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Paperback. From clothing as an expression of freedom in early colonial Zanzibar to Somali women's headcovering in inner-city Minneapolis, this work explores the power of dress in African and pan-African settings. Nationalist and diasporic identities, as well as their histories and politics, are examined at the level of what is put on the body every day. Editor(s): Allman, Jean. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216892
- ISBN
- 9780253216892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.63
€ 24.99
€ 23.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215079
- ISBN
- 9780253215079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 2 maps, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305073
- ISBN
- 9780226305073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Braiding their own stories with those of the villagers of Asagbe and Kosangbe, the authors recounts a host of unexpected dramas with these West African villages, prompting serious questions about the fraught nature of cultural contact. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305288
- ISBN
- 9780226305288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.35
€ 30.99
€ 24.35
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209299
- ISBN
- 9780872209299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1HBE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644004
- ISBN
- 9780691644004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.79
€ 203.79
Hardback. A dictionary of people, places, events and facts about Djibouti. This is not a history book but a reading grid for historical items that have shaped and are still shaping this young country. This is a tool for understanding the landmarks that comprise Djibouti's historical identity. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFGD; GTB; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838734
- ISBN
- 9780810838734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.15
€ 159.15
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531230
- ISBN
- 9781908531230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.75
€ 40.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956930705
- ISBN
- 9780956930705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.17
€ 33.99
€ 31.17
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
€ 20.99€ 20.00
€ 20.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. The first international English-language publication of Hampate Ba's acclaimed novel. Translator(s): Taylor, Aina Pavolini. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2ADF; FA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212269
- ISBN
- 9780253212269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.72
€ 27.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. Part of a series of short books on South Africa's World Heritage Sites, this guide to Sterkfontein provides an overview of the geological and fossil history of the Sterkfontein Valley. It also presents the remarkable record contained in the Sterkfontein Caves, comprising thousands of animal, plant and hominid fossils. Editor(s): Esterhuysen, Amanda. Series: Second in Heritage Site Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HDD; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144211
- ISBN
- 9781868144211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.95
€ 42.95
Paperback. "Ms. Grzyb's book is a commendable volume .. holding to account those states and organizations, including the UN, who have so callously broken their promise of 'never again.'" Embassy Editor(s): Grzyb, Amanda F. Series: Arts Insights. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HFG; GTB; HBJH; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773537293
- ISBN
- 9780773537293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.13
€ 38.13
paperback. Presents the dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity - an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670920860
- ISBN
- 9780670920860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLC1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167171
- ISBN
- 9789774167171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.26
€ 51.99
€ 51.26
The Theatres of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia: Performance Traditions o...
Amine, Khalid, Carlson, Marvin
Hardcover. Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and to post-colonial expression remain especially neglected, a problem that this book addresses. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBM; 1HBT; AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278745
- ISBN
- 9780230278745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardcover. First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748. 8vo. Good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Africa
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0290120
- ISBN
- 9780714631813
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371782
- ISBN
- 9781137371782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.33
€ 80.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646807
- ISBN
- 9780748646807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646814
- ISBN
- 9780748646814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.78
€ 152.78
Paperback. Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Egyptian Landscapes of the Imagination. 328 pages, illustrations. Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258518
- ISBN
- 9780520258518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Acharya, Amitav; Bischoff, Paul-Henri; Aning, Kwesi. Series: Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations. Num Pages: 198 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138909816
- ISBN
- 9781138909816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081940
- ISBN
- 9781847081940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14