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South Africa: No Turning Back
ISBN: 9780333470954 / Angielski / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This varied and authoritative study of contemporary South Africa focuses thematically on the major political contestants, interest- groups and power-brokers in that country. Here a group of experts in various fields and of varying views have brought to bear their specialist knowledge on the South African crisis and have subjected their own analyses to criticism and amendment through intensive debate. The book provides both an introduction to aspects of contemporary South African politics, and a wealth of detailed research not available elsewhere - particularly in the treatment of its many...
This varied and authoritative study of contemporary South Africa focuses thematically on the major political contestants, interest- groups and power-b...
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605,23 zł |
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Reformism and Revisionism in Africa's Political Economy in the 1990s: The Dialectics of Adjustment
ISBN: 9780333577455 / Angielski / Twarda / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This timely text reevaluates the contemporary political economy of Africa in the light of continuing economic and ecological crises, changing perceptions and prescriptions, and transformations in global economic and strategic relations. It treats hitherto overlooked issues such as gender and informal sectors and examines proliferating conditionalities, such as democratic structures and military expenditures. It suggests that established perspectives need to be superceded by revisionist approaches and it anticipates disappointment with current structural adjustment programmes, advocating...
This timely text reevaluates the contemporary political economy of Africa in the light of continuing economic and ecological crises, changing percepti...
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605,23 zł |
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Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa: Constructivist Reflections and Contemporary Politics
ISBN: 9780333712139 / Angielski / Twarda / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa features a series of 'constructivist' contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism, and explores the differences among those who have come to be known as 'constructivists'. The contributors reflect upon ongoing methodological debates in ethnography, historiography, and political theory. They demonstrate the diversity of concepts and methods within constructivism, and assess the political implications of the concepts themselves. The debate between them is inter-disciplinary, critical and innovative, and should be of value to...
Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa features a series of 'constructivist' contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism,...
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403,47 zł |
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South Africa's Future: From Crisis to Prosperity
ISBN: 9780333721872 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unemployment is growing. Crime is on the increase. The currency has fallen. The initial euphoria following South Africa's transition to democracy is waning as people become disillusioned with the state of the economy and government's lack of delivery on polices and promises. Where does South Africa go from here? It is not all doom and gloom and there is hope for the future. Anthony Ginsberg offers solutions to the fundamental problem of rising unemployment, crime, homelessness and poverty, all excerbated by high taxes, draconian tariffs and stagnant foreign investment. He encourages us to...
Unemployment is growing. Crime is on the increase. The currency has fallen. The initial euphoria following South Africa's transition to democracy is w...
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403,47 zł |
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Africa at the Millenium: An Agenda for Mature Development
ISBN: 9780333753521 / Angielski / Twarda / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is aimed at providing a framework for research into African issues in the twenty-first century. Apart from its African-centred approach, it argues that previously marginalised areas of research require in-depth study. It also introduces new areas of interest absent in existing works. The book pays particular attention to the relative success of African countries and regions in their attempt to find solutions to Africa's problems and the changing role of African states in international relations.
This book is aimed at providing a framework for research into African issues in the twenty-first century. Apart from its African-centred approach, it ...
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403,47 zł |
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Infrastructure in Africa: Lessons for Future Development
ISBN: 9781447326649 / Angielski / Miękka / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a comprehensive account and analysis of the current state of infrastructure in Africa with an unprecedented level of detail. Covering nearly twenty specific topical issues for the ongoing development of African infrastructure including the economic and political aspects of infrastructure development, financing and the mobilization of domestic resources, and the potential for social inclusion the volume explicitly challenges current policy, practice, and thinking in this area."
This book presents a comprehensive account and analysis of the current state of infrastructure in Africa with an unprecedented level of detail. Coveri...
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184,41 zł |
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Infrastructure in Africa: Lessons for Future Development
ISBN: 9781447326632 / Angielski / Twarda / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a comprehensive account and analysis of the current state of infrastructure in Africa with an unprecedented level of detail. Covering nearly twenty specific topical issues for the ongoing development of African infrastructure including the economic and political aspects of infrastructure development, financing and the mobilization of domestic resources, and the potential for social inclusion the volume explicitly challenges current policy, practice, and thinking in this area."
This book presents a comprehensive account and analysis of the current state of infrastructure in Africa with an unprecedented level of detail. Coveri...
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486,78 zł |
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Land, Liberation and Compromise in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9780230230842 / Angielski / Twarda / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book analyzes the origins ofthe crisis in Zimbabwe and why it has had such a profound impact on both the land issue and democratic politics in the Southern African region. In doing so, itcontributes to the present debates around Mugabe, neo-imperialism and the stability in the region."
This book analyzes the origins ofthe crisis in Zimbabwe and why it has had such a profound impact on both the land issue and democratic politics in th...
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201,72 zł |
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Politics of Social Change in Ghana
ISBN: 9780230622784 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With Ghana's colonial and postcolonial politics as a backdrop, this book explores the ways in which historically marginalized communities have defined and redefined themselves to protect their interests and compete politically and economically with neighbouring ethnic groups.
With Ghana's colonial and postcolonial politics as a backdrop, this book explores the ways in which historically marginalized communities have defined...
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443,82 zł |
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Dependent Agency in the Global Health Regime: Local African Responses to Donor AIDS Efforts
ISBN: 9781137581471 / Angielski / Twarda / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines how local actors respond to Africa s high dependence on donor health funds. It focuses on the large infusion of donor money to address HIV and AIDS into Malawi and Zambia and the subsequent slow-down in that funding after 2009. How do local people respond to this dynamic aid architecture and the myriad of opportunities and constraints that accompany it? This book conceptualizes dependent agency, and the condition in which local actors can simultaneously act and be dependent, and investigates conditions under which dependent agency occurs. Drawing upon empirical data from...
This volume examines how local actors respond to Africa s high dependence on donor health funds. It focuses on the large infusion of donor money to ad...
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201,72 zł |
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Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa
ISBN: 9780333694756 / Angielski / Miękka / 548 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The new edition of this popular and widely-used text includes entirely new chapters on political economy and South Africa and has been thoroughly revised throughout to reflect the major changes in Africa and in the wider world since the end of the Cold War. Broadly encompassing, challenging and timely, the book is a major contribution to our understanding of the multiple forces at work on the continent.
The new edition of this popular and widely-used text includes entirely new chapters on political economy and South Africa and has been thoroughly revi...
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215,16 zł |
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The Force of Obedience
ISBN: 9780745651798 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The events that took place in Tunisia in January 2011 were the spark igniting the uprisings that swept across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling dictators and leading to violent conflict and tense stand-offs. What was it about this small country in North Africa that enabled it to play this exceptional role?
This book is a deeply informed account of the exercise of power in Tunisia in the run-up to the revolt that forced its authoritarian ruler, Ben Ali, into exile. It analyses the practices of domination and repression that were pervasive features of everyday life in Tunisia,... The events that took place in Tunisia in January 2011 were the spark igniting the uprisings that swept across North Africa and the Middle East, toppli...
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307,44 zł |
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African Struggles Today: Social Movements Since Independence
ISBN: 9781608461202 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three leading Africa scholars investigate the social forces driving the democratic transformation of postcolonial states across southern Africa. Extensive research and interviews with civil society organizers in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland inform this analysis of the challenges faced by non-governmental organizations in relating both to the attendant inequality of globalization and to grassroots struggles for social justice. Peter Dwyer is a tutor in economics at Ruskin College in Oxford. Leo Zeilig Lecturer at the Institute of... Three leading Africa scholars investigate the social forces driving the democratic transformation of postcolonial states across southern Africa... |
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65,33 zł |
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Naija Marxisms: Revolutionary Thought in Nigeria
ISBN: 9780745336572 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1940s, Marxist thought has developed considerably in Nigeria. Long gone are the days when Marxism meant imported pamphlets and a rootless foreign ideology. The history of "Naija" or Nigerian Marxism is also that of the country's labor movement, its feminist movement, its social thought, and its political economy. Drawn from three years of research in Nigeria and elsewhere, Naija Marxisms breaks new ground in tracing the historical trajectories of leftist movements since the 1940s. Adam Mayer explores the international context of Nigerian Marxism and provides core chapters on...
Since the 1940s, Marxist thought has developed considerably in Nigeria. Long gone are the days when Marxism meant imported pamphlets and a rootless fo...
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117,80 zł |
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Congo's Environmental Paradox: Potential and Predation in a Land of Plenty
ISBN: 9781783602445 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Congo has the natural resources the world needs. Its forests count in the fight against global climate change and its mining sector helps satisfy our addiction to the latest high tech gadgets. Congo's farmers could feed all of Africa's population of over a billion people. The Inga hydroelectric site has the potential to light up the entire continent. These realities are redefining the country's strategic place in a globalized world. Telling a different story about power and nature, Congo's Environmental Paradox examines the dynamics of this huge country's forest, mining, land, water...
Congo has the natural resources the world needs. Its forests count in the fight against global climate change and its mining sector helps satisfy our ...
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435,54 zł |
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Congo's Environmental Paradox: Potential and Predation in a Land of Plenty
ISBN: 9781783602438 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Congo has the natural resources the world needs. Its forests count in the fight against global climate change and its mining sector helps satisfy our addiction to the latest high tech gadgets. Congo's farmers could feed all of Africa's population of over a billion people. The Inga hydroelectric site has the potential to light up the entire continent. These realities are redefining the country's strategic place in a globalized world. Telling a different story about power and nature, Congo's Environmental Paradox examines the dynamics of this huge country's forest, mining, land, water...
Congo has the natural resources the world needs. Its forests count in the fight against global climate change and its mining sector helps satisfy our ...
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92,18 zł |
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The Force of Obedience: The Political Economy of Repression in Tunisia
ISBN: 9780745651804 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The events that took place in Tunisia in January 2011 were the spark igniting the uprisings that swept across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling dictators and leading to violent conflict and tense stand-offs. What was it about this small country in North Africa that enabled it to play this exceptional role?
This book is a deeply informed account of the exercise of power in Tunisia in the run-up to the revolt that forced its authoritarian ruler, Ben Ali, into exile. It analyses the practices of domination and repression that were pervasive features of everyday life in Tunisia,... The events that took place in Tunisia in January 2011 were the spark igniting the uprisings that swept across North Africa and the Middle East, toppli...
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102,43 zł |
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Region-Building in Southern Africa: Progress, Problems and Prospects
ISBN: 9781780321790 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How successful have Southern African states been in dealing with the major issues that have faced the region in recent years? What could be done to produce more cohesive and effective region-building in Southern Africa? In this original and wide-ranging volume, which draws on an interdisciplinary team of mainly African and African-based specialists, the key political, socio-economic, and security challenges facing Southern Africa today are addressed. These include the various issues confronting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its institutions; such as HIV/AIDS, migration...
How successful have Southern African states been in dealing with the major issues that have faced the region in recent years? What could be done to pr...
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413,76 zł |
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Pastoralism and Politics in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia
ISBN: 9781847010360 / Angielski / Twarda / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focuses on pastoralism, politics, policies and development in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. It is based on anthropological field research over a period of thirty-four years and attempts a synthesis of historical findings and political anthropology, including studies carried out from a perspective of development intervention. Presenting a detailed ethnographic view of recent events of ethnic violence in Kenya, the authors analyse how local patterns of conflict among pastoralists were influenced by both national and regional politics, which have encouraged an increased tendency of...
Focuses on pastoralism, politics, policies and development in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. It is based on anthropological field research over...
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413,76 zł |
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African Conflicts and Informal Power: Big Men and Networks
ISBN: 9781848138834 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies and polities are very much informal in character, with informal actors, including so-called Big Men, often using their positions in the formal structure as a means to reach their own goals.
Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, African... In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for...
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435,54 zł |
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