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Paperback. Offering a portrait of leadership, conflict, and obstacles, this volume assesses the political alliances that brought black mayors to office as well as the accomplishments and challenges that marked their careers. It includes the profiles of Carl B Stokes (Cleveland), Richard G Hatcher (Gary), and 'Dutch' Morial (New Orleans). Editor(s): Colburn, David R. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252072604
ISBN
9780252072604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

hardcover. This book provides an overview of the economic and social status of African-American males in America which continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Num Pages: 122 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot United Kingdom
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137411662
ISBN
9781137411662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253341945
ISBN
9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. Describes socialization beliefs and practices within an African-American church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Num Pages: 242 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340. Good, clean copy. Top page edge marked, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0006419
ISBN
9780521003452
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JFSL9; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403977977
ISBN
9781403977977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. This book examines literature by African, Native, and Jewish American novelists at the beginning of the twentieth century, a period of radical dislocation from homelands for these three ethnic groups as well as the period when such voices established themselves as central figures in the American literary canon. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538003
ISBN
9781349538003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Links the history of Europe to world history, situating European modernity in its global context. This book asks why, from some moment onwards, 'Europe' and 'the rest of the world' entered into a particular relationship. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter. Series: Annual of European and Global Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400404
ISBN
9781474400404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.68
€ 114.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James. Series: Routledge Studies in African Development. Num Pages: 206 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSP2; JHM; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138630451
ISBN
9781138630451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 36.75

Hardcover. This book will present three main themes of African women: African feminism, women and work, and women and politics, to inform readers of the current debates, to encourage new thinking on these issues, and to indicate areas for needed research. Editor(s): Turshen, Meredeth. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFK; JFSJ1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230106758
ISBN
9780230106758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403984050
ISBN
9781403984050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.05

Paperback. This is an in-depth look at the biomedical, socio-cultural, economic, legal and political, and educational vulnerabilities faced by the population that is most vulnerable to the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS: African women. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFF; JHB; JHM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539581
ISBN
9781349539581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Hardcover. First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Nelson, Nici. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 385. Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Cultural Studies - General,Subjects - Society, Politi"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Frank Cass Publishers London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0181659
ISBN
9780714631752
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 90.73
€ 4.99

Hardcover. This title depicts how immigrant women use international migration as a strategy to challenge existing patriarchal hegemonies operative both in the United States and Africa. It also weaves together the multidimensional strands of how African immigrant women shape and are shaped by the process of international migration. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230617780
ISBN
9780230617780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. This titledepicts how immigrant women use international migration as a strategy to challenge existing patriarchal hegemonies operative both in the United States and Africa. It also weaves together the multidimensional strands of how African immigrant women shape and are shaped by the process of international migration." Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349380695
ISBN
9781349380695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349290345
ISBN
9781349290345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Bryceson, Deborah; Potts, Deborah. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; KCM; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403999474
ISBN
9781403999474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Hardcover. Pasura proposes a framework for understanding African diasporas as core, epistemic, dormant and silent diasporas. The book explores the origin, formation and performance of the Zimbabwean transnational diaspora in Britain and examines how the diaspora is constituted in the hostland and how it maintains connections with the homeland. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMW; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137326560
ISBN
9781137326560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Pasura proposes a framework for understanding African diasporas as core, epistemic, dormant and silent diasporas. The book explores the origin, formation and performance of the Zimbabwean transnational diaspora in Britain and examines how the diaspora is constituted in the hostland and how it maintains connections with the homeland. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459827
ISBN
9781349459827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Paperback. Looks at the lives, challenges and contributions of African women from across the continent to making and participating in theatre in the 21st century. Editor(s): Banham, Martin; Gibbs, James; Osofisan, Femi. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 156 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011312
ISBN
9781847011312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

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