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Understanding South Africa

Martin Plaut,Carien Du Plessis
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Author : Martin Plaut,Carien Du Plessis
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : South Africa
ISBN : 9781787382046

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When Nelson Mandela emerged from decades in jail to preach reconciliation, South Africans truly appeared a people reborn as the Rainbow Nation. Yet, a quarter of a century later, the country sank into bitter recriminations and rampant corruption under Jacob Zuma. Why did this happen, and how was hope betrayed? President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is seeking to heal these wounds, is due to lead the African National Congress into an election by May 2019. The ANC is hoping to claw back support lost to the opposition in the Zuma era. This book will shed light on voters' choices and analyze the election outcome as the results emerge. With chapters on all the major issues at stake--from education to land redistribution-- Understanding South Africa offers insights into Africa's largest and most diversified economy, closely tied to its neighbors' fortunes.

Understanding Contemporary Africa

April A. Gordon,Donald L. Gordon
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Author : April A. Gordon,Donald L. Gordon
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1555878504

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April Gordon (sociology, Winthrop U.) and Donald Gordon (political science, Furman U.) present a textbook written for use in introductory undergraduate courses on Africa. Chapters overview themes of politics, economics, international relations, demographics and disease, the environment, family and kinship, women and development, religion, and literature. One chapter is devoted to a more detailed examination of the history of South Africa. For the most part, the essays support the viewpoints of t he former colonial powers and the international monetary institutions on African history and development and it is likely that many African academics and political activists would suggest that this book would lead more to misunderstanding contemporary Africa. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Understanding Obstacles to Peace

Mwesiga Laurent Baregu
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Author : Mwesiga Laurent Baregu
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789970250363

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This book describes and analyzes protracted conflicts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. In doing so, it emphasizes obstacles to peace rather than root causes of conflict. Case studies are presented from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northern Kenya, Northern Uganda, Southern Sudan, and Zanzibar. Amongst other conclusions, the book shows that, to settle or transform protracted conflicts, distinction must be made between strategic and nonstrategic actors: the former must be able to prevail upon the latter in the negotiation and implementation of peace agreements. The theme and collection of the research presented in this book is unique in the literature. The case studies all employ methods of othick description, o process tracing (following particular actors and their interests), and in-depth personal interviews. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, undergraduate and post-graduate students, and professionals in conflict theory, analysis and resolution, African and development studies, political science and international affairs, as well as to mediators, negotiators, and facilitators in conflict resolution

Understanding Africa

Rob Marsh
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Author : Rob Marsh
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780799356892

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Starting eight million years ago, Understanding Africa provides an accurate and detailed account of the natural, political and social forces that have created the Africa we know of today and which have shaped the continent’s destiny through the ages

Understanding African Real Estate Markets

Aly Karam,François Viruly,Catherine Kariuki,Victor Akujuru
Understanding African Real Estate Markets Book PDF

Author : Aly Karam,François Viruly,Catherine Kariuki,Victor Akujuru
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000583960

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Understanding African Real Estate Markets by Aly Karam,François Viruly,Catherine Kariuki,Victor Akujuru Pdf

This book brings together a broad range of research that interrogates how real estate market analysis, finance, planning, and investment for residential and commercial developments across the African continent are undertaken. In the past two decades, African real estate markets have rapidly matured, creating the conditions for new investment opportunities which has increased the demand for a deeper understanding of the commercial and residential markets across the continent. The chapters consider issues that pertain to formal real estate markets and the critical relationship between formal and informal property markets on the continent. With contributing authors from South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, the book considers the achievements of African real estate markets while also highlighting the complex central themes such as underdeveloped land tenure arrangements, the availability of finance in both the commercial and residential sectors, rapidly growing urban areas, and inadequate professional skills. This book is essential reading for students in real estate, land management, planning, finance, development, and economics programs who need to understand the nuances of markets in the African context. Investors and policy makers will learn a lot reading this book too.

Understanding Civil War: Africa

Paul Collier,Nicholas Sambanis
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Author : Paul Collier,Nicholas Sambanis
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821360477

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Understanding Civil War: Africa by Paul Collier,Nicholas Sambanis Pdf

This publication is part of a two volume set which builds upon previous World Bank research into the causes and characteristics of civil war onset, particularly the model developed by Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler regarding the relationship between violent political conflict and economic development. This volume considers the variables identified in the Collier-Hoeffler model and applies them to a set of case studies from a range of African countries, and then goes on to trace the process of conflict escalation in order to draw conclusions as to why civil war is likely to occur. The publication seeks to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge of civil war, in order to help further the objective of developing appropriate policy interventions. Another volume with case studies from a range of non-African countries is available separately (ISBN 0821360493).

Understanding Africa

E. Jefferson Murphy,Louise E. Jefferson
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Author : E. Jefferson Murphy,Louise E. Jefferson
Publisher : New York : Crowell
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Africa
ISBN : LCCN:69013642

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Describes the political, social, and cultural history of the African continent as well as the diversity of its geography and peoples. Also discusses the possible effects of independence on the future of the continent and on world affairs.

Understanding Africa

Richard A. Fredland
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Author : Richard A. Fredland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0830415637

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Africa is a fascinating, complex, and infuriating place. This valuable work covers a broad range of topics aiming to make Africa comprehensible to the general reader. Richard A. Fredland based this book on his extensive travels and research in many African countries. The author offers a systematic and integrated portrait of the continent and its peoples through detailed analysis of African history, political systems, social, cultural and economic development, and present-day problems and prospects. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and supplemented with tables and appendices. A Burnham Publishers book

Understanding and Reducing Persistent Poverty in Africa

Christopher B. Barrett,Peter Little,Michael Carter
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Author : Christopher B. Barrett,Peter Little,Michael Carter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317997467

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Understanding and Reducing Persistent Poverty in Africa by Christopher B. Barrett,Peter Little,Michael Carter Pdf

Prior work has shown that there is a significant amount of turnover amongst the African poor as households exit and enter poverty. Some of this mobility can be attributed to regular movement back and forth in response to exogenous variability in climate, prices, health, etc. ('churning'). Other crossings of the poverty line reflect permanent shifts in long-term well-being associated with gains or losses of productive assets or permanent changes in asset productivity due, for example, to adoption of improved technologies or access to new, higher-value markets. Distinguishing true structural mobility from simple churning is important because it clarifies the factors that facilitate such important structural change. Conversely, it also helps identify the constraints that may leave other households caught in a trap of persistent, structural poverty. The papers in this book help to distinguish the types of poverty and to deepen understanding of the structural features and constraints that create poverty traps. Such an understanding allows communities, local governments and donors to take proactive, effective steps to combat persistent poverty in Africa. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.

Understanding Eritrea

Martin Plaut
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Author : Martin Plaut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190694760

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Understanding Eritrea by Martin Plaut Pdf

The most secretive, repressive state in Africa is hemorrhaging its citizens. In some months as many Eritreans as Syrians arrive on European shores, yet the country is not convulsed by civil war. Young men and women risk all to escape. Many do not survive - their bones littering the Sahara; their bodies floating in the Mediterranean. Still they flee, to avoid permanent military service and a future without hope. As the United Nations reported: 'Thousands of conscripts are subjected to forced labor that effectively abuses, exploits and enslaves them for years.' Eritreans fought for their freedom from Ethiopia for thirty years, only to have their revered leader turn on his own people. Independent since 1993, the country has no constitution and no parliament. No budget has ever been published. Elections have never been held and opponents languish in jail. International organizations find it next to impossible to work in the country. Nor is it just a domestic issue. By supporting armed insurrection in neighboring states it has destabilized the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is involved in the Yemeni civil war, while the regime backs rebel movements in Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti. This book tells the untold story of how this tiny nation became a world pariah.

Understanding Africa

A. H. M. Zehadul Karim
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Author : A. H. M. Zehadul Karim
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781482881929

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This book, Understanding Africa, is a compilation of a number of articles explaining the analytical stories of culture change in the African continent. A few articles of this book have been presented in draft form at an international conference held and organized by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, International Islamic University Malaysia, in December 2015. After the conference, the department has given us the responsibility of editing this book on Africa, adding a few related articles from outside before this volume is published. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of our colleagues in the department who have given us the responsibility to organize this work, and at same time, gain their confidence and expectation that the final making of this work will be completed at the earliest.

Understanding Africa

Rob Marsh
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Author : Rob Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0799356417

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"[The book] begins with the evolution of humans and traces Africa's history through ages and empries, to modern times."--Back cover

Economic Growth and Development in Africa

Horman Chitonge
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Author : Horman Chitonge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317575290

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Economic Growth and Development in Africa by Horman Chitonge Pdf

In recent years, Africa has undergone the longest period of sustained economic growth in the continent’s history, drawing the attention of the international media and academics alike. This book analyses the Africa Rising narrative from multidisciplinary perspectives, offering a critical assessment of the explanations given for the poor economic growth and development performance in Africa prior to the millennium and the dramatic shift towards the new Africa. Bringing in perspectives from African intellectuals and scholars, many of whom have previously been overlooked in this debate, the book examines the construction of Africa’s economic growth and development portraits over the years. It looks at two institutions that play a vital role in African development, providing a detailed explanation of how the World Bank and the IMF have interpreted and dealt with the African challenges and experiences. The insightful analysis reveals that if Africa is rising, only 20-30 per cent of Africans are aboard the rising ship, and the main challenge facing the continent today is to bring on board the majority of Africans who have been excluded from growth. This book makes the complex, and sometimes confusing debates on Africa’s economic growth experience more accessible to a wide range of readers interested in the Africa story. It is essential reading for students and researchers in African Studies, and will be of great interest to scholars in Development Studies, Political Economy, and Development Economics.

Understanding African Philosophy

Richard H. Bell
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Author : Richard H. Bell
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415939364

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This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Understanding Higher Education

Chrissie Bowie,Sioux McKenna
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Author : Chrissie Bowie,Sioux McKenna
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781928502227

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Understanding Higher Education by Chrissie Bowie,Sioux McKenna Pdf

Drawing on the South African case, this book looks at shifts in higher education around the world in the last two decades. In South Africa, calls for transformation have been heard in the university since the last days of apartheid. Similar claims for quality higher education to be made available to all have been made across the African continent. In spite of this, inequalities remain and many would argue that these have been exacerbated during the Covid pandemic. Understanding Higher Education responds to these calls by arguing for a social account of teaching and learning by contesting dominant understandings of students as decontextualised learners premised on the idea that the university is a meritocracy. This book tackles the issue of teaching and learning by looking both within and beyond the classroom. It looks at how higher education policies emerged from the notion of the knowledge economy in the newly democratic South Africa, and how national qualification frameworks and other processes brought the country more closely into conversation with the global order. The effects of this on staffing and curriculum structures are considered alongside a proposition for alternative ways of understanding the role of higher education in society.