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Paperback. Drawing on fieldwork and archival research, Shaw argues that memories of the slave trade in Sierra Leone have shaped (and been reshaped by) experiences of colonialism, postcolonialsm, and the country's ten-year rebel war. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226751320
ISBN
9780226751320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806828
ISBN
9781609806828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied post apartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title describes how the racial segmentation of South African society still informs daily life, notions of race, personhood, morality, and religious ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152950
ISBN
9780691152950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.14

Paperback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied postapartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title tells the stories of ordinary Indians whose lives were racialized and framed by the township, and how these residents domesticated and inhabited this urban space. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152967
ISBN
9780691152967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.30

paperback. Focusing on India and South Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the essays in this collection address power and enforced modernity as applied to medicine. Clashes between traditional methods of healing and the practices brought in by colonizers are explored across both territories. Editor(s): Bala, Poonam. Series: Empires in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138663138
ISBN
9781138663138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

hardcover. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTF; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231065962
ISBN
9780231065962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Siziya, Seter, PhD; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; MBNS; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634855594
ISBN
9781634855594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 213.41
€ 159.97

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's research on the front lines of the global biodiversity crisis - coping with the delays in obtaining permits, learning to outrun advancing army ants, subsisting on a diet of Spam and manioc, and ultimately falling in love with the forest of northern Congo. Num Pages: 336 pages, 49 color illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WNCK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048423
ISBN
9780674048423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Answers questions such as: What is Thabo Mbeki's legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? Editor(s): Glaser, Daryl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145027
ISBN
9781868145027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Hardcover. This study of 13 personal accounts of the Mau Mau revolt by Kenyans, demonstrates that these memoirs serve to refute both the British version of the revolt and that of the leaders of the independent Kenyan state. It also points to the importance of Mau Mau in the making of modern Kenya. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781555875374
ISBN
9781555875374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 45.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226471396
ISBN
9780226471396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226130866
ISBN
9780226130866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.24

Hardback. Ritual, art and secrecy in Casamance, Senegal. Editor(s): De Jong, Ferdinand; Peel, J. D. Y.; Heald, Suzette; James, Deborah. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633197
ISBN
9780748633197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.01
€ 108.35

Paperback. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. This title describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the urban environment of Djenne. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b&w photos, 13 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AM; RPC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220721
ISBN
9780253220721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardback. The Cameroon Grassfields, home to three ethnic groups - the Grassfields societies, the Mbororo, and the Hausa - provides a valuable case study for the anthropological examination of ethnicity and interethnic relations. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387282
ISBN
9781782387282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.53

Hardcover. Tells the story of how people struggled to define, refine, reform, and ultimately overturn racial etiquette as a social guide for Southern Rhodesian politics. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465205
ISBN
9781580465205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011565
ISBN
9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp), (3 x 8pp B&W), With index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 184 x 47. Weight in Grams: 552. Very good clean copy with minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0009713
ISBN
9780007437979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
627
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781847378835
ISBN
9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847399328
ISBN
9781847399328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.73

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

€ 59.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; CFH; GTC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611170993
ISBN
9781611170993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.43
€ 33.48

Paperback. An investigation of the consequences resulting from fertility-related development interventions in Tanzania Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 figs, 28 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFSJ1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030279
ISBN
9780472030279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Paperback. Shows how Portugal's economic integration into the European Union (EU) in 1996 fundamentally changed ordinary encounters between African migrants and Portuguese citizens. This book examines this economic transition through transformations in popular ideologies of difference in workspaces in Lisbon between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFDV; JFFN; JFSL3; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822345121
ISBN
9780822345121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

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