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Hardcover. Examines the legacies of Shaka, the intrigues of Zulu royalty, gender and generational struggles, cultural and symbolic projections, and spirituality. This volume highlights the debates in South Africa over the manipulation of Zulu heritage, whether deployed for party political purposes or exploited to promote eco - and battlefield-tourism. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 182 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1548.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
670
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659082
ISBN
9781850659082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.12
€ 86.77

Hardback. The first full-length study of Nollywood, exploring the rise, evolving structure and global connections of Nigeria's popular movie industry. Based on extensive fieldwork, this critical text redefines our understanding of global media flows while analysing the commercial and professional practices of one of the most prolific media industries. Series: International Screen Industries. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; APF; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576920
ISBN
9781844576920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 96.34

Paperback. Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory against Portuguese colonialism in 1974, and the following year became independent Mozambique's first President. This biography presents the many different faces of the man Nelson Mandela called 'a true African revolutionary'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041942
ISBN
9781849041942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Hardcover. A case study on Tanzania highlighting the theoretical and methodological approaches in sociolinguistics. It focuses on the influence of Ujamaa ideology on Swahili's formation, treatment, and implementation. It features updates to the discussions of code-switching and language policies and ideologies. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFGT; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748675791
ISBN
9780748675791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 96.34

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. The tsunami was perceived as so 'un-natural' that it provoked an immediate, unprecedented international outpouring of sympathy. It took many months, by contrast, for the story of a new famine in the Sahel to make headlines. This book endeavors to shed light on a multifaceted crisis. Editor(s): Crombe, Xavier; Jezequel, Jean-Herve. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Hurst
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659549
ISBN
9781850659549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; AVGR; HRC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081552
ISBN
9780252081552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Hardback. Examines key contemporary accounts of the civil war and a range of subsequent texts to reveal the ideas behind the conflict and how these frame the understandings of what took place and what it means for contemporary Nigeria. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Ezekwem, Ogechukwu. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 304 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011442
ISBN
9781847011442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.56

Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465180
ISBN
9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. David Livingstone was one of the intrepid and daring explorers of the Victorian age. In 1858, he and his brother embarked upon an expedition up the Zambesi river to explore Eastern and Central Africa, and in 1859 they and their party became the first non-Africans to gaze upon the Lake Nyasa. This book is an account of their landmark expedition. Num Pages: 176 pages, 36 mono. BIC Classification: 1HFMQZ; 3JH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 41. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880651
ISBN
9781845880651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.72

Hardcover. First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748. 8vo. Good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Africa
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0290120
ISBN
9780714631813
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Hardcover. This analysis of Mozambique in the post-independence period seeks to challenge conventional wisdom. In particular, it argues that the significance of the "liberated zones" was greatly exaggerated by Frelimo and its sympathizers in order to give the regime ideological respectability. Num Pages: 274 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850651154
ISBN
9781850651154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.76

Paperback. This book will be of importance to anyone interested in South African politics, constitutional law, democracy and human rights. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841131788
ISBN
9781841131788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 85.98

Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859371
ISBN
9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 54.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Hojbjerg, Christian K.; Knorr, Jacqueline; Murphy, William P. Num Pages: 342 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTF; GTJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950126
ISBN
9781349950126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.82

Paperback. This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983 coup. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; FA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435906986
ISBN
9780435906986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Hardback. This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJD1; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230555266
ISBN
9780230555266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.29

Paperback. A Russian insider analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324722
ISBN
9780745324722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.05

Hardcover. While many people believe that their used clothes donations are distributed free of charge to the needy in the Third World, the trade in second-hand clothes is actually an international business. The book provides ethnographic insights into the life of a group of street dealers of the Tanzanian multi-million metropolis Dar es Salaam. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFCK; KCL; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Braun Publish,Csi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783716518267
ISBN
9783716518267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783603695
ISBN
9781783603695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

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