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82 produkter
Overcoming the Oppressors
White and Black in Southern Africa
Inbunden, 2023
420 kr
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Overcoming the Oppressors traces southern Africa's long walk to freedom, the overturning of colonial rule in the northern territories, and the dissolution of backs-to-the-wall white settler suzerainty, first in what became Zimbabwe and then in South Africa. Chapters on the individual countries …
Overcoming the Oppressors
White and Black in Southern Africa
E-bok, 2023
310 kr
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Overcoming the Oppressors traces southern Africa''s long walk to freedom, the overturning of colonial rule in the northern territories, and the dissolution of backs-to-the-wall white settler suzerainty, first in what became Zimbabwe and then in South Africa. Chapters on the individual countries …
Overcoming the Oppressors
White and Black in Southern Africa
E-bok, 2023
310 kr
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Overcoming the Oppressors traces southern Africa''s long walk to freedom, the overturning of colonial rule in the northern territories, and the dissolution of backs-to-the-wall white settler suzerainty, first in what became Zimbabwe and then in South Africa. Chapters on the individual countries …
Founder
Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
E-bok, 1988
159 kr
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Cecil Rhodes was an imposing figure, tall, robust-looking, with a leonine head, a man so charismatic that one contemporary claimed that "belief in Rhodes was a substitute for religion." But he was certainly a man of contradictions. He was a dreamy idealist whose favorite book was The Meditations of …
Founder
Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power
E-bok, 1990
115 kr
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Cecil Rhodes was an imposing figure, tall, robust-looking, with a leonine head, a man so charismatic that one contemporary claimed that "belief in Rhodes was a substitute for religion." But he was certainly a man of contradictions. He was a dreamy idealist whose favorite book was The Meditations of …
Transformative Political Leadership
Making a Difference in the Developing World
Inbunden, 2012
846 kr
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Accomplished political leaders have a clear strategy for turning political visions into reality. Through well-honed analytical, political, and emotional intelligence, leaders chart paths to promising futures that include economic growth, material prosperity, and human well-being. Alas, such leaders …
Transformative Political Leadership
Making a Difference in the Developing World
Häftad, 2012
304 kr
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Accomplished political leaders have a clear strategy for turning political visions into reality. Through well-honed analytical, political, and emotional intelligence, leaders chart paths to promising futures that include economic growth, material prosperity, and human well-being. Alas, such leaders …
Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict
History's Double Helix
Häftad, 2006
302 kr
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"An exciting and wide-ranging exploration of the myths and narratives that lie behind the unresolved Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. . . . Anyone dedicated to the fullest possible understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will want to read this volume cover to cover." —Neil …
Social Mobility and Modernization: A Journal of Interdisciplinary History Reader
Häftad, 2000
481 kr
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Canada's Corruption at Home and Abroad
Av Robert I. Rotberg, David Carment
Häftad, 2019
692 kr
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Although Canada is regarded as one of the least corrupt countries, this volume draws on wide ranging evidence and innovative research from scholars around the world to challenge this assumption. Corruption, defined as the "abuse of entrusted power for private gain," is often understood as being …
Black Homelands of South Africa
The Political and Economic Development of Bophuthatswana and Kwa-Zulu
Av Jeffrey Butler, Robert I. Rotberg m. fl.
Häftad, 1978
386 kr
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"An admirable mixture of first-rate scholarship and controversial political thinking. For anybody who wants to know what the homelands policy is all about, and how it works out in practice, this rightly wrin en volume can be highly recommended."--Cape Times "Many volumes on South Africa have …
Black Heart
Gore-Browne and the Politics of Multiracial Zambia
Häftad, 1977
619 kr
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Black Heart unveils the dual legacy of Stewart Gore-Browne, a remarkable figure whose journey intertwined with the colonial and post-colonial histories of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. On one hand, Gore-Browne was a statesman and advocate for African rights, championing progressive legislation and …
Black Heart
Gore-Browne and the Politics of Multiracial Zambia
Inbunden, 1977
1165 kr
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Black Heart unveils the dual legacy of Stewart Gore-Browne, a remarkable figure whose journey intertwined with the colonial and post-colonial histories of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. On one hand, Gore-Browne was a statesman and advocate for African rights, championing progressive legislation and …
Population and Economy
Population and History from the Traditional to the Modern World
Av Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb
Häftad, 1986
482 kr
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With the publication of The Population History of England in 1981 it has become possible for the first time to trace in detail the demographic changes that occurred in a major European country throughout the early modern period and during the industrial revolution. It is therefore also now possible …
Hunger and History
The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society
Av Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb m. fl.
Häftad, 1985
482 kr
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The essays in this 1985 volume direct attention to important questions on the relationship between food and history. Throughout human history, man has had to adapt and sustain himself by varying or expanding the basic kinds or forms of his nutritional staples, by migration, or by employing …
Art and History
Images and their Meaning
Av Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb
Häftad, 1988
524 kr
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This book was originally published in 1988. Although they pursue divergent lines of analysis, these essays by historians and art historians reveal their mutual appreciation of art as historic evidence shaped by imagination as well as tradition and purpose.
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars
Av Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb
Häftad, 1989
586 kr
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Since the development of the modern state system in Europe four centuries ago, there have been ten general wars involving a majority of the major powers and a high level of casualties. Another major war is difficult to conceive of, since it would presumably be the last such conflict, and yet it is …
Rise of Nationalism in Central Africa
The Making of Malawi and Zambia, 1873–1964
Häftad, 1965
431 kr
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This first comprehensive and thoroughly documented study of the political development of two of the newly formed nations of Central Africa presents the full story of the successful efforts of the people of Malawi and Zambia to achieve self-government. Following a detailed examination of the impact …
Truth v. Justice
The Morality of Truth Commissions
Av Robert I. Rotberg, Dennis F. Thompson
Häftad, 2000
526 kr
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The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of newly democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. To many, they are the best--or only--way to achieve a full accounting of …
When States Fail
Causes and Consequences
Häftad, 2003
433 kr
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Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights. The threat of terrorism has only heightened the problem posed by failed states. When States Fail is the first book to examine how and …
Corruption Cure
How Citizens and Leaders Can Combat Graft
Häftad, 2019
278 kr
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Why leadership is key to ending political and corporate corruption globallyCorruption corrodes all facets of the world’s political and corporate life, yet until now there was no one book that explained how best to battle it. The Corruption Cure puts some thirty-five countries under an …
New History
The 1980s and Beyond
Av Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg
Häftad, 2017
557 kr
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In this volume a diverse group of leading historians analyzes the future needs of their craft and suggests the many ways in which scholars of the near future will interpret the events of earlier years. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand …
Climate and History
Studies in Interdisciplinary History
Av Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb
Häftad, 2014
908 kr
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The effect of climate on historical change represents an exciting frontier for reading and research. In this volume scholars contribute to an area of interdisciplinary study which has not been systematically explored by climatologists and historians working together. Originally published in 1981. …
Industrialization and Urbanization
Studies in Interdisciplinary History
Av Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg
Häftad, 2014
540 kr
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Focusing on urban development and the influence of urbanization on industrialization, this volume reflects a radical rethinking of the traditional approaches to the development of cities. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again …
Marriage and Fertility
Studies in Interdisciplinary History
Av Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg
Häftad, 2014
1129 kr
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In this volume the articles are primarily on European history, but their subject matter indicates the remarkable variety, both of the marriage and fertility patterns of past societies, and of the methods scholars have used to investigate them. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy …
Christian Missionaries and the Creation of Northern Rhodesia 1880-1924
Häftad, 2015
418 kr
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A study of the contribution made by Christian missionaries to the formation of Northern Rhodesia based on firsthand information and study by the author, who has visited nearly every mission station in Northern Rhodesia, consulted missionary diaries, journals, and records. Originally published in …
New History
The 1980s and Beyond
Av Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg
Inbunden, 2017
2528 kr
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In this volume a diverse group of leading historians analyzes the future needs of their craft and suggests the many ways in which scholars of the near future will interpret the events of earlier years. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand …
Climate and History
Studies in Interdisciplinary History
Av Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb
Inbunden, 2016
1461 kr
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The effect of climate on historical change represents an exciting frontier for reading and research. In this volume scholars contribute to an area of interdisciplinary study which has not been systematically explored by climatologists and historians working together. Originally published in 1981. …
Industrialization and Urbanization
Studies in Interdisciplinary History
Av Theodore K. Rabb, Robert I. Rotberg
Inbunden, 2016
2378 kr
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Focusing on urban development and the influence of urbanization on industrialization, this volume reflects a radical rethinking of the traditional approaches to the development of cities. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again …
