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Spatial Literacy: Contemporary Asante Women's Place-making (Gender and...
Epifania Akosua Amoo-Adare
Hardcover. This book makes the case for an urgent praxis of critical spatial literacy for African women. It provides a critical analysis of how Asante women negotiate and understand the politics of contemporary space in Accra and beyond and the effect it has on their lives, demonstrating how they critically 'read that world.' Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281067
- ISBN
- 9781137281067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JFFH2; JHMC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021311
- ISBN
- 9780253021311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.86
€ 92.86
Paperback. Traces the movement and mutation of the powerful Talensi god and ancestor shrine, Tongnaab, from the savanna of northern Ghana through the forests and coastal plains of the south. This title shows how Tongnaab has been intertwined with many themes and events in West African history including the slave trade and colonial conquest and rule. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w photos, 5 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218063
- ISBN
- 9780253218063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33
Hardcover. This work surveys major issues in African history through historical document in chronological order. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558762893
- ISBN
- 9781558762893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.60
€ 40.99
€ 34.60
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058290
- ISBN
- 9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.35€ 52.50
€ 67.35
€ 52.50
Paperback. Focuses on the work of Western-educated African and Indian women writers resisting gender identity constructions at various points in history. This book examines colonial and national gender identity constructions in female-authored texts at 'home' and the continued deployment of and resistance to gender identity impositions in various spaces. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1H; DS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552382455
- ISBN
- 9781552382455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. Evaluates the African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. This title describes 24 indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food and cash-crops. It assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, and foster rural development. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; TVB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780309105965
- ISBN
- 9780309105965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.48€ 71.03
€ 75.48
€ 71.03
Paperback. Provides an overview of the progress of achieving gender equity in post-apartheid South African education. This book brings together the leading South African and international experts on gender equity in education. The papers cast light, on the different dimensions and needs in research and social action, related to gender in education. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFJ; JFSJ; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780796920942
- ISBN
- 9780796920942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JM; GBCY; HBJH; HBLX; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- IC Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780905268644
- ISBN
- 9780905268644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.66
€ 51.99
€ 43.66
Paperback. Africa. 94 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Central African Council
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0000758
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Examines the processes of cultural exchange as they occurred in empire building, looking at Early Mesopotamia, Africa, Greece, Japan, India, the Arab world, and empires in other parts of the globe. Editor(s): Kasinec, Wendy F.; Polushin, Michael A. Series: The World Beat Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; 1KBB; 1M; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027304
- ISBN
- 9780842027304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.09
€ 161.09
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "Ideological education in the new Africa". 8 p. 44 cm. Original printed broadsheet. Good clean copy with very slightly dust dulled edges, folded in four." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0094058
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Papers submitted by Participants at the Conference "Science and the Sustainable Management of Shallow Tropical Waters" held at Kenya Wildlife Services Training Institute, Naivasha, Kenya, 11-16 April 1999, together with those from additional studies on the lake Editor(s): Harper, David A. T.; Boar, R. (University of East Anglia); Everard, Mark; Hickley, P. (The Environment Agency, Kidderminster). Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; PSAF; PSP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012365
- ISBN
- 9781402012365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardcover. Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. 278 pages, map. Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPH. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105560
- ISBN
- 9780230105560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625140
- ISBN
- 9780691625140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.09€ 67.05
€ 87.09
€ 67.05
Paperback. Drawing on sources ranging from scholarly studies to children's own voices, this illustrated book describes the work typically done by African children in the home, as apprentices, and in commercial labor markets. It also presents a discussion of the worst, exploitive kinds of child labor. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSB1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 391 x 391 x 574. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588264336
- ISBN
- 9781588264336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648743
- ISBN
- 9780691648743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.46€ 148.84
€ 199.46
€ 148.84
Paperback. This book explores the socio-economic context of Africas vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and assesses the politics of domestic and global response. It charts the power relations driving Africas HIV/AIDS epidemic, frustrating the possibility of alleviation and recovery as well as working to relegate the continent to a bleak and vulnerable future. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631592
- ISBN
- 9780745631592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. Explains that although many young minority girls are interested in science, the racism and sexism in the field discourage them from pursuing it after high school. This title examines the experiences of African American girls in science education using multiple methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including a web survey. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136223
- ISBN
- 9781592136223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.39
€ 33.39
Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0009711
- ISBN
- 9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. South Africa's democratic experiment is confronted with a central political dilemma: how to advance redress and address historical injustices while building a single national identity. This volume explores the issues within four themes: the economy, education, sport and the civil service. Editor(s): Bentley, Kristina A.; Habib, Adam. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780796921895
- ISBN
- 9780796921895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
paperback. Editor(s): Gibbon, Trish. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- African Minds
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920677435
- ISBN
- 9781920677435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.24
€ 14.99
€ 14.24
Hardcover. Africa. 124 pp. Includes index & illustrated map of Africa. A nice copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0000860
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.99€ 4.99
€ 25.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent disciplining mechanismsA" of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456917
- ISBN
- 9781845456917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.50
€ 157.50