wyszukanych pozycji: 10
AIDS and Power: Why There Is No Political Crisis - Yet
ISBN: 9781842777077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One in six adults in sub-Saharan Africa will die in their prime of AIDS. It is a stunning cataclysm, plunging life expectancy to pre-modern levels and orphaning millions of children. Yet political trauma does not grip Africa. People living with AIDS are not rioting in the streets or overthrowing governments. In fact, democratic governance is spreading. Contrary to fearful predictions, the social fabric is not being ripped apart by bands of unsocialized orphan children.
AIDS and Power explains why social and political life in Africa goes on in a remarkably normal way, and how political... One in six adults in sub-Saharan Africa will die in their prime of AIDS. It is a stunning cataclysm, plunging life expectancy to pre-modern levels and...
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114,28 zł |
AIDS and Power: Why There Is No Political Crisis - Yet
ISBN: 9781842777060 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One in six adults in sub-Saharan Africa will die in their prime of AIDS. It is a stunning cataclysm, plunging life expectancy to pre-modern levels and orphaning millions of children. Yet political trauma does not grip Africa. People living with AIDS are not rioting in the streets or overthrowing governments. In fact, democratic governance is spreading. Contrary to fearful predictions, the social fabric is not being ripped apart by bands of unsocialized orphan children.
AIDS and Power explains why social and political life in Africa goes on in a remarkably normal way, and how political... One in six adults in sub-Saharan Africa will die in their prime of AIDS. It is a stunning cataclysm, plunging life expectancy to pre-modern levels and...
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441,75 zł |
Advocacy in Conflict: Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism
ISBN: 9781783602735 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. For better or for worse, many high-profile celebrities and companies have become vocal advocates for causes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Advocacy in Conflict explores the consequences of these popular culture advocacy strategies, which often compromise the integrity of the cause in pursuit of prominence and influence.
Examining the impact of western mass culture advocates, Advocacy in Conflict evaluates the successes and failures of advocacy campaigns and offers constructive criticism of ongoing efforts. Alex de Waal uses high-profile case studies, such as campaigns... For better or for worse, many high-profile celebrities and companies have become vocal advocates for causes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Adv...
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441,75 zł |
Famine That Kills: Darfur, Sudan
ISBN: 9780195181630 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 2004, Darfur, Sudan was described as the "world's greatest humanitarian crisis." Twenty years previously, Darfur was also the site of a disastrous famine. Famine that Kills is a seminal account of that famine, and a social history of the region. In a new preface prepared for this revised edition, Alex de Waal analyzes the roots of the current conflict in land disputes, social disruption and impoverishment. Despite vast changes in the nature of famines and in the capacity of response, de Waal's original challenge to humanitarian theory and practice including a focus on the survival...
In 2004, Darfur, Sudan was described as the "world's greatest humanitarian crisis." Twenty years previously, Darfur was also the site of a disastrous ...
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153,95 zł |
Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine
ISBN: 9781509524662 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all-but-disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles, and a volatile global economy. The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all... |
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313,18 zł |
Advocacy in Conflict: Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism
ISBN: 9781783602728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. For better or for worse, many high-profile celebrities and companies have become vocal advocates for causes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Advocacy in Conflict explores the consequences of these popular culture advocacy strategies, which often compromise the integrity of the cause in pursuit of prominence and influence.
Examining the impact of western mass culture advocates, Advocacy in Conflict evaluates the successes and failures of advocacy campaigns and offers constructive criticism of ongoing efforts. Alex de Waal uses high-profile case studies, such as campaigns... For better or for worse, many high-profile celebrities and companies have become vocal advocates for causes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Adv...
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119,48 zł |
The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
ISBN: 9780745695587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals. Drawing on a thirty-year career in Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, including experience as a participant in high-level peace talks, Alex de Waal provides a unique and compelling account of how these countries? leaders run their governments, conduct their business, fight their wars and,... The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It i... |
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92,95 zł |
Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine
ISBN: 9781509524679 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all-but-disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles, and a volatile global economy. The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all... |
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92,95 zł |
Famine Crimes - Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa
ISBN: 9780852558102 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Can Africa avoid famine? When freedom from famine is a basic right or a political imperative, famine is prevented. Case studies demonstrate such successes but they are not often acknowledged or repeated. Who is responsible for the failures? African governments, western donors and international relief agencies all contribute to the problem. What is the role of international relief agencies? Relief has helped to fuel war and undermine democratic accountability. What is the way forward? Progress lies in bringing the fight against famine into democratic politics, and calling to account those...
Can Africa avoid famine? When freedom from famine is a basic right or a political imperative, famine is prevented. Case studies demonstrate such succe...
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129,87 zł |
The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
ISBN: 9780745695570 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals. Drawing on a thirty-year career in Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, including experience as a participant in high-level peace talks, Alex de Waal provides a unique and compelling account of how these countries? leaders run their governments, conduct their business, fight their wars and,... The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It i... |
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300,88 zł |