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Paperback. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Making Guinea Modern. 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925103
- ISBN
- 9780226925103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Gives play to the personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 'The Ram', who managed Ivorian politics for the country's first 33 years of independence, to the contemporary First Lady Simone Gbagbo. This book's analysis is of the dynamics in place that give certain predictability to the actions of each of the key figures in the drama. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658160
- ISBN
- 9781850658160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Hardcover. A Lions tour is the pinnacle in the career of any rugby player from the four Home Unions. This title presents a record of the sometimes controversial and always absorbing six weeks of rugby history, from the first match on 30th May to the third, and final, Test against the Springboks on 4th July, 2009. Editor(s): Robertson, Ian. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; WSB; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Corinthian United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906850098
- ISBN
- 9781906850098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.13
€ 26.99
€ 18.13
Hardback. This book compares the Communist parties of India and South Africa in their pursuits of socialist democracy. Williams looks at their organizational characteristics, party history, and their competing tendencies, as well as how they have pushed forward their similar ideologies within their unique political and economic environments. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JPFC; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606401
- ISBN
- 9780230606401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardcover. This book examines the role of non-formal education (NFE) in promoting democracy in Senegal. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JNAM; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622333
- ISBN
- 9780230622333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback. The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. This book recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420898
- ISBN
- 9780821420898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong's vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w plates (8pp). BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; HBJH; HBLW3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841154220
- ISBN
- 9781841154220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardcover. A highly personal journey to reveal the hidden magic of the mask of the remarkable Bolon maskers and mask-makers in a remote corner of Burkina Faso, West Africa Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRLF; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1752.
- Publisher
- Stonegate Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992682606
- ISBN
- 9780992682606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.91
€ 46.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. This book studies the reactions of India, Brazil, and South Africa - the three main non-proliferation actors of the Global South - to Iran's nuclear program. Their responses are explained and situated in wider foreign policy context. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KLSB; JPB; JPSD; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499066
- ISBN
- 9781137499066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314478
- ISBN
- 9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of several thousand approaching militants. Ordered to "go find the glow"--the burning wreckage--hard-charging Capt. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811715737
- ISBN
- 9780811715737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.70
€ 32.99
€ 25.70
Hardback. This text contends that the high rate of failure among post-Cold War UN missions are attributable to common weaknesses which are vulnerable to civil war dynamics. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1FMC; 1HFGS; 1HFMA; 1HFMQ; 1KLCS; GTJ; HBW; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333682449
- ISBN
- 9780333682449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
hardcover. The English-speaking whites of South Africa participate in the culture of the English-speaking world but reject its unspoken consensual position on many issues. This study examines the way these English-speakers see themselves, and how this self-image is influenced by the presence of the blacks. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; CFB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333365731
- ISBN
- 9780333365731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397650
- ISBN
- 9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079238
- ISBN
- 9780252079238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HDD; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- Zulu Planet Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920153083
- ISBN
- 9781920153083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.34
€ 32.99
€ 22.34
Paperback. Archaeological proof of the advanced civilization on the southern tip of Africa that preceded Sumer and Egypt by 200,000 years. Num Pages: 240 pages, Full-color throughout. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFHF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 206 x 14. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431503
- ISBN
- 9781591431503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; G; HBJH; JPQ; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761809920
- ISBN
- 9780761809920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.65
€ 134.65
Paperback. Examines Senegal's crucial and pragmatic decisions related to its development and how they garnered international favor, decisions such as its opposition to Soviet involvement in African liberation - despite itself being a socialist state - or its support for the US-led war on terror - despite its population being predominately Muslim. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226198576
- ISBN
- 9780226198576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. Examines Senegal's crucial and pragmatic decisions related to its development and how they garnered international favor, decisions such as its opposition to Soviet involvement in African liberation - despite itself being a socialist state - or its support for the US-led war on terror - despite its population being predominately Muslim. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226198439
- ISBN
- 9780226198439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61