Search Results: Africa from Books of the World

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Government Printing Department, June 1987. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. Cover and pages securely bound by a single clean staple. Slightly aged, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 14 pages.

Bern: Hallwag, 1992/1993. Folding map in card covers. 1 map. Includes 3 insets. Color. 42.5 x 32" (108 x 82 cm) sheet, folded in card cover 9.5 x 5.75" (23 x 15 cm) + 45pp index. Near Fine. No markings. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. German, English, French, and Spanish.

New York: W. W. Norton, September 1990. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Near Fine jacket. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text block pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight edgewear. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 333 pages.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Trade Paperback. New Edition/4th Edition. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. sSuff to front spine edge. Slight dog-ear to rear cover. Not from a library. xii + 308 pages.
The book falls into three parts. The first describes the precolonial history of Africa, while the middle section deals thematically with partition and colonial rule. The third part deals with the emergence of the modern nation states of Africa and their history. Throughout the l90 years covered by the book, the authors are as concerned with the continuity of African history as with the changes which have taken place during this period. This edition covers events up to the end of l99l and discusses the fresh perspectives brought about by the end of the Cold War.

Munich: Prestel, March 1999. Paperback. Near Fine. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light rubbing to covers. Light reading wear to corners with a curl to bottom corner. A book that clearly has been used, but remains in very nice condition. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. More than 600 photographs, nine detailed maps, bibliography, index of ethnic groups. 620 pages. 9.75 x 11.75 x 1.75 inches Heavy item (7 pounds): extra charges for expedited or international shipping. First published on the occasion of an exhibition held October 4, 1995 - January 21, 1996 at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. This magnificent celebration of the world's oldest and most diverse artistic traditions is the definitive book on African art. Ranging from the oldest known human artifact, circa 1.6 million BC, to pieces made within living memory, the objects collected in this extraordinary volume reflect a continent of enormous cultural and historical scope. Arranged… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, April 1998. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Remainder mark. Not from a library. xxxvi + 340 pages. maps.
This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. Prior to 1680, Africa's economic and military strength enabled African elites to determine how trade with Europe developed. Thornton examines the dynamics that made slaves so necessary to European colonizers. He explains why African slaves were placed in significant roles. Estate structure and demography affected the capacity of slaves to form a self-sustaining society and behave as cultural actors. This second edition contains a new chapter on eighteenth century developments.

New York: Collier Books, 1991. Trade Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxviii + 425 pages. Basil Davidson's landmark work presents the inner growth of Africa and its worldwide significance, the internal dynamic of its old civilizations and their links with Asia, Europe and America, as well as the development of specific areas, tribes and cultures. From accounts of the days of the green Sahara and the great iron age, the earliest Portuguese colonization, the coming of slavery and the subsequent legacy of violence and mistrust, the growth of Islam in the north and the cults of the Congo, the sophistication of art and architecture, and the pattern behind social and tribal mores, the entire picture of the continent emerges.

Atlanta: African Studies Association, April 1992. Periodical. Very Good. Prior owner's name to first page. Mailing label to rear cover. No other markings. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Not from a library. 170 pages. Articles: Towards a New Vision of Sustainable Development in Africa: Presidential Address to 1990 Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Ann Seidman; Structures of Intermediation and Change in African Agriculture: A Nigerian Case Study, Dickson L. Eyoh; Representation Without Taxation: an Essay on Democracy in Rural Nigeria, 1952-1990, Jane I. Guyer; Politicization of Ethnic Identities in Sierra Leone, Jimmy D. Kandeh; Social Classes and Economic Restructuring in Pastoral Africa: Somali Notes, Abdi Ismail Samatar.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, April 1987. Trade Paperback. Third printing, 1990. Near Fine. Unmarked. Lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased, but faded. Covers rubbed. Light corner wear. x+259 pages. Urban settlements and states were a feature of precolonial societies in many parts of Africa. In this study, Graham Connah uses the direct evidence provided by archaeological investigation to demonstrate the complexity of these urban societies, to understand their origins, their economic basis and social structure. Well illustrated chapters deal with African civilizations in Nubia, Ethiopia, the West African savanna, the West African forest, the East African coast, the Zimbabwe plateau and Central Africa.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, April 1981. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light rubbing to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. viii + 216 pages.
The African Middle Ages covers the period of African history from 1400 to 1800. During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway and as maritime trade with Europe and Asia increased. The notorious slave-trade created the black population of North and South America, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean islands. The authors, however, emphasize the extent to which Africans dealt with outsiders on equal terms. The peoples of Africa were coalescing into tribal states rather like those of early medieval Europe. These states were often capable of providing a high degree of law and order, of exploiting resources and organising trade; of redistributing the products of local industries, and of defending themselves against outside attack.… Read More

New York: St. Martins Press, 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean but lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 4to. 88 pages with 40 color plates.

Freetown: Ro-Marong Industries, 1996. Paperback. First Edition. Near Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 105 pages.

Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, March 1984. Trade Paperback. First American Edition (stated). Fine. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light shelfwear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 224 pages. The first detailed analysis of the role of big business in Africa's agriculture. It exposes the activities of foreign companies in the diversion of much of Africa's food potential to the cash crop demands of Europe. Most aspects of company activity are illustrated with examples and there is a detailed description of trade and investment in coffee, sugar and the newer luxury crops such as flowers and vegetables. The attitude of the governments of Tanzania and Kenya towards agribusiness investment are contrasted and the book ends with a look at perhaps the most ominous of recent developments: Africa's increasing dependence on transnational supplied, large scale food production schemes.Authors: Barbara Dinham; Colin Hines

London: Evans Brothers, 1979. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Dust stains to cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. iv + 60 pages. illus., maps, index.

Budapest: Cartographia, 1989. Folding map. One color map printed on one side; Index of places, glossary, coverage map, and location map on verso. 85 x 67 cm sheet, folded to 22 x 13 cm. Very Good. Unmarked. Edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Contents: Angola 1:2,000,000; Cidade de Luanda, Stadtplan = City Map = Roteiro da Cidade = Plan de Ville = Varosterkep 1:20,000. Legend and glossary in German, English, Portuguese, French, and Hungarian.

Lisboa : Ministerio do Planeamento e da Administracao do Territorio, Secretaria de Estado da Ciencia e Tecnologia ; Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Centro de Estudos de Historia e Cartografia Antiga. Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelfwear to covers, otherwise As New. 1048 pages. Chiefly Portuguese; includes some documents in English. Heavy item, possible additional charges for expedited or international shipping.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Central Statistics Office, 1988. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. Not from a library. 69 pages.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Trade Paperback. 1992. Translation of Anthropologie de l'esclavage. First Thus. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Rubbing to cover. Not from a library. Not clipped. 422 pages. This controversial examination of precolonial African slavery looks at the various social systems that made slavery on such a scale possible and argues that the institutions of slavery were far more complex and pervasive than previously suspected.

London: Heinemann, 1965. Paperback. 1970 reprint. Paperback. Good. Damp stains to spine and top edge. Text unmarked. Spine straight, but creased. Edgewear. Covers rubbed, partial cup ring to front cover. Not from a library. 287 pages.In this novel, Africa's best-known writer describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son. Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, Arrow of God has as its central figure a merry yet dignified chief priest who epitomizes the spirituality and ceremony of village life. When faced with the disintegration of the old order under the impact of British colonial authority, he finds that his own authority and the allegiance of his son are at stake as well. The subsequent collision of opposing forces makes tragedy inevitable.

Luanda, Angola: Ministerio da Educacao Republica Popular de Angola, 1982. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Cover and interior pages tightly bound with three clean staples. Light shelfwear. Not from a library. 49 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 33 cm.