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I Am Not Myself: The Art of African Masquerade
by Cole, Herbert M. (Editor)
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- 1985
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- Soft cover
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- 9780930741020
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Los Angeles, CA: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1985. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. Museum of Cultural History Monograph Series Number Twenty Six. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name. Black soft cover with picture of mask to front, purple endpapers, four pages of full-colour photographs, black and white photographs illustrating the text111 pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Children of the Sun God: A Journey with the White Lions Into the Heart of Human Evolution
by Tucker, Linda
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition.
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9780958440219
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Milpark, South Africa: Earthyear Books/M&G Books, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. After being rescued from a frightening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region.Linda Tucker embarks on a journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African continent: the legendary white lion." Brown hard cover with gilt titling on spine, black and white… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dynamics of Clanship Aming the Tallensi, The: Being the First Part of an Analysis of the Social Structure of a Trans-Volta Tribe
by Fortes, Meyer
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- 1945
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London: International African Institute/Oxford University Press, 1945. Hardcover. Good/-. An investigation of the Tale social structure, by Meyer Fortes, Sociologist to the Institute of West African Industries, Arts & Social Science, in Accra, Gold Coast. Dark blue hard cover with gilt titling on spine, black and white frontispiece, black and white diagrams, maps and photographs, black and white… Read more about this item Item Price
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Egypt in Africa
by Celenko, Theodore, Editor
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- First Edition.
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- 1996
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- Soft cover
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- 9780936260648
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Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Museum of Art?Indiana University Press, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book published in conjunction with an exhibition "Egypt in Africa" held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Colourfully illustrated black soft cover, black titling on yellow, brown end papers, black and white and colour illustrations throughout, 134 pages. Cover has… Read more about this item Item Price
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Salvery By Any Other Name: African Life Under Company Rule in Colonial Mozambique
by Allina, Eric
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- Very Good
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- First Edition.
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 9780813932729
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Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2012. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Allina tells the story of the Mozambique Company, which governed central Mozambique after Portugal privatized a part of its empire, built a vast forced labor regime and declared it a civilizing mission. Based on oral testimonies of Mozambican elders and on the archival records… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slope of Kongwa Hill, The - A Boy's Tale of Africa
by Edwards, Anthony R.
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- Soft cover
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- 9781897435656
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Victoria, B.C.: Agio Publishing House. Soft cover. Very Good-. This debut novel by Salt Spring Island author Anthony Edwards is based on his own experience living in Africa as a child. The inscription is presumed to be that of the author. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white and tan titling, illustrated with eleven pages of black and white… Read more about this item Item Price
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Empty Eden, The
by Dykes, Mervyn
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- 1990
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- Leather
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- 9780969425700
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Surrey, B.C.: North-West Book Co. Ltd., 1990. Leather. Very Good. Strohhacker, Hans. A signed presentation copy, this book portrays the beauty of African wildlife and sounds a warning to the world: abundant as wildlife in Africa may seem to be, it cannot withstand the onslaught of human activity that is overtaking the continent. A sensitively written record of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treetops Outspan Paxtu
by Hemsing, Jan
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- 1974
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Nairobi: Sealpoint Publicity and Public Relations, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good-. Souvenir booklet of Outspan/Treetops, last residence and burial place of Lord Baden-Powell, Chief Scout. White titling on green; colour photographic illustration on front and back, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings, 20 pages. With the exception of some minor edge wear, this booklet is in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sharing the Same Bowl - A Socioeconomic History of Women and Class in Accra, Ghana
by Robertson, Claire C.
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- 1984
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- Soft cover
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Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1984. Soft cover. Very Good. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
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Local Government in Southern Africa
by Vosloo, W.B., D.A. Kotze, W.J.O. Jeppe
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- Very Good
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Pretoria, Cape Town: Academica, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Grey cloth, white titling to spine, 291 pages. Light edge wear, small bump to top right corner, pastedown gift plate to ffep by Africa Institute of South Africa, bookseller's sticker to last free endpaper. Dust jacket shows light edge wear and some sunning to spine. Shipping charges are calculated… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Political Alternatives for Southern Africa - Principles and Perspectives
by Van Vuuren, D. J. And D.J. Kriek, Editors
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- Very Good
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Durban: Butterworths. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In this book, published in 1983, ideologies, constitutional systems, forms of government and government institutions, and constitutional proposals are discussed and analyzed in their South African context. Green and white cloth with green and white titling on spine, front and back, illustrated with tables .Included in book is a card (in English… Read more about this item Item Price
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African Aristocracy, An - Rank Among the Swazi
by Kuper, Hilda
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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London: International African Institute , Oxford University Press, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An account of the social organization of the Swazi, with special reference to the aristocratic structure of their society. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated with black and white plates, tables and diagrams, fold-out black and white map at back. Top inch of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mozambique - a Brief Survey
by Boleo, Oliveira
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- Second Edition.
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- 1967
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- Soft cover
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Lisbon: Agencia-General Do Ultramar, 1967. Second Edition. . Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. A comprehensive description of Mozambique. Soft cover with red and black titling, illustrated with black and white plates, fold-out black and white map at back. Book is slightly warped due to damp exposure, but is otherwise without flaws - clean, bright and tight. 157… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Reaction to Conquest - Effects of Contact with Europeans on the Pondo of South Africa
by Hunter, Monica
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- Very Good
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- Second Edition.
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press, 1964. Second Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Study by Monica Hunter Wilson, Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Cape Town, origianally was published in 1936. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, top edge of text block is blue, map on end papers, black and white frontispiece, illustrated with black and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Grasses and Pastures of South Africa
by Meredith, D., D. Sc.
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- 1959
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- A Hard Cover
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Central News Agency, 1959. A Hard Cover. Good/-. Laurence, Gertrude E.; Letty, Cythna (and others). Written in two parts. Part 1: "A Guide to the Identification of Grasses in South Africa" by Lucy K. A. Chippinall. Part 2: "Pasture Management in South Africa" by Prof. J. D. Scott, Prof. J. J. Theron, D. Meredith and others. Green cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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Native Administration in the British African Territories Part II Central Africa - Zanzibasr, Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia
by Hailey, Lord
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1951. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. An updated version of "Native Administration and Political Development in British Tropical Africa", this is the second of five volumes (the last being an index) covering modern Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. The report gives a detailed regional account the countries mentioned covering social services, ethnic distribution, native… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Das Recht der Dschagga
by Gutmann, Bruno
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- 1926
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- Card Cover
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Munchen: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagbuchhandlung, 1926. Card Cover. Very Good-/-. A German text cultural study about the rights and tribal laws of the Dshagga, the East African Bantu peoples. Gray covers with black titling on front and spine, untrimmed side and bottom textblock edges, the top page edge of every other page remains uncut! 778 pages. Creases to cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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Advance in Africa
by Jackson, I.C.
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good-. Subtitled "A Study of Community Development in Eastern Nigeria." Book includes sections on historical, social, and economic contexts for development, and looking at a possible government administrative framework and leader training before making some interesting conclusions. Off-white cloth with gilt titling on spine, four pages of black and… Read more about this item Item Price
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L'Africa Orientale
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- 1936
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- Soft cover
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Bologna: Zanichelli, 1936. Soft cover. Written in Italian, this is an Italian text published close to the Italian occupation of Abyssinia (Ehtiopia); includes sections on political geography, economics, climate, geology, and much more. Tan card covers with red titling on front, leading and bottom edges of text block are untrimmed, top edges of last few pages uncut, illustrated with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Trees of Southern Africa: Covering All Known Indigenous Species on the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland
by Palmer, Eve; Pitman, Norah
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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Cape Town, South Africa: A.A. Balkema, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/-. This large three-volume set offers an extrodinarly detailed look of the titled Southern African countries (South West Africa being modern Namibia), complete with thorough black and white in-text and plate photographs and drawings, a few beautiful plate colour photgraphs are included in the series as well; after an… Read more about this item Item Price
$285.00