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Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641086
- ISBN
- 9780816641086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.60
€ 33.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Quinlan, Susan Canty (Associate Professor of Portugese and Women's Studies, University of Georgia, USA); Arenas, Fernando (Associate Professor of Portugese Studies, University of Minnesota, USA). Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 1H; 1KL; 2ADP; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639212
- ISBN
- 9780816639212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.59
€ 35.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 130 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House Struik
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431702459
- ISBN
- 9781431702459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the African Print Cultures Network, held July 2013 at the University of Birmingham, England. Editor(s): Peterson, Derek R.; Hunter, Emma; Newell, Stephanie. Series: African Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472073177
- ISBN
- 9780472073177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.38
€ 127.38
Hardcover. This volume publishes 27 Greek papyri concerned with the transport of grain from Oxyrhynchus to Alexandria and Pelusium. Each text is presented with introduction, Greek text, English translation and explanatory notes. In the general introduction, the authors discuss the process of grain transport in fourth century C. E. Editor(s): Sijpesteijn, P. J.; Gagos, Traianos; Verhoogt, Arthur; Worp, Klaas A. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- American Society of Papyrologists United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979975837
- ISBN
- 9780979975837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.83
€ 57.83
Hardcover. A systematic and chronological investigation into the nature and development of end-titles in papyrus rolls and codices of hexameter poetry from the 3rd century BC to the 6th century AD. Num Pages: 250 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Society of Papyrologists
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979975806
- ISBN
- 9780979975806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.08
€ 113.08
Hardcover. A magnificent full-color book introducing a collection of traditional western Sub-Saharan African art. Num Pages: 207 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 293 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1207.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896723467
- ISBN
- 9780896723467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 46.16
€ 49.99
€ 46.16
Hardback. Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; JFSL3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299306205
- ISBN
- 9780299306205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.64
€ 79.64
Paperback. Celebrates the work of Sembene, the African filmmaker and writer. This work contains critical essays on his oeuvre and is followed by a series of presentations by black writers. There are also remarks on his film "Camp de Thiaroye", an interview, and a bibliography of Sembene's novels and films. Editor(s): Cassirer, Thomas; etc.; Faulkingham, Ralph H. (Professor of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA); Gadjigo, Samba (Associate Professor of French, Mount Holyoke College, USA); Sander, Reinhard (Assistant Professor of Black Studies, Amherst College, USA). Num Pages: 140 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 2ADF; 3JJP; APFA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870238895
- ISBN
- 9780870238895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.80
€ 38.80
Paperback. Translator(s): March, K.C. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- xlib
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870235573
- ISBN
- 9780870235573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Hardback. Series: History of Military Occupation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039560
- ISBN
- 9780252039560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.80
€ 55.80
Hardback. A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JJ; AB; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035906
- ISBN
- 9780252035906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.37
€ 131.37
Hardback. An exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idioms Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033476
- ISBN
- 9780252033476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Hardcover. Bringing together material from James A. Rawley's three decades of work, this volume depicts the slave trade from 1700 to the American Civil War. It considers the role of London in the trade, and focuses on a number of important figures in the slave industry, including Humphry Morice. Series: Shades of Blue & Gray Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, index, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1H; 1K; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214836
- ISBN
- 9780826214836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 146 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959588
- ISBN
- 9780822959588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.50
€ 77.50
Hardback. Presents an account of how people in the Taita Hills of Kenya have appropriated and made sense of development thought and practice, focusing on the complex ways that development connects with changing understandings of witchcraft. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764573
- ISBN
- 9780226764573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Hardback. Kinshasa is now the second largest urban area in sub-Saharan Africa, with a population around five million. The authors trace the impact on women's lives of social, economic and demographic changes that have resulted from the rapid expansion of the city. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750576
- ISBN
- 9780226750576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.78
€ 76.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437408
- ISBN
- 9780226437408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.06
€ 134.06
hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstone, Brian; Obarrio, Juan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226402246
- ISBN
- 9780226402246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFCD; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226397191
- ISBN
- 9780226397191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19
€ 118.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389745
- ISBN
- 9780226389745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.37
€ 118.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226387819
- ISBN
- 9780226387819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.29
€ 135.29
Hardback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226362403
- ISBN
- 9780226362403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.73
€ 118.73
Hardback. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316055
- ISBN
- 9780226316055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.80
€ 140.80
Paperback. Colin Turnbull made a name for himself with "The Forest People", his study of African Pygmies. His second book ignited a swirl of controversy within anthropology and tainted his reputation. This biography charts the rise and fall of Colin Turnbull, from his Scottish family to his travels in Africa. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309040
- ISBN
- 9780226309040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardback. Braiding their own stories with those of the villagers of Asagbe and Kosangbe, the authors recounts a host of unexpected dramas with these West African villages, prompting serious questions about the fraught nature of cultural contact. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305271
- ISBN
- 9780226305271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Hardback. Explores our species role as a source of both discord and balance in Serengeti ecosystem dynamics. This book shows how the people and landscapes surrounding crucial protected areas like Serengeti National Park can and must contribute to Serengeti conservation. Editor(s): Sinclair, Anthony R. E.; Metzger, Kristine L.; Mduma, Simon A.R.; Fryxell, John M. Num Pages: 832 pages, 84 halftones, 100 line drawings, 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; RNCB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195834
- ISBN
- 9780226195834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.53
€ 193.53
Paperback. Black Africans made up more than half of the British army that invaded Zululand in January of 1879 and went on to fight the storied battles of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, and Ulundi. This book presents an account of Britain's black allies in the Anglo-Zulu War. Num Pages: 188 pages, 17 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353681
- ISBN
- 9780817353681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. A description of the life and culture of Jews in 18th-century Morocco. Translator(s): Stillman, Yedida K.; Stillman, Norman A. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JF; BGH; HBJH; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351359
- ISBN
- 9780817351359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.79
€ 40.79
Hardback. Drawing on life histories of several children, this book shows that children and childhood are being redefined by desires of a young country struggling to position itself in international community. It reveals how Ugandans are constructing childhood as an identity for development of nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFSP1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102474
- ISBN
- 9780226102474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Amar, Paul; Prashad, Vijay. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816690121
- ISBN
- 9780816690121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Paperback. Translator(s): MacGillivray, Catherine A.F. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 1HFM; FA; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816621156
- ISBN
- 9780816621156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. This text offers an interpretation of Egypt's so-called liberal era and an understanding of contemporary Egyptian society. It analyses both mainstream and conventional political and social forces and political activism among people from widely differing backgrounds. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 184 pages, map, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625315
- ISBN
- 9780815625315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.28
€ 26.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fraiture, Pierre-Philippe; Orrells, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813939100
- ISBN
- 9780813939100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.28
€ 109.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936567
- ISBN
- 9780813936567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936550
- ISBN
- 9780813936550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.48
€ 87.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933863
- ISBN
- 9780813933863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.39
€ 57.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931876
- ISBN
- 9780813931876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Paperback. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921792
- ISBN
- 9780813921792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Hardcover. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921785
- ISBN
- 9780813921785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.29
€ 101.29
Paperback. Francophone writing is often concerned with questions of subjectivity and narrative agency, and this is the focus this volume takes as its point of departure. What emerges is the subject understood not as a single entity but as a plural celebration of singular francophone African subjectivites. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921457
- ISBN
- 9780813921457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Paperback. This volume interweaves such diverse themes as colonial slavery and apartheid, human and carnivore evolution and science and romance, to show how we create the past and understand the present. Num Pages: 60 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921297
- ISBN
- 9780813921297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.89
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJ; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810130111
- ISBN
- 9780810130111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.52
€ 92.52
Paperback. This study grew out of a workshop at Northwestern University organized in 1994 by the Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities. The book offers a perspective on conditions of literary production in many parts of Africa today. Editor(s): Anyidoho, Kofi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810113930
- ISBN
- 9780810113930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.16
€ 25.16
Paperback. Describes the US civil rights movement and the decolonization of Africa. Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, 21 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858936
- ISBN
- 9780807858936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. A study of the cultural lives of African slaves in the early colonial Portuguese world, with an emphasis on the more than one million Central Africans who survived the journey to Brazil. James Sweet lifts a curtain on their lives as Africans rather than incipient Brazilians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations, 6 tables, 6 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; 3H; 3J; HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854822
- ISBN
- 9780807854822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.90
€ 48.90
Hardcover. A preeminent historian s memoir of the first peasant rebellion in postcolonial Nigeria" Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBTB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119486
- ISBN
- 9780472119486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.97
€ 80.97
Hardcover. Traces the origins of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to two well-established instruments of colonial and imperial governance: the jurisprudence of indemnity and the commission of inquiry. The TRC's genius, he contends, is its innovative adaptation of colonial law, sovereignty, and government. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQ; JPVH; LNAC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118755
- ISBN
- 9780472118755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.02
€ 104.02
Hardcover. Understanding Economic Sanctions, Institutional Change, and the Political Unity of White Rhodesia Num Pages: 256 pages, 3figs.tabs. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472111879
- ISBN
- 9780472111879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.45
€ 108.45
Hardcover. Indonesian and Nigerian politics paralleled each other to a remarkable degree before diverging suddenly when oil money came into play. This book suggests that the explanation for this divergence is found in each country's way of confronting policy reform and developing institutions for economic growth. Series: Interests, Identities & Institutions in Comparative Politics S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1HFDN; JP; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472099801
- ISBN
- 9780472099801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.33
€ 120.33
Paperback. Argues that progress and fertility cannot be expected to follow a universal trajectory Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 figures, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472089833
- ISBN
- 9780472089833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.79
€ 44.79
Hardcover. A collection of essays reflecting on the 2010 World Cup by noted journalists, academics, and experts Editor(s): Alegi, Peter; Bolsmann, Chris. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white), map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; WSBX; WSJA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071944
- ISBN
- 9780472071944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.63
€ 108.63
Hardcover. An investigation of the role of religion in the formation of secular-national public spheres in the Middle East and South Asia Editor(s): Cinar, Alev; Roy, Srirupa. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBL; 1FKA; 1HBE; HBJF; HBJH; HRAX; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071180
- ISBN
- 9780472071180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.99
€ 114.99
Paperback. Examines Africa's efforts to strike the perilous balance between democratic participation and social control. This book calls for South Africa to reaffirm its commitment to public empowerment by reforming its criminal justice system. It speaks to political scientists, criminal justice scholars, and anyone interested in the future of democracy. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JKV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069149
- ISBN
- 9780472069149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.36
€ 48.36
Paperback. African pastoralist societies have institutions that enable them to survive in their semi-arid environment. Managing communally held land has been one key to their success. This book investigates the change even as a number of pastoralist communities have sought to transform their land tenure system from communal to private ownership. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 figures, 15 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JHMC; KFFR; KJVD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050246
- ISBN
- 9780472050246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.51
€ 47.51
Paperback. An investigation of the consequences resulting from fertility-related development interventions in Tanzania Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 figs, 28 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFSJ1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030279
- ISBN
- 9780472030279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.94
€ 42.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 468 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299291440
- ISBN
- 9780299291440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.94
€ 41.94
Paperback. A first hand account of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, created in 1994 by the United Nations Security Council to seek accountability for some of the worst atrocities since World War II. Drawing on interviews with these protagonists and hi Translator(s): Voss, Chari. Series: Critical Human Rights. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299236748
- ISBN
- 9780299236748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Hardcover. Even in its heyday European rule of Africa had limits. Whether through complacency or denial, many colonial officials ignored the signs of African dissent. This work analyzes a panoply of archival and oral resources, and public and private actions to show how power may be exercised not only by rulers but also by the ruled. Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299223700
- ISBN
- 9780299223700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback. In this study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jonina Einarsdottir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy. Series: Women in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 300 pages, 7 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDX; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299201340
- ISBN
- 9780299201340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.53
€ 33.53
Hardcover. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925097
- ISBN
- 9780226925097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.06
€ 130.06
Hardcover. Tackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Challenging the view of the African continent as a nonracialized space, the author envisions Africa, and in particular the nation of Ghana, as a place whose local relationships are deeply informed by global structures of race, economics, and politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL3; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923024
- ISBN
- 9780226923024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.29
€ 133.29
Hardcover. Examines literary and historical texts to show how writers have manipulated images and ideas associated with the cattle killing - harvest, sacrifice, rebirth, devastation - to speak to their contemporary predicaments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893471
- ISBN
- 9780226893471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.73
€ 118.73
Paperback. Having worked for several decades in North Africa, anthropologist Lawrence Rosen is uniquely placed to ask what factors contribute to the continuity and changes characterizing the present-day Muslim world. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HRH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726151
- ISBN
- 9780226726151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Hardcover. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498041
- ISBN
- 9780226498041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.08
€ 134.08
Hardcover. Interweaves analysis of the process of apprenticeship among the Vai and Gola tailors of Liberia with reflections on the evolution of the author's research on those tailors in the late 1970s. This title shows how the critical questions raised by ethnographic research erode conventional assumptions, altering the direction of the work that follows. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470719
- ISBN
- 9780226470719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.73
€ 133.73
Hardcover. In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326535
- ISBN
- 9780226326535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.62
€ 120.62
Paperback. A comparison between the traditional customary legal system and the colonial common law of courts and magistrates in Botswana. This study shows how the structure of both legal institutions is based on power and gender relations which heavily favour males, and which block women's access to law. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308753
- ISBN
- 9780226308753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.07
€ 48.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJF1; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292410
- ISBN
- 9780226292410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Hardcover. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265049
- ISBN
- 9780226265049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Hardcover. How is the Internet transforming the relationships between citizens and states? The author combines media studies, ethnography, and African studies to explore this new political paradigm through an analysis of how Eritreans in diaspora have used the Internet to shape the course of Eritrean history. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144788
- ISBN
- 9780226144788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Hardcover. Through detailed studies of two different orphan support organizations in Uganda, the author shows how many Ugandans view material forms of Catholic charity as deeply intertwined with their own ethics of care and exchange. She reassesses the generally assumed paradox of material aid as both promising independence and preventing it. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JKSN1; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226119533
- ISBN
- 9780226119533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.86
€ 117.86
Hardcover. AIDS and Africa are indelibly linked in popular consciousness, but despite widespread awareness of the epidemic, much of the story remains hidden beneath a superficial focus on condoms, sex workers, and antiretrovirals. This book offers a powerful reversal, using AIDS as a lens through which to view Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108667
- ISBN
- 9780226108667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19
€ 118.19
Paperback. Drawing on life histories of several children, this book shows that children and childhood are being redefined by desires of a young country struggling to position itself in international community. It reveals how Ugandans are constructing childhood as an identity for development of nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFSP1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102481
- ISBN
- 9780226102481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.46
€ 45.46
Hardcover. Examines the inspirations and foundations for James MacQueen's geographical theory as well as its reception, arguing that Atlantic slavery and ideas for alternatives to it helped produce geographical knowledge, while geographical discourse informed the struggle over slavery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078069
- ISBN
- 9780226078069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41
Hardcover. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226047584
- ISBN
- 9780226047584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Hardcover. Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santeria and other religions related to Orisha worship - a practice also found among the Yoruba in West Africa. This title provides an analysis of these assumptions, in the process offering an incisive critique both of the anthropology of religion and of scholarship on the cultural history of Afro-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJC; HBJH; HRKT; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226019420
- ISBN
- 9780226019420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
Paperback. Examines the lives of women who have forged a new community in a shantytown on the outskirts of Khartoum, the largely Muslim, heavily Arabized capital in the north of the country. This book examines the way women's bodies are politicized by their displacement, analyzing issues such as religious conversion, marriage, and female circumcision. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JFFD; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226002002
- ISBN
- 9780226002002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.09
€ 39.09
Paperback. This study explores the transition from slavery to freedom and what this transition meant for former slaves, former slaveowners, and the societies in which they lived. It covers areas such as Jamaica, Louisiana, Cuba, and French West Africa. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 illustrations, 4 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; 1KJC; 1KJWJ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848548
- ISBN
- 9780807848548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.54
€ 49.54
paperback. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. This title discusses African-language literatures and treats the question of the language of African literatures. Editor(s): Owomoyela, Oyekan. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286047
- ISBN
- 9780803286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27