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Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860646591
ISBN
9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 54.65

Paperback. A genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. This expanded, revised and updated new edition of an established text now includes the latest scholarship and features more on issues such as AIDS, urbanisation, South Sudan, questions of citizenship and the importance of transnational spaces. Num Pages: 680 pages, 14 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272880
ISBN
9780230272880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.70

Paperback. Assesses Africa's experience since independence and makes some predictions about the continent's likely future. This book sees African countries as going through experiences similar to Europe and the West in general. It is suitable for scholars and students alike. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213341
ISBN
9780253213341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.15

Paperback. Recounts the opposition to British and French rule practised both by Africans living on the continent and by European anticolonialists and members of the Black Diaspora. This book covers campaigns waged by an early incarnation of the ANC and other groups in South Africa who fought against legal and other aspects of white minority rule. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
494
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659365
ISBN
9781850659365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pambazuka Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906387716
ISBN
9781906387716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Hardback. Proposes a dynamic new approach to the production of knowledge on Africa, one that is global, multiple and heterogeneous, elucidating this through both discursive theoretical chapters and case histories. Editor(s): Cooper, Brenda; Morrell, Robert. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HBJH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010957
ISBN
9781847010957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

paperback. Recreates the panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent. This book shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140266757
ISBN
9780140266757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa. Num Pages: 1232 pages, 5x4 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Second Edition, Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490360
ISBN
9781786490360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409575
ISBN
9781474409575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Hardback. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 77, 77 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCP; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406251
ISBN
9781421406251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. A collection of approximately forty portraits with mini biographies of Maryland's extraordinary African American men and women. It includes luminaries such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, "Baby Joe" Gans, Leon Day, Lillie Carroll Jackson, and Thurgood Marshall. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780938420699
ISBN
9780938420699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. Compelling and enlightening, this collection of primary source documents allows twenty-first century students to direct dial key figures in African-American history. It includes concise and perceptive commentary along with engaging suggestions for discussion and project work. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339413
ISBN
9781444339413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Paperback. Including more than 50 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. Editor(s): Mintz, Steven. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182676
ISBN
9781405182676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.89

Num Pages: 192 pages, 514 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331442
ISBN
9780764331442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119133872
ISBN
9781119133872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226678
ISBN
9780803226678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. 200 pages. African delights is a unique literary journey through some critical moments in South African history. The journey begins in Sophiatown of the 1950s, one of the most definitive periods in South African urban culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DN; HBJH. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight: 272.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402519
ISBN
9781431402519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Olsen, William C.; Sargent, Carolyn. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024916
ISBN
9780253024916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

hardcover. Editor(s): Olsen, William C.; Sargent, Carolyn. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024770
ISBN
9780253024770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422397
ISBN
9780821422397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422380
ISBN
9780821422380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

paperback. Allan D. Austin explores via portraits, documents, maps and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the American slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912709
ISBN
9780415912709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BTH; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869198428
ISBN
9781869198428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Paperback. Counterinsurgency, Civil War, and Decolonization. Series: African Studies. 278 pages, 10 b/w illus. This 2009 book details the devastating Mau Mau civil war fought in Kenya during the 1950s and its legacies for the post-colonial state. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight: 442.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521130905
ISBN
9780521130905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

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