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James Ferguson examines the rise of social welfare programs in southern Africa in which states give cash payments to their low income citizens. These programs, Ferguson argues, offer new opportunities for political mobilization and inspire new ways to think about issues of production, distribution, markets, labor and unemployment.

This is the first book to provide an analysis of racism in the Mediterranean region. Ian Law reassesses contemporary processes of racialization, employing theoretical tools including polyracism, racial Arabization and racial Nawarization and drawing on new evidence on racism in North Africa, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece and the Roma campland in Italy

Bilingual readers will encounter the waves of immigrants who made this land their home. The book explores the history of immigration from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The final chapters focus on recent and present-day immigration. A great way to explain America's immigrant heritage to kids

This study focuses on two cases of transition from authoritarian rule to democracy and their outcomes, namely South Africa and Romania. It discusses the transition to multi-party democracy, the consequent changes in the security environment and the current role and posture of these countries in their respective regions

Race, Memory and the Apartheid Archive: Towards a Transformative Psychosocial Praxis draws on a psychosocial approach that is uniquely suited to the socio-historical and psychical analysis of racism. The book relies mainly on the memories, stories and narratives of ordinary people living in apartheid South Africa

Drawing on a mix of economic history, network science, and sociology, "Currency Wars" provides a rich understanding of the increasing threats to U.S. national security, from dollar devaluation to collapse in the European periphery, failed states in Africa, Chinese neomercantilism, Russian adventurism, and the current scramble for gold

The unique needs of dying children are particularly evident in Africa, where the scale of the problem is enormous. This book provides practical and realistic guidance for health care professionals on how to deliver good quality palliative care in this difficult environment, despite the significant challenges it presents.

The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor. This book explores the importance of impact assessment studies in Africa, and assembles evidence to pave the way for investment in agricultural research all over the developing world

Broken up into three parts, this book examines political power, state formation, and economic development with examples from Africa, Russia, and Chile. It also looks at the status of opposition politics in America. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers in the field of political science and social theory

Through a cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary approach, this introductory textbook focuses on critical issues of development, environment, and cultural conflicts facing most area of the non-Western world. Areas covered include China, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Douglas Lemke's book asks whether the causes of war among great powers also apply to other countries, given different regional circumstances and historical experiences. The book examines Africa, the Far East, the Middle East and South America, and argues that the causes of wars are similar across these regions

The prensent volume comprises three studies on mortality covering a number of selected countries in the sub-regions of Eastern, Western and Northern Africa, using data from population censuses and demographic surveys conducted in 1960s and 1970s, and complemented, wherever possible, with data curled from medical statistical records

A new book explores how a community in southern Africa has turned to genetic testing to advance a claim to Jewish ancestry. The reviewer puts the episode in the broader context of diverse Jewish groups across the continent for whom religion is a matter of practice, not just identity.

SummaryThe new species Strumaria argillicola G.D. Duncan is described. This late‐summer‐flowering geophyte is endemic to seasonal muddy pans in the Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape, South Africa. Details of its history, taxonomy, habitat and cultivation are given, accompanied by a watercolour painting and habitat photographs.

Africa has seen a significant increase in largescale land acquisitions (LSLA}. Although LSLAs have since slowed down and their impact on production remains limited, they provide evidence of long-term trends of growing commercial interest in land. Investment by domestic actors receives less media attention, but is growing in importance.