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Paperback. This volume explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women - part of one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa - through their songs and dances, dream narratives and fertility rituals, which come to life both musically and visually on CD-ROM. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVA; AVGD; HRK; HRLF; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226548203
ISBN
9780226548203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.05

Paperback. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, rates of widowhood have been remarkably high in Kenya. This book explores how the challenges and frustrations of both colonial rule and independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226554204
ISBN
9780226554204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.73

Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226575193
ISBN
9780226575193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.47
€ 84.75

Hardcover. Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a rise in political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft, and a culture of scamming and fraud. This title argues that a novel cultural politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669649
ISBN
9780226669649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.98
€ 75.47

Paperback. Arguing that village life is an effect of the modern and the global, this text analyzes everyday and social practices, and suggests that Kabre culture is shaped as much by colonial and postcolonial history as by anything "indigenous" or local. Num Pages: 226 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669694
ISBN
9780226669694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. This text is based upon the author's two years of residence among the Jelgobe, a group of semi-nomadic Fulani of the Sahel in Burkina Faso, western Africa. Translator(s): Fuller, M. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; JFSL3; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717432
ISBN
9780226717432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748863
ISBN
9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Serengeti National Park is one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, a natural laboratory for ecology, evolution, and conservation. This book documents changes to this ecosystem. It focuses on the interactions between the natural system and the human-dominated agricultural system. Editor(s): Sinclair, A. R. E.; Packer, Craig. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 halftones, 65 line drawings, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226760346
ISBN
9780226760346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.33
€ 47.59

Paperback. 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: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764580
ISBN
9780226764580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This work focuses on the development of a unique style of music - combining the electric guitar with indigenous Shona music - that emerged in Zimbabwe during the 1980s. Turino examines this emergence of cosmopolitan culture among the black middle classes, and how it influenced politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; AVGW; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817026
ISBN
9780226817026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 43.95

Paperback. Argues that, where neoliberal policies have fostered social division rather than security and prosperity, Muedans have, in fact, used sorcery discourse to assess and sometimes overturn reforms, advancing alternative visions of a world transformed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894058
ISBN
9780226894058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.21

Paperback. 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: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Making Guinea Modern. 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925103
ISBN
9780226925103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Revolutions are often seen in terms of a spontaneous burst of intense political activity; less attention usually is given to the structures, processes, and perceptions that make such activity possible. This book examines such long-term transformations as they relate to the revolution in the Central African nation of Rwanda. Num Pages: 322 pages, maps, tables, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062572
ISBN
9780231062572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.29

Paperback. Opens a window on the experiences of urban people living through one of Africa's most dramatic economic declines in the postcolonial era by focusing on such broad themes as household dynamics, gender politics, and informal economy in Mtendere. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; JFSG; JHM; WK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081436
ISBN
9780231081436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Paperback. An examination of four recent military interventions by the international community: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Somalia, Cambodia, and Rwanda. The mixed record of partial successes, failures, and counterproductive interventions suggests a need to develop a framework for future policy choices. Editor(s): Walter, Barbara F.; Snyder, Jack. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps; six text tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1FMC; 1HFGR; 1HFGS; 3JJP; JPS; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116275
ISBN
9780231116275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. Challenges the conventional belief that the English-language literary traditions of East Africa are restricted to the former British colonies of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. This book begins with a chronology of key historical events and an overview of the emergence and transformation of literary culture in the region. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125208
ISBN
9780231125208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.57
€ 72.97

Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126861
ISBN
9780231126861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.17
€ 76.28

Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130462
ISBN
9780231130462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.57
€ 73.22

Hardback. Editor(s): Diouf, Mamadou. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162623
ISBN
9780231162623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.77
€ 79.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2BM; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164559
ISBN
9780231164559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; 1HFGU; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076534
ISBN
9780252076534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079238
ISBN
9780252079238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Finding place and identity in a globalized world Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253000828
ISBN
9780253000828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006684
ISBN
9780253006684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

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