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Hardcover. This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism played a significant role in the failure of development planning. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBLW3; JPRB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286642
ISBN
9781137286642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardcover. Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving beyond an increasingly entrenched debate about the role of NGOs, this book reveals the practices and social relations through which ideas of development are concretely enacted. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTF; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236424
ISBN
9780230236424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardcover. This is a diary of Sir Henry Rider Haggard's tour of South Africa in 1914. It captures his feelings and perceptions on the change of Southern Africa, and of himself, since his departure in 1881. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850654681
ISBN
9781850654681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.76

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 133 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 211.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531172989
ISBN
9783531172989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Ndemo, Bitange; Weiss, Tim. Num Pages: 509 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; KJH; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 218 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137578808
ISBN
9781137578808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Paperback. In working to build a sense of nationhood, Ghana has focused on many social engineering projects, the most meaningful and fascinating of which has been the state's effort to create a national culture through its schools. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps, 3 tables, 6halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HRCX6; JNKC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226111315
ISBN
9780226111315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. A portrait of Robert Mugabe, a man whose once brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. It charts Mugabe's gradual self-destruction, and uncovers some of the most respectable international players in the Zimbabwe tragedy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JPHL; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040790
ISBN
9780141040790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Does participation lead citizens of democracies to invest or disinvest in democracy? How does mass participation affect political culture in countries undergoing political transition? This book examines the consequences of citizen involvement in Uganda, one among a number of countries employing the participatory model of constitutional reform. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 figures, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JPHF; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069934
ISBN
9780472069934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Hardcover. Diversities Old and New provides comparative analyses of new urban patterns that arise under conditions of rapid, migration-driven diversification, including transformations of social categories, social relations and public spaces. Ethnographic findings in neighbourhoods of New York, Singapore and Johannesburg are presented. Editor(s): Vertovec, Steven. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1HFMS; 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFFS; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137495471
ISBN
9781137495471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Flexibound. A guide to Kenya. It includes cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, and street-by-street maps of all the cities and towns. It is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
DK Eyewitness Travel
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241007006
ISBN
9780241007006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Addresses a gap in contemporary studies of nationalism and the nation, providing a critical study of South African nationalism, against a broader context of African nationalism in general. This book explores how an African 'people' came into being in the first lace, particularly in the South African context.a Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144457
ISBN
9781868144457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Piot, Charles. Num Pages: 232 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDT; GTF; JHMC; JKSN1; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361763
ISBN
9780822361763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 33. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823233342
ISBN
9780823233342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Hardback. Exploring complex webs of local consumer demands that affected patterns of exchange and production as far away as India and the United States, this book challenges presumptions that Africa's global relationships have always been dictated by outsiders. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JH; HBTB; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254244
ISBN
9780520254244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.86
€ 58.34

Paperback. As Jacob Zuma moves into the twilight years of his presidencies of both the African National Congress (ANC) and of South Africa, this book takes stock of the Zuma-led administration and its impact on the ANC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JM; JPFK; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Wits University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868148844
ISBN
9781868148844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A charming, off-the-wall and thoroughly entertaining account of the true-life adventures of a young safari guide living in the Botswana bush. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857886450
ISBN
9781857886450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. With an introduction by Anne Enright. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447275084
ISBN
9781447275084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 247 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1114. The Small Towns of South Africa. 160 pages, B&W photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; WTM. Dimension: 291 x 247 x 21. Weight: 1122.
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869193942
ISBN
9781869193942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.57

Paperback. Telling the story of the author's grandparents and parents, and of his brothers' involvement in the violent Mau Mau uprising, this title etches a tumultuous era, capturing the landscape of Kenya, the people and their culture, and the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 2AB; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548522
ISBN
9780099548522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Presents a major part of the extraordinary corpus of ancient Ife art in terra-cotta, stone, and metal, dating from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. This title explores the purposes for which this art may have been made and its relationship to Yoruba ideas about leadership, divinity, gender, and aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 150 illus., 140 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945802532
ISBN
9780945802532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

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