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Paperback. In this bold work of 1787, an ex-slave refutes pro-slavery arguments and calls for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTS; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108060196
ISBN
9781108060196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.15

Hardback. Timbuktu is famous as a center of learning from Islam's Golden Age. Yet it was one among many scholarly centers to exist in precolonial West Africa. Ousmane Kane charts the rise of Muslim learning in West Africa from the beginning of Islam to the present day and corrects lingering misconceptions about Africa's Muslim heritage and its influence. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050822
ISBN
9780674050822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.58

Num Pages: 296 pages, 19. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448416
ISBN
9780801448416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFC; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529216
ISBN
9781349529216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. Describes inner cities as structures of subordination. Given the government's role in creating and maintaining segregation, this work argues, justice demands no less than the sweeping federal action. It includes ten responses from scholars, journalists, and practicing lawyers. It is aimed at those interested in social justice, and domestic policy. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Decker, Jefferson; Rogers, Joel. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088815
ISBN
9780691088815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. The tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century, highlighting the unlikely intersections of East and West Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AB; AM; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336015
ISBN
9780745336015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Argues for a Modernism of everyday life, immersed in questions of socialism, sexual politics and technology. This work features chapters ranging from a study of industrial and brutalist aesthetics in Britain, the Sexpol of Wilhelm Reich in film and design, and the alienation effects of Brecht and Hanns Eisler on record and on screen. Series: Zero Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846941764
ISBN
9781846941764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. EPUB Editor(s): Oxford Department of International Development; Boyden, Jo; Bourdillon, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230319240
ISBN
9780230319240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.92

Paperback. A collection of over five thousand Yoruban proverbs arranged according to theme. It includes an introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person; relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218437
ISBN
9780803218437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Oyewumi, Oyeronke. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962829
ISBN
9781403962829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Africa Research & Publications United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865436282
ISBN
9780865436282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.16

Paperback. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy?wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349580514
ISBN
9781349580514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624416
ISBN
9780816624416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. This volume brings together a variety of studies that are engaged with notions of gender in different African localities, institutions and historical time periods. The objective is to expand empirical and theoretical studies that take seriously the idea that in order to understand gender and gender relations in Africa, we must start with Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623453
ISBN
9780230623453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oyewumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538772
ISBN
9781137538772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.82

Paperback. This volume brings together a variety of studies that are engaged with notions of gender in different African localities, institutions and historical time periods. The objective is to expand empirical and theoretical studies that take seriously the idea that in order to understand gender and gender relations in Africa, we must start with Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349384754
ISBN
9781349384754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Oyewumi, Oyeronke. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962836
ISBN
9781403962836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.25

Hardcover. This study investigates the role of youth in peacebuilding, and addresses the failure of states and existing research to recognise youths as political actors, which can result in their contribution to peacebuilding being ignored. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSP2; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285217
ISBN
9780230285217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Hardcover. Drawing on interviews with Civil Society organizations and in conjunction with an examination of EU Civil Society Policy and the legal and institutional environment in Turkey this book examines EU policies on Turkish Civil Society organizations and highlights the significant constraints and limited impacts of these policies. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JFFS; JPA; JPR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137274410
ISBN
9781137274410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. aeo Collection of newly published empirical studies that demonstrate dominance and subordination in everyday life. aeo Inclusive of studies on gender, race, class, sexuality and disabilities. aeo Exciting new work by up and coming scholars, foreword by Mary Romero. Editor(s): Brien, Jodi O.; Howard, J. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181217
ISBN
9781577181217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

Hardcover. This volume examines the links between the changes in the oil industry in the Middle East and North Africa, and the growth of politically radical movements referring to Islam. It charts the rise in oil revenues in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the region's subsequent economic and social failures. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471971535
ISBN
9780471971535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 278.32

Paperback. This original book explores the importance of geographical processes for policies and professional practices related to childhood and youth. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds explore how concepts such as place, scale, mobility and boundary-making are important for policies and practices in diverse contexts. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428455
ISBN
9781847428455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310341
ISBN
9781447310341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.48

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632292
ISBN
9780691632292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

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