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Hardback. Based on ethnographic research among militias in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Danny Hoffman considers how young men are made available for violent labor on battlefields and in dangerous unregulated industries. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350590
ISBN
9780822350590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.60

Paperback. An account of the rise of the Zulu nation in southern Africa, and its fall under Cetshwayo in the Zulu war of 1879. This work sets out to be not only a history of the Zulus but also a full-scale study of the British colonial and military policy in relation to southern Africa, and of those involved. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 49. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712661058
ISBN
9780712661058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.02

Paperback. This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park. Illustrator(s): Kruger, Karin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; RNKH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813340
ISBN
9780553813340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Carruthers, Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2,000 mostly full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GBC; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775843535
ISBN
9781775843535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Portobello
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846270314
ISBN
9781846270314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906462093
ISBN
9781906462093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Takes us to the heart of the struggle, meeting everyone from politicians, extremists and mercenaries to aid workers, civilians and refugees. This book offers an account of a country ravaged by war, considers what the future might hold for a generation who have grown up knowing little else and exposes the reality of life in Somalia. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777803
ISBN
9780552777803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217165
ISBN
9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100909
ISBN
9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.85

Paperback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100916
ISBN
9780759100916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.19

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Johns, Emily. Num Pages: 32 pages, 4 lino etchings. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DCF; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. The Winter March, Shaka, the Cannibals. 32 pages, 4 lino etchings. Illustrator(s): Johns, Emily. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; DCF; HBJH. Dimension: 217 x 210 x 5. Weight: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hearing Eye
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905082469
ISBN
9781905082469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Hardback. Theory of Social Involvement examines the dynamic interplay between church, state, and society. Sunday A. Aigbe considers the Christian factor as it relates to the sociopolitical responsibility and development in Nigeria and identifies ways in which Christianity can serve as an agent of change and promote unity within Nigeria. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRA; HRCX6; JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819188731
ISBN
9780819188731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.22

Paperback. The defining experience of author's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. A marriage of history, remembrance, poetry and vivid first-hand observation, this title is a work of wisdom and compassion from one of the great voices of our age. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959206
ISBN
9780241959206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, appendices, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140. . "Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Commissioning organisation: Richard Manning. xv, 255 p. maps 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title on spine, tight binding, very slightly buffed and rubbed dw." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Countries & Regions - Africa - 20th Century,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - Civil Liberties & Political Activism -"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KEX0109288
ISBN
9781850431022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

paperback. The author's title is the true account of the traumatised memory of the people of at least five townships in the Vaal. They made it happen; they suffered the consequences; they are remembered. Num Pages: 285 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406. Signed by the author. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jacana Media
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024727
ISBN
9781919931463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459893
ISBN
9780857459893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.56

Paperback. In January 2006, after the Republic of Liberia had been racked by fourteen years of brutal civil conflict, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-Africa's 'Iron Lady' - was sworn in as president, an event that marked a tremendous turning point in the history of the West African nation. This memoir shares the inside story of her rise to power. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061353482
ISBN
9780061353482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145. .
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485622840
ISBN
9781485622840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Examines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of Tuareg. This book takes the reader into this world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and the words of the healers and their patients. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; 1HFDR; JFSL9; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806105
ISBN
9780875806105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470120156
ISBN
9780470120156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.98

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