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Paperback. Contends that it is through their encounter with Christian missions in the mid-19th century that the Yoruba came to know themselves as a distinctive people. This book focuses on the experiences of ordinary men and women and shows how the process of Christian conversion transformed Christianity into something more deeply Yoruba. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 436 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215888
- ISBN
- 9780253215888
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.72
€ 30.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. A gendered consideration of cultural change and the religious encounter among the Maasai. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 b&w photos, 5 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217622
- ISBN
- 9780253217622
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.52
€ 29.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. New essays on how gender works in Africa Editor(s): Cole, Catherine M.; Manuh, Takyiwaa; Miescher, Stephan F. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218773
- ISBN
- 9780253218773
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Offers a critical approach to African cinema - one that requires that we revisit the beginnings of African filmmaking and the critical responses to which they gave rise, and that we ask what limitations they might have contained, what price was paid for the approaches then taken, and whether we are still caught in those limitations today. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 459.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219145
- ISBN
- 9780253219145
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Translator(s): Diop, Moustapha. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221513
- ISBN
- 9780253221513
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. An Igbo woman becomes king at a time of extraordinary change in Africa Num Pages: 322 pages, 29 b&w illus., 12 maps, 9 music exx., 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222480
- ISBN
- 9780253222480
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Modernity and metropolis in East Africa Num Pages: 394 pages, 27 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222558
- ISBN
- 9780253222558
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.53
€ 29.99
€ 26.53
Paperback. Politics and culture in everyday apparel Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AKTA; GTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223135
- ISBN
- 9780253223135
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Discusses the cinematic vision of North African women's directors Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HB; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223418
- ISBN
- 9780253223418
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.42
€ 26.99
€ 25.42
Paperback. Deals with gender, religion and the new urban economy Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSR2; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223623
- ISBN
- 9780253223623
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
€ 27.65
Hardcover. Discusses African women's verbal art Editor(s): Sidikou, Aissata G.; Hale, Thomas A. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w illus, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356703
- ISBN
- 9780253356703
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Condition: New
€ 38.80
€ 38.80
Hardcover. Discusses Africa and medicine in a globalised world Editor(s): Dilger, Hansjorg; Kane, Abdoulaye; Langwick, Stacey Ann. Num Pages: 358 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357090
- ISBN
- 9780253357090
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Condition: New
€ 87.14
€ 87.14
Paperback. This study focuses on the relationship between the use of national courts to pursue retrospective justice and the construction of viable democracies. Included are essays on the experiences of eight countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland and South Africa. Editor(s): McAdams, A. James. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVG; 1DVH; 1DVP; 1HFMS; 1KLSA; 1KLSH; 1KLSL; JPFK; JPHV; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042035
- ISBN
- 9780268042035
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. Illustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural world Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; GTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991061
- ISBN
- 9780295991061
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Hardcover. This text looks at the course and context of the first free elections in South Africa in 1994 using results from a team of analysts who monitored the election. It presents a detailed account of the election and the polity that emerged from it. Editor(s): Schlemmer, Lawrence. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063912
- ISBN
- 9780300063912
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.62
€ 43.99
€ 31.62
Hardback. By the 1990s, Algeria's revolutionary political model had collapsed, degenerating into a savage conflict between the military and Islamist guerillas that killed some 200,000 citizens. This work explores Algeria's bloody history, demonstrating how the high hopes of independence turned into anger as young Algerians grew increasingly alienated. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108811
- ISBN
- 9780300108811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 51.21
€ 65.70
€ 51.21
Hardback. Full of sensuality, erudition, and wit, Hedi Kaddour's poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary and emblematic - of contemporary life, of human stubbornness, human invention, human cruelty, and of the way the past invisibly inflects and inflicts the present. This title presents an English translation of his work. Translator(s): Hacker, Marilyn. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBT; 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340. Poems by Hedi Kaddour. 192 pages. Full of sensuality, erudition, and wit, Hedi Kaddour's poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary and emblematic - of contemporary life, of human stubbornness, human invention, human cruelty, and of the way the past invisibly inflects and inflicts the present. This title presents an English translation of his work. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBT; 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 18. Weight: 340. Translator(s): Hacker, Marilyn.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149586
- ISBN
- 9780300149586
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. The first truly continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, this Norton Critical Edition includes plays from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. Editor(s): Jeyifo, Biodun. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393975291
- ISBN
- 9780393975291
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.66
€ 26.99
€ 23.66
Hardcover. This text is a groundbreaking work by archaeologist Lynn Meskell that examines the conflicts inherent in natural vs. cultural heritage. The author brings archaeological and ethnographic evidence to bear on a holistic understanding of one nation's self-identification by developing its protected areas and cultural heritage sites. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470670729
- ISBN
- 9780470670729
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Condition: New
€ 134.24
€ 134.24
Hardcover. A son wants to talk to his mother in a neighbouring village - it's a two day walk each way. A plumber makes house calls all morning only to return to his shop to pick up messages for the afternoon. This was Africa before mobile phones arrived: a lot of walking and not much talking. Num Pages: 236 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470743201
- ISBN
- 9780470743201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Paperback. From the proselytizing lantern slides of early Christian missionaries to contemporary films that look at Africa through an African lens, this book explores the development of black African cinema. It examines the impact of culture and history, and of technology and co-production, on filmmaking throughout Africa. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077485
- ISBN
- 9780520077485
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Condition: New
€ 44.58
€ 44.58
Hardback. Overturns the common assumption that apartheid in South Africa was enforced only through terror and coercion. Without understating the role of violent intervention, this book shows that apartheid was sustained by a great and ever-swelling bureaucracy. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 401 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206519
- ISBN
- 9780520206519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.31€ 49.52
€ 63.31
€ 49.52
Paperback. Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. This title provides a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world: Africa, Oceania, and North America. Editor(s): Phillips, Ruth B.; Steiner, Christopher B. Num Pages: 435 pages, 88 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; AC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207974
- ISBN
- 9780520207974
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.07
€ 42.99
€ 30.07
hardcover. This history examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. Central to the study is the question of how people handle multiple identities and loyalties that are dislocated and reformed by turbulent political and cultural processes. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211759
- ISBN
- 9780520211759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.31€ 48.67
€ 63.31
€ 48.67