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Hardcover. ." The best publisher alive or dead".... C P Snow.Good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper.First edition.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Gollancz London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0304074
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Hardback. Starting with the Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria, this work analysis the eiconography of Saharan rock art. It examines the various strands of evidence - icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes - and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; ACBK; G; HDD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106048
- ISBN
- 9780759106048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.32
€ 161.32
Hardback. Here, the author examines the impact of colonialism and the cash economy on the Nandi, a semi-pastoral and patrilineal people of western Kenya, emphasizing changes in women's and men's economic roles and their respective relations to property and to each other. Num Pages: 364 pages, 21 half-tones 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804712248
- ISBN
- 9780804712248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.28
€ 106.28
Paperback. Examines some of the varied African literary responses to politics and social justice and injustice under colonialism/neocolonialism. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010971
- ISBN
- 9781847010971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 22.79
€ 23.00
€ 22.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009357
- ISBN
- 9780253009357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire from 1965 until 1997, was fond of saying "happy are those who sing and dance," and his regime energetically promoted the notion of culture as a national resource. This title deals with political leadership, social mobility, and what it meant to be a bon chef (good leader) in Mobutu's Zaire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59 photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341123
- ISBN
- 9780822341123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. "xiii, 253 p. 24 cm. Original cloth. A good copy. Pages browned." Keywords: "Socialism. , Anarchism."
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Freedom Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0129062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Environmental Issues and Low-cost Housing. 220 pages, 50 line drawings, glossaries, index. Illustrated throughout with line drawings; case studies and glossaries; and lists of resource organisations and further readings, this book is of interest to community-based organisations and self-help housing schemes, as well as local authorities and housing officials. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JKSB; RNF; RNT. Dimension: 244 x 186 x 13. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Juta Academic
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919713182
- ISBN
- 9781919713182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.77
€ 20.99
€ 18.77
Hardback. Explores the many manifestations of African belief. This book covers: the various sects of African religion; effects of the African continent; rituals and beliefs; the arrival of colonists and missionaries; and the spread of African religion to other countries. Series Editor(s): O'Brien, Joanne; Palmer, Martin. Series: World Religions. Num Pages: 144 pages, full-colour photographs & illustrations, map, sidebars, fact file, bibliography, further. BIC Classification: 1H; HRK; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604131031
- ISBN
- 9781604131031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.29
€ 60.29
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JHMC; JPVH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798372
- ISBN
- 9780804798372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.66
€ 150.66
Paperback. The South African Air Force (SAAF), formed on 1 February 1920, is the second oldest air force in the Commonwealth. The air arm played a major role in securing victory for the Allies during the Second World War, in the 1948/49 Berlin Airlift, and in Korea in the 1950s. Num Pages: 344 pages, Numerous b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560. Stories from the South African Air Force 1920-2010. 399 pages, 130 b/w photos, 8 maps. Through their stories of heroism, duty, adventure and tragedy, the reader will follow the history of the SAAF from 1939 to the present day. To complement the stories, the final chapter includes a collection of squadron pub songs from the Second World War, Korea and the Border War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWG. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916273
- ISBN
- 9781908916273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.63
€ 38.99
€ 27.63
Hardcover. A wide and scientific overview on migration potential from the NEMA region to the EU. Editor(s): Sievers, Wiebke; Fassmann, Heinz; Lenschow, Andrea; Bommes, Michael. Series: IMISCOE Research. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0 black and white; 27 full color. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1HB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646507
- ISBN
- 9789089646507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.41
€ 131.41
Paperback. Illustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural world Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; GTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991061
- ISBN
- 9780295991061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Hardcover. Hardback with dustjacket in very good condition, with some light shelfwear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Croom Helm
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2232185
- ISBN
- 9780856649486
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
- KEX0149740
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Editor(s): Ledger, Paul. Num Pages: 133 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 110. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Titles distributed by Booksite Africa South Africa
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620269452
- ISBN
- 9780620269452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.97
€ 9.97
Paperback. 196- "Cover title. Originally published anonymously in the periodical : Revolution: Africa, Latin America, Asia, v. 1, no. 9, 1964. Paper wrappers, stapled. Commissioning organisation: by Samir Amin. p. 23-46 22 cm. Paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding." Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Africa Research Group
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0070619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Theory of Social Involvement examines the dynamic interplay between church, state, and society. Sunday A. Aigbe considers the Christian factor as it relates to the sociopolitical responsibility and development in Nigeria and identifies ways in which Christianity can serve as an agent of change and promote unity within Nigeria. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRA; HRCX6; JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819188731
- ISBN
- 9780819188731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Paperback. The author's sharply critical perspective reveals how an epistemology of alterity has kept Africa ensnared within colonial matrices of power, serving to justify external interventions in African affairs, including the interference with liberation struggles and disregard for African positions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782381938
- ISBN
- 9781782381938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.41
€ 44.41
Paperback. Advances the study of pioneering black dancers by providing biographical and historical information on a group of artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora. This title sets these seminal artists and their innovations in the contexts of African-American culture and American modern dance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; ASD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072611
- ISBN
- 9780252072611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. Focusing on the era from Napoleon's conquest and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to the outbreak of World War I, this book examines the evolution of Egyptian archaeology in the context of Western imperialism and nascent Egyptian nationalism. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240698
- ISBN
- 9780520240698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.62
€ 35.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975993
- ISBN
- 9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.24
€ 46.99
€ 41.24
Hardcover. Some moderate wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Edition
- Loose Binding
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0004684
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 91 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; JFSC; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Number of pages
- 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564322616
- ISBN
- 9781564322616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.92
€ 11.99
€ 11.92