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Paperback. Made in Madagascar is an innovative ethnography that explores the tensions and negotiations between the local Malagasy people and foreigners with sensitivity and a critical eye. Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442603745
- ISBN
- 9781442603745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Makarychev, Andrey; Yatsyk, Alexandra. Series: Mega Event Planning. Num Pages: 241 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; JHBS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490940
- ISBN
- 9781137490940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
hardcover. This book examines the Romans' many representations of the Nile, and what they tell us about geographical understanding in the ancient world. Num Pages: 354 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJH; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107177284
- ISBN
- 9781107177284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
Alabama in Africa: Booker T. Washington, the German Empire, and the Gl...
Angela Elisabeth Zimmerman
Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFDT; 1KBB; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155869
- ISBN
- 9780691155869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Aiming to identify sustainable strategies - rather than upholding an a priori vision of an ideal city, this publication highlights questions of method and procedure that can be transferred to other 'cities of change', and covers developments, such as the influence of China in African countries or the chances of high-density, low-rise developments. Editor(s): Angelil, Marc; Hebel, Dirk. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 473 colour illustrations, 151 schw.-w. u. 473 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd and rev. ed.
- SKU
- V9783035608045
- ISBN
- 9783035608045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 47.23
€ 50.99
€ 47.23
Hardcover. This book provides a significant history of Italy's brutal occupation of Libya. Using the lens of the life of the iconic resistance fighter Mohamed Fekini, it tells the story of Libya under Ottoman and Italian rule from the point of view of the colonized. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HBL; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108868
- ISBN
- 9780230108868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardback. This painstakingly researched book explains how Egypt's once-robust Greek population dwindled to virtually nothing, beginning with the abolition of foreigners' privileges in 1937 and culminating in the nationalist revolution of 1952. Num Pages: 298 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1HBE; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785334474
- ISBN
- 9781785334474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.63
€ 156.63
Hardback. Muslim Arab Sudanese in Cairo have played a fundamental role in Egyptian history and society during many centuries of close relations between Egypt and Sudan. This book presents an ethnographic study which shows that Sudanese ethnic identity is created from deeply held social values, especially those concerning gender and propriety. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR2; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450182
- ISBN
- 9781845450182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.79
€ 155.79
Paperback. Muslim Arab Sudanese in Cairo have played a fundamental role in Egyptian history and society during many centuries of close relations between Egypt and Sudan. Although the government and official press describes them as 'brothers' in a united Nile Valley, recent political developments in Egypt have underscored the precarious legal status of Sudanes Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBS; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845459895
- ISBN
- 9781845459895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Paperback. African headrests have been moved out of the category of functional objects and into the more rarefied category of 'art' objects. Styles in African headrests are usually defined in terms of western art and archaeological discourses, but this book interrogates these definitions of style through a case study of headrests of the 'Tellem' of Mali. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144587
- ISBN
- 9781868144587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.57
€ 43.57
Paperback. This study is based on the observation that unidirectional movements are becoming less and less characteristic of South Lebanese migration to West Africa. The new patterns of movement can be understood as elements of a translocal space. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1HFD; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Transcript-Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783933127457
- ISBN
- 9783933127457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.31
€ 44.99
€ 31.31
Paperback. The unique analysis of art house alongside discussion of commercial films from the African continent and the African diaspora presented here offer a fresh perspective on viewers experiences that highlights aesthetic and political issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1H; APF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193030
- ISBN
- 9781405193030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.52
€ 58.52
Hardback. The unique analysis of art house alongside discussion of commercial films from the African continent and the African diaspora presented here offer a fresh perspective on viewers experiences that highlights aesthetic and political issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193047
- ISBN
- 9781405193047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.10
€ 113.10
Hardback. Contains lyrical photographs of the theater of rural Egyptian life. This title records and celebrates life as it passes along a road through a typical village in the Egyptian Nile Delta in the early twenty-first century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 267 x 20. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774161865
- ISBN
- 9789774161865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.46
€ 42.99
€ 38.46
Hardback. As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital.. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456443
- ISBN
- 9781845456443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.99
€ 155.99
Spiral bound. This is the second volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to modern pottery made in Egypt today, organized by historical periods. The manuals are quick identification guides as well as starting points for more extensive research. Num Pages: 245 pages, 491 drawings, 51 col photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ancient Egypt Research Associates United States
- Edition
- Spi
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977937059
- ISBN
- 9780977937059
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
Spiral bound. Covers Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to pottery made in Egypt today, organised by historical periods. This title illustrates ceramic types with line drawings, accompanied by descriptions that include information on the pot's material, manufacturing techniques, surface treatment and shape. Series: Aera Field Manual Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, 420 drawings, 29 col photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ancient Egypt Research Associates United States
- Edition
- Spi
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977937042
- ISBN
- 9780977937042
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 56.70
€ 56.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564323323
- ISBN
- 9781564323323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. A comparison between the traditional customary legal system and the colonial common law of courts and magistrates in Botswana. This study shows how the structure of both legal institutions is based on power and gender relations which heavily favour males, and which block women's access to law. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308753
- ISBN
- 9780226308753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
paperback. Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce of beer, it's valorising of male sociability and sports, and the corporate culture of South African Breweries, the world's most successful brewing company. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCV; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221803
- ISBN
- 9780253221803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. Following on the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, the Chicago Renaissance was a resonant flourishing of African American arts, literature, theatre, music, and intellectualism, from 1930 to 1955. This work demonstrates the complexity of black women's many vital contributions to this unique cultural flowering. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBBNC; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072932
- ISBN
- 9780252072932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.70
€ 25.99
€ 24.70
Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 292-302. Commissioning organisation: Edited by Anne Tibble. 304 p. map. 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on spine, well defined edges and tight binding, clean and crisp pages, name plate on front pasted sheet, with slightly rubbed original dw." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0136963
- ISBN
- 9780720602760
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A tribute to the creativity of the peoples of Africa, in particular to its weavers, and presents magnificent textiles and accessories in 300 full-color photographs. Celebrating African costumes and textiles, this volume draws on historical and modern pieces from the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 253 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Five Continents Editions Italy
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788874394760
- ISBN
- 9788874394760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.39
€ 72.39
Paperback. Exploring the practices of squatting and illegal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town during and immediately following the end of apartheid, Anne-Maria Makhulu how these squatters engaged in an important form of resistance that helped to end apartheid. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359661
- ISBN
- 9780822359661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.89
€ 30.99
€ 27.89