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Paperback. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226265025
ISBN
9780226265025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Hardback. Looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. This book describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. Num Pages: 328 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351481
ISBN
9780822351481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.27

Paperback. Five Musical Years in Ghana. 328 pages, 78 illustrations. Looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. This book describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGJ. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 13. Weight: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351627
ISBN
9780822351627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Examines the work experience, living conditions, and social relations of thousands of African men, women, and children on European-owned tobacco farms in colonial Zimbabwe from 1890 to 1945. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802032
ISBN
9780896802032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974112
ISBN
9781403974112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.56

Paperback. A true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFJ; 3JH; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346237
ISBN
9780393346237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227173510
ISBN
9780227173510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

Paperback. 200 years after his birth, this book assesses David Livingstone's life, impact and legacy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Lion UK
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745955681
ISBN
9780745955681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JF; BTP; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571210725
ISBN
9780571210725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Covers 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians across the five countries of East Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. This book offers concise identification-oriented text, color photographs, and color distribution maps for each species. It is a useful resource for ecotourists, and for those on safari. Series: Princeton Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 230 color plates. 230 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128849
ISBN
9780691128849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.01

Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465180
ISBN
9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. This study is the first comprehensive assessment of warfare in Angola to cover all three phases of the nation's modern history: the anti-colonial struggle, the Cold War phase, and the post-Cold War era. It also covers, in detail, the final phase of warfare in Angola, culminating in Jonas Savimbi's death and the signing of the Luena Accord Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117778
ISBN
9780230117778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470120156
ISBN
9780470120156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP; WHC; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 323 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431424306
ISBN
9781431424306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. This book traces the history of the civil war that has blighted Liberia in the 1990s and looks at its roots in the way governments have been established in West Africa during the 20th century. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 3JJ; HBJH; HBT; HBW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Hurst & Co Ltd
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850654179
ISBN
9781850654179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Award-winning book looking at the complicated history of the ANC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPFN; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045063
ISBN
9781849045063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Illustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural world Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 20 illus., 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; GTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991054
ISBN
9780295991054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.84

Paperback. Illustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural world Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; GTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991061
ISBN
9780295991061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. By featuring the life histories of eight senior men, this work explores the changing meaning of becoming a man in modern Africa. It concentrates on the ideals and expectations that formed around men who were prominent in their communities when Ghana became an independent nation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217868
ISBN
9780253217868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897844
ISBN
9788772897844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

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