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Africa
Paperback. Graham Harrison investigates contemporary African politics by privileging the dynamics of political struggle and resistance. Through the analysis of peasant politics, debt and structural adjustment, democratization and identity politics, Harrison shows the importance of resistance and agency. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JPH; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987254
- ISBN
- 9780333987254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 34.06
€ 50.84
€ 34.06
Hardback. 352pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Collins London
- Publication date
- 1962
- SKU
- KHS1015976
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 359pp. A good reading copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Seven Seas Publishers Berlin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- SKU
- KLN0025995
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. According to the people of the Mueda plateau in northern Mozambique, sorcerers remake the world by asserting the authority of their own imaginative visions of it. This work explores the issues provoked by this equation. A key theme of the author's research into sorcery is that one sorcerer's claims can be challenged or reversed by other sorcerers. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; HRKT; HRQX2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893983
- ISBN
- 9780226893983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.30
€ 25.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. Argues that, where neoliberal policies have fostered social division rather than security and prosperity, Muedans have, in fact, used sorcery discourse to assess and sometimes overturn reforms, advancing alternative visions of a world transformed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226894058
- ISBN
- 9780226894058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.28
€ 41.99
€ 32.28
Hardcover. Harry Mitchell shows how the colonial government tried to control the diamond trade and harness its wealth to the territory's advantage. Num Pages: 267 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BGB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publisher
- Radcliffe Press
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648175
- ISBN
- 9781860648175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.97
€ 54.99
€ 53.97
Paperback. 200 easy-to-make recipes for tagines and other Moroccan-style dishes, from the Hamlyn All Colour series Series: Hamlyn All Colour Cookery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Hamlyn
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780600633419
- ISBN
- 9780600633419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
Hardback. A critical examination of liberation/pan-Africanist ideologies and the ambitions of many of the key players in Zaire/DRC's long-running civil war that helps explain why neighbouring countries intervened in the conflict Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFJ; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046527
- ISBN
- 9781849046527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.43
€ 41.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300924
- ISBN
- 9780226300924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.35
€ 37.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. The remarkable story of the Lowndes County freedom struggle and its contribution to the larger civil rights movement Num Pages: 372 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814743317
- ISBN
- 9780814743317
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.69
€ 32.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Sami, Hasan M. Series: Folktales of the World S. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206257
- ISBN
- 9780226206257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.91
€ 45.99
€ 35.91
Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590879
- ISBN
- 9781137590879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.94€ 100.93
€ 110.94
€ 100.93
Paperback. This volume describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 363 pages, 133 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 363
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239163
- ISBN
- 9780226239163
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.08
€ 42.99
€ 33.08
paperback. Traces the longstanding interaction between these two regions, showing that the Indian Ocean world provides many examples of cultural flows that belie our understanding of globalization as a recent phenomenon. This work features contributors on this topic from the fields of history, literature, dance, sociology, gender studies, and religion. Editor(s): Hawley, John C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1H; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219756
- ISBN
- 9780253219756
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. This work examines the history of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1898-1956) and the Republic of Sudan that followed in order to understand how colonialism worked on the ground, affected local cultures, influenced the rise of nationalism, and shaped the postcolonial nation-state. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235595
- ISBN
- 9780520235595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.10
€ 37.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1KBB; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168104
- ISBN
- 9780691168104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.43
€ 35.99
€ 26.43
Hardback. The Algerian war for independence began on November 1, 1954. After nearly eight years of violence, Algeria became an independent nation in 1962, but a half century later, it remains a country haunted by violence and struggling to achieve stability and prosperity for its people. Read about this conflict in The Algerian War . Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HBA; HBW. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604139235
- ISBN
- 9781604139235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.59
€ 53.59
Paperback. Politics and culture in everyday apparel Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AKTA; GTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223135
- ISBN
- 9780253223135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.37
€ 27.99
€ 26.37
Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. [149]-184. x, 192 p. 21 cm. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, slight traces of stickers at bottom of spine and bottom front . Ex-libris with plate inside front board, stamp on front endpaper." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Duke U.P;Cambridge U.P
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0103061
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Full of sensuality, erudition, and wit, Hedi Kaddour's poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary and emblematic - of contemporary life, of human stubbornness, human invention, human cruelty, and of the way the past invisibly inflects and inflicts the present. This title presents an English translation of his work. Translator(s): Hacker, Marilyn. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBT; 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340. Poems by Hedi Kaddour. 192 pages. Full of sensuality, erudition, and wit, Hedi Kaddour's poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary and emblematic - of contemporary life, of human stubbornness, human invention, human cruelty, and of the way the past invisibly inflects and inflicts the present. This title presents an English translation of his work. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBT; 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 18. Weight: 340. Translator(s): Hacker, Marilyn.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149586
- ISBN
- 9780300149586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. A portrait of Robert Mugabe, a man whose once brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. It charts Mugabe's gradual self-destruction, and uncovers some of the most respectable international players in the Zimbabwe tragedy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JPHL; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141040790
- ISBN
- 9780141040790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.50
€ 14.99
€ 11.50
Hardback. A History of Suffering. 303 pages, 20, 16 black and white, 4 line drawing. A highly original treatment of significant topics in African Studies and beyond: violence, colonialism, landscape, memory and religion. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 24. Weight: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010513
- ISBN
- 9781847010513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
Paperback. This classic work discusses representations in Egyptian painting, sculpture and reliefs, assessing how objects and figures are represented in two dimensions, introducing the idea of "conceptual" and "perceptual" art. Translated from the German by John Baines, who has revised the text and illustrations to take account of recent research. Editor(s): Brunner-Traut, Emma. Translator(s): Baines, John. Num Pages: 498 pages, 109 b/w pls, 330 figs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416514
- ISBN
- 9780900416514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 22.76
€ 34.99
€ 22.76
Hardcover. A wide and scientific overview on migration potential from the NEMA region to the EU. Editor(s): Sievers, Wiebke; Fassmann, Heinz; Lenschow, Andrea; Bommes, Michael. Series: IMISCOE Research. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0 black and white; 27 full color. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1HB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646507
- ISBN
- 9789089646507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.67
€ 131.67