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paperback. Sango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Editor(s): Tishken, Joel E.; Falola, Toyin; Akinyemi, Akintunde. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220943
- ISBN
- 9780253220943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.62
€ 33.99
€ 30.62
Hardcover. A classic collection of hymns and choruses. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007212354
- ISBN
- 9780007212354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. For travelers in the foreign land of spiritual literature. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782792277
- ISBN
- 9781782792277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he is consistently depicted as the exclusive cause of all of Mexico's misfortunes following the country's independence from Spain. This book presents his biography. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226388
- ISBN
- 9780803226388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.46
€ 26.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. The only book on the history of Indian Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the nation's largest Native arts event. Num Pages: 152 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135488
- ISBN
- 9780890135488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.27
€ 31.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160956
- ISBN
- 9781574160956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Addresses broader issues such as power relations within Caribbean slavery, multiculturalism, and the forms of religious accommodation to cultural change. This book examines the religion's transatlantic route through Cuban Santeria, Puerto Rican Espiritismo, and Black Nationalism. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 b&w photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253211149
- ISBN
- 9780253211149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.48
€ 18.99
€ 18.48
Hardcover. When the Greek island of Santorini, classically known as Thera, dramatically erupted in 1613 BC 13 years, it produced one of the largest explosions ever witnessed, thereby possibly giving rise to the legend of Atlantis. This work not only gives a comprehensive overview of the volcanic island and its past, but also reports on the discoveries. Num Pages: 312 pages, colour photos & illus. BIC Classification: HDDK; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 208 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345058
- ISBN
- 9788779345058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.04
€ 56.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Imprint unknown
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993537813
- ISBN
- 9780993537813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.59
€ 6.59
Hardback. Helps you examine complex dynamics of state-level social and political structures in 3 leading states - Sao Paolo in the Center-South, which received the greatest benefits from export growth; politically important Minas Gerais, situated between the prosperous southern states and the impoverished Northeast; and Pernambuco, the Northeast's state. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations, map,ports. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709910
- ISBN
- 9780804709910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.63
€ 111.63
Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147963
- ISBN
- 9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.61
€ 36.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Omega Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930872915
- ISBN
- 9780930872915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.87
€ 27.99
€ 19.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Omega Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930872939
- ISBN
- 9780930872939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.62
€ 35.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these offensive portrayals serve? This book provides a comprehensive study of Christian polemical responses to Islam in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546. Islam in the Medieval European Imagination. 400 pages. Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these offensive portrayals serve? This book provides a comprehensive study of Christian polemical responses to Islam in the Middle Ages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRH. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight: 546.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123334
- ISBN
- 9780231123334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.48
€ 40.99
€ 29.48
Hardback. Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these offensive portrayals serve? This book provides a comprehensive study of Christian polemical responses to Islam in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123327
- ISBN
- 9780231123327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.51
€ 155.51
Paperback. Takes a fresh look at some of the best-known narratives in the Bible, inviting us to see how the stories look from the point of view of women characters such as Eve, Sarah, Hagar, Hannah and Bathsheba. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281063741
- ISBN
- 9780281063741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. In its Ottoman heyday Sarajevo was synonymous with learning, its skyline punctuated by minarets and domes of mosques. Under Tito it was a haven of multiculturalism where Yugoslavs lived and worked together, irrespective of their ethnic or religious affiliations. This title explores the city's history from its founding in the 15th century onwards. Num Pages: 478 pages, 34 b/w, 10 maps, 17 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659433
- ISBN
- 9781850659433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. A richly detailed account of the lived experiences of ordinary people in this multicultural city between 1992 and 1996, during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Exploring how civilians coped with desperate circumstances, it argues that ethnonational divisions were the result rather than the cause of the war. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBW; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221893
- ISBN
- 9780812221893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449215
- ISBN
- 9780801449215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.42
€ 48.99
€ 46.42
Paperback. An anthropological analysis of Sarajevo and its cultural complexities that examines contemporary issues of social divisiveness, pluralism, and intergroup dynamics in the context of national identity and state formation. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 black & white photographs, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077135
- ISBN
- 9780252077135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.55
€ 27.99
€ 26.55