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Omar Khayyam; A Life
by Lamb, Harold
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner.
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- 1936
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- Hard cover
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$24.00
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Garden City NY.: Doubleday, Doran., 1936. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner.. 1 Black cloth over boards. Gold spine titles w/ Persian circular mosaics. End papers in green & cream Persian design. 319 p. 22 cm. Deckled side and lower page blocks. Narrative biography of Arab poet Omar Khayyam by Middle East specialty… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.00
The Prophet
by Gibran, Kahlil (Poetry and Art by)
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- Used - Very good. Near fine. One ink-bracketed poem, start and ending "On Marriage". Minor spine sun-fade.
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- Book-of-the-Month-Club. Renewal © 1951 by estate.
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- 1995
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- Trade paperback
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$9.00
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New York.: Quality Paperback Book Club by arr. w/ Knopf., 1995. Book-of-the-Month-Club. Renewal © 1951 by estate.. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine. One ink-bracketed poem, start and ending "On Marriage". Minor spine sun-fade.. 1 Book Club Edition. 98 p. Trade paperback, Sepia self-portrait cover artwork. Back cover author B&W photo portrait. Grayscale 12 full-page drawings. Deckled side… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
From Chattel to Wage Slavery: A New Approach to South African History
by Tsotsi, W. M.
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- Used - Fine. Signed by previous owner.
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- First edition. Stated 1st.
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- 1981
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- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$55.00
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Maseru, Lesotho.: Lesotho Printing and Publishing Company., 1981. First edition. Stated 1st.. Trade paperback. Fine. Signed by previous owner.. Madubela, Geotyelwa (Cover design by).. 1 White textured paper illustrated covers in white, blue, yellow, black. 136p. 2 foldout maps. 21 cm. Index. Introduction p. 5-10; The Setting of the Stage; British Imperialism; Land and Labour; Racism and Apartheid;… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
Woman in the Shade of Islam
by Al-Sheha, Abdul Rahman, and Dabas, Dr. Mohammed Said (Translated by), and Saifuddin, Dr. Ahmad Ibn (Intro by)
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- Used - Fine.
- Edition
- 3rd edition.
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- 1997
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- Trade paperback
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$15.00
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Islamic Education Center., 1997. 3rd edition.. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 124 p. Trade paperback, illustrated cover in graphics. Chapter One: Calling for Women's Liberation; Women's Equality with Men; Demanding Women's Rights. Chapter Two: Status of Women throughout Ages--Pre-Islamic, Indian, Chinese, Roman, Greek, Old Jewish, Old Christian. Chapter Three: Woman's Rights in Islam; Woman as Wife; Justice, Fairness, Equality;… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Leo Africanus
by Maalouf, Amin, and Sluglett, Peter (Translated by)
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- Used - Fine in very good dust jacket. Save for slight spine tilt.
- Edition
- First edition. ! st American edition. 1st printing.
- Published
- 1989
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- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780393026306
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- 1
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$55.00
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New York.: W. W. Norton & Company., 1989. First edition. ! st American edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Save for slight spine tilt.. Rubens, Peeter Pauwel ("Malay Ahmad" portrait reproduction by; Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts).. 1 Cloth and paper over boards. 360 p. Audience: General/trade. Literary biography of geographer Hasan al-Wazzan… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
The Nairobi Declaration on Climatic Change: International Conference on Global Warming and Climatic Change: African Perspectives, May 2-4, 1990, organized by the African Centre for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya, and the Woods Hole Research Center...
by African Centre for Technology Studies, and Woods Hole Research Center (Woods Hole MA)
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- Used - Very good. Near fine w/ minor front cover blemishing. Clean, unmarked interior.
- Published
- 1990
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- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9789966410153
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$9.00
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Nairobi, Kenya.: ACTS Press, African Centre for Technology Studies, 1990. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine w/ minor front cover blemishing. Clean, unmarked interior.. 1 Light tan paper covers; blue and brown titles and art on cover. 33 p. 30 cm. Stapled binding. B&W artwork, Pen&Ink. This 1990 program was held at the United Nations Environment Programme Headquarters,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Development and Spread of improved Maize Varieties and Hybrids in Developing Countries
by Timothy, David H, and Harvey, Paul H, and Dowswell, Christopher R
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- Used - Very good. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner name sticker, top front. Elase fine.
- Published
- 1988
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- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$18.00
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Washington DC.: Agency for International Development., 1988. Trade paperback. Very good. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner name sticker, top front. Elase fine.. 1 71 p. A Bureau for Science and Technology study; 8.5x11 in. format, glued binding. Olive green tinted photo: cornstalks, front. Black titles. B&W photos, charts. References at back. After rice and wheat, maize is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Agricultural Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Workshop on Research Issues; World Bank Discussion Paper Number 126
by Anderson, Jock R. (Editor), and Brossier, Jacques, and Gnaegy, Suzanne (Editor)
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- Used - Very good. Near fine, unmarked. Front cover angled crease. Clean.
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- First edition. 1st printing.
- Published
- 1991
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- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780821318669
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$22.00
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Washington DC.: World Bank., 1991. First edition. 1st printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine, unmarked. Front cover angled crease. Clean.. 1 Trade paperback. Off-white card stock w/ red and black front titles. 141 p. 28 cm. Workshop on Research Issues. Near front: Acronyms and Abbreviations. Chapter themes buy contributing writers: Technological Issues, Agricultural technology w/ priorities for… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Story of the Prophet Hud; and, Allah Created the Universe (2 books, Timeless Quran Stories)
by Khan, Saniyasnain
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- Used - Very good. Near fine, light surface wear.
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- 2005
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- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9788178984643
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$9.00
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New Delhi.: Goodword Books., 2005. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine, light surface wear.. 1 Brightly illustrated paper covers and contents. 16 p. 25 cm. Audience: General/trade. Two children's picture book readers, based on the Koran. "The Story the Prophet Hud" begins in Yemen. "Allah Created the Universe" is the second book. Item Price
$9.00
The Storytellers
by Lewin, Ted (Story and art by)
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- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
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- First edition. 1st printing. Complete number line.
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- 1998
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- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780688151782
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$22.00
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New York.: Lathrop, Lee & Shepard Books., 1998. First edition. 1st printing. Complete number line.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Color art. Audience: Children/juvenile. Set in Fez, Morocco. Young Abdul and his grandfather are walking to work, street after street of vendors, then out to… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
The Thousand and One Nights; or the Arabian Nights' Entertainments (A New Edition. )
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Light spine end, corner rubs. Minor page edge section of nicks, front.
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- Circa 1900.
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- N.D.
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- Hard cover
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$55.00
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New York.: Wm L Allison Company., N.D.. Circa 1900.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Light spine end, corner rubs. Minor page edge section of nicks, front.. 1 450 p. Dark blue cloth over boards. Black, gold, brown titles. 20 cm. Illustrated cover. No interior illustrations, though cover states otherwise. Publisher error. About 50 short tales in… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
Plain Tales from the Raj
by Allen, Charles (Edited and with a Foreword by)
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- Used - Very good. Near fine; minor cover surface wear. Light spine crease.
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing, this edition.
- Published
- 1985
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- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780030058622
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$6.50
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New York.: An Owl Book / Holt Rinehart and Winston., 1985. First edition. 1st printing, this edition.. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine; minor cover surface wear. Light spine crease.. 1 Trade paperback (US). 239 p. Horizontal format, 10x7.5in. Sepia, color, and B&W photos, facsimiles. Audience: General/trade. A compilation of the British imperialist era over India, colonizing and… Read more about this item Item Price
$6.50
Arab Woman: Potentials and Prospects (Reprints from Arab Perspectives, October 1980, Vol. 1, No. 7)
by Al-Hegelan, Nouha, and al-Qazzaz, Ayad, and Mikhail, Mona
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- Used - Very good. Moderate cover soiling. Clean interior. Mild creasing to cover.
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- Reprint.
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- 1980
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- Trade paperback
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$5.00
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New York.: Arab Information Center / League of Arab States., 1980. Reprint.. Trade paperback. Very good. Moderate cover soiling. Clean interior. Mild creasing to cover.. 1 16 p. Pink paper w/ stapled binding. 5.5x8.5in. Article titles herein are: "Women in the Arab World" (al-Hegelan); "Education of Women in the Arab World" (al-Qazzaz); "The Role of Women in Arabic… Read more about this item Item Price
$5.00
The Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage
by Doniach, N S (Edited by)
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Front informational flap from DJ tucked inside. Remainder missing. Soil spot on top pages.
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- First edition. Not Stated.
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- 1972
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- Hard cover
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$65.00
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Oxford University, Clarendon Press., 1972. First edition. Not Stated.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Front informational flap from DJ tucked inside. Remainder missing. Soil spot on top pages.. 1 1391 p. Navy blue leather or near leather over boards. Gold spine titles, Oxford logo. Editor's Preface explains the approach taken herein to the changing usage of… Read more about this item Item Price
$65.00
A Pocket Dictionary of the Spoken Arabic of Cairo: English-Arabic
by Stevens, Virginia, and Salib, Maurice B. (Compiled by)
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Minor cover wear.
- Edition
- 2nd printing.
- Published
- 1988
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- Wraps
- ISBN
- 9789774241673
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$9.00
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Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 1988. 2nd printing.. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Minor cover wear.. 1 xvi, 211 p.; 16 cm. 4.25x6in. Over 4, 000 words most commonly needed by foreigners speaking Arabic in Egypt. Preface. Key to Symbols. Item Price
$9.00
Color and Learn Salah (Muslim Prayers): Textbook and Coloring Book, for Grades 1-2
by Emerick, Yahiya
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- New. No dust jacket as issued. Unmarked.
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- 2nd printing.
- Published
- 2002
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- Wraps
- ISBN
- 9781889720319
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$24.00
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Long Island City NY.: IBTS / Islamic Foundation of North America, 2002. 2nd printing.. Wraps. New. No dust jacket as issued. Unmarked.. Meehan, Patricia (Illustrations by).. 1 92 p. Illustrated multiracial color cover drawing, 2 women. 9x12in. Mostly B&W outline drawings with language exercises. Published and distributed by International Books & Tapes Supply (ITBS) and produced by The… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.00
Egypt: The Chase World Information Series on Developing Business in the Middle East and North Africa
by Ibrahim, Youssef M.
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Inscribed by author to Dr. Meguid (without signature) on title page.
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- 1977
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- Trade paperback
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$18.00
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New York.: The Chase World Information Corporation., 1977. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Inscribed by author to Dr. Meguid (without signature) on title page.. 1 343 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, bibliography. Green paper cover, red w/map on reverse of DJ like cover. A report during the 1970s with a focus on… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Comprehensive Study of Egyptian Arabic, Volume 4, a preliminary edition
by Abdel-Massih, Ernest T, and badawi, El Said M, and Abdel-Malek, Zaki N., and Mccarus, Ernest N (in association with)
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light cover and edge wear. Near fine. Clean inside.
- Edition
- Advanced Reading Copy. 2nd Printing November 1979.
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- 1978
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- Trade paperback
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$45.00
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Ann Arbor.: University of Michigan, Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies., 1978. Advanced Reading Copy. 2nd Printing November 1979.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light cover and edge wear. Near fine. Clean inside.. 1 495 p. Light green paper covers; black script titles. 7x10in. Notes at back. Publisher list of related titles.… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
Africa in Chaos: A Comparative History
by Ayittey, George B N
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- Used - Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Single page corner turn-down; slight spine tilt. Slight age-toning to page edges.
- Published
- 1999
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- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780312217877
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$5.00
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New York.: St Martin's Griffin., 1999. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Single page corner turn-down; slight spine tilt. Slight age-toning to page edges.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. Sequel to Ayittey's 'Africa Betrayed', here he focuses on the end of the 20th century, and Africa's relationship to the world market,… Read more about this item Item Price
$5.00
Entrepreneurs and Parasites: The Struggle for Indigenous Capitalism in Zaire (African Studies Series 57)
by MacGaffey, Janet
- Condition
- Used - Fine in very good dust jacket. Age-toning. Light jacket edge wear. No marks.
- Edition
- First edition. No print line.
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780521335331
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$89.00
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Cambridge University Press., 1987. First edition. No print line.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Age-toning. Light jacket edge wear. No marks.. 1 Brown textured paper over boards. Gold spine titles. Red, photo-illustrated jacket. 241 p. Maps. Charts, tables. RARE: Economic development in post-Colonial African society, with focus on Zaire. Includes historical background. Ships from U.S.A. Item Price
$89.00
