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The Reb and the Rebel
Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913
Carmel Schrire, Gwynne Schrire
There is a vast and varied literature on the formation of 19th-century Jewish diasporic communities worldwide. Now, added to this are the previously unpublished autobiographical works of two members of the Schrire family, which form the core of The …
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2016,
Paperback,
272 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9780799224931
$60
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Cape Town,
2016,
Paperback,
272 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9780799224931
Towards employment-intensive growth in South Africa
Black A.
South Africa’s high rate of unemployment (25%) makes it a complete outlier compared with other middle-income countries. Indeed, the unemployment rate rises to 33% if discouraged workers are taken into account. It underpins extreme poverty and inequa…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2016,
Paperback,
408 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775820079
$67
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Cape Town,
2016,
Paperback,
408 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775820079
Food Security in South Africa
Human Rights and Entitlement Perspectives
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Viviene Taylor, Olivier De Schutter
The right to food is guaranteed in South Africa’s Constitution as it is in international law. Yet food insecurity remains widespread and persistent, at levels much higher than in countries with similar levels of per capita GDP and development, such …
UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2016,
Paperback,
294 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-072-7
$91
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Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2016,
Paperback,
294 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-072-7
Relocations
Reading Culture in South Africa
Imraan Coovadia, Coilin Parsons, Alexandra Dodd
A public lecture series which became a celebrated part of Cape Town’s cultural landscape, demonstrating current intellectual and creative thinking in South Africa, was the inspiration for this book. The lectures, by world-renowned artists, writers a…
UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2016,
Paperback,
256 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-079-6
$78
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UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2016,
Paperback,
256 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-079-6
A history of the Iziko South African National Gallery
Reflections on art and national identity
Anna Tietze
Questions today about what art should be represented in public spaces in South Africa are in fact part of a debate that is more than a century old. The Iziko South African National Gallery (SANG) is no less a contested space. Is the chief role of a …
UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2018,
Paperback,
245 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-216-5
$60
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Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2018,
Paperback,
245 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-216-5
Innovation and Intellectual Property
Collaborative dynamics in Africa
Armstrong C.,
J. De Beer, Oguamanam C.et al.
The Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open A.I.R.) project focused on the intersection of innovation, intellectual property (IP), and development in Africa and this book offers its research findings. Its case studies cover nine African …
UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2014,
Paperback,
376 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-599-4
$67
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Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2014,
Paperback,
376 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-599-4
The Victoria Mxenge housing project
Women Building Communities Through Social Activism and Informal Learning
Ismail S.
At the beginning of South Africa's democratic change, in 1994, the Victoria Mxenge Housing Project was founded by a group of 12 women who lived in shacks on the barren outskirts of Cape Town. These women had come from rural areas and were poor, vuln…
UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
192 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-552-9
$65
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UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
192 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-552-9
Rape Unresolved
Policing sexual offences in South Africa
Smythe D.
More than 1,000 women are raped in South Africa every day. Around 150 of those women will report the crime to the police. Fewer than 30 of the cases will be prosecuted and no more than 10 will result in a conviction. This translates into an overall …
UCT Press
Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
326 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-589-5
$77
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Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
326 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-589-5
Jacketed Women
Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa
Jane Bennett, Charmaine Pereira
Over the past decade, there has been an increasing emphasis in African scholarship and research on the importance of understanding sexuality and the issues around it, such as identity, sexual rights and sexuality, reproductive health and rights and …
UCT Press
Claremont,
2013,
Paperback,
208 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-558-1
$61
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UCT Press
Claremont,
2013,
Paperback,
208 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-558-1
The Courage of ||Kabbo
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Specimens of Bushman Folklore
Janette Deacon, Pippa Skotnes
The year 2011 marked the centenary of the publication of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd's publication, Specimens of Bushman Folklore, a unique and globally important record of the language and poetry of the now-extinct language of the |xam Bushmen.
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2014,
Paperback,
464 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-546-8
$77
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Cape Town,
2014,
Paperback,
464 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-546-8
On Military Culture
Theory, Practice and African Armed Forces
Francois Vrey, Abel Jacobus Esterhuyse, Thomas Mandrup
Offering a contemporary perspective on military culture within Africa and with contributions from scholars and practitioners from around the world, this work presents the argument that African armed forces need to come to terms with the elements of …
UCT Press
Claremont,
2014,
Paperback,
304 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775820666
$64,5
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UCT Press
Claremont,
2014,
Paperback,
304 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775820666
South Africa and Contemporary Counterinsurgency
Roots, Practices, Prospects
Deane-Peter Baker
Since the events of 11 September 2001, insurgency - an organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government, the pursuance of specific political objectives or the control of a specific territory through the use of subversion and arm…
UCT Press
Claremont,
2010,
Paperback,
288 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895338
$58
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UCT Press
Claremont,
2010,
Paperback,
288 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895338
Access to Knowledge in Africa
1st Edition: The Role of Copyright
Armstrong C.,
Kawooya D.,
Prabhala A.
The emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way people access, produce and share information and knowledge. Yet people in Africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications, journals and learning materials in general.…
UCT Press
Kenwyn,
2010,
Paperback,
384 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895451
$87
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UCT Press
Kenwyn,
2010,
Paperback,
384 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895451
Africa's Urban Revolution
Parnell S.,
Pieterse E.
The facts of Africa’s rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy-makers, scholars and much of the genera…
UCT Press
Claremont, South Africa,
2014,
Paperback,
320 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775820765
$72
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Claremont, South Africa,
2014,
Paperback,
320 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775820765
Outposts of Progress
Joseph Conrad, modernism and post-colonialism
Gail Fincham, Jeremy Hawthorn, Jakob Lothe
The first international conference ever held in Africa on the works of author Joseph Conrad took place in 1998, to mark the centenary of the publication of Heart of Darkness. This book draws its title from Conrad’s short story, ‘An Outpost of Progre…
UCT Press
Claremont, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
266 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-081-9
$72
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Claremont, South Africa,
2015,
Paperback,
266 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-77582-081-9
The Informal Economy in Francophone Africa
Golub S.,
Mbaye A.
The informal sector is a major source of income and employment in all developing countries and particularly so in Africa. In low-income economies in Africa, the informal sector typically accounts for about half of aggregate output and some 90 per ce…
UCT Press
South Africa,
2019,
Paperback,
300 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775822240
$81
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South Africa,
2019,
Paperback,
300 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775822240
Child and Adolescent Development in Africa
an expanded focus for public health in Africa
Mark Tomlinson
Addressing the social determinants of developmental problems, this volume offers a broad, contextualised understanding of the factors that impact on children and adolescents in Africa. Unlike other works on the subject it is Africa-wide in its scope…
UCT Press
Claremont,
2018,
Paperback,
332 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895512
$89
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Claremont,
2018,
Paperback,
332 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895512
Raw Life, New Hope
Decency, housing and everyday life in a post-apartheid community
Ross F.
Fiona Ross is an associate professor in the department of social anthropology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and a rated scientist, holding a prestigious NRF President's Award. She has written several books, including Bearing Witnes…
UCT Press
Claremont,
2009,
Paperback,
256 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-527-7
$62
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Claremont,
2009,
Paperback,
256 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-1-91989-527-7
Consolidating Developmental Local Government
Pieterse E.,
Swilling M.,
Van Donk M.
Consolidating Developmental Local Government documents the dynamics of local government transformation and captures the key themes of the debates about policy options, lessons and key strategic decisions. These debates are aimed at ensuring that mun…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2007,
Paperback,
584 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895048
$136
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Cape Town,
2007,
Paperback,
584 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895048
A Dictionary of South African Indian English
Mesthrie R.
South African Indian English (or SAIE) is one of the better-known varieties of English in the Linguistics literature. It arose out of a language shift that occurred when Indians were denied full access to the norms of standard English, partly becaus…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2010,
Paperback,
288 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895369
$92
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Cape Town,
2010,
Paperback,
288 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781919895369
Birders of Africa
History of a Network
Jacobs N.
In this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten guides, hunters and taxidermists who worked with them. Drawing on ethnogr…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2018,
Paperback,
340 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775822516
$102
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Cape Town,
2018,
Paperback,
340 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781775822516
Collective labour law
3rd edition
John Grogan
Collective Labour Law is the most thorough and comprehensive single work available on the law governing the often-tempestuous relationship between organised labour and employers in South Africa. The book covers topics such as the recognition of trad…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2019,
Paperback,
504 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781485133179
$167
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Cape Town,
2019,
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504 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781485133179
Labour law in Zambia
An introduction. 2 edition
Chungu C.,
Beele E.
This second edition of Labour Law in Zambia: An Introduction is a comprehensive and current exposition of Zambian labour law. The authors analyse and summarise both individual and collective employment law in Zambia, starting with the historical dev…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2020,
Paperback,
448 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781485136231
$173
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Cape Town,
2020,
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448 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781485136231
Commercial arbitration in Zimbabwe
Kanokanga D.
Several international textbooks and casebooks on arbitration are available to the arbitration practitioner and law student. However, no current authority or practical book on the subject, specific to Zimbabwean arbitration, exists. There is a clear …
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2020,
Paperback,
284 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781485135692
$147
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Cape Town,
2020,
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284 p,
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ISBN 9781485135692
Clinical sociology for Southern Africa
Tina Uys, Jan Marie Fritz
Clinical Sociology is a creative, humanistic, rights-based and interdisciplinary specialisation that can improve life situations (with assessment and intervention) for individuals and groups around the world. Clinical sociologists have many areas of…
UCT Press
Cape Town,
2020,
Paperback,
404 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9781485115809
$147
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Cape Town,
2020,
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404 p,
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ISBN 9781485115809
