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Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333135
- ISBN
- 9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Demonstrates shortcomings in Western feminist conceptualizations, and shows how insights from African feminist thinking may enhance understandings of gender, both in and beyond Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39, 18 black and white, 21 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JFSJ; JHBK5; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010353
- ISBN
- 9781847010353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
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
€ 95.14€ 72.97
€ 95.14
€ 72.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JMC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Intellect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841504582
- ISBN
- 9781841504582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 43.90
€ 45.99
€ 43.90
Paperback. 196- At head of title: U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences. Institute of Africa. Translation of Osvobozhdenie Afriki (romanized form). Commissioning organisation: M. Braginsky ; translated from the Russian by G. Ivanov-Mumjiev. 181 p. 21 cm. Original wrappers. Nice clean copy. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Progress
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0106080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431408160
- ISBN
- 9781431408160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.76
€ 21.99
€ 19.76
Hardcover. " The best publisher alive or dead".... C P Snow.Good copy in original cloth.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0304123
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardback. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of modern herdsmen and their historical antecedents. Following the assumption that Africa has never been isolated from the rest of the world, Smith illuminates key topics ranging from material culture and rituals, to future prospects for pastoralists. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107472
- ISBN
- 9780759107472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.71
€ 166.71
paperback. A classic rediscovered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; HBJH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 1476 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217759
- ISBN
- 9780812217759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011114
- ISBN
- 9781847011114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.48
€ 82.48
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
€ 95.03
€ 95.03
Paperback. Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. Editor(s): Yitah, Helen. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803296947
- ISBN
- 9780803296947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.19
€ 21.99
€ 21.19
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
- KEX0129064
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
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 photos, 10 drawings & 23 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 65.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aldridge Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952065111
- ISBN
- 9780952065111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.50
€ 24.99
€ 17.50
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHMC; JPVH; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798488
- ISBN
- 9780804798488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916563
- ISBN
- 9781908916563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253207005
- ISBN
- 9780253207005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.90
€ 16.99
€ 16.90
Hardcover. This text looks at the course and context of the first free elections in South Africa in 1994 using results from a team of analysts who monitored the election. It presents a detailed account of the election and the polity that emerged from it. Editor(s): Schlemmer, Lawrence. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063912
- ISBN
- 9780300063912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.18
€ 41.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. 8vo Good/Fine in original dustwrapper. Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0311170
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
- KEX0149743
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
- KEX0070623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This text argues that the historical settlement of liberated Americans of African descent had a destabilising impact on the geography, politics, social and economic structure and culture of Liberia. It focuses on the environmental consciousness of indigenous Liberians. Num Pages: 172 pages, bibliograohy. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819196538
- ISBN
- 9780819196538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15