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Africa
Paperback. A vivid and provocative look at how the world gets Africa wrong, and how a resurgent Africa is forcing us to think again - updated with a new preface for the paperback Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates & maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226859
- ISBN
- 9781780226859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. With a survey of African textiles on the market, this book illustrates over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, hand crafted, indigenous textiles of the whole continent. It provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292211
- ISBN
- 9780500292211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.22
€ 33.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. This is a story of dispossession, a meditation on place, home and identity, as well as a deeply personal account of the social ills of South Africa and the triumph of its people Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; HBJH; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780990
- ISBN
- 9781783780990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
€ 13.99
€ 10.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891877
- ISBN
- 9781861891877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.10
€ 36.10
Paperback. This title covers the period from the inception of photography in Ethiopia up to the Italian Fascist invasion in 1936. The people, terrain, buildings and rulers of Ethiopia make it a highly photogenic country, as this illustrated book reveals. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AJC; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 214 x 9. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415593427
- ISBN
- 9780415593427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Paperback. Elizabeth Catlett, born in Washington, DC, in 1915, is widely acknowledged as a major presence in African American art, and her work is celebrated as a visually eloquent expression of African American identity and pride in cultural heritage. This monograph documents the range of Catlett's life and work. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 duotone illus., 16 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AFKB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985459
- ISBN
- 9780295985459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. The lector is first attested during the 2nd Dynasty and is subsequently recognised throughout ancient Egypt history. This study challenges previous approaches to studies on the Lector and explores his diverse functions in a wide ranging review of the relevant evidence. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: Illustrated throughout in black and white. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784910327
- ISBN
- 9781784910327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.11
€ 78.11
Paperback. Offers a virtuoso study of the fragmentary, partial and often contradictory traces that al-Hasan al-Wazzan left behind him, and is a superb interpretation of his extraordinary life and work. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234790
- ISBN
- 9780571234790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Definitive account of a rising and fast-changing African state: Angola, still recovering from civil war. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042840
- ISBN
- 9781849042840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.98
€ 40.99
€ 35.98
Paperback. Maltese settlers in colonial Algeria had never lived in France, but as French citizens were abruptly "repatriated" there after Algerian independence in 1962. This study provides insight into race, ethnicity, and nationalism in Europe as well as cultural context for understanding political trends in contemporary France. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DSM; 1HBA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218568
- ISBN
- 9780253218568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Portobello
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270314
- ISBN
- 9781846270314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.83
€ 11.99
€ 9.83
Paperback. A trans-national study of female beauty based in an ethnographic study of beauty salons in Cairo, Casablanca, and Paris. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBM; JFCA; JFFS; JHMP; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328964
- ISBN
- 9780822328964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Assembling Export Markets explores the new 'frontier regions' of the global fresh produce market that has emerged in Ghana over the past decade. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118632581
- ISBN
- 9781118632581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.08
€ 34.08
Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; HBJD; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403945518
- ISBN
- 9781403945518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.64
€ 36.99
€ 34.64
Paperback. Although the ANC has been in power now for twenty years and looks set to continue in office for some time yet, its hold on power is neither permanent nor assured, and sometime in the future it is safe to say it will be voted out of office. This is the fate faced by all liberation movements that have won power at the ballot box. Editor(s): Butler, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431420193
- ISBN
- 9781431420193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
€ 20.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. This book examines in historical perspective the hitherto little-studied relationship between Islam and caste among the Haalpulaaren of Senegal. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619900
- ISBN
- 9780748619900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.74
€ 41.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Groes, Christian. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 292 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226405155
- ISBN
- 9780226405155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
€ 41.99
€ 31.94
Hardcover. A highly personal journey to reveal the hidden magic of the mask of the remarkable Bolon maskers and mask-makers in a remote corner of Burkina Faso, West Africa Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRLF; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1752.
- Publisher
- Stonegate Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992682606
- ISBN
- 9780992682606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 29.24
€ 45.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. China, India and the Politics of Asian Alternatives. Series: African Issues. 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010377
- ISBN
- 9781847010377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.32
€ 26.99
€ 26.32
Paperback. In The Last Resort, journalist Douglas Rogers tells the eye-opening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Short Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907595219
- ISBN
- 9781907595219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. The strange, untold story of the Nazis and adventurers who fought for Ethiopia against Mussolini's invaders. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445659831
- ISBN
- 9781445659831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.89
€ 30.99
€ 27.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- None
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431424856
- ISBN
- 9781431424856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.31
€ 23.99
€ 21.31
Hardcover. This is a diary of Sir Henry Rider Haggard's tour of South Africa in 1914. It captures his feelings and perceptions on the change of Southern Africa, and of himself, since his departure in 1881. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654681
- ISBN
- 9781850654681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Hardcover. Spanning four continents, this lucid introduction assesses this fascinating figure and his legacy amidst the political intrigue, colonial discovery, and military conquest that dominated the age. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JB; HBJH; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686100
- ISBN
- 9781851686100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.41
€ 34.41