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Paperback. A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa. Editor(s): Mustapha, Abdul Raufu; Whitfield, Lindsay. Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382. 255 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Mustapha, Abdul Raufu; Whitfield, Lindsay. A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847013163
- ISBN
- 9781847013163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.69
€ 32.99
€ 27.69
Paperback. Modernity and metropolis in East Africa Num Pages: 394 pages, 27 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222558
- ISBN
- 9780253222558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.41
€ 27.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- London, Nairobi Etc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Commissioning organisation: Leonard Levitt. 223 p. 22 cm. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. In an equally good dw.
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Cape
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0137233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780324623
- ISBN
- 9781780324623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.90
€ 105.90
Hardback. Explores questions related to the establishment in Africa of community schools similar to those supported by Save the Children. This book addresses the serious doubts about realizing the Education for All and Millennium Development Goals. Editor(s): Glassman, Deborah; Naidoo, Jordan; Wood, Fred. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387451060
- ISBN
- 9780387451060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.89
€ 64.89
Paperback. Contains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean; James, Deborah. Num Pages: 184 pages, 139 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJ; AJC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114125
- ISBN
- 9780226114125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.28
€ 41.99
€ 32.28
Paperback. An ethnography depicting Songhay possession ceremonies, and recreating the reality of spirit presences. In this book, the voices of individual Songhay are evident and forceful throughout the story. The author seeks to expand our understanding of the harsh world of Songhay mediums and sorcerers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 37 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRKT; JFSL3; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775456
- ISBN
- 9780226775456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.46
€ 37.99
€ 30.46
Hardback. Pilgrims during the fourth and fifth centuries AD often reported visiting holy people as part of their tours of holy places in the deserts of Egypt and the holy land. This is a study of pilgrimage to these famous ascetics. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRC; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222052
- ISBN
- 9780520222052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.76€ 47.20
€ 59.76
€ 47.20
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0007685
- ISBN
- 9780140410167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Pub. House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0199985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. "Anarchy 112 (vol. 10, no. 6) June 1970. p. 161-196. maps on covers. 22 cm. Paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding." Keywords: Pamphlet
- Publication date
- 1970
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0070773
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578. An Anthropology of Oil. Series: Dislocations. 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452559
- ISBN
- 9780857452559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.06€ 69.49
€ 134.06
€ 69.49
hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 maps, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1H; APFA; JFCA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020659
- ISBN
- 9780253020659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85
€ 94.85
Paperback. 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: 1HFD; GTB; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780253011619
- ISBN
- 9780253011619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Examines the life and work of Muhammad Mitwalli Sha rawi, one of Egypt's most beloved and successful Islamic preachers. This book uses Sha rawi and his work as a lens to explore how traditional Muslim authorities have used various media to put forth a unique vision of how Islam can be renewed and revived in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287006
- ISBN
- 9780520287006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.01
€ 32.99
€ 24.01
Sheet music. for solo piano The third volume for early advanced pianists explores even more genres than the first two volumes, such as elements of Tango and Haitian Merengue music. 'Cell Phone Blues' is derived from pop music and Jazz. This volume also includes spirituals and African folksongs. Performance notes and composer biographies are provided as well. Editor(s): Nyaho, William H. Chapman. Series: Piano Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 303 x 229 x 4. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780193868243
- ISBN
- 9780193868243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
Paperback. Africa. 18 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Publisher
- American Society of African Culture
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0000513
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "Consciencism in Paris and Lagos". 6 p. 44 cm. Original printed broadsheet. Good clean copy with very slightly dust dulled edges." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0094037
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 'Community-based development' (CBD) or'community-driven development' (CDD) has been the predominant approach to international development in recent years. Drawing on fieldwork and first-hand experience, this book explains why CBD/CDD produces outcomes that are incompatible with its underlying assumptions and intended objectives. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTF; JHB; JP; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281401
- ISBN
- 9781137281401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 20.51
€ 50.84
€ 20.51
paperback. For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. This book includes 15 essays that address governance, production, and social life; and the role of media. Editor(s): Bloom, Peter J.; Miescher, Stephan F.; Manuh, Takyiwaa. Num Pages: 378 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012296
- ISBN
- 9780253012296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.99
€ 37.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. An insight into the meaning and value of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219121
- ISBN
- 9780253219121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.41
€ 27.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058290
- ISBN
- 9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.35
€ 65.40
€ 51.35
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Trolley Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904563853
- ISBN
- 9781904563853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.65
€ 44.99
€ 37.65