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Hardback. Challenging the Aid Paradigm critically examines central aspects of Western international aid policy, while at the same time exploring non-western, especially Chinese, aid and assesses to what extent these may be competitive or complementary. Editor(s): Sorensen, Jens Stilhoff. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577664
- ISBN
- 9780230577664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.04
€ 161.04
Hardback. Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600331
- ISBN
- 9780230600331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. In this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical introduction and case studies from major African countries argue that unions were often the most important single social force in the democratization process. Editor(s): Kraus, Jon. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV; JPVH2; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600614
- ISBN
- 9780230600614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.71
€ 128.71
hardcover. The book describes how Botswana's leaders effectively employed the instruments of power at their disposal, portraying a state that works. It argues that Africans are contributing meaningfully to emerging global thinking on security and urges Africa's friends to take advantage of opportunities for productive partnerships over environmental issues. Series: Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JP; JW; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602182
- ISBN
- 9780230602182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book critically investigates the conditions facing the warring parties during the implementation of peace agreements in Mozambique, Angola and Liberia, as successes and failures in these countries highlight incentives for the international community to keep peace processes from faltering. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTJ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602595
- ISBN
- 9780230602595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. This book examines the achievements and limitations of democratization in Senegal - and Africa more broadly - as a result of the continuing political culture of clientelism Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602830
- ISBN
- 9780230602830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. This book uses political and socio-anthropological theory to examine the relationship between power, interest, and agency within population and family planning discourse across Africa, with particular emphasis on case studies from Tanzania. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602922
- ISBN
- 9780230602922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. This book challenges the received scholarship on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to understanding the African Commission's dynamic treaty interpretation and the Commission's strategic manipulation of the Rules of Procedure to strengthen the African human rights system. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605053
- ISBN
- 9780230605053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book compares the Communist parties of India and South Africa in their pursuits of socialist democracy. Williams looks at their organizational characteristics, party history, and their competing tendencies, as well as how they have pushed forward their similar ideologies within their unique political and economic environments. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JPFC; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606401
- ISBN
- 9780230606401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya, the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJH; HBTV; HBWQ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607651
- ISBN
- 9780230607651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.33
€ 53.36
€ 47.33
hardcover. This book is a comprehensive investigation, discussion and analysis of the origins and development of the first civil war in the Sudan, which occured between 1955 and 1972. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607965
- ISBN
- 9780230607965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. This book analyzes the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, and the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance, economic performance, and the very possible achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608344
- ISBN
- 9780230608344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. Addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002. These essays focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics. Editor(s): Knighton, Ben. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HRAM2; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614871
- ISBN
- 9780230614871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardback. This book provides an engaging account of the moral lives of young black South Africans once the struggle against apartheid ended and took away their object of political resistance. Num Pages: 228 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFM; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618916
- ISBN
- 9780230618916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardback. Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others - under seemingly similar circumstances - become 'hyper-active'? This is valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the issue of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; JPZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621008
- ISBN
- 9780230621008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.19
€ 53.36
€ 47.19
Hardback. European settler societies have a long history of establishing a sense of belonging and entitlement outside Europe, but Zimbabwe has proven to be the exception to the rule. Arriving in the 1890s, white settlers never comprised more than a tiny minority. Instead of grafting themselves onto local societies, they adopted a strategy of escape. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621428
- ISBN
- 9780230621428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622784
- ISBN
- 9780230622784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.90
€ 138.90
Hardback. Based on more than 1000 references to English and French articles produced in the region over many decades, this book gives a comprehensive review of the achievements in farming and research in both wet and dryland, related to the grasslands of Eastern Africa, extending from Malawi to Eritrea, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science. Num Pages: 350 pages, 116 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 861.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792318675
- ISBN
- 9780792318675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.87
€ 259.87
African Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options
. Ed(S): Fitzgerald, John F.; Braatz, Barbara...
Hardback. Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 May-2 June 1995 Editor(s): Fitzgerald, John F.; Braatz, Barbara V.; Brown, Sandra; Isichei, Augustine O.; Odada, Eric O.; Scholes, Robert. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339427
- ISBN
- 9780792339427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.43
€ 198.43
The Biodiversity of African Plants. Proceedings XIVth AETFAT Congress ...
. Ed(S): Maesen, L.J.G.Van Der; Burgt, X.M. V...
Hardback. Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress, 22-27 August 1994, Wageningen, the Netherlands Editor(s): Maesen, L.J.G.Van Der; Burgt, X.M. van der (Dept. of Plant Taxonomy, Herbarium Vadense, Wageningen University, the Netherlands); Rooy, J.M. van Medenbach de. Num Pages: 861 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAB; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 861
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340959
- ISBN
- 9780792340959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 377.48
€ 377.48