Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Hardback. A guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of South Africa, this book features reviews of 600 books, articles and theses on the subject of religions in a changing country. Khoisan, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho-Tswana, Swazi, Tsonga, and Venda traditions are covered in the text. Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GBCR; HRA; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313304743
- ISBN
- 9780313304743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.12€ 67.53
€ 74.12
€ 67.53
Hardback. This critical study of the African writer, Chinua Achebe, has been revised and a new chapter added. The underlying concern throughout is with his system of values and its response to the turbulent history of modern Nigeria - colonialism, independence, political disillusionment and military rule. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333490808
- ISBN
- 9780333490808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Paperback. A memoir of a very unconventional childhood, this work tells a tale of the fading innocence of childhood that is miles ahead of the competition. In the early Seventies, Dave Bennun's family transplanted themselves from Swindon to the wilds of Kenya. For Dave, Kenya was bemusingly new. In Kenya, the childhood memoir takes on a surreal tone. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Keywords: Africa/Memoir. 245pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNW0007019
- ISBN
- 9780091897437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552775335
- ISBN
- 9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.28
€ 12.99
€ 10.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1HFMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJH; HBWS; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512493
- ISBN
- 9781911512493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.65
€ 26.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115740
- ISBN
- 9780226115740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.01
€ 38.99
€ 31.01
hardcover. A multi-authored history of South African literature in all eleven official languages of the country. Editor(s): Attwell, David; Attridge, Derek. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1532. 896 pages. Editor(s): Attwell, David; Attridge, Derek. A multi-authored history of South African literature in all eleven official languages of the country. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DSB. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 44. Weight: 1532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521199285
- ISBN
- 9780521199285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.67
€ 220.67
Paperback. This treatise defends the literary and political integrity of South African novelist J.M. Coetzee by arguing that he absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing the ethical tensions of the South African crisis. It describes the political contexts surrounding his novels. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078123
- ISBN
- 9780520078123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. The true story of the Mau Mau rebellion of 1952-60 in Kenya, told for the first time Num Pages: 432 pages, 16, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819029
- ISBN
- 9780753819029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Hardback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 254 pages, 11 b&w illus., 1 table, 11 video. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021342
- ISBN
- 9780253021342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.62
€ 91.62
Paperback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 254 pages, 11 b&w illus., 1 table, 11 video. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 250 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021458
- ISBN
- 9780253021458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.06
€ 34.99
€ 31.06
Hardback. Beginning with a history of the environmental justice movement in the country, this book explores a range of conceptual and practical questions: How does environmental justice relate to issues of marginalization and poverty in South Africa? What are the links between environmental justice and other schools of environmental thought? Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQB; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821414156
- ISBN
- 9780821414156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.38
€ 92.38
Hardcover. Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. 278 pages, map. Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPH. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105560
- ISBN
- 9780230105560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. Drawing on the discipline of stylistics, this book introduces a series of methodological tools and applies them to works by well-known Nigerian writers, including Abani, Adichie and Okri. In doing so, it demonstrates how attention to form fosters understanding of content in their work, as well as in African and postcolonial literatures more widely. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264404
- ISBN
- 9781137264404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805579
- ISBN
- 9781609805579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Hardback. Based on ethnographic research among militias in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Danny Hoffman considers how young men are made available for violent labor on battlefields and in dangerous unregulated industries. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350590
- ISBN
- 9780822350590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Paperback. Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. 320 pages, 51 photographs. Considers how young men in West Africa are made available for violent labour on battlefields and in diamond mines, rubber plantations, and other unregulated industries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JWXN. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 20. Weight: 620.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350774
- ISBN
- 9780822350774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.22
€ 32.99
€ 30.22
Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 297 pages, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; JPVH3; LAFD; LNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319146386
- ISBN
- 9783319146386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.51
€ 123.51
Hardback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422519
- ISBN
- 9780821422519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Paperback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422526
- ISBN
- 9780821422526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.86
€ 42.99
€ 37.86