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Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103525
- ISBN
- 9780226103525
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. This text provides a comprehensive account of carnivore social behaviour. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, it offers a detailed account of the behaviour and ecology of cheetahs. Series: Wildlife Behaviour & Ecology S. Num Pages: 500 pages, 34 halftones, 102 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094342
- ISBN
- 9780226094342
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Condition: New
€ 50.22€ 43.08
€ 50.22
€ 43.08
Paperback. This volume brings together eight of Blacking's most important theoretical papers which reveal his theoretical themes such as the innateness of musical ability and the properties of music as a symbolic or quasi-linguistic system. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1H; AVGH; DNF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226088303
- ISBN
- 9780226088303
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Today's unprecedented migration of people around the globe in search of work has had a widespread and troubling result: the separation of families. In this book, the author offers a sophisticated examination of this phenomenon among Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFN; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072388
- ISBN
- 9780226072388
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has noted, "AIDS is South Africa's new apartheid." This title traces the historical shifts in health policy after apartheid and describes their effects, detailing, in particular, the changing relationship between biomedical and indigenous health care, both at the national and the local level. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064598
- ISBN
- 9780226064598
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.05
€ 41.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. Most women in the West use contraception in order to avoid having children. But in rural sub-saharan Africa many women use it for the opposite reason, to have more children. This study of aging and reproduction makes use of ethnographic and demographic data. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDG; JFSL; JHBD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058528
- ISBN
- 9780226058528
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055114
- ISBN
- 9780226055114
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039015
- ISBN
- 9780226039015
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Tells the story of Johannesburg's MuseumAfrica, a South African history museum that embodies one of the most dynamic and fraught stories of colonialism and postcolonialism, its life spanning the eras before, during, and after apartheid. This title focuses on racism and its institutionalization in South Africa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; GM; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226030302
- ISBN
- 9780226030302
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.76
€ 43.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 74
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029818
- ISBN
- 9780226029818
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Condition: New
€ 50.22€ 43.45
€ 50.22
€ 43.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRQX5; JFFE; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029740
- ISBN
- 9780226029740
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. The young people of the Cameroon Grassfields have been subject to a long history of violence and political marginalization. This book deals with their response to centuries of exploitation. It focuses on the repeated violent revolts staged by young victims of political oppression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones, 2 maps, 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSP1; JFSP2; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226026121
- ISBN
- 9780226026121
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.21
€ 42.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santeria and other religions related to Orisha worship - a practice also found among the Yoruba in West Africa. This title provides an analysis of these assumptions, in the process offering an incisive critique both of the anthropology of religion and of scholarship on the cultural history of Afro-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226019567
- ISBN
- 9780226019567
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
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Paperback. Navigating a complex landscape between private and public domains, this book lays important groundwork for understanding the real meaning of secularism as it affects the real freedoms of a citizenry, an understanding of the utmost importance for so many countries that are now urgently facing new political possibilities. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRH; JPH; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010694
- ISBN
- 9780226010694
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001975
- ISBN
- 9780226001975
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
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€ 31.01
Paperback. Provides a key to Egypt in all its layers - ancient and modern, Greek and Roman, and Christian and Islamic. This title gives an account of history that followed - from Greek and Roman conquests, the rise of Christianity, Arab-Muslim triumph, and Egypt's incorporation into powerful Islamic empires to Napoleon's 1798 invasion. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 color illus. 6 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153070
- ISBN
- 9780691153070
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some sunning to covers but remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- International Defence & Aid Fund for Southern Africa
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0014602
- ISBN
- 9780904759136
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The ethnography and history of Kordofan province in Sudan by H. A. MacMichael, deputy Inspector of Kordofan between 1906 and 1912. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 19 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781108010771
- ISBN
- 9781108010771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Paperback. A detailed and richly nuanced historical portrait of pre-colonial Asante. Series Editor(s): Anderson, David; Brown, Carolyn; Clapham, Christopher; Gomez, Michael; Manning, Patrick; Robinson, David; Villalon, Leonardo A. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521894326
- ISBN
- 9780521894326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.35
€ 50.35
Paperback. Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa. Series: CANTO. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521398343
- ISBN
- 9780521398343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.95
€ 21.95