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Paperback. Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Ethiopian American Mahtem Shiferraw's Fuchsia examines conceptions of the displaced, disassembled, and nomadic self. Embedded in her poems are colours, elements, and sensations that evoke painful memories related to deep-seated remnants of trauma, war, and diaspora. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285569
- ISBN
- 9780803285569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.17
€ 18.99
€ 18.17
Privatization and Sustainable Economic Growth and Human Development in...
Mushi, Richard J.; Mongkuo, Maurice Y.
Hardback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739165553
- ISBN
- 9780739165553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.35
€ 130.35
Regional Integration and Trade Liberalization in Subsaharan Africa
. Ed(S): Oyejide, Ademola; Ndulu, Benno J.; G...
hardcover. This work is a guide to Africa's economic development and prospects. This fourth volume presents an analysis of Africa's prospects for economic development, regional integration and co-operation and her changing place in the world economy today. Editor(s): Oyejide, Ademola; Ndulu, Benno J.; Greenaway, Professor David. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333661079
- ISBN
- 9780333661079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.43
€ 122.43
Paperback. "Cover title. Bibliographical footnotes. 36 p. 22 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine clean copy with tight staples binding, title printed in black bold on front, clean and crisp pages, slightest suggestion of dust dulling to edges of cover, nearly as new."
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Fabian Society
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0149739
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253007513
- ISBN
- 9780253007513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. "Published also in Minerva I, 3, spring 1963. Commissioning organisation: by A.M. Carr-Saunders. 25 p. 22 cm. Pamphlet. Very good, clean and tight." Keywords: Subjects
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Overseas Development Institute
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0070448
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 75.97€ 4.99
€ 75.97
€ 4.99
Hardback. A History of Suffering. 303 pages, 20, 16 black and white, 4 line drawing. A highly original treatment of significant topics in African Studies and beyond: violence, colonialism, landscape, memory and religion. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 24. Weight: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010513
- ISBN
- 9781847010513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.96
€ 95.96
Paperback. Since its transition to democracy in 1994, South Africa has become increasingly drawn into the resolution of conflicts and the promotion of peace and stability on the wider African continent. This collection offers overviews of key aspects of South Africa's attempts to bring various Africa's wars and conflicts to an end. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780796921291
- ISBN
- 9780796921291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Islahi explores the state of Arab Muslim economic thinking in the 19th century. Investigating the works of nine distinguished Arab writers from various fields, Islahi concludes that the intellectual, economic and Islamic awakening seen in the 19th century paved the way for the development of Islamic economics in the 20th century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JH; JFSR2; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137553201
- ISBN
- 9781137553201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Diagana, Toka. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; PB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604566611
- ISBN
- 9781604566611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.64€ 113.66
€ 165.64
€ 113.66
Hardback. Nearly half of all UN peacekeeping missions in the post-Cold War era have been in Africa. Assessing 5 decades of peacekeeping in Africa, this book focuses on a series of questions: what accounts for the resurgence of UN peacekeeping efforts in Africa? What are the factors that have determined the success of the missions? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JPSN1; JWLP; LBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588267573
- ISBN
- 9781588267573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00€ 64.13
€ 70.00
€ 64.13
Paperback. Details the history and culture of the Somali people. This book offers insight into the complex social, historical, and cultural hinterland that is the Somali heritage and pays attention to the pervasive influence of traditional nomadism, especially its extremely decentralized nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658986
- ISBN
- 9781850658986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.82
€ 26.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. He finds that the "nationcan be read as that space in which literature is thought to be able to conjoin two things that history has separated-the writer and the people. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBC; 1KJ; 1QDB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868030
- ISBN
- 9780801868030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.32
€ 63.32
Hardback. This biography of David Livingstone provides an account of his strengths and weaknesses. He could be difficult and unsympathetic, but he was also single minded, patient and brave. This book tells of his life both in Britain and Africa, where he discovered Victoria Falls and was mauled by a lion. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740415
- ISBN
- 9780333740415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. Keywords: Health Care - Services
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Croom Helm London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0060470
- ISBN
- 9780856642074
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "Away with the Nazi books". 8 p. 44 cm. Original printed broadsheet. Good clean copy with very slightly dust dulled edges." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0094028
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Critically examines the extent to which relations between two ancient African states were influenced by warfare, commerce, and political fictions Series: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780814760666
- ISBN
- 9780814760666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.82
€ 58.82
Hardback. Re-examines this unresolved murder in Kenya and the underlying role of rumour, the media and inter-state relations on how the death has been reported and investigated. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; DSBH5; HBJH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011275
- ISBN
- 9781847011275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.16
€ 90.16
Paperback. Student attrition has been a perennial theme in South African higher education. In its National Plan for Higher Education, the Department of Education attributed high drop-out rates primarily to financial and/or academic exclusions. This title address these issues in relation to one or more of seven institutional case studies conducted in 2005. Editor(s): Letseka, Moeketsi; Cosser, Michael; Breier, Mignonne; Visser, Mariette. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780796923097
- ISBN
- 9780796923097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Hardback. Explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFD; GTB; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011602
- ISBN
- 9780253011602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (University of Kent); Notman, Hugh; Paterson, James Durward; Reynolds, Vernon. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 516 pages, 86 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441921840
- ISBN
- 9781441921840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 304.49
€ 304.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Elias P. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682224
- ISBN
- 9781616682224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.14€ 186.05
€ 274.14
€ 186.05
Paperback. Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa's rich oral traditions to its comtemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long -awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Editor(s): Kalu, Anthonia C. Num Pages: 977 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 977
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626375833
- ISBN
- 9781626375833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good in mylar. Ex-libris with book plate on endpaper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0007694
- ISBN
- 9780049600089
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99