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Africa

Hardback. This work examines, compares, and contrasts the African American and Oromo movements by locating them in the global context, and by showing how life chances changed for the two peoples and their descendants as the modern world system became more complex and developed. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1KBB; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239725
ISBN
9780312239725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.93

Hardback. This volume analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. It introduces the conflict, examines those states and groups involved, and looks at the social and economic effects of the war by examining trans state factors. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312295509
ISBN
9780312295509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. A backlist classic redesigned and reinvigorated for early readers! Illustrator(s): Pinkney, Jerry. Series: Adventures of Spider. Num Pages: 32 pages, Colour illus throughout. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 5AK; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 3. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316203814
ISBN
9780316203814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Macmillan London
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333220955
ISBN
9780333220955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1979th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333294833
ISBN
9780333294833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.13

Hardcover. Providing overviews of states and sectors, classes and companies in the new international division of labour, this series treats polity-economy dialectics at global, regional and national levels. This volume in the series looks at the complexities of structural adjustment in Africa. Editor(s): Campbell, Bonnie K.; Loxley, John. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPH; KCB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1989th Edition
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333496763
ISBN
9780333496763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.99

Hardback. The main purposes of this book are to demonstrate how and why the Horn of Africa became one of the world's worst disaster areas, and to try to point the way to a better future for its inhabitants. In particular the author emphasizes the need for international co-operation. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTJ; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333513590
ISBN
9780333513590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.44

Paperback. Argues that several orthodox adjustment policies are still incongruent with long-term development in Africa. The book goes on to discuss a development strategy which could lead to a much awaited economic recovery and improvement in social conditions in Africa in the 1990s. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1992nd Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333573167
ISBN
9780333573167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Hardcover. Brings together contributions that critically review and examine the role that trade and industry policy reforms have played in transitional economies. The book highlights the different and complex patterns of development between the transitional economies of Europe, Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Cook, Paul; Nixson, Fred. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; KCL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1995th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333588253
ISBN
9780333588253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.19

Hardcover. This text analyzes the factors behind the poor industrial performance in African countries under structural adjustment policies in the 1980s, and discusses prospects for recovery and further industrialization in the 1990s. The focus is on the African textile sector in a worldwide perspective. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCB; KCC; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 597.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333654453
ISBN
9780333654453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.41

Hardcover. Following a World Bank-sponsored structural adjustment programme in the mid-1980s, Guinea underwent a dramatic change in its economic and agricultural policies. This work examines the effects of the programme on Guinea's overall political economy and the agricultural sector in particular. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
St Martins Pr
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333666067
ISBN
9780333666067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Hardback. This volume tells the story of how apartheid came into being, secured its ascendancy over the richest and most developed society in sub-Saharan Africa, and then collapsed. It illuminates not just the South African problems but also more general issues of conflict and problem solving. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333802472
ISBN
9780333802472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.40

Paperback. "Rich, detailed, and pitch-perfect, with the witty and wonderful skipping off every page."-Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWM; JWH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353907
ISBN
9780393353907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. American scientist Caitlin O'Connell could not believe what she was seeing from these African elephants: as the mighty matriarch scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, stopped midstride, and stood as still as statues. This observation would guide the scientist to a ground-breaking discovery about elephant communication. Num Pages: 80 pages, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 282 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544668300
ISBN
9780544668300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Series: Fabric Folios. 88 pages, 100 colour illustrations, maps, further reading, index. This text explores the rich and diverse range of silk and textiles from Africa. Focusing on over 30 pieces from the British Museum's collection, it brings together traditions of silk weaving and embroidery from throughout the African continent. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1H; 3D; AFW; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 225 x 9. Weight: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125633
ISBN
9780714125633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.89

Looks at the attitudes of colonial officials in Africa who served between the end of the19th century and WWII, as well as what shaped such attitudes, including education and training, interrelationships, infrastructural change, and anti-colonial nationalism. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QDB; HBJD1; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083686
ISBN
9780719083686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743266253
ISBN
9780743266253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.57

Hardback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640775
ISBN
9780748640775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.97

Hardcover. Makes a persuasive case for a black Atlantic literary renaissance and its impact on modernist studies. This title explores the term 'Afromodernisms' and the study to address together the cognate fields of modernism and the black Atlantic. It sets an agenda for the study of blackness and modernism. Editor(s): Sweeney, Fionnghuala; Marsh, Kate. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646401
ISBN
9780748646401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Examines the concept that for millions of people, human rights is merely an intellectual abstraction which only the affluent nations can afford. Unless the concept is understood by all the citizens of the world, many governments will continue to give lip service to the ideals of human rights. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817543
ISBN
9780761817543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.71

Hardcover. Intends to learn from the experience of the Sullivan Principles, and interpret how this experience might be translated into developing 'rules of the game' and 'codes of business ethics' as large multinational corporations continue to confront the issues of human rights. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Dublin, Ireland
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792378938
ISBN
9780792378938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.70

Paperback. The Muslim world is rich and diverse, yet few Westerners are familiar with the writings and teachings of a culture that is at the forefront of world events. This title assembles a selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam onwards. Editor(s): Gettleman, Marvin E.; Schaar, Stuart. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802145772
ISBN
9780802145772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.24

Hardcover. This work attempts to provide short profiles of Africa's leaders and their main challengers. It concentrates on the presidents and military rulers in power and those most likely to replace them. Each profile has a short assessment of their character and career followed by a life history. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JM; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840195
ISBN
9780810840195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.72

Previously published as: Historical dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / by Emizet Franocois Kisangani and F. Scott Bobb. 2010. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 570 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849198
ISBN
9780810849198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.04

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