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Leslau: Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English and English-Amharic. Hardback
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  • Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English and English-Amharic. Hardback
  • Wolf Leslau
  • xiv, 538 pages. 1976, 1993

Leslau: Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English and English-Amharic. Paperback
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  • Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English and English-Amharic. Paperback
  • by Wolf Leslau
  • 537 pages. 1996

Leslau: Concise Dictionary of Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic) Ge'ez - English. Leinen
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  • Concise Dictionary of Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic) Ge'ez - English. Leinen
  • Wolf Leslau
  • xi, 247 Seiten. 1989

Leslau: Introductory Grammar of Amharic. Paperback
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  • Introductory Grammar of Amharic. Paperback / Broschiert
  • Wolf Leslau
  • xix, 232 Seiten. 2000. This book closes the gap for beginners who want to study the Amharic language and had difficulties in finding the right grammar for this purpose. The new book gives all the grammatical forms and the sentences of the present grammar in Amharic script and in phonetic transcription. The illustrative examples have a free and a literal translation.

Leslau: Reference Grammar of Amharic. Hardback
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  • Reference Grammar of Amharic. Hardback
  • Wolf Leslau
  • xlv, 1044 pages. 1995

Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook. Second edition. Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit
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  • Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook. Second edition. Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit
  • by Cath Snow
  • 264 pages. This phrasebook features: a comprehensive section on hospitality and greetings; a clear pronounciation guide; Amharic script throughout; and cultural tips on food and shopping

Maclaren: African Exploits. The Diaries of William Stairs 1887 - 1892. Cloth
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  • African Exploits. The Diaries of William Stairs 1887 - 1892. Cloth
  • by William G. Stairs, Roy Maclaren
  • 428 pages, illustrated, bibliography, index. 1998. These are the diaries of a young Canadian caught up in European expansion into Africa in the 1880s. They are a record of William Stairs's two African expeditions, and of the devastating clash of cultures that occurred during the imperial scramble for the "dark continent"

Marcus: A History of Ethiopia. Paperback
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  • History of Ethiopia. Paperback
  • by Harold G. Marcus
  • xix, 316 pages, 40 photographs, 9 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. 2002. Surveying the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistoric to modern times, this study demonstrates that there is more to Ethiopia's existence than colonial logic. It shows how geography, economics and culture have served to unite Ethiopians

McAlister: Rara! Voudo, Power, and Performance in Haiti and its Diaspora. Paperback, includes a 24-track CD
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  • Rara! Voudo, Power, and Performance in Haiti and its Diaspora. Paperback, includes a 24-track CD
  • by Elizabeth McAlister. 248 pages. 2002. Rara is an annual street festival in Haiti, when followers of Vodou march into public space to take an active role in politics. Elizabeth McAlister shows how Rara bands harness the power of Vodou spirits to broadcast coded points of view with historical, gendered and transnational dimensions

McIntosh: Beyond Chiefdoms. Pathways to Complexity in Africa. New edition. Paperback
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  • Beyond Chiefdoms. Pathways to Complexity in Africa. New edition. Paperback.
  • Susan Keech McIntosh
  • x, 176 pages, with 7 tables, 15 figures, 12 maps. 2005. Introduces an African perspective on archaeological theorizing about complex societies.

Mills: Senoufo Phonology, Discourse to Syllable. ( A Prosodic Approach). Paperback
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  • Senoufo Phonology, Discourse to Syllable. ( A Prosodic Approach). Paperback
  • By Mills
  • 242 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. 1984. (Senoufo is West-African Language )

Morgan: Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy 1660-1800. Hardbound
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  • Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy 1660-1800. Hardbound
  • by Kenneth Morgan
  • 129 pages, 3 tables, 3 maps, bibliography, index. 2001. This book considers the impact of slavery and Atlantic trade on British economic development in the generations between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and the era of the Younger Pitt.

Murray: Cultural Atlas of Africa. Revised edition. Hardback
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  • Cultural Atlas of Africa. Revised edition. Hardback
  • Jocelyn Murray
  • 240 pages, 96 maps, 248 colour and 85 black-white illustrations. 1998. Revised edition of a widely praised survey of the culture, history, and geography of Africa features a new chapter on prehistoric man, new illustrations, and a new map on AIDS

Noss: Grafting Old Rootstock. Studies in the Culture and Religion of the Chamba, Dura, Fula and Gbaya of Cameroun. Paperback
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  • Grafting Old Rootstock. Studies in the Culture and Religion of the Chamba, Dura, Fula and Gbaya of Cameroun. Paperback
  • Philip A. Noss, editor
  • 264 pages, with several illustrations, map. 1982

Nugent: Africa Since Independence: A Comparative History. Paperback
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  • Africa Since Independence: A Comparative History. Paperback
  • Paul Nugent. 620 pages, maps. 2004

Okigbo, Eribo: Development and Communication in Africa. Paperback
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  • Development and Communication in Africa. Paperback
  • edited by Charles Okigbo and Festus Eribo. xi, 249 pages. 2003

Oliver and Atmore: Medieval Africa, 1250 - 1800. Paperback
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  • Medieval Africa, 1250 - 1800. Paperback
  • by R. A. Oliver, Anthony Atmore
  • 260 pages, illustrated with a wealth of maps. 2001. This is a radically revised version of The African Middle Ages 1400–1800, and the companion volume to the authors’ well-known Africa since 1800.

Parkin: Palms, Wine, and Witnesses, Public Spirit and Private Gain in an African Farming Community
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  • Palms, Wine, and Witnesses, Public Spirit and Private Gain in an African Farming Community. Paperback
  • by David J. Parkin
  • 113 pages. 1994. This well-known, theoretically informed ethnography continues to offer a valuable examination of economic development among the Giriama of Kenya.

Parry: Legacy on the Rocks: The Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the Matopo Hills, Zimbabwe. Hardcover
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  • Legacy on the Rocks: The Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the Matopo Hills, Zimbabwe. Hardcover, 25x19cm
  • by Elspeth Parry. Illustrated by Janet Duff
  • 144 pages, 16 colour plates. 2000. During a 16 year period, the author has seen and recorded over a thousand sites in the Matapo Hills region of Zimbabwe. These sites feature rock paintings from prehistory.

Phillipson: African Archaeology. 3rd Edition. Paperback
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  • African Archaeology. 3rd Edition. Paperback
  • David W. Phillipson
  • 398 pages, 116 line diagrams, 45 half-tones, 159 figures. 2005. The emergence of humankind in Africa; The consolidation of basic human culture; Regional diversification and specialisation; The beginnings of permanent settlement; Early farmers; Iron-using peoples before 1000; The second millennium AD in Sub-Saharan Africa

Piot: Remotely Global. Village Modernity in West Africa. Paperback
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  • Remotely Global. Village Modernity in West Africa. Paperback
  • Charles Piot. xiv, 226 pages, with 12 halftones, 2 maps. 1999

Price: Making Empire: Colonial Encounters and the Creation of Imperial Rule in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Paperback
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  • Making Empire: Colonial Encounters and the Creation of Imperial Rule in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Paperback
  • Richard Price
  • 402 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. 2008. This is the dramatic story of the colonial encounter and the construction of empire in Southern Africa in the nineteenth century.

Robinson: Muslim Societies in African History. Paperback
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  • Muslim Societies in African History. Paperback
  • David Robinson
  • 240 pages, 15 half-tones. 2004. Examining a series of processes (Islamization, Arabization, Africanization) and case studies from North, West and East Africa, this book gives snapshots of Muslim societies in Africa over the last millennium.

Rosendall: A Phonological Study of the Gwari Lects. Paperback
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  • Phonological Study of the Gwari Lects. Paperback
  • Heidi James Rosendall
  • 125 pages, with references. Gwari is a Nigerian language

Rouget: Music and Trance. A Theory of the Relations between Music and Possession. Paperback
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  • Music and Trance. A Theory of the Relations between Music and Possession. Paperback
  • by Gilbert Rouget
  • xix, 395 pages, 8 half-tones. 1985

Russell: Teach Yourself Swahili. 2nd edition. 2 x audio cassettes
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  • Teach Yourself Swahili. 2nd edition. 2 audio cassettes
  • Author Russell, Joan (Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and African St 
  • 2003. This Swahili course is for those who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding and speaking Swahili with confidence - those with no previous knowledge and those wanting to brush up for a holiday or business trip. Two cassettes give pronunciation guidance and listening material

Sargent: Maternity, Medicine, & Power. Reproductive Decisions in Urban Benin. Cloth
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  • Maternity, Medicine, & Power. Reproductive Decisions in Urban Benin. Cloth
  • Carolyn Fishel Sargent
  • 256 pages, with some figures and maps, references, index. 1989

Saville-Troike: The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction. 3rd edition. Paperback
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  • Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction. Third edition. Paperback
  • by Muriel Saville-Troike
  • ix, 326 pages. This introduction presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others, and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work.

Schweeger-Hefel: Frühhistorische Bodenfunde im Raum von Mengao (Ober-Volta, Westafrika), broschiert
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  • Frühhistorische Bodenfunde im Raum von Mengao (Ober-Volta, Westafrika) 30x21cm, broschiert
  • Annemarie Schweeger-Hefel
  • 71 Seiten, 18 Figuren im Text, 8 Tafeln. 1965

Schwelien: Äthiopien heute. Begegnungen im Land der Königin von Saba. 21 cm. Kartoniert
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  • Äthiopien heute. Begegnungen im Land der Königin von Saba. 21 cm. Kartoniert
  • Maria Schwelien
  • 2000. 190 Seiten mit zum Teil farbigen Abbildungen.

Shore: Elite Cultures. Anthropological Perspectives. Paperback
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  • Elite Cultures. Anthropological Perspectives. Paperback
  • Edited by Cris Shore and Stephen Nugent. 272 pages, 8 photos. 2002. Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, North America and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities.

Silvester: Im Tal des Omo. Die Kultur der Hamer, Karo, Surma, Mursi, Bume in Äthiopien. 2 Bände. 37 cm. Buchleinen. In Kassette
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  • Im Tal des Omo. Die Kultur der Hamer, Karo, Surma, Mursi, Bume in Äthiopien. 2 Bände. 37 cm. Buchleinen. In Kassette
  • Hans W. Silvester
  • 302, 159 Seiten, zahlreiche Farbfotos. 2006. Im Tal des Omo-Flusses, einer schwer zugänglichen Region im Süden Äthiopiens, liegt die Wiege der Menschheit. Heute leben dort mehrere Stämme, die vor allem durch ihre Körperbemalung weltweit Bekanntheit erlangten. Hans Silvester zeigt, wie die einzelnen Stämme sich durch ihre Bemalung als Gruppe definieren und wie sie sich durch die Darstellung ihrer Körper selbst zum Kunstwerk erheben. Erstmals sind die verschiedenen Stämme, wie die Bodi, Hamer, Broana, Karo, Surma und Mursi, in ihrer jeweiligen Eigenheit fotografisch dokumentiert

Sivini, Hall: Resistance to Modernization in Africa: Journey among Peasants and Nomads. Hardcover
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  • Resistance to Modernization in Africa: Journey among Peasants and Nomads. Hardcover
  • by Sivini, Giordano / Hall, Joan Krakover (TRN)
  • 238 pages. 2007

Stambach: Lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro. Schooling, Community, and Gender in East Africa. Paperback
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  • Lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro. Schooling, Community, and Gender in East Africa. Paperback
  • Amy Stambach
  • 222 pages, 11 illustrations and maps, references, index. 2000. An ethnographic study of a community in East Africa, focusing on the role school plays in the development of the children's identity and relationships to their parents and community, as well as in the development of the region

Stone: Garland Handbook of African Music. Book plus Audio-CD. Paperback
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  • Garland Handbook of African Music. Book, ca. 21x28 cm, plus Audio-CD
  • Ruth M. Stone, editor
  • Glossary, guide to publications, to video's, films and to recordings. This collection of essays, covering all aspects of African music, provides an introduction to the continent and its many musical forms, including a history of scholarship in the region, a discussion of issues and process in the study of African music, and a number of regional case studies.

Thompson: Romans and Blacks. Cloth
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  • Romans and Blacks. Cloth
  • Lloyd A. Thompson 
  • 253 pages. 1989. Thompson argues that for the Romans of the first century BC to the third century A.D., the categories of people were different than for people of later times, and "race" in the modern sense did not exist. Therefore, classical references to Aethiops should be seen as statements of aesthetics, and not reflecting the object's social standing

Thornton: Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800. Paperback
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  • Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800. Paperback
  • by John Thornton. xxxvi, 340 pages. 2nd edition. 1998

Timmons Roberts: From Modernization to Globalization: Perpectives on Development and Social Change. Paperback
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  • From Modernization to Globalization: Perpectives on Development and Social Change. Paperback
  • edited by J. Timmons Roberts and Amy Hite. 400 pages. 2000. It provides excerpted samples from both classic and up-to-date writings in the development literature with short introductions to each section and a general introduction

Walvin, James: Britain's Slave Empire. Cloth
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  • Britain's Slave Empire. Cloth
  • James Walvin
  • 157 pages, with notes and index. 2000

Waterman: Juju: a Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music. Paperback
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  • Juju: A Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music. Paperback
  • by Christopher Alan Waterman
  • 290 pages, 4 color plates, 24 halftones, 18 musical examples, 4 maps. 1990. Now known internationally through the recordings of King Sunny Ade and others, juju music originated more than fifty years ago among the Yoruba of Nigeria.

Webb: African Voices: An Introduction to the Languages and Linguistics of Africa. Paperback
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  • African Voices: An Introduction to the Languages and Linguistics of Africa. Paperback
  • edited by Vic Webb and Kembo-Sure. xiv, 334 pages. 2000

White: Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa. Paperback
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  • Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa. Paperback
  • by Luise White
  • 352 pages, bibliography, index, 2 maps. 2000.This text interprets vampire stories from East and Central Africa as a way of understanding the world as the storytellers did.

Widjaja: Nnöö. Welcome to Enugu. An Insight Guide to Igboland's Culture and Language. Paperback
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  • Nnöö. Welcome to Enugu. An Insight Guide to Igboland's Culture and Language. Paperback
  • Michael Widjaja
  • 98 pages, with vocabulary, grammar, index, references. Illustrated

Zeissl: Äthiopen und Assyrer in Ägypten. Beiträge zur Geschichte der ägyptischen Spätzeit. A4
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  • Äthiopen und Assyrer in Ägypten. Beiträge zur Geschichte der ägyptischen Spätzeit
  • Helene von Zeissl
  • 91 Seiten. 2. unveränderte Auflage 1955. Grundsätzlich erscheint die Bearbeitung einer geschichtlichen Spätzeit wichtig, da meist Spät- oder Verfallzeiten im Gegensatz zu Blütezeiten eines Staates wenig beachtet und erforscht werden. Sie sind für das geschichtliche Verständnis der Entwicklung einer Geschichtsperiode von Bedeutung.