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Paperback. Susan Hirsch's observations of Islamic courts uncover how Muslim women actively use legal processes to transform their domestic lives. This achieves victories on some fronts, but also reinforces their image as subordinate to men through the speech they produce in court. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; CF; JFSJ; JFSR2; JHBK; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226344645
ISBN
9780226344645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This study of Hutu refugees from Burundi, driven into exile after their 1972 insurrection against the Tutsi was suppressed, shows how experiences of dispossession and violence are remembered and turned into narratives, and how this process helps to construct identities such as "Hutu" and "Tutsi." Num Pages: 374 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGQ; HBAH; JFC; JFFD; JFSL3; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502724
ISBN
9780226502724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. The ending of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 ushered in the dawn of a new era. Virtually overnight, a visionary new constitution prohibiting discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation ensured true equality for all. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSK2; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183024
ISBN
9781405183024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardback. The ending of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 ushered in the dawn of a new era. Virtually overnight, a visionary new constitution prohibiting discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation ensured true equality for all. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSK2; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183031
ISBN
9781405183031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. Describes patterns of healing among the BaKongo of Lower Zaire in Africa, who, like many people elsewhere, utilize cosmopolitan medicine alongside traditional healing practices. This book asks What criteria determine the choice of the alternative therapies? And what is their institutional interrelationship? Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26ill. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Underlined
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520046337
ISBN
9780520046337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Sample, Hilary. Num Pages: 260 pages, color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AMVD; MBN; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Columbia GSAPP Books on Architecture
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883584924
ISBN
9781883584924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. In the mid-1990's the Truth and Reconciliation Commission disclosed its findings on the reality of the apartheid era in South Africa. This is the product of a dialogue inspired by this, which investigates the history, theology, philosophy and politics of race and reconciliation in South Africa. Editor(s): Van Vugt, William E.; Cloete, G. Daan. Series: Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101575
ISBN
9780739101575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.90

Paperback. * Charley Boorman takes part in the Dakar rally - the most dangerous and exciting race in the world * An amazing biking adventure from the author of the bestselling LONG WAY ROUND Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751538175
ISBN
9780751538175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Hardback. The book covers the gamut of inter-ethnic experiences throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, from the sixteenth century to the present day, integrating history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, literary, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Bethencourt, Francisco; Pearce, Adrian. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 12 halftones, tables, and graphs. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMNT; 1HFG; 1KLSB; HBJ; HBTR; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265246
ISBN
9780197265246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.17
€ 56.91

Paperback. Brash hustlers, sinister colonels, resilient refugees, and intrepid radio hosts: meet the future of Congo Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689651
ISBN
9781851689651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. A captivating and haunting memoir by celebrated children's author Lauren St John about her childhood spent in rural Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829233
ISBN
9780753829233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Hardback. A study of the remarkably successful precolonical political system of the Meta, an acephalous society in West Africa. The author pays particular attention to ranking, the impact of trade upon political organization, and the development of a consensual polity-wide system of conflict resolution. Num Pages: 328 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715713
ISBN
9780804715713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.01

Paperback. Liberia's national forests are among the last refuges in West Africa for large migrating mammals. This volume summarizes the findings of a biodiversity survey of three forests as part of the Liberia Forestry Initiative, an effort to rehabilitate and reform Liberia's threatened woodlands. It documents the discovery of six more species. Editor(s): Hoke, Peter; Demey, Ron; Peal, Alex. Series: Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HFDL; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Conservation International,U.S. United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934151013
ISBN
9781934151013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. Variously understood as literary genius and enfant terrible of African literature, Dambudzo Marechera's work as novelist, poet, playwright and essayist is discussed here in relation to other free-thinking writers. Editor(s): Hamilton, Grant. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, 1 black and white. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. 208 pages, 1, 1 black and white. Editor(s): Hamilton, Grant. Variously understood as literary genius and enfant terrible of African literature, Dambudzo Marechera's work as novelist, poet, playwright and essayist is discussed here in relation to other free-thinking writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 2AB; DSBH5. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010629
ISBN
9781847010629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. This book offers a fresh analysis of the role of exemplary violence and its psychological impact. It considers the role emotions such as shame and disgust play in facilitating a climate of extreme brutality and what lessons we can learn from the case of Sierra Leone in understanding the atrocities of other contemporary conflicts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBJH; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044226
ISBN
9781849044226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1HFJZ; HBJH; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819451
ISBN
9781571819451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.28

Paperback. In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa on the Red Sea was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. This title tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's important shipping centres. It constructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220790
ISBN
9780253220790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. How do Muslims fit into South Africa's well-known narrative of colonialism, apartheid and postapartheid? South Africa is infamous for apartheid, but the country's foundation was laid by 176 years of slavery from 1658 to 1834, which formed a crucible of war, genocide and systemic sexual violence that continues to haunt the country today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour section with 10 images. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Wits University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868147694
ISBN
9781868147694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688531
ISBN
9780847688531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardback. Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688524
ISBN
9780847688524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.62

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