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Africa

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Second Edition,New Edition,2nd edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137272003
ISBN
9781137272003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.27

Hardcover. An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction. Editor(s): Selolwane, Onalenna. Series: Developmental Pathways to Poverty Reduction. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFA; KCB; KCM; KCP; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270160
ISBN
9781137270160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Hardcover. Race, Memory and the Apartheid Archive: Towards a Transformative Psychosocial Praxis draws on a psychosocial approach that is uniquely suited to the socio-historical and psychical analysis of racism. The book relies mainly on the memories, stories and narratives of ordinary people living in apartheid South Africa. Editor(s): Stevens, Garth; Duncan, Norman; Hook, Derek. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263896
ISBN
9781137263896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.31

Hardcover. Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations. Editor(s): Ansoms, An; Thomson, Susan; Murison, Jude. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263742
ISBN
9781137263742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. A multidisciplinary collection shedding light on the conditions and experiences of youth in Africa. Editor(s): Ensor, Marisa O. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137024695
ISBN
9781137024695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Hardcover. Through comparative studies of aid-supported infrastructure projects in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the book examines how aid could assist development processes by facilitating development of local endogenous institutions. Editor(s): Nissanke, Machiko; Shimomura, Yasutami. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1HF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137023476
ISBN
9781137023476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, Dena. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRCC96; JPWH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017246
ISBN
9781137017246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.80

Hardcover. Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere. Editor(s): Doorenspleet, Renske; Nijzink, Lia. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137011701
ISBN
9781137011701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. Exploring violence as part of political economy and rejecting stereotypical explanations of African violence as endemic or natural to African cultures, this work examines a continent where the boundaries on acceptable force are always shifting and the distinction between violence by the state and against the state is not always clear. Editor(s): Bay, Edna G.; Donham, Donald L. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JMC; JFFE; JFSP2; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925776
ISBN
9780813925776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Paperback. This title examines the contribution of eminent American anthropologist Clifford Geertz's contributions to sociocultural theory and symbolic anthropology in relation to Islam, urban studies, and the anthropology of North Africa. Editor(s): Slyomovics, Susan. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415518161
ISBN
9780415518161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Hardcover. This text uses an extensive data survey of manufacturing firms in Zimbabwe to analyze firm level responses to economic liberalization. The focus on labour and financial markets, investment behaviour, and other topics shifts between different manufacturing activities. Editor(s): Gunning, Jan Willem; Oostendorp, Remco. Series: Studies on the African Economies. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; KCC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 601.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971277
ISBN
9780333971277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.29

Hardcover. This volume explores the factors affecting business and investment decisions by Kenya's formal and informal manufacturing firms. The analysis of panel data provides insights into the effects of the existing business environment and policy changes on enterprise performance. Editor(s): Bigsten, Arne; etc.; Kimuyu, Peter (Executive Director, Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, Nairobi, Kenya). Series: Studies on the African economies series. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; KCL; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333970287
ISBN
9780333970287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Hardcover. This collection offers comprehensive insights into pivotal areas of concern regarding developments in Zimbabwe since its independence. It discloses the intra-elite competition, assesses the performance of Zimbabwe's economy and explains how the country's natural resources have been managed. Editor(s): Darnolf, Staffan; Laakso, Liisa. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333804537
ISBN
9780333804537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.64

Hardcover. The central aim of this book is to explain why the Tanzanian manufacturing sector experienced a long period of stagnation after an initial phase of rapid industrial growth. Though an extreme case, contributors show that there are lessons to be learnt here for African economies in general. Editor(s): Szirmai, Adam; Lapperre, Paul. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333800195
ISBN
9780333800195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.28

Hardcover. The coming of colonialism to Sub-saharan Africa generated many forces that historians often describe in abstract terms. Such terms often hide or overwhelm individual experiences. "Agency and action in colonial Africa" attempts to capture the role of these "agents" of empire. Editor(s): Youe, Christopher P.; Stapleton, Tim. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333778852
ISBN
9780333778852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Hardcover. This collection looks at regional trade liberalization in South Africa, and argues tht to improve growth performance and stimulate development, governments must co-ordinate domestic policies with trade reforms, and strenghten weak institutions and infrastructures. Editor(s): Jenkins, Carolyn; Leape, Jonathan; Thomas, Lynne. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; KCLT1; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333777770
ISBN
9780333777770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Hardcover. The nine case studies (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda and Zambia) presented in this book explore the complexity involved in environmental planning and policy in one of the World's poorest regions. Editor(s): Salih, M. A. Mohamed; Shibru, Tedla; Tedla, Shibru (President of the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society). Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFM; JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333772263
ISBN
9780333772263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardcover. The text provides a multifaceted approach to understanding the origin, nature and resolution of the banking crisis in Nigeria. The contributors examine theoretical, empirical, institutional, political economy and policy dimensions and compare liberalization in Nigeria to other regions. Editor(s): Stein, Howard; Ajakaiye, Olu; Lewis, Peter. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333721421
ISBN
9780333721421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardcover. This text arises from a collaboration between the University of Mauritus and the University of Nottingham, and provides a detailed analysis of the main aspects of the Mauritian Economy including microeconomic topics, macroeconomic policy questions and external trade and international issues. Editor(s): Dabee, Rajan; Greenaway, Professor David. Num Pages: 309 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HSU; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333699652
ISBN
9780333699652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Hardcover. An examination of South Africa's history and society from a variety of comparative perspectives, featuring the work of South African, American and British scholars. Editor(s): Greenstein, Ran. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333670668
ISBN
9780333670668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Paperback. In this study of AIDS in Southern Africa, economists, demographers and health planners present methods of understanding the likely course of the disease, drawn from recent research and thinking by social scientists on the relationship between epidemic disease, economic growth and human resources. Editor(s): Cross, Sholto; Whiteside, Alan W., OBE. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFFH2; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669907
ISBN
9780333669907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardcover. In this study of AIDS in Southern Africa, economists, demographers and health planners present methods of understanding the likely course of the disease, drawn from recent research and thinking by social scientists on the relationship between epidemic disease, economic growth and human resources. Editor(s): Cross, Sholto; Whiteside, Alan W., OBE. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFFH2; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669891
ISBN
9780333669891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Hardcover. This work is a guide to Africa's economic development and prospects. This third volume examines schemes for regional integration, and the successes and failure of each of these specific projects to examine the potential and pitfalls facing co-operation and integration in Africa today. Editor(s): Oyejide, Ademola; Elbadawi, Ibrahim. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 643.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333661062
ISBN
9780333661062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.60

Hardcover. This text is a guide to Africa's economic development and prospects. This second volume applies the theoretical framework and issues of economic liberalization and regional integration to detailed country case studies. Editor(s): Oyejide, Ademola; Gunning, Jan Willem; Ndulu, Benno. Num Pages: 678 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCLT; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 132 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333661055
ISBN
9780333661055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.75

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