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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€ 12.84
€ 17.99
€ 12.84
paperback. Editor(s): Graham, Paul; Coetzee, Alice. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 250 x 7. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Idasa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919798349
- ISBN
- 9781919798349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
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€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333135
- ISBN
- 9780822333135
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. An examination of visual art in post-independence Senegal. It explores the complex interplay of cultural nationalism, negotiations of postcolonial identity, and an emergent artistic modernism. Highlighting the distinctive cultural history that shaped Sengalese modernism, it reveals its innovations, diversity, and dynamism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 color photos, 78 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ACXJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822333951
- ISBN
- 9780822333951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
paperback. Offers a portrayal of a people in transition, clinging to the last vestiges of their fabled culture as they struggle to adapt to the pressures of the modern world. Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 215. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Porcupine Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620212311
- ISBN
- 9780620212311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. Num Pages: 260 pages, 68 line illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HFMW; 1KB; 1MBF; HDA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Afterword
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233393
- ISBN
- 9780520233393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.60
€ 36.99
€ 26.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Otsuka, Keijiro; Larson, Donald F. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 65 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1HF; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431556923
- ISBN
- 9784431556923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
Paperback. One man's journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007414031
- ISBN
- 9780007414031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89
Paperback. The speeches of Nelson Mandela Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KCG0002500
- ISBN
- 9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This volume contains the speeches of Nelson Mandela. Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 498. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. MANDELA
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRF0040840
- ISBN
- 9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1966 Dervla Murphy travelled the length and breadth of Ethopia, first on a mule, Jock, whom she named after her publisher, and later on a recalcitrant donkey. The remarkable achievement was not surviving three armed robberies or the thousand-mile trail, but the gradual growth of affection for and understanding of another race. Num Pages: 237 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906011673
- ISBN
- 9781906011673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.01
€ 18.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. A profound reflection on the social orchestration of hope and futility in an African hospital, the politics and economics of healthcare in Africa, and palliation and disfigurement across the global south Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; MBP; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352. An African Oncology Ward in an Emerging Cancer Epidemic. 248 pages, 13 photographs, 1 map. A profound reflection on the social orchestration of hope and futility in an African hospital, the politics and economics of healthcare in Africa, and palliation and disfigurement across the global south. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; MBP; MJCL. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight: 352.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353423
- ISBN
- 9780822353423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.28
€ 31.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Series: World Bank Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; GTF; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781464807985
- ISBN
- 9781464807985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Introduces the vital role of printmaking through works by more than twenty artists in the Museums collection. This title features many more recent projects, demonstrating the contemporary relevance of the medium in South Africa today. Num Pages: 96 pages, 72 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ACXJ; AFH; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870707568
- ISBN
- 9780870707568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.08
€ 31.99
€ 27.08
Paperback. Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania, known for its scenic beauty, is also a battleground. This title shows how this park embodies the political-ecological dilemmas facing protected areas throughout Africa. It focuses on the symbolic importance of natural landscapes among various social groups in this setting. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black-and-white illustrations, 7 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFC; JFSL9; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234680
- ISBN
- 9780520234680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Nowell, Donald. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633219700
- ISBN
- 9781633219700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.85€ 70.11
€ 100.85
€ 70.11
Hardback. Since Israel is primarily a country of immigrants, the state takes on the responsibility for the settlement and integration of each new group. It therefore sees its role as benevolent and indispensable to the welfare of the immigrants. This be true to some extent. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HFGA; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819413
- ISBN
- 9781571819413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.74
€ 154.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; GTB; HBAH; HBJH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403961600
- ISBN
- 9781403961600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.59
€ 96.59
Paperback. By returning to a pivotal moment in South African history - the Cape Colony in the period 1770-1830 - this book addresses current debates about nationalism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and postcolonial/post-apartheid culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; DSBF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664894
- ISBN
- 9780748664894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77