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    533,95 kr.

  • af Philip Aghoghovwia
    478,95 kr.

  • af Black Sash
    653,95 kr.

  • af Jonty Winch
    573,95 kr.

  • af Barbara Boswell
    549,95 kr.

    Lauretta Ngcobo's death in November 2015 robbed South Africa and the African continent of a significant literary talent, freedom fighter, and feminist voice. This new addition to Voices of Liberation, serves as of a mapping of Ngcobo's life, as well as some of her key texts.

  • af Tessa Hochfeld
    538,95 kr.

    Takes issue with the characterisation of the South African state as 'developmental'. The crucial aspect of care is missing from the practice for this to be the case. While grants address the immediate survival needs of many South Africans, social justice requires quite a different approach, an approach that grants agency and dignity to recipients.

  • af Sylvia Neame
    518,95 kr.

    Weaves together personal experiences with historical accounts to present rare insight into the struggle to end apartheid.

  • af Mike Bruton
    568,95 kr.

    How many inventions come from Africa? How many African countries have produced their own cars? Is the nature of innovation in Africa different from what we find elsewhere? Mike Bruton addresses these and related questions as he discusses more than 800 inventions by more than 600 innovators from 50 African countries.

  • af N. Ramoupi
    533,95 kr.

    Offers a behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the Robben Island Museum and the debate over democratic South Africa's first national heritage institution.

  • af C Soudien
    598,95 kr.

    Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the first South African public social research organization, the National Bureau for Education and Social Research, and the 50th anniversary of its successor, the Human Sciences Research Council, this collection is a scholarly reflection on the history of state-based social research.

  •  
    464,95 kr.

    Multi-layered inequalities and a sense of insecurity has long been the hallmark of South African life. Recently, however, the uncertainties of Covid-19 have led to greater shared experiences of vulnerability among South Africans. This volume offers perspectives that may help us navigate our way through the 'new normal' in which we find ourselves.

  • - Transformation, Manic Managerialism and Academentia
    af Kevan G. Tomaselli
    428,95 kr.

    This easy to read critique of market-driven neoliberalism is offered as a metaphor to analyse the excesses, contradictions and obstructions in contemporary university governance. With incisive satirical humour, Tomaselli delves into the quirks of university administrative systems and how these affect lived relations within sections of the academy.

  • af Jonathan. Kurzwelly
    535,95 kr.

    Develops an argument about how individual migrants, coming from four continents and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, are in many ways affected by a violent categorisation that is often nihilistic, insistently racial, and continuously significant in the organisation of society.

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    382,95 kr.

    Places the structures and processes of institutionalization at the centre of debates about democracy, state, and society in South Africa. Contributors argue that institutions are the pillars of a constitutional democracy; they evolve through the actions of people; and they form structures of dynamic, shared social patterns of behaviour.

  • - Public Intellectuals in South Africa
    af Vasu Reddy
    478,95 kr.

    Offering concise portraits of some seventy-five influential South African public intellectuals, past and present, this book not only showcases an astonishing array of achievements, but also explores the context, influences, and unique tensions shaping each individual's life and bears testimony to their continuing relevance.

  • af Janet Hodgson
    409,95 kr.

    Tells the inspiring story of Emma Sandile (1842-1892) - Princess Emma, as she was known in southern African colonial circles - in a narrative that reads like a novel, but is all true, based on archival sources and extensive fieldwork.

  • - Barriers to Entry, Regulation and Competition
     
    478,95 kr.

    What does it take for entrepreneurs to be effective competitors? What are the factors affecting entry and participation in sectors where there are historically strong incumbent firms? Opening the South African Economy brings to light the challenges of concentration, inequality and exclusion in different sectors of the South African economy.

  • - Global Debates and Local Experiences
    af Mlungisi B.G. Cele
    468,95 kr.

    Shows that a comprehensive rethink in science, technology and innovation policy-making is required - one that takes a systemic view of the varied challenges, and adopts an inclusive and holistic approach to STI policy. Such a rethink has to bring together the global and local, the theoretical and practical.

  • - Insights from Port Elizabeth, 1194-2019
    af Mcebisi Ndletyana
    409,95 kr.

    Studies the African National Congress at a local level over a 28-year period and informs what is now playing out at a national level. The book traces four stages that characterise the party's post-1990 life in Port Elizabeth: rebuilding; ascension to political office; political decline; and adaptation to new contexts.

  • - Families, Households, Health and Care in South Africa
     
    409,95 kr.

    Illustrates the changing constitution and the variability of households, fluid understandings of family, and the impact of these in the context of life changes and health problems. Through 29 case studies of people of diverse backgrounds, the authors explore the household as a site for the production of health and care.

  • - The Inside Story
     
    428,95 kr.

    Focuses on internal migrants and migration. The book cautions against a linear narrative of change and urban transition. It investigates urbanisation processes from the perspective of internal migration, and explores the double rootedness of migrants through the lens of the rural hinterland from which migration often occurs.

  • - The South African Years
    af Tyrone August
    409,95 kr.

    Focuses on the life of Dennis Brutus in South Africa from his childhood until he went into exile on an exit permit in 1966. The book is also an attempt to acknowledge Brutus' literary and political work and, in a sense, to reintroduce Brutus to South Africa.

  • - Towards a Policy of Harm Reduction in South Africa
     
    409,95 kr.

    From over-the-counter cough syrups and prescribed painkillers to street economies of heroin and fentanyl, opioid substances and uses have ignited global debates about national drug policy reform. This book is the first to focus on these issues in South Africa, through a range of disciplinary perspectives.

  • - The collected writings of A.P. Mda
    af Robert Edgar
    535,95 kr.

    A founding member of of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, A.P. Mda was known for his passionate advocacy of African nationalism and his support for armed struggle against apartheid in the 1950s. Robert Edgar and Luyanda ka Msumza trace Mda's life from his early years, through his three decades of exile, to his death in 1993.

  • af Leo Zeilig
    998,95 kr.

    In this important book, readers are able to engage with Patrice Lumumba's original voice through carefully selected writings and speeches. The critical section on Lumumba's legacy reflects that his voice is crucial for the current re-imagining of the continent, the African Renaissance and questions of nation-building and identity.

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    366,95 kr.

    Offers insights about the way in which young people in South Africa navigate their way through a host of post-school training and education options. The topics range from access to, and labour market transitions from, vocational education, adult education, universities, and workplace-based training.

  • - Diagnosis, Prognosis and Responses
     
    409,95 kr.

    While the world has seen a decline in absolute poverty, it has also seen a simultaneous rise in economic inequality. This is the case in all of the major economies as well as in emerging ones, including South Africa. This book analyses the complexity of poverty and inequality in South Africa.

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