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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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