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Hardback. The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, was the first major astronomical observatory in the southern hemisphere, and this book presents an account of its origin, construction and use. It describes technical aspects, such as the instruments and their makers, the installation of the instruments and their initial problems. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; PGG; PHVB; UNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792335276
ISBN
9780792335276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.77

paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lit Verlag
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825889982
ISBN
9783825889982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.97

Hardcover. Editor(s): Yaro, Joseph Awetori. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624171024
ISBN
9781624171024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 299.96
€ 202.44

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFA; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634854085
ISBN
9781634854085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.18
€ 88.07

Hardback. This book focuses on the innovative path Rwanda has taken in governance and reconciliation, gender equity, education, health and economic growth. The authors spent a decade working and researching in the country to prepare this path-breaking book. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761849421
ISBN
9780761849421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.36

Paperback. The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis by ethnic Hutus that took place in 1994. The author contends that the violation of the basic human rights of the Rwandan Tutsis morally obliged the international community to intervene militarily to stop the genocide. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HPQ; JWLP; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696277
ISBN
9780748696277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Translation of: Ca ne s'est pas passe comme ca a Kigali. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baraka Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926824949
ISBN
9781926824949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.49

Hardcover. A critical study of fictional responses by authors inside and outside Rwanda to the 1994 genocide. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381946
ISBN
9781781381946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Paperback. Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory against Portuguese colonialism in 1974, and the following year became independent Mozambique's first President. This biography presents the many different faces of the man Nelson Mandela called 'a true African revolutionary'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041942
ISBN
9781849041942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916235
ISBN
9781908916235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.17

Paperback. Rethinking place and history in Northwest Africa Editor(s): McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001269
ISBN
9780253001269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Highlights the larger meaning of what is happening to the author's subjects with an imagery that testifies to the fundamental dignity of all humanity while simultaneously protesting its violation by war, poverty, and other injustices. Series: Series in Contemporary Photography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 88 duotones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 291 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1284. The End of the Road. Series: Series in Contemporary Photography. 152 pages, 88 duotones. Highlights the larger meaning of what is happening to the author's subjects with an imagery that testifies to the fundamental dignity of all humanity while simultaneously protesting its violation by war, poverty, and other injustices. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Dimension: 290 x 291 x 18. Weight: 1284.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241701
ISBN
9780520241701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.84
€ 49.07

Paperback. When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. This volume looks at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, as well as its impact on the African economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; JHMC; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315812
ISBN
9780226315812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431404759
ISBN
9781431404759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.47

paperback. Sango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Editor(s): Tishken, Joel E.; Falola, Toyin; Akinyemi, Akintunde. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220943
ISBN
9780253220943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 240 x 10. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291041
ISBN
9783958291041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.07

Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147963
ISBN
9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. This title tells the true story of lives ravaged by AIDS - of orphans, bereaved parents, and widows; and, of families who devote most Saturdays to the burial of relatives and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFH2; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061835
ISBN
9780674061835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Hardback. Presents the story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 16 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; RG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688. People, Wildlife, and Change in East Africa. 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. Presents the story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFG; RG; RNK. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 30. Weight: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273559
ISBN
9780520273559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. Does two and two equal four? Ask someone and they should answer yes. An equation such as this seems the very definition of certainty, but is it? Helen Verran describes how she went from the conclusion that logic and maths are culturally relative, to a new understanding of all generalizing logic. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JHM; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853918
ISBN
9780226853918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

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