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CONTENTS

AFRICAN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC & SECURITY ISSUES 1

EDUCATION 3

GLOBAL AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTS 4

GLOBAL POLITICAL STUDIES 4

HUMAN RIGHTS 5

NORTH AFRICA 5

WEST AFRICA 7

EAST AFRICA 10

CENTRAL AFRICA 10

SOUTHERN AFRICA 11

AFRICAN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC & SECURITY ISSUES

AFRICAThe State of the Continent Fifty Years After the LiberationOlayiwola Layi Abegunrin (Editor)

This book is one of the latest attempts to chronicle the problems and prospects of Africa.However, this is done differently from many others that have come before it. What makes thisbook a compelling read for everyone and particularly students aspiring to be introduced toAfrican studies is its comprehensive approach to the study of the continent. It takes the studentliterally by the hand and leads him or her through a rather complex historical, economic and ofcourse political account of Africa and its peoples in a way that is detailed but yet notcumbersome, especially for the beginner’s mind. It is about the trials and tribulations of anaspiring continent, whose high hopes will soon collide with the harsh realities of domestic andglobal politics. More importantly, it strikes an optimistic chord for the future of the continent,thus not only just looking forward, but doing so with positivity, something many books of itsgenre fail to do.

HB 9781629485614 £124.99 March 2014 Nova Science 170 pages


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AFRICAU.S. Strategic Interests & AFRICOM EngagementMehdi Vermeiren (Editor)

In recent years, analysts and U.S. policymakers have noted Africa's growing strategicimportance to U.S. interests. Among those interests are the increasing importance of Africa'snatural resources, particularly energy resources, and mounting concern over violent extremistactivities and other potential threats posed by under-governed spaces, such as maritime piracyand illicit trafficking. In addition, there is ongoing concern for Africa's many humanitariancrises, armed conflicts, and more general challenges, such as the devastating effect ofHIV/AIDS. In 2006, Congress authorised a feasibility study on the creation of a new commandfor Africa to consolidate current operations and activities on the continent under onecommander. On 6 February 2007, the Bush Administration announced the creation of a newunified combatant command, U.S. Africa Command or AFRICOM, to promote U.S. nationalsecurity objectives in Africa and its surrounding waters. This book examines U.S. strategicinterests and the role of the U.S. military in Africa.

HB 9781628080650 £91.99 July 2013 Nova Science 101 pages

THE AFRICAN GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY ACTProvisions, Impact & IssuesHoward Sarisohn, Jonathan Cohen (Editors)

In 2000, Congress passed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a U.S. tradepreference program, in order to help spur market-led economic growth and development insub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and deepen U.S. trade and investment ties with the region. Since itsenactment, Congress has amended AGOA five times, making some technical changes andrenewing the trade preferences through September 30, 2015. According to the Assistant U.S.Trade Representative, (USTR) for Africa, “AGOA is the cornerstone of America’s trade andinvestment policy with sub-Saharan Africa.” Economic conditions in Africa, however, havechanged considerably since Congress passed the initial AGOA legislation. Annual real grossdomestic product (GDP) growth in SSA was nearly a full percentage point lower than global GDPgrowth (2.3% vs. 3.2%) in the decade leading up to AGOA’s passage (1990-2000). Over the lastten years, however, SSA’s growth averaged 5.7%, two points higher than the 3.7% worldaverage. While the region still contains many of the world’s poorest countries and facessignificant economic challenges, some observers and policymakers argue that changingeconomic conditions warrant an evolution in U.S. policy toward SSA, focused more strongly onprivate sector investment and increasing two-way trade. In recent years, SSA’s growingeconomic potential and abundant natural resources have attracted other foreign investors,including state- supported enterprises from countries such as China, which is now the region’slargest trading partner. This book seeks to inform the discussion on the potentialreauthorization of AGOA through analysis of: (1) the components of the AGOA legislation; (2)U.S. import trends associated with AGOA; (3) the impact of AGOA on African economies andU.S.-Africa trade; and (4) the issues surrounding the reauthorization process.

PB 9781629482996 £43.50 December 2013 Nova Science 90 pages


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ROOT CAUSES OF THE FOOD CRISISTechnological Progress & Productivity Growth in African AgricultureGuy Blaise Nkamleu

During the past decades, the performance of the agricultural sector in Africa and particularly insub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been distressing. Rapid annual population growth has led todeclining per-capita food production and consumption levels and incomes have not risen fastenough to permit market imports to offset the decline. More alarming, the prognosis for theimmediate future is quite bleak. The recent food crisis has again drawn attention to the Africantragedy and exposed the fragility of sub-Saharan agricultural and economic progress. Thoughsome of the effects are no longer visible, the food crisis is still a sword of Damocles hangingover Africa’s head. Africa has experienced food crisis in the past and there is no reason tobelieve that there will be no more food crisis in the future, for its root causes have not beenaddressed: technological progress and productivity growth. This book explores the missing linksin the technology transfer segment of the innovation-diffusion-utilisation complex. The textalso critically reviews the current state of knowledge and research, examines the main driversof technology adoption in African agriculture, and explores the causes of success and failure intechnology dissemination.

PB 9781626185593 £57.50 June 2013 Nova Science 149 pages

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAU.S. & Chinese Economic EngagementJacqueline S. Santiago (Editor)

Since 2001, China has rapidly increased its economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africancountries. The United States has increased aid to sub-Saharan Africa and in 2010 provided morethan a quarter of all U.S. international economic assistance to the region. According to someobservers, China's foreign assistance and investments in Africa have been driven in part by thedesire for natural resources and stronger diplomatic relations. Some U.S. officials and otherstakeholders also have questioned whether China's activities affect U.S. interests in the region.This book examines the goals and policies in sub-Saharan Africa; trade, grants, loans, andinvestment activities in the region; and engagement in three case-study countries-Angola,Ghana, and Kenya.

HB 9781626184336 £112.50 May 2013 Nova Science 197 pages

EDUCATION

A PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH TO SPECIAL EDUCATION IN AFRICAMorgan Chitiyo

The need for special education in Africa is uncontested. With extreme poverty, perennialhunger, severe malnutrition, rampant disease, conflict and frequent wars, Africa seems topossess all the ingredients that put children at risk for disability. Unfortunately, the generaleducation curriculum is failing to meet the needs of this population. Special education istherefore, a necessity. However, special education is still quite underdeveloped in most ofAfrica. This book is intended to serve as a user-friendly guide and resource for everyone who isdedicated to both the education and social welfare of children with disabilities across Africa,particularly south of the Sahara. It is designed to help schoolteachers, caregivers, and familiesin their quest to provide the best education possible for children who are challenged bydisability. The book is intended to promote the development of special education across thecontinent. It provides an overview of different types of mild to severe disabilities and providesa brief description of each disability from both an African and a Western perspective.

PB 9781624176159 £43.50 May 2013 Nova Science 85 pages


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GLOBAL AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL FOOD SECURITYEmerging Issues & Economic ImplicationsMunir A. Hanjra (Editor)

Global food security remains at ever greater risk. This is true despite greater concerns androbust actions by world political leaders such as the G8 Summit and other stakeholders world-wide. Pro-active public policies and programs are needed for enhancing food security andending world hunger and poverty. This book spans the globe presenting leading research infood security and economic implications. Topics discussed include: a systemic approach to foodsecurity in agrarian societies; impacts of climate change on agriculture and its implications forfood security; impacts of climate change on artisanal fisheries; crop holidays -- emerging issuesof food security in India; the impacts of HIV/AIDS and household food security; affordablemicro irrigation-based vegetable farming for income, employment and food security; informalsector employment and food security; adoption of wheat production technologies; and gendermainstreaming in food security and pro-poor programs. It offers synthesis, lessons, and policyimplications for Africa and Asia. This book also provides an exciting agenda for future researchand collaboration on the important issue of global food security over the coming years.

HB 9781626181922 £145.99 June 2013 Nova Science 318 pages

GLOBAL POLITICAL STUDIES

INDIA IN AFRICA & AFGHANISTANCameron Buzatto (Editor)

This book provides a framework for understanding India's involvement in both Africa andAfghanistan. Indo-African ties are long standing, arising from a unique historical experiencethat stretches from pre-colonial trade patterns through modern India's generous financial anddiplomatic support for African liberation movements in the late 20th century. MotivatingIndia's current activities in Africa is its quests for resources, business opportunities, diplomaticinfluence, and security. Of particular note is the significant investment that India has made inAfrican security, reflected in both support for and participation in United Nations (UN)peacekeeping operations, and providing a selective security umbrella and training for someAfrican military leaders. Additionally, this book examines the changing trajectory of Indianpolicy toward Afghanistan since 2001 and argues that New Delhi has been responding to astrategic environment shaped by other actors in the region. As the U.S.-led North AtlanticTreaty Organization forces prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, India stands at a crossroads asit remains keen to preserve its interests in Afghanistan.



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HUMAN RIGHTS

RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF IN MUSLIM MAJORITYCOUNTRIESA Comparative AnalysisPatrick N. Walsh (Editor)

Current developments in constitutional drafting are spurring renewed analysis of the existingconstitutional landscape in the majority of Muslim countries. New constitutions are beingdrafted in Egypt, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, and Turkey, among others. Although thedrafting and approval processes will no doubt be markedly different in each of these countries,international legal norms are clear about religious freedom standards. In each country,questions will be raised, as they have been in the past, about the relationship betweeninternational legal/human rights norms and existing political arrangements in Muslim countries- especially with respect to the internationally recognised right of freedom of thought,conscience, and religion or belief. This study compiles and analyses constitutional provisionscurrently in place concerning the relationship between religion and the state, freedom ofreligion or belief, and related human rights in the 46 majority Muslim countries and in 10 othercountries that, while not majority Muslim, are members of the Organization of IslamicCooperation (OIC).

HB 9781628088458 £112.50 October 2013 Nova Science 161 pages

NORTH AFRICA

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICANCOUNTRIESNilgün Cil Yavuz (Editor)

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries have witnessed important complexeconomic, social and political changes and transition recently. These changes resulted from notonly social and political reasons called “the Arab Spring” but also economic reasons from theglobal economic crisis. External and internal dynamics of the MENA region force governmentsinto an important transformation in terms of better democratic mechanisms, bettergovernance and better social, political and economic environment. It is vital for the MENAregion to establish a modern and world class social, political and economic structure in order toincrease sustainable improvements of the welfare of the society as soon as possible. MENAeconomies have a great degree of heterogeneity across countries. The main source ofeconomic growth is natural resources especially oil, natural gas and primary goods for manyMENA economies. For this reason, the fluctuations in energy prices in the global economydeeply affect the economic performance and macroeconomic indicators of these economies.Therefore, MENA economies are exposed to macroeconomic vulnerability in the case ofinternal and external economic and political shocks because of their structural economicproblems, low productivity and also global competitiveness level and foreign dependency inintermediate goods and finance. In this perspective, the main aim of this book is to shed lighton the main economic, social and political problems and characteristics of MENA economies byconsidering the latest in the global and regional turmoil.

HB 9781629481524 £124.99 December 2013 Nova Science 156 pages


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THE ENVIRONMENT & THE ROLE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES USE INTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSUDANAbdeen Mustafa Omer

Energy is an essential factor in development, since it stimulates, and supports economicgrowth, and development in Sudan. Any form of energy can be transformed into another form,but the total energy always remains the same. Sustainable energy is the provision of energysuch that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their needs. Sustainable energy sources are most often regarded asincluding all renewable sources, such as biofuels, solar power, wind power, wave power,geothermal power and tidal power. It usually also includes technologies that improve energyefficiency. This book discusses new developments in this field, as well as the impact thatrenewable energy, and alternative energy might have in the future. This important bookgathers the latest research in the study of sustainable energy and highlights such topics as:monitoring sustainable energy development; methane; energy and territory; biodieselproduction; environmental policies in an electricity sector and others.

HB 9781620813171 £145.99 July 2013 Nova Science

LIBYATransition & State BuildingTony A. Wasileski (Editor)

The 11 September 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghaziunderscored the serious security challenges facing Libya's citizens, their newly elected leaders,and U.S. diplomats. U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. personnel werekilled after armed individuals attacked and burned buildings on the main mission compoundand subsequently attacked a second annex site where U.S. personnel had been evacuated.Libyan officials and citizens have condemned the murder of U.S. personnel and investigationshave begun. Libya's post-conflict transition is underway, as Libyans work to consolidate changefrom the 40-year dictatorship of Muammar al Qadhafi to a representative government basedon democratic and Islamic principles. This book explores Libya's transition and state buildingefforts with a focus on political developments and challenges; and domestic and regionalsecurity issues.


THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICAU.S. & European Response to ChangeMehdi Vermeirsch (Editor)

Possibilities for U.S.-European Co-Operation and Potential Obstacles In light of the immensechanges and what many have long viewed as common U.S. and European interests in theMiddle East and North Africa, numerous analysts have advocated for significant U.S.-Europeanco-operation to promote a more peaceful and prosperous MENA region. Such collaboration,they argued, would help prevent a wasteful duplication of Western diplomatic and economicresources amid competing domestic political priorities and financial constraints on both sidesof the Atlantic. This book provides a broad overview of European and U.S. responses to thechanges in six MENA countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, and Syria).

HB 9781628089196 £91.99 November 2013 Nova Science 132 pages


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MOROCCO & THE CONFLICT IN WESTERN SAHARABackground & AnalysesDaniel R. Cooper (Editor)

At a crucial crossroads between Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the"Arab World" and the West, Morocco has long had a special place in U.S. diplomacy andstrategic planning. Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Morocco's importance tothe United States has only risen, and the more recent uncertainties of the Arab Spring andIslamist extremism in Africa have further increased the strategic value and operationalrelevance of the Moroccan-American alliance. Yet, one of the pillars of the legitimacy of theMoroccan monarchy, its claim to Western Sahara, remains a point of violent contention. Sincethe Spanish withdrawal and subsequent occupation of the territory by Morocco in 1975, theUnited States has poured many millions of dollars in material, training, and intelligence into theMoroccan armed forces. But the latter has failed to inflict a decisive defeat on the PolisarioFront, the Western Saharan organisation whose goal is full independence for Western Sahara.

HB 9781628085570 £91.99 September 2013 Nova Science 135 pages

TUNISIATransition & ChallengesHoward Sanchez, Russell Freeman (Editors)

The departure of long-time President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, in the face ofmassive anti-government protests, was greeted with euphoria within Tunisia and sparkedopposition and reform movements across the region. Yet despite significant accomplishmentssince that time, Tunisians today face a wide range of challenges, including economic hardship,relatively impoverished interior, and the security implications of events in neighbouring Libya.Domestic tensions between Islamists and secularists have also burgeoned. This book exploresTunisia's transition and the future of the country and the region, with a focus on: the strugglebetween reformists and entrenched forces carried over from the former regime; the potentialshape of the new political system; the role and influence of Islamism in the government andsociety; the question of how to transform the formerly repressive security services; and thedifficult diplomatic balance, for the U.S. and other actors, of encouraging greater democraticopenness while not undermining other foreign policy priorities.


WEST AFRICA

BOKO HARAMThe Emerging Nigerian Terrorist ThreatSamuel T. Whitlock (Editor)

Two years on from the bloody and destructive suicide attack on a United Nations (U.N.) facilityin Abuja, Nigeria, the Nigerian terrorist organisation Boko Haram continues to pose a threat toboth the United States and our allies. Since that attack, Boko Haram has received increasedinternational attention, has carried out near-daily attacks throughout much of Nigeria, and hastaken part in operations in other parts of West Africa. They remain a lethal and growing threatto the people of Nigeria, the international community, Americans in the region, and potentiallythe United States Homeland. This book discusses Boko Haram's growing and emerging threat tothe U.S. Homeland and provides statements from a hearing on Boko Haram: emerging threat tothe U.S. homeland.

HB 9781631171055 £91.99 March 2014 Nova Science 102 pages


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GHANADevelopments & U.S. RelationsInes van Dyck (Editor)

U.S.-Ghanaian relations are warm, as signalled by President Barack Obama's travels in 2009 toGhana, where he laid out his view on democratisation and governance in Africa in his singlemajor Africa-focused policy address. President Obama's visit was premised on Ghana's recordof having built a relatively robust democracy and a growing economy, albeit in the face ofwidespread poverty and diverse development challenges, making it a stable country in an oftenunstable region. Ghana has also contributed to efforts to maintain stability and end conflict inthe surrounding West Africa region, and regularly contributes to international peacekeepingoperations elsewhere. It receives U.S. capacity-building assistance in this area, as well as aid tohelp counter threats posed by international narcotics trafficking. This book provides anoverview of recent developments in Ghana and relations with the U.S., focusing on Ghana as anemergent oil producer; Ghana's Global Health Initiative Strategy.


MALIConflict Analyses & Stability OutlookFranklin Hauser (Editor)

For the past year, Mali has been mired in overlapping security, political, and humanitariancrises. Islamist extremist groups expanded their presence in the country following a March2012 coup d’état that overthrew Mali’s democratically elected government and led the militarychain of command to collapse. The insurgents include Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, along with at least two loosely allied groups.In the capital, Bamako, the interim government formed in the wake of the coup has sufferedfrom internal divisions and military interference, and must contend with an economic recessionand revenue shortages. Insecurity in northern Mali has displaced over 350,000 people andexacerbated regional food insecurity and poor humanitarian conditions. This book discusses thecrisis in Mali in further detail; provides a testimony from a hearing on U.S. interest and theinternational response to the crisis; and includes the roots of conflict and challenges tostability.


NIGERIAInstability, Implications & U.S. PolicyTodd B. Griffith (Editor)

Nigeria is one of the pivotal states of Africa and is extremely important to U.S. diplomatic andeconomic interests on that continent. However, Americans’ general lack of knowledge ormisunderstanding of Nigeria undercuts our interactions with this crucial state to the detrimentof both sides. Nigeria is considered a key power on the African continent, not only because ofits size, but because of its political and economic role in the region. In the southern Niger Deltaregion, local grievances related to oil production in the area have fuelled simmering conflictand criminality for over a decade. This book focuses on the government’s efforts to negotiatewith local militants which have quieted the restive region, but the peace is fragile and violentcriminality continues.

PB 9781629486949 £43.50 March 2014 Nova Science 146 pages


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NIGERIAConditions, Issues & U.S. RelationsRoland A. Pollak (Editor)

The U.S. government considers its relationship with Nigeria, Africa’s largest producer of oil andits second largest economy, to be among the most important on the continent. Nigeria isAfrica’s most populous country, with over 170 million people, roughly divided betweenMuslims and Christians. U.S. diplomatic relations with Nigeria, which is regularly among the topsix suppliers of U.S. oil imports, have improved since the country made the transition frommilitary to civilian rule in 1999, and Nigeria is a major recipient of U.S. foreign aid. The countryis an influential actor in African politics, having mediated disputes in several African countriesand ranking among the top five troop contributors to U.N. peacekeeping missions. Nigeria is acountry of significant promise, but it also faces serious social, economic, and securitychallenges that have the potential to threaten the stability of both the state and the region,and to affect global oil prices. The country has faced intermittent political turmoil andeconomic crises since independence. Political life has been scarred by conflict along ethnic,geographic, and religious lines, and corruption and misrule have undermined the authority andlegitimacy of the state. This book examines current conditions, issues and U.S. relations withNigeria, with a focus on human rights; religious freedom; and economic and business affairs.

HB 9781628087789 £162.50 October 2013 Nova Science 213 pages

THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL HISTORY IN GHANAMichael O’Neal Campbell

This book takes an incisive, political ecology perspective of the development of agriculture inthe West African nation of Ghana (formerly the British colony of the Gold Coast), focusing onagricultural, socio-cultural, economic, political and environmental issues during the pre-colonial(pre-16th century), colonial and post colonial periods (after 1957, up until 1992, the start of thelast Republic). This integrated approach for the study of agricultural development andenvironmental change is very relevant to the Ghanaian context. Here, complex historical,political and socio-cultural factors have been combined, within a fairly short period, tocontribute to an environmental metamorphosis. A complicated mosaic of indeterminatevegetation climaxes, such as depleted and secondary forests, derived savannah and savannahwoodland, has gradually replaced the primeval rain forest, deciduous forest and savannah.Problems include soil erosion and desertification risk. This, largely due to human agency, isexplainable by examining the political and economic relations behind the resource exploitationmethods devised by the different actors in the political, economic and social system.


THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF SOIL EROSION IN WEST AFRICAAn Historical & Contemporary PerspectiveMichael O’Neal Campbell

This book looks at theories of nature-society relations and development, applied to soil erosionand environmental change in West Africa, and Ghana. Acknowledging the importance of powerrelations for environmental management, the book begins with an examination of the field ofpolitical ecology, alternately the “political economy of the environment.” It assesses the role ofthis sub-discipline within geography and anthropology, and its role in practical conservationplanning and the management of soil erosion.



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EAST AFRICA

KENYAConditions, Issues & U.S. RelationsNorman C. Becker (Editor)

This book focuses on the current political and security issues with the U.S. and Kenya relations.The U.S. government views Kenya as a strategic partner and anchor state in East Africa, and ascritical to counter-terrorism efforts in the region. Kenya has repeatedly been a target ofterrorist attacks, and, as the September 2013 attack on an upscale Nairobi shopping mallunderscores, terrorist threats against international and domestic targets in Kenya remain aserious concern. Kenya has enjoyed a long history of economic leadership in East Africa as thelargest and most advanced economy in the region. However, ethnically-charged post-electionviolence left approximately 1,200 dead and 600,000 displaced, causing many to reassessKenya’s investment climate. This book discusses the serious concerns regarding corruption andgovernance in Kenya while also exploring neighbouring countries, which have maintainedhigher growth rates and more political stability.


SOMALIAPerspectives on Challenges & LessonsMerlin Kennedy (Editor)

For over 2 decades, Somalia has been the prime example of a collapsed state. For almost ageneration, Somalia has been a byword for state failure, defying the combined efforts ofdiplomats and soldiers to restore some semblance of order, to say nothing of a functionalnational government. In the absence of an effective sovereign, the country is a backdrop formultiple humanitarian crises. The purpose of this book is to provide insight on the statecollapse, insurgency, and counterinsurgency of Somalia.

PB 9781631174902 £43.50 June 2014 Nova Science 117 pages

CENTRAL AFRICA

KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION BY RAPPROCHEMENTCounsel to Actors Seeking Impact Through Policy & Reform of Institutions inCentral AfricaPeter N. Mbile

This book is a counsel on "Rapprochement", a framework to compel actors in multiple sectorsand levels of policy-making and land use, to work together in Central African countries. Theaudiences are donor entities, international organisations and experts, policy makers and civilsociety organisations who provide financial, material, intellectual and advocacy support toclimate resilient development. Set in Cameroon with specific examples from the DemocraticRepublic of Congo and illustrations from advanced societies and economies in Europe, NorthAmerica and Asia, this book focuses on, and expounds the notion of Rapprochement; as afeasible framework to bring citizens and policy makers together, build bridges betweenknowledge centres and their clients, and eventually to help link science, knowledge, policy andinstitutions.

PB 9781626183551 £43.50 July 2013 Nova Science 57 pages


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SOUTHERN AFRICA

EDUCATING ZIMBABWE FOR THE 21ST CENTURYWhat Every Educator Should Know Morgan Chitiyo, John Charema, Moses B Rumano,

Jonathan Chitiyo, George Chitiyo

This book offers an insightful and critical examination of Zimbabwe’s education system. Theauthors take a broad perspective and explore the most important aspects of the educationsystem. The book starts by looking at the history of Zimbabwe’s education system focusing onits development from an exclusionary past where a few privileged individuals could accesseducation, and proceeds to explore the country’s universal education, which followed theattainment of political independence from Great Britain in 1980. The authors then go on toexamine the socio-economic and political factors that have contributed to the collapse of aonce-vibrant education system that has been credited with producing, arguably, some ofAfrica’s finest professionals. As an antidote to this, the authors discuss service delivery modelsthat have emerged as “best and effective” practices in education and how these couldtransform the country’s education system so that it can meet the educational, societal,professional, and economic demands of the 21st Century – a timely focus for a country tryingto reinvent itself as it emerges from a decade-long severe socio-economic and political crises.The authors did an excellent job of discussing how to maximise positive educational outcomesfor every Zimbabwean child via early childhood education, special education, inclusiveeducation, counsellor education and educational research. To their credit, the authors focus onfundamental educational issues pertaining to teacher preparation, emphasising structural,functional and sociological needs in response to the demands of a 21st Century economy. Thebook is an excellent resource for scholars, researchers, teacher preparation programs,professional development programs for in-service teachers, development studies programs,history scholars, and policy-makers, among others.

HB 9781631170782 £124.99 June 2014 Nova Science 207 pages

THE POWER OF OIL IN ANGOLA

Angola is the seventh largest country in Africa, divided in 18 provinces and situated in thesouthwest of the continent, in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. It has a wealth ofnatural resources, fertile albeit scarce farming lands, rich mineral deposits of diamonds, iron,bauxite, gold, manganese, uranium and natural gas, in addition to a considerable volume of oilreserves with a highly valuable production. Oil exploration in Angola was initially carried outonshore by state-owned company Sonangol, but later on production moved offshore, to thecontinental platform - far from war operations - and is currently carried out by numerousforeign companies, both European and North American, such as British Petroleum, Fina Total,Shell, Chevron and Texaco, Exxon Mobil, Statoil and AGIP, by means of oil rigs authorized by theState through production sharing agreements. This concession system has increased the searchfor oilfields, which in turn has enabled findings and crude oil production to increase in the lastfew decades, going from some 100,000 barrels per day in 1976 to 2,1 million barrels per day in2009, which is 2.3% of world oil production at present.



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SOUTH AFRICAConditions, Issues & U.S. Relations

South Africa is a multi-racial, majority black southern African country of nearly 52 million. Itheld its first universal suffrage elections in 1994, after a transition from white minority ruleunder apartheid, a system of state-enforced racial segregation and socio-economicdiscrimination. South Africa is influential regionally, due to its political engagement and tradeand investment across Africa and its active role within the African Union. It is viewed as a U.S.strategic partner in Africa, despite periodic differences over some foreign policy issues. In lateJune 2013, President Obama travelled to South Africa after visiting Senegal, prior to a visit toTanzania. The trip centred on U.S.-African partnership in the areas of trade and investment,development, democracy and youth leadership development, and peace and security. Keyissues addressed in South Africa included bilateral political and economic ties, development co-operation, and shared U.S.-South African aims regarding conflict mitigation, increased tradeand investment, and development across Africa. This book provides an overview of currentconditions, issues and U.S. relations corresponding to South Africa, with a focus on the mostrecent human rights and international religious freedom reports; trafficking-in statistics andeconomic investment climate.


SOUTH AFRICA IN FOCUSEconomic, Political & Social Issues

In 1994, South Africa’s image in the world changed instantaneously from the polecat to that ofbeing a model. The intensity of the societal conflict in the run-up to 1994, and the nature of thepost-1994 societal reconstruction focused the attention of the whole world on South Africa.The societal changes have been of a social, economic, political and educational nature; thefoundation of which had been laid by a Constitution and a Bill of Human Rights widely hailed asone of the most progressive in the world. After almost two decades, the time is ripe for anassessment. This book offers nine essays written by scholars who are recognised authorities intheir fields of expertise, critically surveying some aspects of that societal reconstructionproject.



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