Publicado por Overlook Books, 1995
ISBN 10: 0879515562 ISBN 13: 9780879515560
Librería: Bookmonger.Ltd, HILLSIDE, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Good. Crease on cover*.
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Nuevo desde EUR 61,59
Usado desde EUR 4,97
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Publicado por Overlook Books, 1996
ISBN 10: 0879516712 ISBN 13: 9780879516710
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Nuevo desde EUR 64,23
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Publicado por Flamingo, 1994
ISBN 10: 0006548024 ISBN 13: 9780006548027
Librería: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Publicado por John Murray Press, United Kingdom, 1993
ISBN 10: 0719552508 ISBN 13: 9780719552502
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Dervla Murphy often recalled these words while pedalling or pushing her bicycle over some of the roughest roads in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet the beauty of the contrasting landscapes along her 3,000-mile route from Kenya through Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia to Zimbabwe more than compensated for the hazardous and the unexpected.;Dervla had been naively looking forward to a few carefree months of fresh air and exercise free from the stress of the last few years. Soon, however, she realized that for travellers who wish to remain carefree, Africa is the wrong continent. Inevitably she was caught up in the harrowing problems of the peoples amongst whom she travelled: on the one hand the devastating effects of AIDS, drought and economic collapse and on the other the scepticism of the Africans about Western 'development projects' and 'aid schemes' which promise so much but deliver so little except to the administrators.;By day Dervla enjoyed the space and solitude of rural Africa; even the toughest terrain did not deter her although on one occasion it nearly claimed her. In the evenings she usually stayed in villages, sometimes sleeping on the floor.She found the locals talkative and welcoming and many shared her fondness for beer. Hours of illuminating conversation ended most days and often AIDS (in Swahili 'ukimwi') was discussed by both men and women. By now the disease is of epidemic proportions in Africa and she discovered a wide range of reactions to this new mysterious threat and its effects on family life.;What also emerged, as Dervla travelled on, was the extent to which the barriers to progress in Africa were being underpinned by corruption and incompetence both White and Black. In consequence she sensed a new wind of change. As it is clear that no African country can sustain 'development' along European lines some communities are reverting to traditional ways of organizing village society and discovering that this can lead to greater stability. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por ISIS Large Print Books
ISBN 10: 1856952355 ISBN 13: 9781856952354
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Publicado por John Murray, 1993
ISBN 10: 0719552508 ISBN 13: 9780719552502
Librería: Lion Books PBFA, Kidderminster, WORCS, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Dw has old small stain to tail of spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages.
Publicado por ISIS Large Print Books
Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Publicado por John Murray Publishers, 1993
ISBN 10: 0719552508 ISBN 13: 9780719552502
Librería: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sur Africa
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. minor shelf wear on both book and jacket. small stickers on front end page. contents remain clean, clear and in sound reading order.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Publicado por John Murray, 1993
ISBN 10: 0719552508 ISBN 13: 9780719552502
Librería: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp XI, 276. 1st printing. An unread book. DJ complete, shows slight use.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1993
Librería: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Original o primera edición
Hard Cover. Condición: F-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed & nicked; pp. [xii (last blank)], 276, with 2 maps. A near fine copy.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1993
Librería: Peter J. Ayre's Books, Somerset, Reino Unido
Hardback. Condición: Very Good. an adventurous cycling trip; Binding: Orig. black cloth with pictorial dust-jacket; Condition notes: corner cut from f. fep, V. Good; Maps: 2; Pages: xii + 276; Edition/printing: 1st.
Librería: Nangle Rare Books, Dorchester, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR 'For Brendan with very much love, Dervla 23 Sept '93' on title page. John Murray, 1993. Spine leaning slightly o/w very good in price clipped d/w.