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Paperback. A collection of over five thousand Yoruban proverbs arranged according to theme. It includes an introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person; relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218437
- ISBN
- 9780803218437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.90
€ 43.99
€ 38.90
Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126861
- ISBN
- 9780231126861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.11€ 80.20
€ 105.11
€ 80.20
Paperback. This all-new work chronicles the experiences of Paul French who, upon leaving the British Army's 21 SAS (V), sought adventure and excitement in C Squadron of the Rhodesian SAS.It gives a unique and purposefully opinionated insight into the workings of the Rhodesian SAS and the Selous Scouts. Num Pages: 136 pages, c 60 colour & 60 b/w photos, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916600
- ISBN
- 9781908916600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.95
€ 26.99
€ 19.95
paperback. A study of the political, economic and social themes that have shaped Ugandan history. The author also explores the successes, failures and prospects of the country's current government, and discusses the difficulties facing a nation divided by ethnic, religious and regional cleavages. Num Pages: 222 pages, 16 photographs, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Westview Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813337241
- ISBN
- 9780813337241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
Paperback. Black Africans made up more than half of the British army that invaded Zululand in January of 1879 and went on to fight the storied battles of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, and Ulundi. This book presents an account of Britain's black allies in the Anglo-Zulu War. Num Pages: 188 pages, 17 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353681
- ISBN
- 9780817353681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. He spent twenty seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country's first black president and went on to live his dream of change. This is an important and exciting addition to the Who was..? Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448479330
- ISBN
- 9780448479330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.44
€ 7.44
Paperback. Describes, from the perspective of the young anti-apartheid fighters, the tactics that young local leaders used and how the state retaliated Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; JFFJ; JFSJ2; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823243105
- ISBN
- 9780823243105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- David Phillips Publishers South Africa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864861177
- ISBN
- 9780864861177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 12. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422212
- ISBN
- 9780821422212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.62
€ 17.99
€ 17.62
Hardback. Many young men in a Gambian village, although eager to travel for money and experience, settle as farmers, family heads, businessmen, civic activists or, alternatively, as employed, demoted youth. This ethnography focuses on these "stayers," who enable others to migrate while preserving the values and traditions of rural, sedentary life. Num Pages: 244 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387794
- ISBN
- 9781782387794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420881
- ISBN
- 9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; AJB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857226835
- ISBN
- 9788857226835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 49.97
€ 50.17
€ 49.97
Paperback. Kuki Gallmann's memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s, first with her husband Paulo, and then alone. This book is part elegaic celebration, part tragedy, and part love letter to the spirit of Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141033181
- ISBN
- 9780141033181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A Gift from Darkness is the harrowing yet inspirational story of a young, pregnant Nigerian girl and the hell she endured for the sake of her unborn child when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408708958
- ISBN
- 9781408708958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. In 2003-2006, Patricia Henderson lived in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal where she recorded the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. In this illuminating study, she recounts the concerns of rural people and explores local repertoires through which illness was folded into everyday life. The book spans a period when antiretrovir Series: Care and Welfare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440. A Kinship of Bones. Series: Care and Welfare. 256 pages. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 15. Weight: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089643599
- ISBN
- 9789089643599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.08
€ 59.08
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Merlin Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850365177
- ISBN
- 9780850365177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Edited collection on volatile African state Guinea-Bissau Editor(s): Chabal, Patrick; Green, Toby. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDX; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045216
- ISBN
- 9781849045216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.96
€ 51.96
paperback. The author's title is the true account of the traumatised memory of the people of at least five townships in the Vaal. They made it happen; they suffered the consequences; they are remembered. Num Pages: 285 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406. Signed by the author. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024727
- ISBN
- 9781919931463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HF; 3JJG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008112967
- ISBN
- 9780008112967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465052
- ISBN
- 9781580465052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.38
€ 134.38