Social Science
Social Science
Aging and Health in Africa (2012)
Population aging is a matter of global concern. It often occurs in tandem with changes in the health profile of the population. In Africa, many countries are already facing a high burden of communicable diseases. However, as more and more...
$142.00
Africa and the American Negro
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process,...
$38.00
Africa and the American Negro
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process,...
$59.00
Africa and the American Flag (Cram Edition)
This XpressRead Cram Edition of Africa and the American Flag pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic. "Africa and the American Flag" offers a compelling historical account of the 19th-century...
$32.00
Africa and the American Flag
"Africa and the American Flag" offers a compelling historical account of the 19th-century fight against the slave trade in West Africa. Author Andrew H. Foote presents a detailed exploration of the era, shedding light on the complex dynamics between Africa,...
$43.00
The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa, C. 10,000 to 2,650 BC
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The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa, C. 10,000 to 2,650 BC
In this authoritative survey of the archaeology of early Egypt, David Wengrow offers a new interpretation of the emergence of farming economies and the dynastic state, c.10,000 to 2,650 BC. Exploring key themes such as the nature of state power,...
$81.00
An Archaeology of Colonial Identity: Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa (2004)
This book examines how colonial identities were constructed in the Cape Colony of South Africa since its establishment in the 17th century up to the 20th century. It takes an explicitly archaeological approach, which also draws more widely on documentary...
$143.00
An Archaeology of Colonial Identity: Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa
$143.00
An Archaeology of Colonial Identity: Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa
This book examines how colonial identities were constructed in the Cape Colony of South Africa since its establishment in the 17th century up to the 20th century. It takes an explicitly archaeological approach, which also draws more widely on documentary...
$143.00
Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora
This is the first book devoted to the archaeology of African life on both sides of the Atlantic; it highlights the importance of archaeology in completing the historical records of the Atlantic world's Africans. Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African...
$52.00
Archaeology in Africa and in Museums
David Phillipson highlights the contribution that archaeology can make to the understanding of the African continent and its people. He defends the vital role of the museum as custodian of a significant part of our international cultural heritage and essential...
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Africa and the Backlash Against International Courts
At the start of the twenty-first century the story of Africa's engagement with international law was one of marked commitment and meaningful contributions. Africa pioneered new areas of law and legal remedies, such as international criminal law and universal jurisdiction,...
$150.00
Africa and the Backlash Against International Courts
At the start of the twenty-first century the story of Africa's engagement with international law was one of marked commitment and meaningful contributions. Africa pioneered new areas of law and legal remedies, such as international criminal law and universal jurisdiction,...
$40.00
Archaeology, Heritage and Tourism in West Africa: A Crossroads of Knowledge
West Africa is a rich storehouse of heritage resources belonging to different time periods. Archaeologists attempt to exhume, analyse, and interpret aspects of human history found in artifacts and their contexts. The longstanding assumption that archaeology is simply a science...
$144.00
Americans from Africa: Slavery and Its Aftermath
Americans from Africa seeks to convey varying perspectives on the "Black Experience" in the United States and its controversial history. This volume, Slavery and Its Aftermath, deals with four major issues: the extent of African influences on the lives of those enslaved...
$260.00
Americans from Africa: Slavery and Its Aftermath
Americans from Africa seeks to convey varying perspectives on the "Black Experience" in the United States and its controversial history. This volume, Slavery and Its Aftermath, deals with four major issues: the extent of African influences on the lives of those enslaved...
$86.00
Americans from Africa: Old Memories, New Moods
This book is the second of a two-volume set exploring the controversies about the experiences of Americans from Africa. It contains essays on the roots of protest, including the original "Confessions of Nat Turner;" the background and character of the...
$260.00
Americans from Africa: Old Memories, New Moods
This book is the second of a two-volume set exploring the controversies about the experiences of Americans from Africa. It contains essays on the roots of protest, including the original "Confessions of Nat Turner;" the background and character of the...
$87.00
Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education: Pushing the Bounds of Possibility
This book explores the process of transformation, discussing how individuals are capable of acting to enable transformation of structures and cultures through the lens of South African higher education. Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education examines...
$78.00
Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education: Pushing the Bounds of Possibility
This book explores the process of transformation, discussing how individuals are capable of acting to enable transformation of structures and cultures through the lens of South African higher education. Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education examines the...
$260.00
Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Spaces and Practices of Care
This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates...
$65.00
Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Spaces and Practices of Care
This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates...
$177.00
Archaeology Africa
Provides a detailed introduction to archaeology as practised in the African continent.Martin Hall explains how archaeologists find sites, design an excavation, date finds, and write history. The reader is given an outline of the history of the African continent, from...
$48.00
Ageing in Africa: Sociolinguistic and Anthropological Approaches
African gerontology has expanded dramatically as a discipline with population ageing and its consequences for societies and for individual experiences of ageing becoming prominent issues all over the continent. This volume therefore brings together some of the most prolific and...
$292.00
Archaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta's Island
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Archaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta's Island
This book presents pioneering research on the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives in the medieval period. Primarily archaeological, the book has an interdisciplinary slant, examining the material culture, history, and environment of the islands. Featuring contributions by leading archaeologists...
$260.00
Archaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta's Island
$75.00
Archaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta's Island
This book presents pioneering research on the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives in the medieval period. Primarily archaeological, the book has an interdisciplinary slant, examining the material culture, history, and environment of the islands. Featuring contributions by leading archaeologists...
$75.00
Ageing and Poverty in Africa: Ugandan Livelihoods in a Time of HIV/AIDS
This title was first published in 2003. The rapid demographic aging of populations worldwide, and most dramatically in developing countries, will result in unprecedented increases in the absolute and relative numbers of the aged in these countries. Whilst developed economies...
$151.00
Archaeofaunal remains from the past 4000 years in Sahelian West Africa: Domestic livestock subsistence strategies and environmental changes
Although extensive archaeological excavations have been conducted in the region, data on archaeofauna from the Nigerian part of the research area and adjacent parts of the southern Lake Chad area in Cameroon and Chad are patchy. The archaeofauna that is...
$185.00
The Age of Commodity: Water Privatization in Southern Africa
As globalization and market liberalization march forward unabated the global commons continue to be commodified and privatized at a rapid pace. In this global process, the ownership, sale and supply of water is increasingly a flashpoint for debates and conflict...
$92.00