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Sub-Saharan Africa

Paperback. On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia - the beginnings of Germany's African Empire. As colonial forces moved in , their ruthless punitive raids became an open war of extermination. Thousands of the indigenous people were killed or driven out into the desert to die. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFMN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJH; HBTR; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231423
ISBN
9780571231423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Quansah, Emmanuel; Binchy, William. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JPVH; LBBR; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786. 418pp
Publisher
Clarus Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781905536276
ISBN
9781905536276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.00
€ 55.83

Paperback. The young people of the Cameroon Grassfields have been subject to a long history of violence and political marginalization. This book deals with their response to centuries of exploitation. It focuses on the repeated violent revolts staged by young victims of political oppression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones, 2 maps, 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSP1; JFSP2; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026121
ISBN
9780226026121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. Examining the failures of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, regional states and major world powers to prevent or terminate the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Uses the failures to draw lessons for intervention in future and produce adequate legal and structural mechanisms to carry out the enforcement of the Genocide Convention. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333732038
ISBN
9780333732038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Paperback. The text of Equiano's narrative presented here is that of the 1789 first edition. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; BGA; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974942
ISBN
9780393974942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. The central aim of this book is to explain why the Tanzanian manufacturing sector experienced a long period of stagnation after an initial phase of rapid industrial growth. Though an extreme case, contributors show that there are lessons to be learnt here for African economies in general. Editor(s): Szirmai, Adam; Lapperre, Paul. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333800195
ISBN
9780333800195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.25

Hardcover. The Rwandan genocide was one of the bloodiest events in the late twentieth century and the international community's response has stimulated a great deal of interest and debate ever since. In this study, Dean White provides the most thorough review of Britain's response to the crisis written to date. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFGR; HBTZ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719095238
ISBN
9780719095238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardcover. In this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms with the dominance of European thought while making significant contributions to African intellectual traditions. Editor(s): Chuku, Gloria. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137311283
ISBN
9781137311283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.93

Paperback. A Russian insider analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324722
ISBN
9780745324722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. Shows how regional and international interventions, combined with piracy, have compounded pre-existing tensions in the Horn of Africa. Editor(s): Bereketeab, Redie. Num Pages: 224 pages, five illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333113
ISBN
9780745333113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Hardback. The main purposes of this book are to demonstrate how and why the Horn of Africa became one of the world's worst disaster areas, and to try to point the way to a better future for its inhabitants. In particular the author emphasizes the need for international co-operation. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTJ; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333513590
ISBN
9780333513590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Paperback. The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in threeinterlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterizedby a range of devastating inter-state and inter-communal conflicts,including civil wars. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651224
ISBN
9780745651224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in three interlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterized by a range of devastating inter-state and inter-communal conflicts, including civil wars. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651217
ISBN
9780745651217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardcover. An ethnographic exploration of hip-hop in Ghana and West Africa more broadly. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137021649
ISBN
9781137021649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. The sequel to "The Lost World of the Kalahari" in which Laurens Van der Post records everything he has learned of the life and lore of Africa's first inhabitants. This book journeys into the mind and spirit of the Bushmen, a people outlawed by the advance of the blacks and whites alike. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DNF; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428749
ISBN
9780099428749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. This title presents an ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 3 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556. Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. 336 pages, illustrations. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. This title presents an ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253421
ISBN
9780520253421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Hardback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; TBX; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422113
ISBN
9780821422113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Escape from British Rule: the Boer Exodus from the Cape Colony 1836. 584 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 30 maps. Binckes has adopted a broader approach that studies the impact of the earlier white incursions and migrations-Portuguese, Dutch, French and British-on southern Africa, to create a better understanding of the trek and its causes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion and Company
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916280
ISBN
9781908916280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.27

Paperback. The first English-language publication of a major history of the Great Lakes region of Africa. Translator(s): Straus, Scott. Num Pages: 503 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGQ; 1HFGR; 1HFGT; 1HFGU; 1HFJC; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
503
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951351
ISBN
9781890951351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSAF; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273191
ISBN
9780520273191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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