100 photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HBT; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777398
ISBN
9781910777398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. An in depth look at Israeli Air Force operations during the Suez War. The text is supported by numerous photographs and colour profiles. Series: Middle East @ War. Num Pages: 72 pages, c 150 colour & b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294123
ISBN
9781910294123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b/w photos, 24 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294000
ISBN
9781910294000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.36

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