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Becoming Somaliland
ISBN: 9781847013101 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When does a country become a state? On 18 May 1991, the leaders of the Somali. National Movement and the elders of northern Somali clans proclaimed that they were setting up the new Republic of Somaliland. Why has Somaliland not followed Somalia into 'stat
When does a country become a state? On 18 May 1991, the leaders of the Somali. National Movement and the elders of northern Somali clans proclaimed th...
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97,08 zł |
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First Footsteps in East Africa : Or, an Exploration of Harar
ISBN: 9781409718642 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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149,32 zł |
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Mirror to the Church : Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda
ISBN: 9780310284895 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We learn who we are as we walk together in the way of Jesus. So I want to invite you on a pilgrimage. Rwanda is often held up as a model of evangelization in Africa. Yet in 1994, beginning on the Thursday of Easter week, Christians killed other Christians, often in the same churches where they had worshiped together. The most Christianized country in Africa became the site of its worst genocide. With a mother who was a Hutu and a father who was a Tutsi, author Emmanuel Katongole is uniquely qualified to point out that the tragedy in Rwanda is also a mirror reflecting the deep brokenness of...
We learn who we are as we walk together in the way of Jesus. So I want to invite you on a pilgrimage. Rwanda is often held up as a model of evangeliza...
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82,36 zł |
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The Kenya Pioneers
ISBN: 9780393305326 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on interviews, diaries, and letters, The Kenya Pioneers tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya Highlands in the early twentieth century.
Drawing on interviews, diaries, and letters, The Kenya Pioneers tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya Highlands in the early twent...
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100,95 zł |
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Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian: Colonial Experiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Harar
ISBN: 9780815635666 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In October 1875, two months after the takeover of the Somali coastal town of Zeila, an Egyptian force numbering 1,200 soldiers departed from the city to occupy Harar, a prominent Muslim hub in the Horn of Africa. In Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Ben-Dror tells the story of Turco-Egyptian colonial ambitions and the processes that integrated Harar into the global system of commerce.
In October 1875, two months after the takeover of the Somali coastal town of Zeila, an Egyptian force numbering 1,200 soldiers departed from the city ...
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457,00 zł |
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Challenges to Identifying and Managing Intangible Cultural Heritage in Mauritius, Zanzibar and Seychelles
ISBN: 9782869782150 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Africa is richly blessed with cultural and natural heritage, key resources for nation building and development. Unfortunately, heritage is not being systematically researched or recognised, denying Africans the chance to learn about and benefit from heritage initiatives. This book offers a preliminary discussion of factors challenging the management of intangible cultural heritage in the African communities of Zanzibar, Mauritius and Seychelles. These islands are part of an overlapping cultural and economic zone influenced by a long history of slavery and colonial rule, a situation that has...
Africa is richly blessed with cultural and natural heritage, key resources for nation building and development. Unfortunately, heritage is not being s...
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201,85 zł |
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The Russians in Ethiopia : An Essay in Futility
ISBN: 9780837183459 / Angielski / Twarda / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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418,37 zł |
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Islam and Politics in East Africa : The Sufi Order in Tanzania
ISBN: 9780816658367 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Islam and Politics in East Africa was first published in 1980. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Focusing on the interplay of religion, society, and politics, August Nimtz examines the role of sufi tariqas (brotherhoods) in Tanzania, where he observed an African Muslim society at first hand. Nimtz opens this book with a historical account of Islam in East Africa, and in subsequent chapters analyzes the role of tariqas in... Islam and Politics in East Africa was first published in 1980. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable ... |
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242,84 zł |
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The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar : Product of The Cold War?
ISBN: 9780981425856 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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102,55 zł |
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Ecology of African Pastoralist Societies
ISBN: 9780852559901 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an important and informative work by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. Its synthesis of the literature on pastoralist societies presents a clear discussion of their importance for African societies. It will be widely read and used by scholars and practitioners concerned with Africa's livestock keeping people. It draws on some of the most current literature on pastoralist societies in Africa - highlighting both the similarities and differences between them.
This is an important and informative work by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. Its synthesis of the literature on pastoralist societies pr...
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102,20 zł |
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Slavery in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa
ISBN: 9781847016034 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Slavery was more important in the Great Lakes region than often has been assumed and Africans from the interior played a more complex role than was previously recognised. These ten 10 studies by the most prominent historians of the region. They reveal the connections between the peoples of the region as well as their encounters with conquering Europeans. Slavery was not a uniform phenomenon and the line between enslaved and non-slave labour was fine.This book challenges the assertion that domestic slavery increased in Africa as the result of the international trade. HENRI MEDARD is a Lecturer...
Slavery was more important in the Great Lakes region than often has been assumed and Africans from the interior played a more complex role than was pr...
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107,88 zł |
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Ecology of African Pastoralist Societies
ISBN: 9780852559918 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an important and informative work by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. It will be widely read and used by scholars and practitioners concerned with Africa's livestock keeping people. It draws on some of the most current literature on pastoralist societies in Africa - highlighting both the similarities and differences between them. KATHERINE HOMEWOOD is Professor of Anthropology at University College, London North America: Ohio U Press; South Africa: Unisa Press (PB)
This is an important and informative work by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. It will be widely read and used by scholars and practitione...
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332,31 zł |
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Dumbarton Oaks Papers V63
ISBN: 9780884023579 / Angielski / Twarda / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume of 'Dumbarton Oaks Papers' includes a study of military & diplomatic initiatices in the northwestern Balkans during the reign of Justinian I, with focus on the role of the Germanic tribe of Gepids, & analysis of descriptions of motherhood in Byzantine literature.
This volume of 'Dumbarton Oaks Papers' includes a study of military & diplomatic initiatices in the northwestern Balkans during the reign of Justinian...
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557,00 zł |
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Mtoro Bin Mwinyi Bakari : Swahili Lecturer and Author in Germany
ISBN: 9789987080083 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a study of the life history of Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari (c. 1869 - 1927). Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari grew up and studied Islamic Sciences in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. He became a Swahili lecturer and author in Germany and is known to have written Desturi za Wasuaheli, an important work in Swahili culture. The book introduces the wider historical context of his writings, and, in particular, reconstructs the racism and discrimination in both the colonial and metropolitan contexts, features which negatively influenced his career and his life as a whole. The study also offers insights...
This book presents a study of the life history of Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari (c. 1869 - 1927). Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari grew up and studied Islamic Scienc...
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225,99 zł |
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Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan : A Critical Reader
ISBN: 9780801475948 / Angielski / Miękka / 524 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The ongoing conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur has received unprecedented attention from the international media and human rights organizations, and it has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Those seeking to learn about the conflict, as well as those who have reported on it, often rely on information produced by the various organizations that are addressing the humanitarian crises spawned by the conflict. In turn, most coverage of the Darfur crisis provides only a cursory understanding of the historical, economic, political, sociological, and... The ongoing conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur has received unprecedented attention from the international media and human rights or... |
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264,43 zł |
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Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda
ISBN: 9780521191395 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although Rwanda is among the most Christian countries in Africa, in the 1994 genocide, church buildings became the primary killing grounds. To explain why so many Christians participated in the violence, this book looks at the history of Christian engagement in Rwanda and then turns to a rich body of original national and local-level research to argue that Rwanda s churches have consistently allied themselves with the state and played ethnic politics. Comparing two local Presbyterian parishes in Kibuye prior to the genocide demonstrates that progressive forces were seeking to democratize the...
Although Rwanda is among the most Christian countries in Africa, in the 1994 genocide, church buildings became the primary killing grounds. To explain...
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334,53 zł |
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Islamic Reform and Arab Nationalism : Expanding the Crescent from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean (1880s-1930s)
ISBN: 9780415779807 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the evolution of identity politics. It includes a wide geographical coverage from Zanzibar on the Indian Ocean through Oman into the Mediterranean.
This book examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the evolution of identity politics. It includes a wide geographical coverage fro...
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674,56 zł |
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Uganda : The Land and Its People
ISBN: 9789987930890 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,87 zł |
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Ethnicity and National Identity in Uganda : The Land and Its People
ISBN: 9789987930876 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work looks at the role different ethnic groups have played in the evolution of Uganda as a nation. It also examines some of the challenges the country has faced in its attempts to create a common identity transcending ethnic and regional differences. It's also a general introduction to Uganda. Subjects covered include ethnic groups and their cultures, geography, history and the economy, and challenges to the legitimacy of the state posed by traditional centres of power and institutions which are regionally entrenched.
This work looks at the role different ethnic groups have played in the evolution of Uganda as a nation. It also examines some of the challenges the co...
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134,75 zł |
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Tanzania : The Land, Its People and Contemporary Life
ISBN: 9789987930838 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,87 zł |