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Liberation in Southern Africa - Regional and Swedish Voices: Interviews from Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Frontline and Sw
ISBN: 9789171065001 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The interviews in this book were conducted for the Nordics Africa Institute's research project 'National liberation in Southern Africa - The role of the nordic countries'. Around 80 representatives of the Southern African liberation movements, as well as Swedish and other opinion makers, administrators and politicians, reflect on the Nordic support to these struggles. Prominent leaders - among them Joaquim Chissano, Kenneth Kaunda and Thabo Mbeki - give their views on a relationship that largely developed outside the public arena. The book is a reference source to a unique North-South...
The interviews in this book were conducted for the Nordics Africa Institute's research project 'National liberation in Southern Africa - The role of t...
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116,21 zł |
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Rebels and Robbers: Violence in Post-Colonial Angola
ISBN: 9789171065803 / Angielski / Miękka / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rebels and Robbers is about the political economy of violence in post-colonial Angola. This book provides the first comprehensive attempt at analyzing how the military and non-military dynamics of more than four decades of conflict created the structural violence that stubbornly defines Angolan society even in the absence of war. The book clearly demonstrates that the end of the civil war has not ushered in positive peace.
The focus on structural violence enables the author to explore the continuities since colonial times, especially in the ways race, class, ethnicity,... Rebels and Robbers is about the political economy of violence in post-colonial Angola. This book provides the first comprehensive attempt at analyzing...
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116,21 zł |
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History Making and Present Day Politics: The Meaning of Collective Memory in South Africa
ISBN: 9789171065810 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this collection, some of South Africa??'s most distinguished historians and social scientists present their views on the importance of history and heritage for the transformation of the South African society.
Although popular use of history helped remove apartheid, the study of history lost status during the transition process. Some of the reasons for this, like the nature of the negotiated revolution, social demobilization, and individualization, are analyzed in this book. The combination of scholarly work with an active role in changing... In this collection, some of South Africa??'s most distinguished historians and social scientists present their views on the importance of history and ...
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116,21 zł |
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Conflict Resolution, Identity Crisis, and Development in Africa
ISBN: 9789780232191 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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298,27 zł |
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Civil Society and Ethnic Conflict Management in Nigeria
ISBN: 9789780294847 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book represents a serious attempt to develop new strategies to manage the ethnic conflicts that continue to undermine Nigeria's efforts at democratic consolidation. Case studies discuss the socio- economic and political dynamics that fuel ethnic conflicts; highlight the limitations to their management; and propose civil society approaches. The book is organised into three parts. The first analyses basic concepts at play, such as ethnicity and ethnic conflict, specifically in the Nigerian context, and against the background of the position of civil society and development in the country....
This book represents a serious attempt to develop new strategies to manage the ethnic conflicts that continue to undermine Nigeria's efforts at democr...
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233,68 zł |
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Principles and Practice of Governing Men : Nigeria and the World in Perspective
ISBN: 9789780309091 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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313,22 zł |
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Politics in Land and Water Management: Study in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
ISBN: 9789987417292 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tanzania is famous for its post-independence efforts to effect rural development, as one of the few Africans countries that nationalised and centralised access to and use of land, water and other natural resources. The policies were however broadly unsuccessful: land-use intensification is still low; there is little equity in access to land; disputes over property rights are increasing, whilst concerns about environmental degradation are ever-pressing. Meantime, smallholder agriculture is responsible for some 50% of GDP in Tanzania and improving rural productivity remains central to national...
Tanzania is famous for its post-independence efforts to effect rural development, as one of the few Africans countries that nationalised and centralis...
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298,27 zł |
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Choosing Research Methods: Data Collection for Development Workers
ISBN: 9780855981778 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to specific questions about projects and programmes. Choosing Research Methods discusses the various ways in which such research can be carried out and how to select the most appropriate method for particular circumstances. The advantages and disadvantages of a wide range of research methods are assessed, and guidance given on how to decide exactly what information is necessary and how to obtain it, given the resources of time, personnel, and money available. Illustrated with actual examples from the...
Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to specific questions about projects and programmes. Choosing...
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115,10 zł |
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Money with a Mission Volume 1: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction
ISBN: 9781853396144 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Traditionally the primary function of NGOs has been confined to mitigating the effects of war by providing humanitarian aid and protection on the peripheries of violent conflict. However, in recent years there has been an increased focus on the impact of humanitarian aid in general, and to a lesser extent on the impact of aid on conflict and peace dynamics.
Drawing on research and contemporary writing on conflict, NGOs, and peacebuilding, this book provides an overview of key theoretical and policy debates surrounding the changing role of NGOs and donors in conflict. It also highlights... Traditionally the primary function of NGOs has been confined to mitigating the effects of war by providing humanitarian aid and protection on the peri...
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138,16 zł |
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Money with a Mission Volume 2: Managing the Social Performance of Microfinance
ISBN: 9781853396151 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume provides a description of the experiences of twelve microfinance organizations in four global regions. It reveals how they developed systems to reach social goals, improve their services, and have an impact on poverty. It uniquely combines a sound academic foundation with practical experience.
This volume provides a description of the experiences of twelve microfinance organizations in four global regions. It reveals how they developed syste...
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138,16 zł |
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Urban Health in Developing Countries: Progress and Prospects
ISBN: 9781853832819 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The impact of urbanization on the health of citizens in developing countries has received increasing attention recently. This book addresses the problems in an integrated way, looking in detail at both the problems themselves and the action and research necessary to alleviate them. It includes contributions from leading practitioners and advisors to many of the main international agencies and presents the latest thinking of those institutions. It also presents recent information on research findings, the management and financing of urban health services and trends in urban health policy. Case...
The impact of urbanization on the health of citizens in developing countries has received increasing attention recently. This book addresses the probl...
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146,29 zł |
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Climate Change Cooperation in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9781853835209 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, published in association with the United Nations Environment Programme, examines how co-ordinated action among neighbouring countries could reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ways which are environmentally, economically and socially beneficial. A framework is presented for analyzing regional mitigation options, along with specific proposals for southern Africa, such as pooling electricity supplies, changing transport patterns and promoting new forms of energy. It shows how regional projects and policies can be developed and supported by the global community to help reduce climate...
This volume, published in association with the United Nations Environment Programme, examines how co-ordinated action among neighbouring countries cou...
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146,29 zł |
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Agro-Mechanical Diffusion in a Backward Region
ISBN: 9781853390234 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This exploration of the conditions which characterize the process of a general application of agro-mechanical technology is illustrated through a detailed study of the use of a new agricultural tool in rural India.
This exploration of the conditions which characterize the process of a general application of agro-mechanical technology is illustrated through a deta...
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115,10 zł |
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Where There Is No Artist: Development Drawings and How to Use Them [With 2 CDROMs]
ISBN: 9781853396137 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -A picture paints a thousand words, - as the saying goes, and visual aids can provide information, provoke discussion and discovery, and make difficult ideas easy to understand. They can also improve the accessibility of a book or a poster simply by making it look more interesting.
This second edition includes more than 400 drawings relating to a wide range of educational and health issues, along with advice on copying, enlarging, and otherwise changing the illustrations without using special equipment. There is also advice on pre-testing materials, to make sure the intended... -A picture paints a thousand words, - as the saying goes, and visual aids can provide information, provoke discussion and discovery, and make difficul...
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191,96 zł |
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Population, Health and Development in Ghana. Attaining the Millenium Development Goals
ISBN: 9789988647612 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Millennium Development Goals address poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women, by the year 2015. In this volume scholars and policymakers in the fields of population and health reflect on the attainments of some of these goals, on the basis of empirical evidence in the Ghanaian context. The eight papers, with an introduction by the editors, synthesises papers presented at a seminar held in Ghana on "Population, Health and Development in Relation to the Millennium Development Goals," organised by the Population Association of Ghana.
The Millennium Development Goals address poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women, by the yea...
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238,62 zł |
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A Future for Small States: Overcoming Vulnerability
ISBN: 9780850925111 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There has been a dearth of solid analytical work done on the special problems of small states. This report attempts to overcome that shortcoming and provides a comprehensive analysis of vulnerability of small states in all its dimensions, including political, economic, social and environmental aspects. The Commonwealth's 31 small states (countries with a population of 1.5 million or less) do not form a homogeneous group, but share important characteristics which render them vulnerable, including openness, insularity, enclaveness, weakness and dependence. These characteristics of vulnerability...
There has been a dearth of solid analytical work done on the special problems of small states. This report attempts to overcome that shortcoming and p...
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292,67 zł |
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A Casebook of Social Change in Developing Areas
ISBN: 9780202362175 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most early approaches to encouraging social development focused on economic and technical issues. This volume begins from the premise that economic and technical patterns are embedded in cultural patterns. These patterns of custom and belief are sometimes elaborate, and they can act as barriers to technical or economic change. This volume presents case studies of social change, developing a model for analysis and action. An analytic guide is presented for each case history, and the editor points out factors that influenced the outcome of the project. The volume ais designed for people in... Most early approaches to encouraging social development focused on economic and technical issues. This volume begins from the premise that economic... |
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224,33 zł |
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Privatization for the Public Good?: Welfare Effects of Private Intervention in Latin America
ISBN: 9781597820608 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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138,38 zł |
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Youth and the City in the Global South
ISBN: 9780253219695 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The innovative, multi-site Youth and the City Project examined the effects of globalization and neoliberalism on the everyday experiences and future prospects of urban youth in the developing world. The economic and demographic trends that are transforming cities and widening the gap between North and South are also making it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for young people to establish themselves as independent, self-sufficient adults in many parts of the world. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Brazil, Vietnam, and Zambia, this volume integrates youth studies with urban... The innovative, multi-site Youth and the City Project examined the effects of globalization and neoliberalism on the everyday experiences and futur... |
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97,50 zł |
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Small Change or Real Change?: Commonwealth Perspectives on Financing Gender Equality
ISBN: 9780850928662 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Small Change or Real Change? presents key thinking from experts around the Commonwealth on a topic which is currently of great international concern: how to ensure that resources are available to effect the changes promised by those promoting gender equality, and how to check that promises turn into results. The contributors, all of them development practitioners coming from diverse backgrounds, share one common goal, to influence governments and bilateral and multilateral organizations to scale up their commitments to financing gender equality.
Small Change or Real Change? presents key thinking from experts around the Commonwealth on a topic which is currently of great international concern: ...
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317,06 zł |
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