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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
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
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€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
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
€ 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€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Reconstructing Security after Conflict: Security Sector Reform in Sier...
Jackson, Paul, Albrecht, Peter
Hardcover. A long-term evaluation and analysis of the UK's involvement in Sierra Leone before and after the conflict which ended in 2002. This book looks at how UK intervention moved from initial involvement through to war fighting and then post-conflict reconstruction, specifically of the security infrastructure. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239005
- ISBN
- 9780230239005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
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
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. How do nations address the above health policy goals and respond to current challenges? As these four cases (United States, Germany, Canada, and South Africa) demonstrate, the answer lies in the underlying politics of health policy at work. Series: Perspectives in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFMS; 1KBB; JPB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338876
- ISBN
- 9780230338876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This book presents key studies regarding the challenges of economic regional integration in West Africa. It provides fresh answers to persistent development questions and opens new perspectives on the search for sustainable avenues for Africa's development. Editor(s): Seck, Diery. Series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. Num Pages: 279 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, 82 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1HFD; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319377704
- ISBN
- 9783319377704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardcover. Once torn by ideological conflicts and the dominance of command economies, Southern Africa is now moving towards economic liberalism and openness. This book offers a critical insight into the ensuing debate on regionalism and the process of regionalization in Southern Africa. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JPH; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333748442
- ISBN
- 9780333748442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardcover. Reintegration programmes for ex-combatants are supposed to support the wider peace process. This study, based on detailed fieldwork, looks at the way they were carried out in Sierra Leone and Liberia and assesses the degree to which they were conducted in a participatory way. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428981
- ISBN
- 9781137428981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 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
€ 172.62
Hardback. Addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002. These essays focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics. Editor(s): Knighton, Ben. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HRAM2; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614871
- ISBN
- 9780230614871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
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€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
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
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Sektion Religionssoziologie Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Soziologie. Num Pages: 247 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 1HF; HRAM2; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658167875
- ISBN
- 9783658167875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.08
€ 77.08
Paperback. This book contributes significantly to the body of knowledge that deals with the Mande-speaking people of West Africa. It deals with the impact of religion and commerce on the integration of the Mandingo ethnic group into the political and social economies of Liberia. Num Pages: 188 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSL3; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761803553
- ISBN
- 9780761803553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.24
€ 68.24
Hardback. In Religion, Ethnicity and Social Change the author argues that the recent focus on religious fundamentalism in ethnic conflict has obscured the ambiguous role of 'mainstream' Western religion. The book examines the relationship between the religious and secular spheres at a time of rapid transition in South Africa and Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFMS; HRAF; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720479
- ISBN
- 9780333720479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
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
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96