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Hardcover. This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders. Editor(s): Obadare, Ebenezer; Adebanwi, Wale. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563576
- ISBN
- 9781137563576
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€ 144.22
€ 144.22
Hardcover. Where is Egypt headed? Did the people 'bring down the government'? Has the country become the first front in a regional counter-revolution backed by the Gulf monarchies? These are only some of the questions that this volume - the first to describe the ongoing dynamics in Egypt since the outbreak of revolution - explores. Editor(s): Rougier, Bernard; Lacroix, Stephane. Translator(s): Schoch, Cynthia; Angell, John. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137563200
- ISBN
- 9781137563200
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€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. This book focuses on the problem of ethnic conflict in Africa and seeks to explain its root causes. The main thesis of the book is that ethnic political mobilization is essentially a function of deeply-felt grievances on the part of the groups so mobilized. Editor(s): Nasong'O, Wanjala S. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFE; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137554994
- ISBN
- 9781137554994
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€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. This book deals with the often-neglected link between indigenous languages, media and democracy in Africa. It recognizes that the media plays an amplifying role that is vital to modern-day expression, public participation and democracy but that without the agency to harness media potential, many Africans will be excluded from public discourse. Editor(s): Salawu, Abiodun; Chibita, Monica B.; Sarantakos, Nikos. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137547293
- ISBN
- 9781137547293
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€ 133.18
€ 133.18
Hardcover. This volume is a theoretical analysis of the current crises of state and societal transformations in the Middle East and North Africa. The emphasis on the impact and limits of neoliberal governmentality places these uprisings within the specific contextual and structural environment of neoliberal globalization. Editor(s): Akcali, Emel. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPA; JPFK; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546920
- ISBN
- 9781137546920
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€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. What is distinctive about this book is its interdisciplinary approach towards deciphering the complex meanings of President Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe making it possible to evaluate Mugabe from a historical, political, philosophical, gender, literal and decolonial perspectives. It is concerned with capturing various meanings of Mugabeism. Editor(s): Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137543448
- ISBN
- 9781137543448
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€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Hardcover. Africans Investing in Africa explores intra-African trade and investment by showing how, where and why Africans invest across Africa; to identify the economic, political and social experiences that hinder or stimulate investment; and to highlight examples of pan-African investors. Editor(s): McNamee, Terence; Pearson, Mark; Boer, Wiebe. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 figures, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; KCB; KCG; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137542786
- ISBN
- 9781137542786
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Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Hardcover. Much has been made of the role of various media in the shaping of conflicts and political agendas in today's Arab world. This volume examines this topic with interdisciplinary contributions that range across media studies, anthroplogy, religious studies, and political science and explore both new and older media forms. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena; Roald, Anne-Sofie. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137525222
- ISBN
- 9781137525222
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€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. This book presents an in-depth exploration of the impact of the Arab Uprisings on the relationship between constructions of (in)security, narratives of threat and patterns of socio-political change within the Middle East and North Africa region. It also offers insights into the study of regional security and the operation of threat perceptions. Editor(s): Monier, Elizabeth. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPB; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503961
- ISBN
- 9781137503961
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Condition: New
€ 111.87
€ 111.87
Hardcover. This book brings together the newest and the most innovative scholarship on Nigerian children-one of the least researched groups in African colonial history. It engages the changing conceptions of childhood, relating it to the broader themes about modernity, power, agency, and social transformation under imperial rule. Editor(s): Aderinto, Saheed. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501622
- ISBN
- 9781137501622
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Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora explores African derived religions in a globalized world. The volume focuses on the continent, on African identity in globalization, and on African religion in cultural change. Editor(s): Aderibigbe, Ibigbolade S.; Medine, Carolyn M. Jones; Seibel, Hans D. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137500519
- ISBN
- 9781137500519
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Condition: New
€ 133.90
€ 133.90
Hardcover. Diversities Old and New provides comparative analyses of new urban patterns that arise under conditions of rapid, migration-driven diversification, including transformations of social categories, social relations and public spaces. Ethnographic findings in neighbourhoods of New York, Singapore and Johannesburg are presented. Editor(s): Vertovec, Steven. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1HFMS; 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFFS; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495471
- ISBN
- 9781137495471
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€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Since the 1980s, democratic struggles have triggered constitutional reforms, elections, and other forms of political progress. This comprehensive volume offers refreshing perspectives on Africa's democratic renewal and will open up dialogue on the trends and trajectory of Africa's democratic future. Editor(s): Adejumobi, Said. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484338
- ISBN
- 9781137484338
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€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. The Arts of Citizenship in African Cities pushes the frontiers of how we understand cities and citizenship and offers new perspectives on African urbanism. Nuanced ethnographic analyses of life in an array of African cities illuminate the emergent infrastructures and spaces of belonging through which urban lives and politics are being forged. Editor(s): Diouf, Mamadou; Fredericks, Rosalind. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 322 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137481870
- ISBN
- 9781137481870
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. The role of integration as a catalyst for economic growth, development and insulation from global shocks has made the concept of regional integration even more attractive to states. This books contains compelling arguments and empirical observations that detail some of the key opportunities governments in Africa are pursuing. Editor(s): Elhiraika, Adam; Mukungu, Allan; Nyoike, Wanjiku. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCA; KCG; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137462077
- ISBN
- 9781137462077
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Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Hardcover. The new world created through Anglophone emigration in the 19th century has been much studied. But there have been few accounts of what this meant for the Indigenous populations. This book shows that Indigenous communities tenaciously held land in the midst of dispossession, whilst becoming interconnected through their struggles to do so. Editor(s): Laidlaw, Zoe; Lester, Alan ((St Mary'S University College)). Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KB; 1MB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452351
- ISBN
- 9781137452351
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€ 123.76
€ 123.76
Hardcover. This collection examines how the EU is seen in the two regions that are at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, it provides a critical assessment of how their external perceptions relate to EU policy towards them. Editor(s): Muller, Martin L.; Bachmann, Veit. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1HF; 1QFE; JFFS; JHB; JPSL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405463
- ISBN
- 9781137405463
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Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. This book focuses on decision-making by non-state justice institutions at the interface of traditional, religious, and state laws. The authors discuss the implications of non-state justice for the rule of law, presenting case studies on traditional councils and courts in Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Bolivia and South Africa. Editor(s): Kotter, Matthias; Roder, Tilmann J.; Schuppert, Gunnar Folke; Wolfrum, Rudiger. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1HBS; 1HFGA; 1KLSL; JPVH; LAQ; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403278
- ISBN
- 9781137403278
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Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. Media Evolution on the Eve of the Arab Spring brings together some of the most celebrated and respected names in Arab media research to reflect on the communication conditions that preceded and made the Arab uprisings possible. Editor(s): Hudson, Leila; Iskandar, Adel; Kirk, Mimi. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; GTC; JFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403148
- ISBN
- 9781137403148
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Condition: New
€ 112.05
€ 112.05
Hardcover. For states in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, the "Arab Spring" has had different implications and consequences, stemming from the politics of identity and the historical and political processes that have shaped development. This book focuses on how these factors interact with globalization and affect state formation. Editor(s): Christie, Kenneth; Masad, Mohammad. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369598
- ISBN
- 9781137369598
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Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance, criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging issues such as green growth. Editor(s): Hanson, Kobena T.; D'Alessandro, Cristina; Owusu, Francis. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM; KCP; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365606
- ISBN
- 9781137365606
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Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Rural poverty remains widespread and persistent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A group of leading experts critically examines the impact of land tenure reforms on poverty reduction and natural resource management in countries in Africa and Asia with highly diverse historical contexts. Editor(s): Holden, Stein; Otsuka, Keijiro; Deininger, Klaus. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; KCM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343802
- ISBN
- 9781137343802
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Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Hardcover. Moving beyond the current fixation on "state construction," the interdisciplinary work gathered here explores regulatory authority in South Sudan's borderlands from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Taken together, these studies show how emerging governance practices challenge the bounded categorizations of "state" and "non-state." Editor(s): Vaughan, Christopher; Schomerus, Mareike; De Vries, Lotje. Series: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBTR; JPHC; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340887
- ISBN
- 9781137340887
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Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. A global cast of contributors explore ways to prevent violent conflict by addressing political subjectivity and comparing patterns of horizontal inequalities and political institutions in Africa. Editor(s): Mine, Yoichi; Stewart, Frances; Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko; Mkandawire, Thandika. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; GTJ; JPWQ; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329691
- ISBN
- 9781137329691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18