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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864864772
ISBN
9780864864772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.86

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
€ 29.60

hardcover. A conference in Harare, Zimbabwe in September 1988, arranged on the initiative of the Southern African Research Association (SADRA) and the Scandinavian Institute of African Studies (SIAS), aimed to initiate research and co-operation between Nordic and Southern African researchers. Editor(s): Oden, Bertil; Othman, Haroub. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The Nordic Africa Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9789171062987
ISBN
9789171062987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362272
ISBN
9780822362272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362067
ISBN
9780822362067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HR; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Cape Town Press South Africa
Edition
2nd Rev and Expanded ed.
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780799215144
ISBN
9780799215144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226265056
ISBN
9780226265056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. A detailed ethnographic and historical study of the implications of fast-track land reform in Zimbabwe from the perspective of those involved in land occupations around Lake Mutirikwi, from the colonial period to the present day. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 365 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JHMC; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011121
ISBN
9781847011121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.80

Paperback. Although the ANC has been in power now for twenty years and looks set to continue in office for some time yet, its hold on power is neither permanent nor assured, and sometime in the future it is safe to say it will be voted out of office. This is the fate faced by all liberation movements that have won power at the ballot box. Editor(s): Butler, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431420193
ISBN
9781431420193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Since the 1990s, Mirzeler has travelled to East Africa to apprentice with storytellers. Remembering Nayeche and the Gray Bull Engiro is both an account of his experience listening to these storytellers and of how oral tradition continues to evolve in the modern world. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626317
ISBN
9781442626317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Begins with an account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special correspondent for "The Times". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFJ; 1HFMS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186399
ISBN
9780141186399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Arguing that village life is an effect of the modern and the global, this text analyzes everyday and social practices, and suggests that Kabre culture is shaped as much by colonial and postcolonial history as by anything "indigenous" or local. Num Pages: 226 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669694
ISBN
9780226669694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. Ethiopia 1984: A groundbreaking account of the reporting of a famine and its unin- tended long-term consequences. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPN; JFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042888
ISBN
9781849042888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.85

Paperback. The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, was one of the most innovative and successful counter-insurgency units in history. This study explores the unit's dramatic history, revealing the Rhodesian Light Infantry's airborne and combat capacity, which gave the unit, at times, near total tactical superiority against its opponents. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472809629
ISBN
9781472809629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. This volume explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women - part of one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa - through their songs and dances, dream narratives and fertility rituals, which come to life both musically and visually on CD-ROM. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVA; AVGD; HRK; HRLF; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226548203
ISBN
9780226548203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594. A Guide to the Plumage Variation of 613 Bird Races in Southern Africa. 286 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Dimension: 155 x 216 x 19. Weight: 596.
Publisher
Robert's Bird Books
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920602000
ISBN
9781920602000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. It is set out in a standard field-guide format (text pages facing colour plates), covering 4-5 species per double-page spread. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 322 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936. 416 pages, illustrations. This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. It is set out in a standard field-guide format (text pages facing colour plates), covering 4-5 species per double-page spread. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Dimension: 179 x 322 x 23. Weight: 936.
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780620506298
ISBN
9780620506298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. The story of the bravest battle ever fought. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366415
ISBN
9780304366415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Rorke's Drift & Isandlwana 1879 Num Pages: 192 pages, 155 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967303
ISBN
9780750967303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Hardcover. A compelling, fresh account of the battle of Rorke's Drift, featuring an array of previously unpublished material including defender accounts and artwork. The author questions what is widely believed to be historical fact and instead offers up his own interpretation of one of the most established actions of the hospital fight. Num Pages: 208 pages, 49 illustrations, 21 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555538
ISBN
9781781555538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.73

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