Ashforth Adam (166 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The wraps are shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The wraps are a bit rubbed and creased. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The main body of this book comprises a detailed reading of a series of South African commission reports. These documents were the products of inquiries into the central issues of state formation which the ruling orders of the South African state used to term the Native Question. In a fundamental sense the present work is an attempt to make sense of the continuities in the stories they told about the structure of the state, and the discontinuities in the terms with which they spoke. That task posed problems of historiography, impelling attempts to work out what these particular commissions were about in their particular historical circumstances. Additionally, it precipitated a more general endeavor to understand relations of power and knowledge in modern states. Neither a conventional work of history nor a work of pure theory, this book is an attempt to write about the writing of a state. In the process it strives to understand how this fictitious and magical thing we term a state is brought into being over and above the myriads of relationships between real human beings organized in the name of the state. These documents were the products of inquiries into the central issues of state formation which the ruling orders of the South African state used to term the Native Question. Neither a conventional work of history nor a work of pure theory, this book is an attempt to write about the writing of a state. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Collectible; Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDCollectible; Very Good Copy, Uncorrected Page Proof, First Edition, In wrappers, Some Creasing to spine, Clean pages, 8vo, 255 pgs.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Texte en anglais / Text in english ! XX + 396 p. 15,5x23 cm. 396 p. Broché. Bon état. Intérieur en bon état. Petits plis. Petites taches sur une tranche sans conséquence. Fort in-8°.

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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 296 pages ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: 1900-1999; Governmental investigations South Africa; Governmental investigations; Politics and government; Race relations; Governmental investigations South Africa; Apartheid; South Africa Politics and government 20th century; South Africa Race relations; South Africa Politics and government. 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition edition. 354 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Chicago and London; The University of Chicago Press, 2000. 22x15 cm. vii, (1 blank), 255, (1 blank) pp. Publisher's boards with printed dustjacket. A fine copy. "Adam Ashforth, an Australian who has spent many years in the black township, finds his longtime friend Madumo in dire circumstances: his family has accused him of using witchcraft to kill his mother and has thrown him out on the street. Convinced that his life is cursed, Madumo seeks help among Soweto?s bewildering array of healers and prophets. An inyanga, or traditional healer, confirms that he has indeed been bewitched. With Ashforth by his side, skeptical yet supportive, Madumo embarks upon a physically grueling treatment regimen that he follows religiously -- almost to the point of death -- despite his suspicion that it may be better to 'Westernize my mind and not think about witchcraft'. Ashforth?s beautifully written, at times poignant account of Madumo?s struggle shows that the problem of witchcraft is not simply superstition, but a complex response to spiritual insecurity in a troubling time of political and economic upheaval. Post-apartheid Soweto, he discovers, is suffering from a deluge of witchcraft. Through Madumo?s story, Ashforth opens up a world that few have seen, a deeply unsettling place where the question 'Do you believe in witchcraft?' is not a simple one at all. The insights that emerge as Ashforth accompanies his friend on an odyssey through Soweto?s supernatural perils have profound implications even for those of us who live in worlds without witches." (Front flap).

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Fine condition with Near Fine dustwrapper. First edition, pp xiv, 296, notes, bibliography, index.