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Social Death and Resurrection: Slavery and Emancipation in South Africa
ISBN: 9780813921785 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? The questions themselves are simply put, but John Edwin Mason has found complex answers after delving deeply into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, the work that slaves performed, the families they created, and the religions they practiced. Grounding his analysis within the context of South Africa's incorporation into the British Empire--primarily examining the period of 1820-50--Mason investigates a wealth of documentation from the British Colony of the... What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? The questions themselves are simply put, but John... |
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418,03 zł |
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Social Death and Resurrection: Slavery and Emancipation in South Africa
ISBN: 9780813921792 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? The questions themselves are simply put, but John Edwin Mason has found complex answers after delving deeply into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, the work that slaves performed, the families they created, and the religions they practiced. Grounding his analysis within the context of South Africa's incorporation into the British Empire--primarily examining the period of 1820-50--Mason investigates a wealth of documentation from the British Colony of the... What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? The questions themselves are simply put, but John... |
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163,29 zł |
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The New Is Not Yet Born: Conflict Resolution in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9780815764519 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The April 1994 election, in which black and white South Africans vote for the first time for a non-racial government, marks one of the many recent profound changes in Southern Africa. The authors of this book recount how Southern Africa has long endured costly, violent domestic and interstate conflicts, often complicated and intensified by external interventions and interests. They also analyze the various attempts to resolve Southern Africa's conflicts. They suggest that the democratic transition in Southern Africa opens the possibility to create a secure Southern Africa, but they also note...
The April 1994 election, in which black and white South Africans vote for the first time for a non-racial government, marks one of the many recent pro...
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154,40 zł |
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South Africa: The Struggle for a New Order
ISBN: 9780815767152 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The unbanning of the African National Congress and the release of Nelson Mandela in February of 1990 cleared the way for negotiations toward a new, post-apartheid political order in South Africa. But three years later, the main parties have made little progress toward a compromise, while violence escalates in the townships. In this revealing study, Marina Ottaway examines the new conflicts emerging in South Africa, the factors influencing them, and the probable outcome. She shows that the black-on-white conflict that has made the country a pariah in the past has evolved into a much more...
The unbanning of the African National Congress and the release of Nelson Mandela in February of 1990 cleared the way for negotiations toward a new, po...
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154,40 zł |
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War and Peace in Southern Africa: Crime, Drugs, Armies, Trade
ISBN: 9780815775850 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The new South Africa, as well as the surrounding southern region, is finally free of apartheid and colonial rule. Civil wars have ended; democracy is everywhere. Economically, South Africa and the region are beginning to grow more rapidly than ever before. But serious impediments to sustainable growth and effective participatory government remain. President Nelson Mandela's African National Congress won a strong victory in South Africa's 1994 elections and has governed with skill and ambition ever since. Nevertheless, crime rates have soared, as have the number of illegal and conventional... The new South Africa, as well as the surrounding southern region, is finally free of apartheid and colonial rule. Civil wars have ended; democracy ... |
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98,98 zł |
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Freedom In Our Lifetime: The Collected Writings Of Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
ISBN: 9780821411490 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When a group of young political activists met in 1944 to launch the African National Congress Youth League, it included the nucleus of a remarkable generation of leaders who forged the struggle for freedom and equality in South Africa for the next half century: Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Jordan Ngubane, Ellen Kuzwayo, Albertina Smith, A. P. Mda, Dan Tloome, and David Bopape. It was Anton Lembede, however whom they chose as their first president. Lembede, who had just begun practicing law in Johannesburg, was known for his sharp intellect, fiery personality, and unwavering...
When a group of young political activists met in 1944 to launch the African National Congress Youth League, it included the nucleus of a remarkable ge...
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188,17 zł |
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Cape Herders: History of Khoikhoi of Southern Africa
ISBN: 9780821411742 / Angielski / Miękka / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Cape Herders" provides the first comprehensive picture of the Khoikhoi people. In doing so, it fills a long-standing gap in the resources of Southern African studies, and at a time when interest in the indigenous populations of South Africa is growing daily.
Combining the insights of archaeology, history, and anthropology, this account ranges from the origins of the Khoikhoi in Southern Africa to the contemporary politics of the Namaqualand reserves. Its authors have produced a scholarly, yet accessible, book, lavishly illustrated and supplemented with short biographies and... "The Cape Herders" provides the first comprehensive picture of the Khoikhoi people. In doing so, it fills a long-standing gap in the resources of Sout...
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99,26 zł |
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Black Lawyers, White Courts: The Soul of South African Law
ISBN: 9780821412855 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the struggle against apartheid, one often overlooked group of crusaders was the coterie of black lawyers who overcame the Byzantine system that the government established oftentimes explicitly to block the paths of its black citizens from achieving justice.
Now, in their own voices, we have the narratives of many of those lawyers as recounted in a series of oral interviews. "Black Lawyers, White Courts" is their story and the anti-apartheid story that has before now gone untold. Professor Kenneth Broun conducted interviews with twenty-seven black South African lawyers. They were... In the struggle against apartheid, one often overlooked group of crusaders was the coterie of black lawyers who overcame the Byzantine system that the...
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376,34 zł |
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Black Lawyers, White Courts: The Soul of South African Law
ISBN: 9780821412862 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the struggle against apartheid, one often overlooked group of crusaders was the coterie of black lawyers who overcame the Byzantine system that the government established oftentimes explicitly to block the paths of its black citizens from achieving justice. Now, in their own voices, we have the narratives of many of those lawyers as recounted in a series of oral interviews. Black Lawyers, White Courts is their story and the anti-apartheid story that has before now gone untold. Professor Kenneth Broun conducted interviews with twenty-seven black South African lawyers. They were asked to...
In the struggle against apartheid, one often overlooked group of crusaders was the coterie of black lawyers who overcame the Byzantine system that the...
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154,00 zł |
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Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
ISBN: 9780821413074 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The unique desire of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to turn its back on revenge and to create a space where deeper processes of forgiveness, confession, repentance, reparation, and reconciliation can take place reflects the spirit of some churches and faith communities in South Africa. "Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission," published in North America by Ohio University Press on November 1, 1999, is a candid study of the historical notes that formed that difficult process, which continues to be a struggle of...
The unique desire of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to turn its back on revenge and to create a space where deeper processes...
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114,94 zł |
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Workers, War and the Origins of Apartheid: Labour and Politics in South Africa, 1939-48
ISBN: 9780821413159 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a significant revision of South African labor history and makes an important contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War II than has been officially acknowledged. A new working class, sometimes organized into multiracial unions, won improved wages and softened racial prejudice among white workers.
Contradicting earlier accounts, this study demonstrates that wartime mechanization and black advance ment into semi-skilled positions were limited and cannot explain... This book provides a significant revision of South African labor history and makes an important contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. ...
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156,75 zł |
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The UDF: A History of the United Democratic Front in South Africa, 1983-1991
ISBN: 9780821413364 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The new South Africa cannot be understood without a knowledge of the history of the UDF and its role in the transition to democracy.
This is the first major study of an organization that transformed South African politics in the 1980s. By coordinating popular struggles on the ground and promoting the standing of the African National Congress, the UDF played a central role in the demise of apartheid and paved the way for South Africa's transition to democracy. Based on extensive documentary and interview sources, the book traces the UDF's birth, career, and dissolution. It is a... The new South Africa cannot be understood without a knowledge of the history of the UDF and its role in the transition to democracy.
This is the f... |
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156,75 zł |
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After the TRC: Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
ISBN: 9780821413852 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Has South Africa dealt effectively with the past, and is the country ready to face the future? What are the challenges facing both government and civil society in the years ahead? These and other questions are explored in this collection of essays by international and local commentators on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A range of perspectives on whether the TRC met its objectives of truth and reconciliation is presented. The areas of particular contention-the payment of reparation, the granting of amnesty, and memorialization-are also examined. Finally, the major challenges facing...
Has South Africa dealt effectively with the past, and is the country ready to face the future? What are the challenges facing both government and civi...
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177,81 zł |
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Environmental Justice in South Africa
ISBN: 9780821414163 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Environmental Justice in South Africa" provides a systematic overview of the first ten years of postapartheid environmental politics. Written by leading activists and academics in the field, this edited collection offers the first critical perspective of environmental justice theory and practice in South Africa. Accessible and wide-ranging in its coverage, the book offers a benchmark analysis of the environmental justice movement today as well as an assessment of where it may be headed in the future.
Beginning with a history of the environmental justice movement in the country, the book... "Environmental Justice in South Africa" provides a systematic overview of the first ten years of postapartheid environmental politics. Written by lead...
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143,00 zł |
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Writing a Wider War: Rethinking Gender, Race, and Identity in the South African War, 1899-1902
ISBN: 9780821414620 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its participants, and its impact. "Writing a Wider War" charts some of the changing historical constructions of the memorialization of suffering during the war.
"Writing a Wider War" presents a dramatically new interpretation of the role of Boer women in the conflict and profoundly changes how we look at the making of Afrikaner nationalism. African experiences of the war are also examined, highlighting racial subjugation in the context of colonial... A century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its part...
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344,98 zł |
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Writing a Wider War: Rethinking Gender, Race, and Identity in the South African War, 1899-1902
ISBN: 9780821414637 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its participants, and its impact. Writing a Wider War charts some of the changing historical constructions of the memorialization of suffering during the war. Writing a Wider War presents a dramatically new interpretation of the role of Boer women in the conflict and profoundly changes how we look at the making of Afrikaner nationalism. African experiences of the war are also examined, highlighting racial subjugation in the context of colonial war and...
A century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its part...
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135,85 zł |
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South Africa's Environmental History: Cases and Comparisons
ISBN: 9780821414989 / Angielski / Miękka / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Environmental history in southern Africa has only recently come into its own as a distinct field of historical inquiry. While natural resources lie at the heart of all environmental history, the field opens the door to a wide range of inquiries, several of which are pioneered in this collection.
"South Africa's Environmental History" offers a series of local and particular studies followed by more general commentary and comparative studies. The contributors include Sean Archer, William Beinart, Jane Carruthers, Beverley Ellis, Bill Guest, Nancy Jacobs, Elna Kotze, John Lambert,... Environmental history in southern Africa has only recently come into its own as a distinct field of historical inquiry. While natural resources lie at...
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151,53 zł |
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Mandela's World: The International Dimension of South Africa's Political Revolution 1990-99
ISBN: 9780821415658 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE DEMISE OF APARTHEID, the release of Nelson Mandela, and a new constitution leading to a democratic government elevated South Africa's status during the 1990s. Mandela's World describes and analyzes South Africa's international development during this momentous decade in which Nelson Mandela stamped his personality on his nation and on the international stage. Despite upheavals and political mistakes, the new South Africa succeeded in making a positive contribution both in Africa and in the global community. Focusing on the international relations of a society undergoing fundamental...
THE DEMISE OF APARTHEID, the release of Nelson Mandela, and a new constitution leading to a democratic government elevated South Africa's status durin...
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376,34 zł |
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Mandela's World: The International Dimension of South Africa's Political Revolution
ISBN: 9780821415665 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE DEMISE OF APARTHEID, the release of Nelson Mandela, and a new constitution leading to a democratic government elevated South Africa's status during the 1990s. Mandela's World describes and analyzes South Africa's international development during this momentous decade in which Nelson Mandela stamped his personality on his nation and on the international stage. Despite upheavals and political mistakes, the new South Africa succeeded in making a positive contribution both in Africa and in the global community. Focusing on the international relations of a society undergoing fundamental...
THE DEMISE OF APARTHEID, the release of Nelson Mandela, and a new constitution leading to a democratic government elevated South Africa's status durin...
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156,75 zł |
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We Are Fighting the World: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947-1999
ISBN: 9780821416150 / Angielski / Twarda / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the late 1940s, a violent African criminal society known as the Marashea has operated in and around South Africa's gold mining areas. With thousands of members involved in drug smuggling, extortion, and kidnapping, the Marashea was more influential in the day-to-day lives of many black South Africans under apartheid than were agents of the state. These gangs remain active in South Africa. Since the late 1940s, a violent African criminal society known as the Marashea has operated in and around South Africa's gold mining areas. With th... |
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344,98 zł |
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