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Hardcover. Based on an analysis of the changing practice of sovereignty in Brazil, India and South Africa, this book argues that soft sovereignty provides an adequate, yet unrecognized, basis for a moderate, embedded and plural cosmopolitanism situated between globalism's demand for a world state and statism's defence of the status quo. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KLSB; JPA; JPB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488213
- ISBN
- 9781137488213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319453293
- ISBN
- 9783319453293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.88
€ 198.88
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825877910
- ISBN
- 9783825877910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.34
€ 35.99
€ 30.34
Paperback. This text collects published and unpublished work by one of today's most distinguished anthropologists. Johannes Fabian is widely known outside of his discipline because his work so often overcomes traditional scholarly boundaries to bring fresh insight to philosophy, history and cultural studies. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741439
- ISBN
- 9780804741439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.86
€ 40.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. Describes what might be called the workers' culture of Shaba, through analyses of communicative (sociolinguistic) and cognitive (ethnosemantic) aspects of language use. In this study, inquiry will be directed to the past, and it will, for many reasons, have to reach into a past which is rather remote from present-day Shaba Swahili. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; 3JH; 3JJ; CF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520076259
- ISBN
- 9780520076259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.12
€ 34.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Talk about Prayer is an experiment in writing ethnography, a commentary on a conversation with Mama Regine Tshitanda, the leader of a Charismatic prayer group (groupe de priere) in Lubumbashi (Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and members of her family in 1986. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; HRLF9; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137570154
- ISBN
- 9781137570154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5, 3 black & white halftones, 1 charts, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479175
- ISBN
- 9780801479175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.63
€ 40.99
€ 35.63
Hardcover. This new edition of a now classic work provides an up to date checklist of one of the richest orchid floras, with descriptive and diagnostic notes on each species compiled and written by a team of leading international experts. Num Pages: 381 pages, 29 b/w line drawings, 64 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 207 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1476.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 381
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842461334
- ISBN
- 9781842461334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.73
€ 165.73
Paperback. In The State vs. Nelson Mandela, Joel Joffe, the Instructing Attorney of the defendants at the time, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780745800
- ISBN
- 9781780745800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.17
€ 14.99
€ 12.17
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
€ 36.99€ 33.68
€ 36.99
€ 33.68
Hardcover. Exploring the constraints that have retarded the development and power of legislatures across Africa - and how members of some legislatures are breaking free of those constraints, this book sheds light on the impact of the legislative branch on the political process in six African democracies. Editor(s): Barkan, Joel D. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588266880
- ISBN
- 9781588266880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Explores how Tanzania and Kenya, often regarded as paradigms of capitalist and socialist development in Africa, have responded to the challenges they face, such as population growth, mounting external debt and structural adjustment, by modifying their original approach to development. Editor(s): Barkan, Joel D. Num Pages: 310 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; GTF; JPH; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555875305
- ISBN
- 9781555875305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Hardback. Africa. 382 pp. Ex Libris. Coloured endpapers. Beige boards. A nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Crowell
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1973
- SKU
- KNW0000740
- ISBN
- 9780690584578
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. This history examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. Central to the study is the question of how people handle multiple identities and loyalties that are dislocated and reformed by turbulent political and cultural processes. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520211759
- ISBN
- 9780520211759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 46.60
€ 79.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. Series: African Issues. 202 pages, 2, 2 black and white. Examines the twentieth-century silicosis crisis in the South African mining industry, and reveals how the rate of, often fatal, tuberculosis among black migrant miners was hidden for over a century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KNAT; KNXC. Dimension: 151 x 215 x 13. Weight: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010599
- ISBN
- 9781847010599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.25
€ 26.99
€ 23.25
paperback. The term 'nation-building' has experienced a remarkable renaissance since the early 1990s. It has been used to describe and to justify the military interventions in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Editor(s): Hippler, Jochen. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1HFDN; 1HFGS; JFFS; JPHV; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745323350
- ISBN
- 9780745323350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.02
€ 40.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Examines the history, culture, and geography of the African continent from past to present. This book also discusses the ancient kingdoms of Africa as well as the place the continent holds in the modern world. It also includes maps, charts, documents, works of art, and examples of physical evidence that offer students insights into this continent. Series: Cultural Atlas for Young People. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1H; YQH; YRW. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 299 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Edition
- 3rd Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816068265
- ISBN
- 9780816068265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. "87 p. p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Good copy with firm and tight staple binding, title printed in black on front, clean and crisp pages, staples slightly rusted only visible from inside, suggestion of dust rubbing to cover. 3. ed." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- I. Perales
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1913
- SKU
- KEX0149780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 96.90€ 4.99
€ 96.90
€ 4.99
Hardback. Without ignoring the roles played by Rhodesia and South Africa in Mozambique's civil war, the author guides the reader through Frelimo's early days and describes the pattern of internal dissent, persecution and physical elimination of members and opponents that remained the organization's hallmark. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920015
- ISBN
- 9780333920015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.93
€ 186.93
Hardback. This book examines the failure of truth commissions in Uganda and Haiti and develops a rigorous framework to evaluate truth commissions around the world. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 1KJH; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774818469
- ISBN
- 9780774818469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.29
€ 120.29