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Sub-Saharan Africa
Paperback. This book explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of disciplinary perspectives - historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, sociological, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Van der Vlies, Andrew. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFD; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 218 x 35. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145669
- ISBN
- 9781868145669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.52
€ 42.99
€ 42.52
Paperback. Until the end of the First World War, urban growth in Johannesburg proceeded unevenly and haphazardly, but under the impact of a wave of militant struggles by black workers and in the context of the devastating impact of the 1918 influenza epidemic. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145447
- ISBN
- 9781868145447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.95
€ 37.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. This title tells the true story of lives ravaged by AIDS - of orphans, bereaved parents, and widows; and, of families who devote most Saturdays to the burial of relatives and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFH2; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061835
- ISBN
- 9780674061835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 313 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910482
- ISBN
- 9781575910482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Paperback. The poems in Tsitsi Ella Jaji's Beating the Graves meditate on the meaning of living in diaspora, an experience increasingly common among contemporary Zimbabweans. Vivid evocations of the landscape of Zimbabwe filter critiques of contemporary political conditions and ecological challenges, veiled in the multiple meanings of poetic metaphor. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803299603
- ISBN
- 9780803299603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38
paperback. Editor(s): Gibbon, Trish. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- African Minds
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920677435
- ISBN
- 9781920677435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.21
€ 14.99
€ 14.21
paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFF; KNDF; RNFF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Jacana Media South Africa
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431424238
- ISBN
- 9781431424238
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
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
€ 130.66
€ 130.66
Hardcover. This book documents and analyses the involvement of Norway in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa. Apart from focusing on the formulation of official policies and the extensive co-operation with the liberation movements in the field of humanitarian assistance, the study highlights the involvement and commitment to the struggle. Editor(s): Eriksen, Tore Linne. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1HFM; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Nordic Africa Institute Sweden
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171064479
- ISBN
- 9789171064479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.39
€ 32.99
€ 27.39
hardcover. This book documents the involvement of Sweden in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa both through the study of source material at government and NGO archives as well as interviews with the key actors in Sweden and in Southern Africa. The book is also an analysis the social, political and economic factors behind the Swedish involvement. Num Pages: 914 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1HFM; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 249 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nordic Africa Institute
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171064486
- ISBN
- 9789171064486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.04€ 53.57
€ 59.04
€ 53.57
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
€ 29.23
€ 29.23
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
€ 232.64
€ 232.64
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€ 46.91
€ 52.99
€ 46.91
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€ 28.30
€ 33.99
€ 28.30
This is an important collection of essays focusing on pre-colonial trade and African-European interaction, looking at western Africa between Senegal and Sierra Leone. It spans the whole pre-colonial period between the first Portuguese voyages of discovery and the transition to legitimate commerce in the 19th century. Editor(s): Green, Toby. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 320 pages, c. 12 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3J; HBJ; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265208
- ISBN
- 9780197265208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.87
€ 151.87
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
€ 147.58
€ 147.58
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€ 32.12
€ 33.99
€ 32.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Murithi, Timothy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; JFF; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928232223
- ISBN
- 9781928232223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.20
€ 20.99
€ 19.20
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
€ 26.99€ 26.47
€ 26.99
€ 26.47