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Paperback. Tells the story of Tahir Shah, a writer and film-maker in his 30s, married, with two children, who was beginning to wilt under British city life. Woven into the narrative is the author's own journey of self-discovery, of learning about a grandfather he hardly knew, and of coming to love the multi-faceted, contradictory country that is Morocco. Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553816808
- ISBN
- 9780553816808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.83
€ 15.99
€ 11.83
Paperback. 196- At head of title: U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences. Institute of Africa. Translation of Osvobozhdenie Afriki (romanized form). Commissioning organisation: M. Braginsky ; translated from the Russian by G. Ivanov-Mumjiev. 181 p. 21 cm. Original wrappers. Very good clean copy. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Progress
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0106169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141009841
- ISBN
- 9780141009841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632787
- ISBN
- 9780816632787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.35
€ 30.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bookstorm
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920434625
- ISBN
- 9781920434625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover. In September 2008 Dorothy, a female chimp in her late forties, died of heart failure at Cameroon's Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center. A photo of Dorothy's funeral went viral after being published in National Geographic. This memoir follows the chimpanzee's life from the time the author met her at Luna Park Hotel in 1999 until her death. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 16-Page Color Inserts. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; BM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062132482
- ISBN
- 9780062132482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.66
€ 27.99
€ 23.66
paperback. Sango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Editor(s): Tishken, Joel E.; Falola, Toyin; Akinyemi, Akintunde. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220943
- ISBN
- 9780253220943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Focusing on African and European women and men, five articles explore generational conflict, connections between representation and violence, the incorporation of gendered power into state formation, memory and forgetting, and consumption and commodity cultures. Editor(s): Hunt, Nancy Rose; Quataert, Jean (Binghamton University, USA); Liu, Tessie P. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 148 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204763
- ISBN
- 9780631204763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.27
€ 31.27
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0005864
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Written by Michael Scott as a statement of the case which he presented to the Fourth Committee of the United Nations of November 26th, 1949." - p. [1]. Commissioning organisation: With an introd. by Tom Driberg. 24 p. 22 cm. Original printed wraps. ". Keywords: "Indigenous peoples , Pamphlet"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Publisher
- Union of Democratic Control
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0149653
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 18.99€ 4.99
€ 18.99
€ 4.99
The Ethiopian Campaign and French Political Thought
Yves R.; Edited By Anthony O. Simon; Translat...
paperback. The relatively obscure events leading up to the Italian invasion had larger implications for Europe and the world, perhaps even paving the way for Vichy France's collaboration with Hitler's German New Order. This book offers a case study of such ethical concerns as just war theory and preemptive war. Editor(s): Simon, Anthony O. Translator(s): Royal, Robert. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HFGA; 3JJ; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031638
- ISBN
- 9780268041304
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Bibliographical footnotes. Commissioning organisation: [por] Fernando MorBn. 90 p. 18 cm. Paperback. Nice copy. Slight rubbing to covers. Keywords: "Literature , Blacks , African Americans , American literature"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Taurus
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0069562
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 29.99€ 4.99
€ 29.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 311 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFML; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Merlin Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366549
- ISBN
- 9780850366549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
€ 28.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543740
- ISBN
- 9780913543740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.95
€ 16.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. Shows how Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy, and how Africans have resisted the theft of their resources. Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFX; JPS; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330464
- ISBN
- 9780745330464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.67€ 81.97
€ 99.67
€ 81.97
Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152448
- ISBN
- 9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. First printed October, 1931, reprinted November 1931." Commissioning organisation: [by] J.H. Oldham . and B.D. Gibson. 185 p. 22 cm. Associated Names: Gibson, B. D.,. Paperback. Clean copy, with some foxing, slightly bumped corners and small tea". Keywords: "Education , Missions"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1931
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, H. Milf
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0036866
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 120.09€ 5.12
€ 120.09
€ 5.12
Paperback. This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Political, religious and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral position they adopted, often at great cost. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 maps, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRA; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454. Good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0241132
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In The Black Jews of Africa, Edith Bruder presents, one by one, the different groups of Black Jews in western, central, eastern, and southern Africa and the ways in which they have used and imagined their oral history and traditional customs to construct a distinct Jewish identity. Num Pages: 298 pages, 2 line. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRJ; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199934553
- ISBN
- 9780199934553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "Away with the Nazi books". 8 p. 44 cm. Original printed broadsheet. Good clean copy with very slightly dust dulled edges." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0094020
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 406 pages, 600+ colour photographs, 185 distribution maps, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AJC; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 305 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fisical_Book
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919766034
- ISBN
- 9781919766034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.65€ 99.86
€ 106.65
€ 99.86
Paperback. South Africa's future is increasingly tied up with that of India. While trade and investment between the two countries is intensifying, they share long-standing historical ties and have much in common: apart from cricket, colonialism and Gandhi, both countries are important players in the global South. Editor(s): Hofmeyr, Isabel; Williams, Michelle. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; HBJ; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145386
- ISBN
- 9781868145386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.95
€ 36.99
€ 35.95
Hardback. This book offers a reinterpretation of an important popular uprising in Cairo in 1952 by looking at the patterns of commerce and urban development over the previous four decades. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; KCCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804781268
- ISBN
- 9780804781268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Hardcover. Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a troubled dark continent. Most of its constituent countries are now enjoying significant economic growth and political progress. The new Africa has begun to banish the miseries of the past, and appears ready to play an important role in world affairs. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661629
- ISBN
- 9780745661629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25