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Paperback. Looks at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. This book examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFD; GTB; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221193
- ISBN
- 9780253221193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Hardback. Examines key contemporary accounts of the civil war and a range of subsequent texts to reveal the ideas behind the conflict and how these frame the understandings of what took place and what it means for contemporary Nigeria. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Ezekwem, Ogechukwu. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 304 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011442
- ISBN
- 9781847011442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.56
€ 134.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFF; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670017
- ISBN
- 9780816670017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Grotpeter's name appears first on the earlier edition. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 584 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853980
- ISBN
- 9780810853980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 247.03
€ 247.03
Hardcover. This analysis of Mozambique in the post-independence period seeks to challenge conventional wisdom. In particular, it argues that the significance of the "liberated zones" was greatly exaggerated by Frelimo and its sympathizers in order to give the regime ideological respectability. Num Pages: 274 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850651154
- ISBN
- 9781850651154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.64
€ 52.99
€ 47.64
Paperback. In this text, Tom Lodge offers a concise study of the kinds of political patterns that have emerged in South Africa under the presidencies of Mandela and Mbeki. The author also examines land reform, corruption and the outcome of the Truth and Reconciliation Council. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPF; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852558706
- ISBN
- 9780852558706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
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
€ 157.86
€ 157.86
Paperback. A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 242 pages, 13, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 10 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463638
- ISBN
- 9781580463638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011565
- ISBN
- 9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. On a journey to the roof of Africa, a father and son traverse the treacherous terrain of fatherhood, divorce, dark secrets and old grudges, and forge an authentic new relationship. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; BM; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780993393
- ISBN
- 9781780993393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.71
€ 18.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. Adrien Niyonshuti is a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at representing his country at the Olympics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224091770
- ISBN
- 9780224091770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221035
- ISBN
- 9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191004
- ISBN
- 9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Hardback. Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world's best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge onto the international wine scene. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260238
- ISBN
- 9780520260238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. 'STEALING WATER is a simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of poor-white family life in the twilight of apartheid' - Richard E. Grant Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340936641
- ISBN
- 9780340936641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. The 'astonishing' (New York Times Book Review) and 'riveting' (New York Post) true story of Phiona Mutesi - a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JM; BGS; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141770
- ISBN
- 9780349141770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. This text provides a comprehensive account of carnivore social behaviour. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, it offers a detailed account of the behaviour and ecology of cheetahs. Series: Wildlife Behaviour & Ecology S. Num Pages: 500 pages, 34 halftones, 102 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094342
- ISBN
- 9780226094342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15€ 44.25
€ 51.15
€ 44.25
Paperback. For many years war made Sierra Leone and Liberia too dangerous for outsiders to travel through. Facing down demons from his time in Africa as a journalist, Tim Butcher heads deep into this combat zone, encountering the devastation wrought by lawless militia, child soldiers, brutal violence, blood diamonds and masked figures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532064
- ISBN
- 9780099532064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
paperback. There is nothing that terrorized Russian and Chinese-backed guerrillas fighting Rhodesia's bush war in the 1970s more than the famed Selous Scouts. Members of this elite unit would slip silently into the shadows of the night to seek and destroy real terrorist gangs. Three Sips of Gin follows Tim Bax on his missions into the silence of the shadows. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; JWDG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384293
- ISBN
- 9781909384293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.79
€ 58.79
Hardback. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Kenya provides a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography on the country's history. The dictionary section has 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 582 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810856370
- ISBN
- 9780810856370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.04
€ 235.04