Storia regionale e locale

Why O Lord? Psalms and Sermons from Namibia.

KAMEETA, ZEPHANIA. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Geneva: WCC, 1986. 1st.ed. "The writings included here are born out of the reality of suffering and the longing for liberation. Their background is that of apartheid and the oppressive structures based on it. Their perspective is that of biblical faith which provides both the ...

Up Against the Fences. Poverty, Passes and Privilege in South Africa.

GILIOMEE, HERMAN AND SCHLEMMER, LAWRENCE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cape Town: David Philip, 1985. 1st.ed. Provides "an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the highly developed heartland of South Africa and its underdeveloped rural areas, between affluent First World people and desperate Third World people in the same country." Pp.36...

Christianity in Africa.

NORTHCOTT, CECIL. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

London: SCM Press. 1963. 1st ed. "Christianity is in a tight spot in Africa: It is important that Christians should understand something of its position, which cannot be done without trying to understand a lot of other things". Pp 125. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrate...

Inside China. (A Guardian Pamphlet).

LINDQUIST, SVEN. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Manchester: Manchester Guardian/Evening News. nd (c.1963). "Six articles describing the changing pattern of life in China, and published in The Guardian in January and February, 1963". Pp 40, 7 b/w illustrations. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Africa: A Social Geography.

SILLERY, ANTHONY. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Gerald Duckworth,1961. 1st ed. "This book is designed to present a picture of Africa as it was towards the end of 1960." Pp.12/244, 101 plates,3 maps, owners details to fep. Grey cloth. G+.

China Calling. (Revised and Enlarged by L.T. Lyall.)

HOUGHTON, FRANK. · 1948 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: China Inland Mission, 1948. Revised and enlarged ed. Study of China's spiritual need. Pp. 208, 44 b/w illustrations, maps to endpapers and uneven toning. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

Voices from Africa. Transforming Mission in a Context of Marginalization: An Anthology.

WHEELER, ANDREW. · 2002 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Church House Publishing. 2002. "Written by Africans, including several Archbishops, who seek to reflect, from their vantage point, on what transforming mission looks like when undertaken in a context of marginalization and in the light of long-term crisis such as HIV/A...

Come Wind, Come Weather. The Present Experience of the Church in China.

LYALL, LESLIE. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1964. "Describes the truth of the church's situation in China". Pp 119, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover, pages toned. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Just the Same Today. God's Faithfulness in a Changing World.

SANDERS, J. OSWALD. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: OMF. 1975. 1st ed. "Demonstrates the constancy of Him on whom the OMF's confidence has rested through testing, perplexity and abundance, before and since the Communist take-over in China". Pp 127, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover. P/b, slight scuffing to s...

The Heroic Recitations of the Bahima of Ankole. (with a foreword by A.T.Hatto).

MORRIS, H.F. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Oxford: Clarendon Press,1964. 1st ed. "The poetry which Dr Morris gives us here is in the original Runyankore with an English translation and full commentary is passionately devoted to the lifting and defence of the beautiful cattle of Ankole, which their owners, the aristocra...

God Reigns in China.

LYALL, LESLIE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1985. 1st ed. "The author, recalling his years as a missionary in China, charts the extraordinary growth of the Chinese church, looks objectively at the present situation under an athiest government, and indicates the way ahead". Pp 222, discreet ow...

The Phoenix. The Phenomenal Growth of Eight Chinese Churches.

LYALL, LESLIE. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Singapore: Overseas Missionary Fellowship. 1992. 1st ed. "Details the dramatic growth of eight Chinese churches which have survived the flames of tremendous persecution. Each account is related by someone with intimate knowledge of the situation". Pp 146, discreet owners inkst...

African Primal Religions.

MITCHELL, ROBERT CAMERON. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Illinois: Argus Communications. 1977. "Explores the traditional religions of Africa as they were prior to contact with Islam or the West". Pp 100. Ink stamp to fep. Some colour illustrations. P/b. Spine slightly faded and scuffed. Illustrated cover. G+.

Religion in China.

BUSH, RICHARD C. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Illinois: Argus Communications. 1977. "Reveals that sacrifices to ancestors, heaven, and earth, often still practiced today, date back to prehistoric times". Pp 82. Ink stamp to fep. Some colour illustrations. P/b. Spine slightly faded and scuffed. Illustrated cover. G+.

Battle for Africa.

ANDREW, BROTHER (WITH CONN, CHARLES PAUL). · 1978 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott. 1978. "Brother Andrew sees Africa as the front line in the battle against the forces of the Revolution...explains his strategies and how Christians in the free world can help". Pp 156. Toning to pages. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Urban & Rural Development in Nigeria.

AJAEGBU, H.I. · 1976 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Heinemann Educational Books. 1976. 1st ed. "Firstly shows the processes and patterns of development as they are now. Secondly searches for strategies and planning models to serve as remedies to the problems of develpment". Pp 112. Some sketch maps,ink stamp to title pa...

China - The Church's Long March.

ADENEY, DAVID H. · 1988 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Singapore: Overseas Missionary Fellowship. 1988. "A contemporary account of God's mighty acts in China". Pp 256. P/b, small tear to bottom of front cover. Illustrated cover. G+.

Africa's Hour and Other Speeches.

HOWARD, PETER. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

London: Moral Re-Armament. 1968. 1st ed. "Africa's Hour is the title of an address by Peter Howard to African diplomats, businessmen and students in London. It was chosen, because these speeches, made to varied audiences in many nations, were gathered together at the request o...

The Miracle Child. A Story from Ethiopia.

LAIRD, ELIZABETH (WITH ABBA AREGAWI: WOLDE GABRIEL). · 1985 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Collins. 1985. 1st ed. "One of the best loved tales in Ethiopia's rich and ancient literature. Ethiopians love to hear how the Archangel Michael swooped down to save the boy's mother from a wicked King". Pp 31. Many colour illustrations. Inscrip. to title page. P/b. 25...

Nine Great Africans.

NIVEN, SIR REX. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd, 1964. 1st ed. "Here are chiefs, kings, poor scholars and soldiers." Pp. 14/174, 16 b/w illustrations + 4 maps, inscrip. to verso front board. Mottled green cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w has rubbing and small loss to top edge and price-clipped. G+...