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Paperback. The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. This title examines the use of reparations as social policy and the granting of amnesty in exchange for testimony. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Thompson, Dennis. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050720
- ISBN
- 9780691050720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 41.82
€ 52.77
€ 41.82
Paperback. Demonstrates shortcomings in Western feminist conceptualizations, and shows how insights from African feminist thinking may enhance understandings of gender, both in and beyond Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010872
- ISBN
- 9781847010872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16
Paperback. Chronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat underground economy. Illuminating the nature of high-risk migration around the world, this title reveals the challenges and experiences of these international migrants. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFDH; JFFN; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270732
- ISBN
- 9780520270732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Prints are a means of communication and cultural exchange, in the context of Africa and the African Diaspora; these qualities have a particular resonance. The book covers the period from 1960, interpreting a variety of visual images from the V&A collections in their political and social context, while also addressing their identity as art. Editor(s): Saunders, Gill; Whitley, Zoe. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1H; AFH; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851777549
- ISBN
- 9781851777549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.40
€ 26.99
€ 19.40
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
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KEX0241131
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 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
€ 45.76
€ 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
€ 44.99€ 32.24
€ 44.99
€ 32.24
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
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 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
€ 50.99€ 39.37
€ 50.99
€ 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
€ 45.99€ 35.89
€ 45.99
€ 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
€ 105.52€ 38.41
€ 105.52
€ 38.41