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Israel in Africa
Security, Migration, Interstate Politics
Av Yotam Gidron, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
218 kr
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Amidst the turmoil of the Middle East, few have noticed the extent to which Israel has slowly but surely been building alliances on the African continent. Facing a growing international backlash, Israel has had to look beyond its traditional Western allies for support, and many African governments …
Africa
Altered States, Ordinary Miracles
Häftad, 2010
348 kr
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After a lifetime's close observation of the continent, one of the world's finest Africa correspondents has penned a landmark book on life and death in modern Africa. It takes a guide as observant, experienced, and patient as Richard Dowden to reveal its truths. Dowden combines a novelist's gift for …
Africa's New Oil
Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes
Av Celeste Hicks, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1278 kr
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The development of Africa’s oil has greatly accelerated in recent years, with some countries looking at the prospect of almost unimaginable flows of money into their national budgets. But the story of African oil has usually been associated with conflict, corruption and disaster, with older …
Taxing Africa
Coercion, Reform and Development
Av Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
196 kr
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Taxation has been seen as the domain of charisma-free accountants, lawyers and number crunchers – an unlikely place to encounter big societal questions about democracy, equity or good governance. Yet it is exactly these issues that pervade conversations about taxation among policymakers, tax …
Women and the War on Boko Haram
Wives, Weapons, Witnesses
Av Hilary Matfess, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
262 kr
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For over a decade, Boko Haram has waged a campaign of terror across northeastern Nigeria. In 2014, the kidnapping of 276 girls in Chibok shocked the world, giving rise to the #BringBackOurGirls movement. Yet Boko Haram’s campaign of violence against women and girls goes far beyond the Chibok …
Pentecostal Republic
Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria
Av Ebenezer Obadare, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1283 kr
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Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north playing a central role in the country’s electoral politics, as well as manifesting itself in …
Africa
Altered States, Ordinary Miracles
Häftad, 2019
170 kr
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Every time you try to say 'Africa is...' the words crumble and break. From every generalisation you must exclude at least five countries. And just as you think you've nailed down a certainty, you find the opposite is also true. Africa is full of surprises. For the past three decades, Richard Dowden …
Afrika. Framtidens kontinent
E-bok, 2011
185 kr
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Afrika har många ansikten. Det är en kontinent full av överraskningar, där inget land liknar något annat. Under tre decennier har journalisten Richard Dowden levt och rest i Afrika, och träffat framträdande politiska ledare och varit ögonvittne till många dramatiska skeenden. Afrika. Framtidens …
