9780701183615 - Chasing the Devil [Lingua Inglese]: The Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit di Butcher, Tim (13 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Chasing the Devil: The Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

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paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd. inscribed and signed by author. shelf wear on the wraps. a little marked. all pages are intact and presentable. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and creased. light foxing and marks. inscribed and signed by author. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. inscribed and signed by author. light marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. inscribed and signed by author. light marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed. light marks. inscribed and signed by author. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the wraps are bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. slight creasing. a bit marked. Inscribed and Signed by the author. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket and illustrations by Michael Salu (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLUE PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To Maurice, In hope of reminding you of good days in ? (illegible) Africa, Tim Butcher (with printed name crossed out)'. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, not price clipped (£18.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg++ copy. 325pp, illustrated. For decades Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous for the outsider to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which have sprung many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons, child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. 'Chasing the Devil' tells the story of Tim Butcher's audacious expedition from Freetown at the mouth of the Sierra Leone river overland through forest covered mountains and malarial plains to the coast of Liberia. His journey follows the route trekked by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in his travel classic 'Journey Without Maps'. As a journalist in Africa between 2000 and 2005 Tim came to know both countries well although reporting was restricted mostly to the capital cities. Now he ventures deep into areas not visited by outsiders for years, just as the terrible deadweight of conflict is being lifted. Both nations are on a developmental cusp and Tim explores whether national and international attempts to chase away the devil of war can succeed. And there are other 'devils' that he is in search of, rural communities in both countries have a tradition of sorcery and spiritualism based around the idea of a community devil, a masked figure who comes out at night inducting adolescents into society's ancient rules. And there are the far more sinister 'devil societies', run by local warlords like Charles Taylor, which carry out acts of ritual murder in rural Liberia today. Tim tracks down these rural devils, both good and bad, to see what role they play in these changing countries. A dramatic travel book through one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative it is as exciting as it is enlightening. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).