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World Criminal Justice Systems, Eighth Edition: A Comparative Survey

Anderson, 2012

This comparative text provides an understanding of major world criminal justice systems by discussing and comparing the systems of six of the world's countries: England, France, Russia, China, Japan, and a new chapter on South Africa -- each representative of a different type of legal system. An additional chapter on Islamic law uses...

A Companion to Modern African Art

John Wiley & Sons, 2013

Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization.

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Encyclopedia of Modern Separatist Movements

ABC Clio, 2000

From Kosovo to Kashmir, from Northern Ireland to Nigeria, most conflicts in the world today are ethnic conflicts over territory. This encyclopedia covers ethnic separatism and related topics. Members of an ethnic group share a common culture and can be distinguished from members of other groups by some social characteristic such as race,...

The Cradle of Language (Studies in the Evolution of Language)

Oxford University Press, 2009

This book is the first to focus on the African origins of human language. It explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Scholars from around the world address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine the ways it has been interpreted. The book also...

Wildlife between Empire and Nation in Twentieth-Century Africa (African Histories and Modernities)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

This book traces the emergence of wildlife policy in colonial eastern and central Africa over the course of a century. Spanning from imperial conquest through the consolidation of colonial rule, the rise of nationalism, and the emergence of neocolonial and neoliberal institutions, this book shows how these fundamental themes of the twentieth...

The Construction Industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Proceedings of 11th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Research Conference

Springer, 2019

This book gathers papers from the 11th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Research Conference, held on 28–30 July 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference provided an essential forum for reviewing and generating knowledge on Construction 4.0 and, consequently, highlighted processes and...

Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software (Theory in Practice)

O'Reilly, 2009

Successful software depends as much on scrupulous testing as it does on solid architecture or elegant code. But testing is not a routine process, it's a constant exploration of methods and an evolution of good ideas.

Beautiful Testing offers 23 essays from 27 leading testers and developers that illustrate the qualities and...

Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership

Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009

`This fascinating collection of local mythology shows how widely leadership models differ across nations, and how deeply these differences are rooted. True global leadership is based on empathy with local variety.'
- Geert Hofstede, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, author of Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors,...

Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Russia and Eurasia/China

Macmillan Technical, 1994

This project began in 1987 with the goal of assembling a basic reference source that provides accurate, clear, and concise descriptions of the cultures of the world. We wanted to be as comprehensive and authoritative as possible: comprehensive, by providing descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or by describing a...

Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning: 16th International Conference

Springer, 2011

The 16th LPAR event was held in Africa for the very first time, signalling a bright future for a conference with a glowing history. For many years it was a goal of the steering committee to hold LPAR in Africa and the enthusiasm for our presence far exceeded our expectations. With the help of local organiser Waly Faye, LPAR integrated itself...

Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues

Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

This textbook introduces political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach to critically examine land and environmental issues.

Drawing on discourse and narrative analysis, Marxist political economy and insights from natural science, the book points at similarities, differences and inter-connections between...

A Global Security Triangle: European, African and Asian interaction (Routledge/GARNET series: Europe in the World)

Routledge, 2009

This book considers the interactions between Africa, Asia and Europe, analysing the short and long term strategies various states have adopted to external relations.

The urgency attached to the agenda of international terrorism and human and drugs- trafficking has forced the European Union into new cooperation with Africa and Asia. These...

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