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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

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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

€ 134.56

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. An examination of the role played by civil society in the legitimization of South Africa's apartheid regime and its racial policy. This book focuses on the interaction of dominant groups within the Dutch Reformed Church and the South African state over the development of race policy Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HRCC9; HRCM; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333726495
ISBN
9780333726495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover. This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117747
ISBN
9780230117747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

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

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. This book studies the long-term developments in the South African recording industry and adds to the existing literature an understanding of the prevalence of informal negotiations over rights, rewards and power in the recording industry. It argues that patronage features often infiltrate the contractual relationships in the industry. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 239 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 305 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137562319
ISBN
9781137562319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

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

€ 142.79

Paperback. A reference for those who intend to introduce practices to reduce and prevent crime. It forms part of a series of tools developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to support countries in implementing the rule of law and the development of crime prevention and criminal justice reform. Series: Criminal Justice Handbook Series. Num Pages: 126 pages, colour line drawings, colour tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KJ; JKVC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 208 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
United Nations United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9789211302691
ISBN
9789211302691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.03

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

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Based on a performance by Djanka Tassey Condae. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; DC; HBJH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664946
ISBN
9781624664946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

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
€ 34.36

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

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Addresses a gap in contemporary studies of nationalism and the nation, providing a critical study of South African nationalism, against a broader context of African nationalism in general. This book explores how an African 'people' came into being in the first lace, particularly in the South African context.a Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144457
ISBN
9781868144457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante. It is perhaps the earliest example of history writing in English by an African ruler and is of compelling interest to all concerned with the production of indigenous historical knowledge in Africa. Editor(s): Akyeampong, Professor Emmanuel Kwaku; Prempeh, Agyeman; Boahen, A. Adu; Lawler, Nancy; McCaskie, T. C.; Wilks, Ivor. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 plates; 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264157
ISBN
9780197264157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.82

Hardback. A frank report on contemporary South African society and the challenges which the new nation faces. The book draws on information from a wide variety of sources including government statistics, independent social surveys, community research, and opinion polls. Editor(s): Moller, Valerie. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, 41:1-3
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792347972
ISBN
9780792347972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.21

Hardback. Editor(s): van Dyck, Ines. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
132
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628080636
ISBN
9781628080636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.94
€ 137.74

Hardback. This book examines the increasing role of development organizations in securitization processes and argues that the new security-development counter piracy framework is (re)shaping political geographies of piracy by promoting disciplinary strategies aimed at the prevention and containment of gendered and racialized actions and bodies in Somalia. Num Pages: 209 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137434227
ISBN
9781137434227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253341945
ISBN
9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. This text provides an interpretation of isicathamiya performance and its relation to the culture and consciousness of the Zulu migrant labourers who largely compose its choirs. It addresses issues in anthropology and looks to the future of live performance in the new South Africa. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVGH; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226217215
ISBN
9780226217215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

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