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Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575209
- ISBN
- 9780226575209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477133
- ISBN
- 9780801477133
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Burundi is a small Central African country with a complex history of ethnic tension. This book traces the origins of its political crises, sheds light on Burundi's contemporary history by means of interviews with leading participants and those whose lives have been affected by horrific events, and helps demystify the country's "ethnic" divisions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGQ; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045094
- ISBN
- 9781849045094
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.68
€ 30.99
€ 27.68
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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. This volume explores the confrontation between cultures and environments which are seen to limit and censure natural behaviour whilst at the same time imposing upon humankind unnecessary notions of sin and guilt. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1HFGK; 2ACSD; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900338
- ISBN
- 9781903900338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a powerful story of love, race and identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007356348
- ISBN
- 9780007356348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 page black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026138
- ISBN
- 9780141026138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. South Africa: A Botched Civilization? examines how South African novelists, both Black and white, portray the impact of racial conflict on the identities of both the oppressed and the oppressor. This book gives an in-depth analysis of several major authors and focuses on prejudice and its consequences. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSK; GTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- UPA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806059
- ISBN
- 9780761806059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
Hardcover. Conflict and Costume presents more than 70 vibrant portraits of Herero people in traditional Victorian-style and paramilitary costume. With an introduction on the history of the Herero since the 19th century and the origins of their dress, this book will appeal to anyone interested in costume history, African culture and photography. Num Pages: 108 pages, 75 illustrations, 70 in colour, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; AJCP; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 298 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946009
- ISBN
- 9781858946009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. Author Craig Hayman had the rare opportunity of living and working in some of Africa's most spectacular wilderness areas for several years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; AJC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 291 x 319. Weight in Grams: 2260.
- Publisher
- New Holland Australia
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921517624
- ISBN
- 9781921517624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.95
€ 58.95
Paperback. The Nigerian civil war of the late 1960s was one of the first occasions when Western consciences became aware of the suffering and atrocity being played out in the African Continent. This book talks about this incident. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155231
- ISBN
- 9781844155231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Things Fall Apart", surveying the interpretations of the text from publication onwards and the critical material that surrounds it. This work also offers an insight into African culture. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415344562
- ISBN
- 9780415344562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.52
€ 50.99
€ 45.52
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive examination of how the Cold War intersected with the final destruction of global white supremacy. Thomas Borstelmann pays close attention to the two Souths - Southern Africa and the American South - as the primary sites of white authority's last stand. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012387
- ISBN
- 9780674012387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Outstanding travel narrative about a journey up the Congo river: superbly evocative writing in the tradition of Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 12, b/w int. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349114507
- ISBN
- 9780349114507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
€ 15.99
€ 11.94
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€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. This work traces the origins of one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures, from its beginnings in the 13th century Mali Empire, to the recording studios of Paris and New York. It focuses on four spheres of Mande music: hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, and jembe. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 440 pages, 78 halftones, 30 line drawings, 36 musical examples, 8 maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGE; AVGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101620
- ISBN
- 9780226101620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.52
€ 48.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. The Ghosts of Happy Valley is a mesmerising blend of travel narrative, social history and personal quest. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781311677
- ISBN
- 9781781311677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Gives play to the personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 'The Ram', who managed Ivorian politics for the country's first 33 years of independence, to the contemporary First Lady Simone Gbagbo. This book's analysis is of the dynamics in place that give certain predictability to the actions of each of the key figures in the drama. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658160
- ISBN
- 9781850658160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191004
- ISBN
- 9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. This book recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420898
- ISBN
- 9780821420898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36