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Hardcover. Interweaves analysis of the process of apprenticeship among the Vai and Gola tailors of Liberia with reflections on the evolution of the author's research on those tailors in the late 1970s. This title shows how the critical questions raised by ethnographic research erode conventional assumptions, altering the direction of the work that follows. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470719
ISBN
9780226470719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.96

Paperback. Highlights the conflicts and debates that surrounded the 1952 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of Jan Van Riebeeck and the founding of Cape Town, South Africa. This title reveals the expectations of the festival planners and how the festival was engineered and the ANC and other non-Europeans mounted opposition to it. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 17 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216137
ISBN
9780253216137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.33

This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550661
ISBN
9780199550661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.94

Paperback. An investigation into the formulation and implementation of the South African government's reform apartheid programme. Specifically, it examines the role of the National Security State, as a transformative agent in the volatile topography of modernization and revolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPHC; JPQB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333732397
ISBN
9780333732397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 175.61

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137023094
ISBN
9781137023094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFML; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624379
ISBN
9780816624379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. This text collects published and unpublished work by one of today's most distinguished anthropologists. Johannes Fabian is widely known outside of his discipline because his work so often overcomes traditional scholarly boundaries to bring fresh insight to philosophy, history and cultural studies. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741439
ISBN
9780804741439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.86

Hardcover. To understand the genocide and other dramatic events of Rwanda's recent past, one must understand the history of the earlier realm. Jan Vansina provides a critique of the history recorded by early missionaries and court historians. Translator(s): Vansina, J. Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture. Num Pages: 354 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299201203
ISBN
9780299201203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.48
€ 69.20

Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186788
ISBN
9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Riven by caste, committed to commerce, practicing democratic and Christian ideals haphazardly, the Americo-Liberians created a history that is, to a surprising degree, the mirror image of our own. This book shows that the settlers struggled to balance their high ideals with their prejudices. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780809026951
ISBN
9780809026951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. This forty-seventh volume of annotated leading case law of international criminal tribunals contains decisions taken by Special Court for Sierra Leone 2009 - 2012. Editor(s): Klip, Andre; Freeland, Steven; Low, Anzinga. Series: Annotated Leading Cases. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; LBBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780682853
ISBN
9781780682853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 270.76

Paperback. This collection of 14 chapters brings together a wide array of applied anthropologists, other social scientists, and practitioners to detail the ways in which public health measures can be effectively integrated with HIV/AIDS prevention, anti-retroviral treatment, and food security efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFH2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444361551
ISBN
9781444361551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.51

Paperback. Containing 146 color photos, this book looks at the mammals and reptiles most likely to be encountered in the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. It includes 89 species of mammal and reptile. Series: Wildguides. Num Pages: 152 pages, 146 color illus. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159089
ISBN
9780691159089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. A guide that explores the wildlife most likely to be encountered by a safari visitor to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southwest Kenya. It covers 140 photographs that showcase 65 mammals and 17 reptile species, including 6 snakes. It also provides a brief and informative introduction to the habitats of the Masai Mara. Series: Wildguides. Num Pages: 152 pages, 140+ color photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156019
ISBN
9780691156019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardback. This study is the first comprehensive assessment of warfare in Angola to cover all three phases of the nation's modern history: the anti-colonial struggle, the Cold War phase, and the post-Cold War era. It also covers, in detail, the final phase of warfare in Angola, culminating in Jonas Savimbi's death and the signing of the Luena Accord Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117778
ISBN
9780230117778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Serif United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897959527
ISBN
9781897959527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853456292
ISBN
9780853456292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev Upd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916259
ISBN
9781908916259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKVP1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956240170
ISBN
9780956240170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.30

Hardcover. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has noted, "AIDS is South Africa's new apartheid." This title traces the historical shifts in health policy after apartheid and describes their effects, detailing, in particular, the changing relationship between biomedical and indigenous health care, both at the national and the local level. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064451
ISBN
9780226064451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.59

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