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Sub-Saharan Africa
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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
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
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753519349
- ISBN
- 9780753519349
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. When President Habyarimana's jet was shot down in April 1994, Rwanda erupted into a hundred-day orgy of killing - which left up to a million dead. The author travelled through the country as the genocide was continuing. This analysis aims to reveal the terrible truth behind the headlines. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; DNF; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140247602
- ISBN
- 9780140247602
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141009841
- ISBN
- 9780141009841
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. 'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868143542
- ISBN
- 9781868143542
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the North-West Province in South Africa, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. This work aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a non-specialist audience. Editor(s): Bonner, Phillip; Esterhuysen, Amanda; Jenkins, Trefor. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 838.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144181
- ISBN
- 9781868144181
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144457
- ISBN
- 9781868144457
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Answers questions such as: What is Thabo Mbeki's legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? Editor(s): Glaser, Daryl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145027
- ISBN
- 9781868145027
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
A study of the significance of the execution of dissident writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists to Nigeria's global reputation. Soyinka criticises what he sees as the decline of Nigeria from a post-colonial success story to a military dictatorship marked by the executions. He then considers Nigeria's future. Series: W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JPQB; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195119213
- ISBN
- 9780195119213
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Condition: New
€ 21.91
€ 21.91
A rigorous analysis of the key economic policy challenges facing Zambia over the coming decades in in the areas of natural resource management, agriculture, trade, employment and migration, education, finance, and investment. Editor(s): Adam, Christopher; Collier, Paul; Gondwe, Michael. Series: Africa: Policies for Prosperity. Num Pages: 480 pages, Figures and Tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; KCG; KCM; KCP; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660605
- ISBN
- 9780199660605
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Condition: New
€ 177.00
€ 177.00
The disastrous history of the British transportation of convicts to West Africa after the loss of the North American colonies, and before the opening of Australia as a new destination for Britan's criminal classes Num Pages: 448 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFD; 1MBF; 3JF; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199695935
- ISBN
- 9780199695935
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.20
€ 25.99
€ 19.20
paperback. All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is, in fact, real. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BTC; HBJH; HBTZ; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447275268
- ISBN
- 9781447275268
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.17
€ 13.99
€ 10.17
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
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- 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. Offers a unique understanding of how media reflect and contribute to Zimbabwean culture, language, and ethnicity Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustriert.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006516
- ISBN
- 9780253006516
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. The Triumph of Hope is part 2 of this two-volume edition of the best-selling autobiography by one of the greatest statesmen of the twentieth century Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116303
- ISBN
- 9780349116303
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Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38
paperback. Discusses social and moral values in the global Senegalese community Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223678
- ISBN
- 9780253223678
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. This text is a groundbreaking work by archaeologist Lynn Meskell that examines the conflicts inherent in natural vs. cultural heritage. The author brings archaeological and ethnographic evidence to bear on a holistic understanding of one nation's self-identification by developing its protected areas and cultural heritage sites. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470670712
- ISBN
- 9780470670712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.64
€ 55.64
hardcover. A compelling revisionist study of diaspora and migration in the Indian Ocean region Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGD; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789774167294
- ISBN
- 9789774167294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
The Ethiopian Campaign and French Political Thought
Yves R.; Edited By Anthony O. Simon; Translat...
paperback. The relatively obscure events leading up to the Italian invasion had larger implications for Europe and the world, perhaps even paving the way for Vichy France's collaboration with Hitler's German New Order. This book offers a case study of such ethical concerns as just war theory and preemptive war. Editor(s): Simon, Anthony O. Translator(s): Royal, Robert. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HFGA; 3JJ; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031638
- ISBN
- 9780268041304
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 66 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; AJCP; APB; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 332 x 392 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2702. Fine in fine illustrated covers. Covers showing v. light shelf wear, remains fine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Skira Editore
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031806
- ISBN
- 9788857232294
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00