chasing devil search africas fighting von butcher tim (25 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps. Just as he followed H M Stanley through the Congo - a journey described in his bestseller Blood River - this time he pursues a trail blazed by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in the travel classic Journey Without Maps. Greene took 26 bearers, a case of scotch, and hammocks in which he and his cousin Barbara were carried. Tim walks every blistering inch to gain an extraordinary ground-level view of a troubled and overlooked region. As a journalist in Africa, Tim came to know both countries well although the wars made trips to the jungle hinterland far too risky. This is where he now heads, exploring how rebel groups thrived in the bush for so long and whether the devil of war has truly been chased away. He encounters other 'devils', masked figures guarding the spiritual secrets of jungle communities. Some are no more threatening than schoolmasters but others are much more sinister, relying on ritual cannibalism as a source of their magical power. Tim encounters these devils on an epic journey that demands courage, doggedness and good fortune. Chasing the Devil is a dramatic travel book touching on one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative - as well as new discoveries about Greene - it is as exciting as it is enlightening. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket edges are creased, and board spine ends are bumped. Page block and page edges are lightly tanned. Binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Used.

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 325, illus with b&w plates, drawings and maps (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 0701183608. with unclipped dustjacket, dedication SIGNED AUTHOR, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Softcover. Zustand: 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. Zustand: 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. Zustand: 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. Zustand: 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page, without dedication. Dustwrapper is protected. Faint tanning on upper page edges. Signed by Author(s).

Chatto and Windus, London 2010. 325 pages. Orig. boards in dust wrapper. Very Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: 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.