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Paperback. Social welfare and social development discusses social welfare practice in global and regional context. It addresses issues of poverty, unemployment and populations at risk within South Africa and the role of the social welfare system in South Africa in tackling these issues. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199076833
- ISBN
- 9780199076833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
After decades of disappointing performance a combination of sound macro policies and a commodity price bonanza has led to a dramatic and long overdue surge in African growth rates and concomitant improvement in social indicators. However, this impressive performance has now created its own challenge for African leadership. Editor(s): Ahlers, Theodore H.; Kato, Hiroshi; Kohli, Harinder S.; Madavo, Callisto; Sood, Anil. Num Pages: 524 pages, 37 tables; 106 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 196 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1840.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199450404
- ISBN
- 9780199450404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 165.97
€ 165.97
This book provides an in-depth study of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) gas markets and their role as producers to both Atlantic and Pacific markets. It looks at the energy policies of MENA governments and whether domestic gas prices can be maintained in the face of rapid increases in gas demand and rising development costs. Editor(s): Stern, Jonathan; Fattouh, Bassam. Num Pages: 350 pages, numerous figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; KCN; KNBG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford Institute for Energy Studies United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199593019
- ISBN
- 9780199593019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.27
€ 115.27
This book provides an account of how the European Union has responded to the emergence of a new Middle East in the wake of the Arab spring and how far the EU has changed its foreign policies towards the Middle East and Africa. It explores the impact European policies and whether it has succeeded in meeting the challenge of the Arab Spring Series: Oxford Studies in Democratization. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199647040
- ISBN
- 9780199647040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.94
€ 151.94
Over the last forty years the world has witnessed the emergence and proliferation of a new political phenomenon - unarmed revolution. This book explores why some nonviolent revolutionary movements lead to unarmed revolution, and others result in devastating failure. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPW; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658329
- ISBN
- 9780199658329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.80
€ 157.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b/w line. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199899654
- ISBN
- 9780199899654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.31
€ 48.31
Paperback. In The Black Jews of Africa, Edith Bruder presents, one by one, the different groups of Black Jews in western, central, eastern, and southern Africa and the ways in which they have used and imagined their oral history and traditional customs to construct a distinct Jewish identity. Num Pages: 298 pages, 2 line. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRJ; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199934553
- ISBN
- 9780199934553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921334
- ISBN
- 9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Paperback. "Originally published in 2013 by the University of KwaZulu- Natal Press"--Title page verso. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936086
- ISBN
- 9780813936086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.72
€ 42.72
Hardcover. In this text Kilito argues that genre - not authorship - is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. He examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery and the dream visions of the dead. Translator(s): Cooperson, Michael. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 cm. BIC Classification: 1HB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629368
- ISBN
- 9780815629368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.84
€ 47.84
Paperback. Offers twenty studies on instances of emerging social justice and women's empowerment in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. This book shows how changes are occurring as flood tides of capital, people, and information erode entrenched gender regimes, giving birth to energetic and forward-thinking women's movements. Editor(s): Moghadam, Valentine M. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map, 9 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FM; 1HB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631118
- ISBN
- 9780815631118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardcover. Egypt is considered the birthplace of modern Islamic movements and is a center of contemporary Islamic thought. It is also home to one of the oldest Christian populations in the world. This book considers the role of governmental and nongovernmental actors in conflict resolution and the promotion of positive Christian-Muslim relations in Egypt. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 232 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRAF; HRC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631446
- ISBN
- 9780815631446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardcover. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632863
- ISBN
- 9780815632863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.04
€ 39.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633914
- ISBN
- 9780815633914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Paperback. Invites policymakers, practitioners, academics, students, and others to think about three commanding contemporary issues - war, development, and youth - in new ways. The starting point is the following irony: while African youth are demographically dominant, many act as if they are members of an outcast minority. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white photographs, 2 diagrams, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSP2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348858
- ISBN
- 9780820348858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043304
- ISBN
- 9781849043304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers) Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045599
- ISBN
- 9781849045599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Hardcover. This benchmark reference offers a holistic view that examines humans as well as animals. Using historical data, it shows how the ecology of Africa has been shaped by its past, and explores diseases both human and animal which have shaped Africa's ecology. Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography. Num Pages: 1562 pages, 328 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 68. Weight in Grams: 2324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642228711
- ISBN
- 9783642228711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 449.54
€ 449.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570750595
- ISBN
- 9781570750595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.11
€ 34.99
€ 29.11
hardcover. This book examines the unique contribution of the Bossou field site to our knowledge of chimpanzees, particularly the endangered West African subspecies. Coverage ranges from their socio-ecology to cognition, to their ability to use stone and perishable tools. Editor(s): Matsuzawa, Tetsuro; Humle, Tatyana; Sugiyama, Yukimaru. Series: Primatology Monographs. Num Pages: 465 pages, 182 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1HFD; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 465
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431539209
- ISBN
- 9784431539209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.58
€ 253.58
paperback. Dunn argues that the Great Pyramid was a source of harmonic resonance that converted the Earth's vibrational energies to electricity. Did this technology of harmonic resonance provide the ancient world with endless supplies of energy-and was this the same energy discovered by Nicholas Tesla? Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781879181502
- ISBN
- 9781879181502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.20
€ 22.99
€ 16.20
paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTF; HBJH; JPHL; JPHV; JPQ; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190680527
- ISBN
- 9780190680527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.60
€ 58.60
Hardcover. The Goggam Chronicle is a vital source for the history of church and state in Ethiopia. This English edition and translation addresses the needs of scholars, researchers, and all those interested in Ethiopian history, Amharic language and literature, and the Orthodox church. Editor(s): Getahun, Girma. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Academy
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197263099
- ISBN
- 9780197263099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.05
€ 183.05
Paperback. This volume explores the extent to which forced migration has become a feature of life in the Middle East and North Africa. Papers are grouped around four related themes: displacement, repatriation, identity in exile, and refugee policy, providing a significant contribution to this developing, highly pertinent area of contemporary research. Editor(s): Chatty, Dawn; Finlayson, Bill. Series: British Academy Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 maps; 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFN; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264591
- ISBN
- 9780197264591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89
€ 52.89