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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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
€ 17.50

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

€ 35.99
€ 26.60

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

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

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

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

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
€ 28.71

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

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

€ 100.64
€ 70.23

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

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

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Briza South Africa
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875093397
ISBN
9781875093397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363200
ISBN
9780822363200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363095
ISBN
9780822363095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

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

hardcover. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Njoku, Raphael Chijioke. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022455
ISBN
9780253022455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. The inspiring story of a 12-year-old American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe who change each other's lives when her letter for her class's pen-pal project finds its way to him. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 1KBB; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316241335
ISBN
9780316241335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.17

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