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20th century
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
€ 32.20
€ 32.20
Hardback. Papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the African Print Cultures Network, held July 2013 at the University of Birmingham, England. Editor(s): Peterson, Derek R.; Hunter, Emma; Newell, Stephanie. Series: African Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472073177
- ISBN
- 9780472073177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.38
€ 130.38
Hardcover. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. 330 pages, 23, 23 black and white. A look at the ambiguous experience of black security force personnel in white minority ruled colonial Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; JFSL3; JKSW1. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 32. Weight: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463805
- ISBN
- 9781580463805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.82
€ 156.82
Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919710
- ISBN
- 9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. The story of expeditions into Africa in search of dinosaur bones. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w photos, 7 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 35. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253342140
- ISBN
- 9780253342140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.94
€ 52.94
Hardcover. Focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, this book also tackles such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory practices. Editor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L.; Trotter, Joe. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465098
- ISBN
- 9780226465098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.82
€ 137.82
Paperback. Focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, this book also tackles such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory practices. Editor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L.; Trotter, Joe. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465104
- ISBN
- 9780226465104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.90
€ 36.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. The first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Reagan revolution on African-American political life. The book also critically assesses the Clinton administration's record on race and the Democratic party response to affirmative action, welfare, and other aspects of the African-American political agenda. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 544 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JFSL3; JPH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104197
- ISBN
- 9780231104197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.17
€ 42.99
€ 31.17
Paperback. Black women and Hollywood in the pre-Civil Rights era Num Pages: 440 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221926
- ISBN
- 9780253221926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. Editor(s): Abegunrin, Olayiwola Layi. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629485614
- ISBN
- 9781629485614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.25€ 158.23
€ 228.25
€ 158.23
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
€ 51.99€ 37.72
€ 51.99
€ 37.72
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€ 36.67
€ 40.99
€ 36.67
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
€ 46.34
€ 46.34
Paperback. Tropical Africa was one of the last regions of the world to experience formal European colonialism, a process that coincided with the advent of a range of scientific specialties and research methods. This title studies the thorny relationship between imperialism and the role of scientific expertise in the colonization of British Africa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 colour plates, 2 halftones, 8 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803470
- ISBN
- 9780226803470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.70
€ 41.99
€ 32.70
Hardcover. Sebastiao Salgado is one the most respected photojournalists. His work concentrates on Africa, where he has shot more than 40 reportage works over a period of 30 years. This book brings together Salgado's photos of Africa in three parts. It is a document of Africa and also an homage to the continent's history, people, and natural phenomena. Editor(s): Salgado, Lelia Wanick. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 372 x 37. Weight in Grams: 3236.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Multilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783822856215
- ISBN
- 9783822856215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.64€ 73.59
€ 93.64
€ 73.59
Hardcover. Portugal's poor military performance in the First World War, notably in Africa, restricted Afonso Costa's (1871-1937) ability to secure his diplomatic aims which, in any case, were highly unrealistic. Nevertheless, his loyal press in Portugal described him as the leader of the small nations', and reported his every statement as a major triumph. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791873
- ISBN
- 9781905791873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. Describes the events surrounding the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the encounter between the military superpower and the poorly armed Afghans. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JPVR; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208933
- ISBN
- 9780520208933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.38
€ 40.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. In 1919, Afghanistan invaded British India and caused the short Third Anglo-Afghan War. Although this Anglo-Afghan War was more limited than the first two, it drove defeated Afghanistan toward Revolutionary Russia. The Kingdom of Afghanistan worried about Britain's intentions and so they became the first country to recognize the new Bolshevik state Editor(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Series: Helion Studies in Military History. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982031
- ISBN
- 9781909982031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.58
€ 33.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. Examines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan (after Alexander's conquests and the many British imperial wars and skirmishes). Largely basing his account on Russian sources and interviews, the author shows the war through the eyes of the Russians themselves - politicians, soldiers, advisers, journalists, and women. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680625
- ISBN
- 9781846680625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Hardcover. The Aerofilms company recorded one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. This gloriously illustrated book draws on thousands of aerial photographs to present a vivid picture of a nation in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AJRK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- English Heritage
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022485
- ISBN
- 9781848022485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.84
€ 47.84