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Sub-Saharan Africa

Paperback. Presents powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
9780753519349
ISBN
9780753519349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. This text looks at how since Robert Mugabe came to power with a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist programme, ethos and world view, Zimbabwe's position on the world stage has been affected by considerations of international political realities and has had to jettison much of its ideological radicalism. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTB; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860646478
ISBN
9781860646478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.20
€ 133.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431423170
ISBN
9781431423170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. 8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for the author, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b & w photos; b & w map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502469
ISBN
9780857502469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Draws on research in archeology, anthropology, linguistics and on historiography. This book charts the development of Ethiopian peoples and their society, placing emphasis on the African origins of Ethiopian civilization. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224938
ISBN
9780631224938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, appendices, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140. . "Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Commissioning organisation: Richard Manning. xv, 255 p. maps 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title on spine, tight binding, very slightly buffed and rubbed dw." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Countries & Regions - Africa - 20th Century,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - Civil Liberties & Political Activism -"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KEX0109288
ISBN
9781850431022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The Cape Verde Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Senegal, were first settled by the Portuguese in the 15th century. This study sketches Cape Verde's complex history over five centuries, from its role in the slave trade to its struggle for national independence. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDV; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Perseus
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813335629
ISBN
9780813335629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691625140
ISBN
9780691625140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.09

Hardback. A major new approach to the study of the social and economic history of colonial French West Africa, this book traces French efforts to establish a cotton export economy in the French Soudan from the early nineteenth century through the end of World War II. Num Pages: 396 pages, 17 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 655.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726528
ISBN
9780804726528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.91

Hardcover. Drawing on ten years of empirical research in Accra, Ghana's capital city, this book shows how this African metropolis is as deeply transformed by globalization as the cities of other world regions. It examines how foreign companies, returned expatriates, and native Ghanaians foster globalization on multiple levels. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 maps, 14 figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631729
ISBN
9780815631729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.76

Hardback. A study of the remarkably successful precolonical political system of the Meta, an acephalous society in West Africa. The author pays particular attention to ranking, the impact of trade upon political organization, and the development of a consensual polity-wide system of conflict resolution. Num Pages: 328 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715713
ISBN
9780804715713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.68

Hardback. A biting satire on corruption, Xala set the standard for the new wave of African cinema. This is a dazzlingly illustrated reflection on West African cultural practices -- literary, social and visual -- and one of a kind. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APF; HBJH; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046954
ISBN
9781849046954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
C P Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910241936
ISBN
9781910241936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 41.39

Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082277
ISBN
9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.98

Paperback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSAF; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273191
ISBN
9780520273191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Book. When the World Cup circus came to town it jolted South Africa out of its insular navel-gazing and roused a nation. Defying the sceptics and the Afro-pessimists - both at home and abroad - we put on a great show not just for South Africa, but for the whole continent. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; WSJA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099715
ISBN
9781770099715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; CFH; GTC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611170993
ISBN
9781611170993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.78
€ 34.27

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations , maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDV; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849068
ISBN
9780810849068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.88

paperback. In 70s South Africa, the author - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag. There he encountered first-hand the horrors wrought by apartheid. In this book, he attempts to understand his country, its racial hatred, and his own tortured conscience. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099583462
ISBN
9780099583462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Num Pages: 317 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 599. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight: 598.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611856057
ISBN
9781611856057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. This collection of essays explores the contemporary crises in Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo-Kinshasa, offering important new insights into the cycle of genocidal violence, ethnic strife, and civil war that has made the Great Lakes region of Central Africa the most violent on the continent. Series: National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220902
ISBN
9780812220902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
South African History Online
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795701351
ISBN
9780795701351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.50

Paperback. Features an adventurous travel to Congo, one of the most dangerous and inhospitable jungle in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140121391
ISBN
9780140121391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Shows how regional and international interventions, combined with piracy, have compounded pre-existing tensions in the Horn of Africa. Editor(s): Bereketeab, Redie. Num Pages: 224 pages, five illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333113
ISBN
9780745333113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

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