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Zebra Crossings: Tales from the Shaman's RecordFlirting with legend and history, theseSouth African short stories feature a golem elephant, a talking fish, Black Jim the colonel of dragoons, a Green Man in

The simply astonishing, exhilarating story - complete with high adventure, betrayal, and resurrection - of Modoc, elephant extraordinaire, told by Heifer (The Beauty of the Beasts, 1990). They were born on the

UN Peacekeeping in Africa: From Suez Crisis to the Sudan ConflictsAbout the authorAdekeye Adebajo is executive director of the Center for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa. Helen Scanlon is a

Nobody's Business: A Memoir - Remaindered copiesIn 2003, Thabo Jijana's father was gunned down in a scrap between rival taxi associations who had been forced to operate from a single rank. A

Hugh Masekela is a giant of jazz and a pioneer in bringing the voice and spirit of Africa to the West, but his wild and moving tale transcends the world of music.

Muck: A MemoirThe nouveau-rich Sherbornes have moved from the city to start a new, gentrified existence on a 300-acre farm in Taonga, New Zealand. But life on the farm is anything but

Seven Steps to HeavenIn the award-winningBitches' Brew, Sis Lettie sometimes shocked, infuriated and, most importantly, entertained readers. In this new book,Seven Steps to Heaven, this streetwise philosopher of the shebeens and entrepreneur

Written for the past two decades, this collection of poetry is a raw snapshot of social and political millieu as seen through the eyes and experiences of the author. This modern South

Mandi Vundla is a Soweto born writer with a bloodline that runs through KZN. The Co-editor of Home Is Where The Mic Is: an international poetry anthology of performance poets reshaping the face

The Politics Of The New Welfare State Paperback New

Policy Diffusion Dynamics in America integrates research from agenda setting and epidemiology to model factors that shape the speed and scope of public policy diffusion. Drawing on a data set of more

The psychotherapy and counselling profession has recently experienced far-reaching changes because of the development of evidence-based medicine and managed care systems. The Future of Psychological Therapy brings together leading counsellors, psychotherapists, psychological

Famine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty, inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty, hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today, famines are often perceived

Dalit assertion has been a central feature of the states in the Hindi heartland since the mid-1980s, leading to the rise of political consciousness and identity-based lower-caste parties. The present study focuses

This critical analysis investigates the causes that brought about one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Egyptian history - the clashes between the Muslims and Copts during the 1970s. A unique

One of the more prolific and influential analysts of multilateral approaches to global problem-solving over the last three decades is Thomas G. Weiss. Thinking about Global Governance, Why People and Ideas Matter,

Drawing on the empirical findings generated by researchers in science studies, and adopting Kropotkin's concept of anarchism as one of the social sciences, Red, Black, and Objective expounds and develops an anarchist

This book presents the results of systematic comparative analyses of electoral behavior and support for democracy in 13 countries on four continents. It is based on national election surveys held in old

Media, War and Postmodernity investigates how conflict and international intervention have changed since the end of the Cold War, asking why Western military operations are now conducted as high-tech media spectacles, apparently

Media, War and Postmodernity investigates how conflict and international intervention have changed since the end of the Cold War, asking why Western military operations are now conducted as high-tech media spectacles, apparently