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Essays on the Evolution of the Post-Apartheid State

Legacies, Reforms and Prospects

by Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014

This book critically examines the challenges, successes, and failures of the post-1994 South African state against the humane values enshrined in its constitution: nonracial democracy and respect for all generations of human rights—civil, political, social, economic, resources and the environment...
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Role of Intellectuals

In the State-Society Nexus

by Nomboniso Gasa, Z. Pallo Jordan, Desiree Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016

If we are to talk of a 'new' intellectual movement, the question is begged: what happened to the 'old' intellectual movement? What happened to the thinkers who inspired and led our struggle against colonialism, apartheid and exploitation? In pursuit of answers to these questions, MISTRA hosted a roundtable...
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by Hester du Plessis, Leonard Martin, Jeffrey Sehume
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014

In the past four decades, transdisciplinarity has gained conceptual and practical traction for its transformative value in accounting for the complex challenges besetting humankind, including social relations and natural ecosystems. The need to develop frameworks for joint problem-solving involving...
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Building Blocks Towards an African Century

Essays in Honour of Thabo Mbeki Former President of the Republic of South Africa

by Molefe Kete Asante, Elias K. Bongmba, Max X. Boqwana
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018

In 2012, the University of South Africa, in partnership with the Thabo Foundation, hosted African intellectuals at a colloquium themed 'Mbeki@70'. The essays presented on that day were collected and edited into this book. What is reflected in the essays goes beyond the person of Thabo Mbeki to include...
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Mapungubwe Reconsidered: A Living Legacy

Exploring Beyond the Rise and Decline of the Mapungubwe State

by Shadreck Chirikure, Peter Delius, Amanda Esterhuysen
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015

The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is one of the profound treasures of southern Africa's social and archaeological history, appropriately declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 2003. Contained within this landscape is indispensable...
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Secret sanglant

Secret McQueen, T2

by Sierra Dean
Language: French
Release Date: December 7, 2018

Après avoir trompé la mort deux fois en une nuit, révélé sa vraie nature à ses âmes sœurs loups-garous et avoir été invitée à tuer un de ses amis les plus proches, Secret a pris des vacances bien méritées. En s’enfuyant. Maintenant, elle est de retour en ville – contrainte...
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Sombre Secret

Secret McQueen, T3

by Sierra Dean
Language: French
Release Date: June 7, 2019

Secret McQueen chasse les vampires, les loups-garous, et toutes sortes de créatures dangereuses. On pourrait croire qu’elle a déjà tout vu. Et pourtant... Quand la Reine des ocelots-garous vient lui demander de l’aide pour retrouver une jeune fille, l’hybride moitié vampire moitié loup-garou...
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Writing Personal Essays

Shaping and Sharing Your Life Experience

by Sheila Bender
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017

Writing from the truths in our lives seems difficult but personal essayist Sheila Bender provides a powerful methodology to reach more deeply into your personal experience and, therefore, to reach others deeply. You'll create eight styles of personal essays to examine your life events from different...
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Richmond

Living in the Shadow of Death

by Andrew Ragavaloo
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008

A true story, this gripping narrative reads like a political thriller as it describes one South African town's year of terror in the early days of the new post-apartheid government. Sifiso Nkabinde, the regional leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in the town of Richmond, KwaZulu Natal,...
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Africa Rise Up!

Perspectives on African Renewal

by Adewale Aderemi, John Akokpari, Lungile Ntombifuthi Bhengu
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018

As Africa continues the search for relevance, influence, peace, progress, and stability in a highly competitive global system, 'Africa Rise Up!' interrogates the historical and contemporary forces, agency, and factors that combine to affect the location of the continent in the global order. From politics...
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by Thierry Balloy
Language: French
Release Date: March 1, 2019

Lundi matin. La nuit se retire et Mathieu Cassagne, routier, quitte son Ardèche adorée pour une énième semaine vagabonde sur les routes de l’Europe. Sa vie monotone est faite de kilomètres et de longues heures d’attente, de solitude. Son univers est son camion. Au moment de sa pause-déjeuner,...
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by Jean-Frédéric Jung
Language: French
Release Date: January 4, 2019

Cour d’Assises de Rouen. Isabelle est jugée pour le meurtre de Frédéric, son mari. Malgré les preuves accablantes qui l’accusent, elle plaide non coupable avec un désespoir poignant. Henri, avocat du Havre et ami du couple, se charge de défendre la veuve éplorée. Épaulé par sa...
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by Aurore Chatras
Language: French
Release Date: January 4, 2019

Métro, boulot, dodo. Voilà à quoi se résume la vie d’Élisabeth. Sa vie parisienne sans attaches lui convient. Une famille ? Un enfant ? Hors de question ! Seule compte sa vie professionnelle ! Un matin, cette trentenaire découvre sa petite sœur Maelys sur le pas de la porte. Dix ans...
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33 raisons de te revoir

Te retrouver, T1

by Alice Kellen
Language: French
Release Date: September 7, 2018

Mike, Rachel, Luke et Jason étaient des amis d’enfance inséparables. Mais la vie leur a fait prendre des chemins différents lorsque Rachel a commis l’erreur de tomber amoureuse du mauvais garçon, Mike, qui a fini par la trahir, elle, la seule personne prête à tout risquer pour lui. Cinq...
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