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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816669844
ISBN
9780816669844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Patrice Lumumba was the foremost leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. Zeilig tells the story of Lumumba's transition from nationalist to international symbol of African liberation. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323941
ISBN
9781908323941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Drawing on an array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, the author examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280946
ISBN
9780520280946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. 'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868143542
ISBN
9781868143542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062284099
ISBN
9780062284099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 24.23

Hardcover. Intimacy and AIDS in South Africa Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780253355331
ISBN
9780253355331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. Intimacy and AIDS in South Africa Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222398
ISBN
9780253222398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Paperback. A collection of essays that argues for the importance of paying attention to the many different cultural and historical strands that constitute love in Africa. It covers such topics as the reception of Bollywood movies in 1950s Zanzibar, and the effects of a Mexican telenovela on young people's ideas about courtship in Niger. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Thomas, Lynn M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113531
ISBN
9780226113531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Hardcover. A collection of essays that argues for the importance of paying attention to the many different cultural and historical strands that constitute love in Africa. It covers such topics as the reception of Bollywood movies in 1950s Zanzibar, and the effects of a Mexican telenovela on young people's ideas about courtship in Niger. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Thomas, Lynn M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113524
ISBN
9780226113524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Hardcover. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; AV; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226327068
ISBN
9780226327068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Hardback. A lively account of the 1924 Revolution in Sudan and the way in which the colonial situation has affected its representation, a case in point in the histories of nationalist anti-colonial movements in Africa and the Middle East. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011152
ISBN
9781847011152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.83

Hardback. The strange, untold story of the Nazis and adventurers who fought for Ethiopia against Mussolini's invaders. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659831
ISBN
9781445659831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.39

Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 Page Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1HBS; YNH; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic Kids United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426307089
ISBN
9781426307089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. This is a story of dispossession, a meditation on place, home and identity, as well as a deeply personal account of the social ills of South Africa and the triumph of its people Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; HBJH; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780990
ISBN
9781783780990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Examines a fresh aspect of one of the highest profile issues facing Africa today - land-grabbing - and shows just how widespread the impact of small-scale dispossession is, how it coalesces with local power dynamics, resulting in the disruption of people's lives and threatening their continuing welfare and stability. Editor(s): Ansoms, An; Hilhorst, Thea. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011053
ISBN
9781847011053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardback. Refugee flight, settlement, and repatriation are not static, self-contained, or singular events. Instead, they are three stages of an ongoing process made and mirrored in the lives of real people. For that reason, there is an evident need for historical and longitudinal studies of refugee populations that rise above description.. Series: Refugee & Forced Migration Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 maps, 5 tables, 7 graphs, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JFFD; JFFN; JFSF; JHM; JPVH1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810830
ISBN
9781571810830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.57

Hardback. Africa. 59 pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Documentacion Africana "Estudios Confer"
Publication date
1975
SKU
KNW0001942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, Robert L.; Morris, James. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619427365
ISBN
9781619427365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.49
€ 50.27

Hardcover. Lords of the Sea is an engrossing tale of piracy, maritime conquest, slavery and exploration that details the history of the Barbary corsairs. Jamieson artfully explains how these Muslim corsairs from the Ottoman Turkish empire captured Christian ships for centuries. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; HBJH; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899071
ISBN
9781861899071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.63

Paperback. The Ottoman Empire has exerted a long, strong pull on Western minds and hearts. This book charts the history from the first campaigns to the Charge of the Light Brigade, from the Crusades to the Dardenelles, and brings to life innumerable aspects of Ottoman life. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 1HB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099994008
ISBN
9780099994008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406. The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956. 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH; HBLW. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight: 406.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871149
ISBN
9780907871149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. An irreverent travel guide to Nigeria, a country which 'gets fewer voluntary visitors than the moon', by the daughter of Ken Saro Wiwa. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083319
ISBN
9781847083319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband's sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
St Andrew Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715209660
ISBN
9780715209660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626584
ISBN
9781442626584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.96

Paperback. Longthroat Memoirs presents a sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian food, lovingly presented by the nation's top epicurean writer. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of the cultural politics and erotics of Nigerian cuisine, it is also a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 273 x 2. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911115267
ISBN
9781911115267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Exploring why America has failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery, this book provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is an idea whose time has come. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737415
ISBN
9780814737415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

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

Paperback. The history of the antiapartheid movement brings up images of boycotts and public campaigns in the UK, but another story went on behind the scenes, in secret. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; HBJD1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Merlin Press
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366556
ISBN
9780850366556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. Commissioning organisation: by Ronald Wraith. 184 p. 19 cm. Publishers cloth. Nice copy. Some pencil underlining and margin notes throughout. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0055901
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 31.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 176 pp. Brown boards. Includes detailed maps.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Readers Union/Collins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1947
SKU
KNW0000853
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. 8vo. Good copy in original cloth with slightly worn dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
The Epworth Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0263676
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Small sticker mark on back cover, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Publisher
United Society for Christian Literature Lutterworth Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191004
ISBN
9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.08

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

€ 49.36

Paperback. An ethnographic examination of how northern Ugandans understand and attempt to control their moral universe and material circumstances in the midst of civil war. Series: The Cultures and Practices of Violence. Num Pages: 286 pages, 8 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda. Series: The Cultures and Practices of Violence. 304 pages, 8 illustrations. Since 1986, the Acholi people of northern Uganda have lived in the crossfire of a violent civil war, with the Lord's Resistance Army and other groups fighting the Ugandan government. This title describes how the Acholi - the younger generation, those born into the era of civil strife - understand and attempt to control their moral universe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFFE; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341918
ISBN
9780822341918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Sent to the Congo (Zaire) in the 50s, as fieldworker for a Belgian cultural agency, Vansina helped to found the field of African history as a scholarly speciality. This memoir describes Vansina's life and career on three continents, against the background of the collapse of colonialism in Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; BGHA; HBTQ; HBTR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299143244
ISBN
9780299143244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Paperback. This study examines agricultural restructuring and its effect upon various African societies. It documents how contract production links farmers, agribusiness and the state; and reveals that contract farming represents a distinctive form in which African growers join in national and world markets. Editor(s): Little, Peter D.; Watts, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 charts, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299140649
ISBN
9780299140649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Offers a detailed ethnographic portrait of an African American boys' high school basketball team in an urban area in the South Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHBS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795965
ISBN
9780814795965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Examines Cairo from the first century AH/seventh century AD onwards, considering the relationships between the physical layout of the city and its historic buildings, its economy, and its social, cultural, and religious life. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock; Nanji, Azim. Series: Institute of Ismaili Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 120 color and duotone illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AM; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Azimuth Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898592280
ISBN
9781898592280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.22

Hardcover. A unique record of South African apartheid by photographer Ian Berry. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 duotone photographs, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AJC; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 258 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1937.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714835235
ISBN
9780714835235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.39