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South Indian Ocean Islands

Paperback. Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeber uncovers the layers of historical, social, and cultural knowledge required to understand a disastrous communal ordeal and elaborates a new view of power, inequality, and the political role of narrative. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 figures, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219152
ISBN
9780253219152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Paperback. Saving Madagascar is an eyewitness account of First World conservationists' attempts to rescue the extraordinary biodiversity of Madagascar-and the environment of its people. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HSM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 41. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783603176
ISBN
9781783603176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. A fascinating story of the people and history of Madagascar. Editor(s): Kreamer, Christine Mullen; Fee, Sarah. Num Pages: 208 pages, 112 illus., 68 in color. BIC Classification: 1HSM; AFW; JHBT; JHMC; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0014226
ISBN
9780295981963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This book examines encounters between the living and the dead in nineteenth-century highland Madagascar, considering the challenges that ghostly actors pose for writing history. Num Pages: 394 pages, 45 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107036093
ISBN
9781107036093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.84

hardcover. The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar. Editor(s): Lehman, Shawn M. (University of Toronto); Radespiel, Ute; Zimmermann, Elke. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 515 pages, 88 b/w illus. 29 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSVW79. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107075597
ISBN
9781107075597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55
€ 120.10

Hardcover. Eager to forge a viable future amid poverty and rising consumerism, many young women entered the sexual economy in hope of finding a European husband. This book chronicles the coming of age of a generation of women in Tamatave in the years that followed Madagascar's economic liberalization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113302
ISBN
9780226113302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.55
€ 81.56

Paperback. Eager to forge a viable future amid poverty and rising consumerism, many young women in Tamatave entered the sexual economy in hope of finding a European husband. This book chronicles the coming of age of a generation of women in Tamatave in the years that followed Madagascar's economic liberalization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113319
ISBN
9780226113319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. This wide-ranging volume integrates documentary sources and contemporary archaeological evidence to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of Swahili history, anthropology, language and culture. Series: The peoples of Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HSM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189190
ISBN
9780631189190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.85

Hardcover. Jackson traces the lively skirmishes between Madagascar s political cartoonists and politicians whose cartooning and public oratory reveal an ever-shifting barometer of democracy in the island nation. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118306062
ISBN
9781118306062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.57

Hardback. Deals with conservation and development in Madagascar Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; GTB; KNAL; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253003096
ISBN
9780253003096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.57

Paperback. Long considered both best friend and worst enemy to humankind, fire is at once creative and destructive. In the endangered tropical paradise of Madagascar, the two faces of fires have fueled a century- long conflict between rural farmers and island leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226461410
ISBN
9780226461410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.65

Hardcover. Diego Garcia is a pivotal US base for all Middle East operations. This book describes its evolution from a secret US-UK bilateral deal in 1966 and the deportation of the native population in the 70s to its new role in Guantanamo-style 'renditions' and the impact of miltary construction on its environment. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HS; HBJH; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230617094
ISBN
9780230617094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

hardcover. This book explores the context in which Indian convicts were transported to Mauritius after the British took control, and put to work building the infrastructure necessary to fuel the expansion of the sugar industry. It is shows how convicts experienced transportation and were integrated. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HSU; 3JH; HBJF; HBJH; HBLL; JKVP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9780333761120
ISBN
9780333761120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.39

Hardcover. By examining Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, this synthesis of imperial and naval/military history reveals the depths of colonial involvement in World War II and the role of colonies in British strategic planning from the 18th century. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HS; 1QDB; 1QSN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 511.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968406
ISBN
9780333968406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.76

Hardcover. Tropical islands are magical, volcanoes are magical and coral reefs are magical. Classical ruins, old town centres, modern artworks, and contemporary architecture are magical as well. Even local people are magical. The attribution of magical qualities appears central in the constitution of contemporary tourism attractions. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HS; JHM; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452016
ISBN
9780857452016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 468 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 45 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HSU; KCA; KCS; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319394343
ISBN
9783319394343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Jolly, Alison; Sussman, Robert W.; Koyama, Naoki; Rasamimanana, Hanta R. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 378 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 55 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441940933
ISBN
9781441940933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.78

Paperback. Born in Scotland and a former leader-writer on The Morning Star, Judge John Gorrie devoted his life to the service of the British empire and to the ideal that English law must treat all men fairly, whatever their race, religion, class, or creed. Those beliefs are reflected in this previously unpublished novel. Editor(s): Carter, Marina; Toorawa, Shawkat M. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSU; 1KJW; FV; JFSL1; LNDC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pink Pigeon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953991686
ISBN
9780953991686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.22

Hardback. This is the first book to compare the experiences of displaced Chagos islanders in Mauritius with the experiences of those Chagossians who have moved to the UK since 2002. It provides a unique ethnographic comparative study of forced displacement and onward migration within the living memory of one community. Series Editor(s): Smith, Alexander. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084300
ISBN
9780719084300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.63

Hardcover. The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation also trigger a connection between ordinary people in these two far-flung places? Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 1HSM; JHMC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385523
ISBN
9781782385523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.87

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