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Sub-Saharan Africa
paperback. Sango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Editor(s): Tishken, Joel E.; Falola, Toyin; Akinyemi, Akintunde. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220943
- ISBN
- 9780253220943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.85
€ 33.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. In The State vs. Nelson Mandela, Joel Joffe, the Instructing Attorney of the defendants at the time, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780745800
- ISBN
- 9781780745800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.45
€ 15.99
€ 12.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825877910
- ISBN
- 9783825877910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.86
€ 36.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Series: Sport & culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816633869
- ISBN
- 9780816633869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; HBJH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884024101
- ISBN
- 9780884024101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.86€ 55.83
€ 60.86
€ 55.83
Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055114
- ISBN
- 9780226055114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.80
€ 40.99
€ 31.80
Hardback. Series: History of Military Occupation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039560
- ISBN
- 9780252039560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.69
€ 43.99
€ 43.69
Paperback. Carlin pens this thrilling, inspiring account of one of the greatest charm offensives in history--Nelson Mandela's decade-long campaign to unite his country, beginning in his jail cell and ending with a rugby tournament. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; WSB; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288. Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made the Nation. 288 pages, 1x 8pp b/w plate section. Carlin pens this thrilling, inspiring account of one of the greatest charm offensives in history--Nelson Mandela's decade-long campaign to unite his country, beginning in his jail cell and ending with a rugby tournament. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; WSB; WSJF1. Dimension: 200 x 127 x 23. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main - (Now filmed as Invictus)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876590
- ISBN
- 9781848876590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus). Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGS; BTC; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393290
- ISBN
- 9781782393290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. Highlife Giants is an intimate portrait of the pioneering artistes of West Africa's vibrant music scene from the 1920s onwards. It is packed full of inside information from stars including E.T Mensah, Kofo Ghanaba, King Bruce, Bobby Benson, Victor Uwaifo, and Ignace De Souza. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGW; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Cassava Republic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911115298
- ISBN
- 9781911115298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.25
€ 18.99
€ 18.25
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; LBBR; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640730
- ISBN
- 9780691640730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.62
€ 254.62
Hardcover. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921785
- ISBN
- 9780813921785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.56
€ 109.56
Paperback. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921792
- ISBN
- 9780813921792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Hardcover. South Africa has an established and highly politicized contemporary art scene that is often in dialogue with the deep and recent past. This book explores this relationship, showing contemporary and historic art objects from the earliest human artistic tendencies to 20th-century apartheid Resistance Art and the art of post-apartheid transformation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 259 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500519066
- ISBN
- 9780500519066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.54
€ 52.99
€ 44.54
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010278
- ISBN
- 9781847010278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; AJC; WNP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 116 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206. 128 pages, 125 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFGK; AJC; WNP; WTH. Dimension: 179 x 116 x 10. Weight: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Camerapix
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874041214
- ISBN
- 9781874041214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Paperback. The second in a three-volume study, this volume explores colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. It shows how the relationship between the British evangelists and the Southern Tswana created complex exchanges of goods, signs and cultural markers which affected both Africans and Britons. Num Pages: 606 pages, 33 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114446
- ISBN
- 9780226114446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.41
€ 44.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Series: Warfare in the Victorian Age. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 colour photo, 1 colour ill, 35 b/w photos, 14 b/. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBWM; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512387
- ISBN
- 9781911512387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.58
€ 33.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103525
- ISBN
- 9780226103525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Describes patterns of healing among the BaKongo of Lower Zaire in Africa, who, like many people elsewhere, utilize cosmopolitan medicine alongside traditional healing practices. This book asks What criteria determine the choice of the alternative therapies? And what is their institutional interrelationship? Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26ill. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Underlined
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520046337
- ISBN
- 9780520046337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55