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Paperback. Four areas in Southern Egypt, around Lake Nasser, now contain ancient monuments that were reconstructed and moved from their original positions during the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s. This guide describes each monument in detail, highlighting its history, religion and art. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMGD; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774244629
- ISBN
- 9789774244629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.01
€ 20.01
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies Editor(s): Higate, Paul; Utas, Mats. Series: Africa Now. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JHB; JPWS; JWXN; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990259
- ISBN
- 9781786990259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.58
€ 37.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. A genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. This expanded, revised and updated new edition of an established text now includes the latest scholarship and features more on issues such as AIDS, urbanisation, South Sudan, questions of citizenship and the importance of transnational spaces. Num Pages: 680 pages, 14 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 680
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272880
- ISBN
- 9780230272880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.76
€ 45.99
€ 45.76
Paperback. Focus on the Maghreb through an Islamic perspective Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; HBJH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043946
- ISBN
- 9781849043946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. Contains analytical articles written by acknowledged experts covering the issues affecting the area as a whole. This guide contains a political map of contemporary Africa and a chronological list of the dates of independence of African countries. It provides useful economic and directory data. Num Pages: 1534 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 36th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857433692
- ISBN
- 9781857433692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 692.41
€ 692.41
Paperback. Explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. This title offers an insight into important contemporary themes such as religious conversion, new religious movements, relations between world religions, the conditions of religious violence, and more. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAC; HRC; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285859
- ISBN
- 9780520285859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.24
€ 45.99
€ 32.24
Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608465606
- ISBN
- 9781608465606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.59
€ 44.59
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: With illustrations by the author. 216 p. illus., map (on lining-paper) ports. 22 cm. Original waxed cloth. A good copy. Pages slightly dulled."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Travel Book Club London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1947
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0050956
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Galley Publications Tanzania, United Republic Of
- Number of pages
- 142
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789987667222
- ISBN
- 9789987667222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.31
€ 23.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. A groundbreaking book that fundamentally opens the Central African Republic to African policymakers and scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJR; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603794
- ISBN
- 9781783603794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Hardcover. The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island's baobad trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. This book helps you explore these land animal extinctions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 colour plates, 87 halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143972
- ISBN
- 9780226143972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.37
€ 51.99
€ 39.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 214. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217715
- ISBN
- 9781426217715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082277
- ISBN
- 9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.46
€ 25.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. An examination of the origins and history of kilim textiles. The core of the book is devoted to the specific characteristics of region, tribe and kilim type. It also includes an account of techniques, embracing materials, dyes and dyeing, tools, kilim structures and weaving. Num Pages: 352 pages, 649 illustrations, 394 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1HB; AFWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 325 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2032.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500282212
- ISBN
- 9780500282212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.89
€ 46.99
€ 35.89
Hardcover. Commissioning organisation: by G.H.L. Le May. 128 p. illus. Paperback. Very good copy. Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Macdonald
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- SKU
- KEX0051863
- ISBN
- 9780356033198
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A paradigm-shifting history that reveals how the early Christian churches in the East helped to shape the Asia and the Christianity we know today Num Pages: 322 pages, B&W maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745953670
- ISBN
- 9780745953670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956240156
- ISBN
- 9780956240156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.47
€ 38.99
€ 33.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499062
- ISBN
- 9780752499062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Egyptian Landscapes of the Imagination. 328 pages, illustrations. Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258518
- ISBN
- 9780520258518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. * Includes coverage of all the major political events that have shaped the turbulent history of South Africa. * Explores the ways in which power at central government level has been played out on the national stage. Series: History of the Contemporary World S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191025
- ISBN
- 9780631191025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. This edited collection is the product of a National Research Working Group (NRWG) established by Said Adejumobi and supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). It analyzes the progress made in Nigeria since the return to democratic rule in 1999 and the prospects of democratic consolidation in the country. Editor(s): Adejumobi, Said. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103955
- ISBN
- 9780230103955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.36€ 38.41
€ 106.36
€ 38.41
Paperback. A single coherent narrative of Aksumite civilisation revealing the roots of medieval Christian Ethiopia. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 35 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3H; HBJH; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010889
- ISBN
- 9781847010889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.12
€ 33.99
€ 32.12
Paperback. This is the third in a trilogy by the well-known African-American scholar, Runoko Rashidi. In the first two volumes which have sold well, Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe, and African Star over Asia: The African Presence in the East he interpreted the work of earlier scholars and provided new evidence of the important historical Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992686352
- ISBN
- 9780992686352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.51
€ 32.99
€ 27.51
Hardcover. Fashion Africa by Jacqueline Shaw is a visual overview of contemporary African fashion, compiled with an ethical perspective. This guide is the first of its kind to bring together designers, design companies, ethical manufacturers and more, all with an African connection. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1H; AKTA; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 282 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Publisher
- Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909762008
- ISBN
- 9781909762008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.46
€ 40.99
€ 28.46