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Full-colour throughout, "The Rough Guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland" is the ultimate travel guide to these spectacular countries. With 30 years experience and our trademark 'tell it like it is' writing style, "Rough Guides" cover all the b…

En fantastisk läsupplevelse Sydafrika, 1996: apartheidsystemet har fallit. Den vita lantbrukarhustrun Milla de Wet ligger förlamad och kan bara kommunicera genom blinkningar. Hon är helt utlämnad till Agaat, som ägnar henne en noggrann men ilsken om…

Årets roman enligt tidningen Vi Läser! Fem av fem i Gomorron Sverige. »En stor roman.« Kulturnytt P1 Berättelsen om den vita lantbrukarhustrun Milla de Wet och den svarta kvinnan Agaat gestaltar den såriga sydafrikanska samtidshistorien som ingen an…

Featuring over 200 of the top birding sites, this easy-to-use, illustrated map acts as a guide to watching birds in southern Africa. Details of each birding site are featured, including descriptions of habitat, and the type of bird to be found there.

Välkommen till Sydafrika - här börjar din resa till det mångfacetterade landet. Upptäck de historiska skatterna och den blandade kulturen. Besök Johannesburg, Kapstaden eller Durban och utforska de fantastiska nationalparkerna, som Krugerparken, en…

African shamanism teaches that nature is magical, and magic is natural. After being rescued from a life-threatening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region by a sangoma known as the 'Lion Queen', Linda Tucker embarks on a journey into the…

For many people the epitome of the British soldier of the late Victorian period is the Redcoat who fought in southern Africa in the 1870s. This title covers the key period of the wars against the Zulu and Boers; the dramatic battles of Rorke's Drift…

Välarrangerad spänning i Meyers nya Tidig morgon, en ung amerikansk turist rusar upp för sluttningen på Taffelberget, jagad som ett djur. Samtidigt väcks Bennie Griessel, den mest slitna snuten i hela Sydafrika, av meddelandet om ett mord på en anna…

"DK Eyewitness Top 10: Cape Town & the Winelands" is the essential guide to Africa's most vibrant destinations. Whether it's the Top 10 thrilling wildlife experiences, wine estates, museums and galleries, beaches , parks and reserves, best shopping…

Nominerad till bästa utländska kriminalroman Tobela »Tiny« Mpayipheli lever ett stilla liv i Kapstaden med sin familj. Han har lämnat tiden som elitsoldat i ANC, den sydafrikanska befrielserörelsen, bakom sig och bytt geväret mot skruvmejseln på en…

Nominerad till bästa utländska kriminalroman Tobela »Tiny« Mpayipheli lever ett stilla liv i Kapstaden med sin familj. Han har lämnat tiden som elitsoldat i ANC, den sydafrikanska befrielserörelsen, bakom sig och bytt geväret mot skruvmejseln på en…

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken…

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up to deal with the human rights violations of apartheid during the years 1960-1994. However, as Wilson shows, the TRC's restorative justice approach to healing the nation did not a…

Public Economics 5th edition takes a look at the economic policy challenges, and forces of democratisation and globalisation on a medium-sized, open developing country.

The South African labour market has undergone unparalleled reformations since 1994. This textbook, which is up-to-date with all the current legislation, provides a comprehensive text for students at tertiary institutions. It is also a valuable refer…

This book provides a history of some of the main institutions of South African private law and in so doing explores the process through which integration of the English common law and the continental civil law came about in that jurisdiction. Here i…

Nationally-specific definitions of citizenship proved decisive for the development of the Tax State in Brazil and South Africa in the twentieth century. Although both countries had been divided along racial and regional lines in the late nineteenth…

Nationally-specific definitions of citizenship proved decisive for the development of the Tax State in Brazil and South Africa in the twentieth century. Although both countries had been divided along racial and regional lines in the late nineteenth…

Berättelser från det nya Sydafrika Omvandlingen från apartheid till demokrati har förändrat Sydafrika, men inte gjort landet till det välmående föredöme världen velat se. Fattigdom, rasism, dålig utbildning, kamp om jorden – problemen finns kv…

How do Western images of Africa and African representations of the West mirror each other? In this text the author seeks to illuminate the complex issues involved in the making of modern identities in Africa, Europe and the United States, through an…

Kampen mot apartheid i Sydafrika och det framväxten av det globala civilsamhället. 1958 uttalade en enad sydafrikansk befrielserörelse en vädjan till det internationella samfundet: Stöd oss i kampen för att störta apartheidregimen genom att bojkotta…

This revised, new edition is the perfect guidebook for the mainstream traveller visiting this beautiful city and surrounding area. This book delivers: expert advice, tracking down the best sights and experiences; detailed background on people, geogr…

The Law of Commerce in South Africa provides a clear, practical and business-orientated introduction to commercial law principles for students of accounting and other business disciplines. Mindful of their interests and focus, the text conveys conce…

I de skiftande och halvfärdiga miljöerna i Johannesburgs utkanter möter vi fyra män: en statistiker, en sanitetsingenjör, en konstnär som gör utställningar på temat folkmord, och en affischerare som har tappat sin mobiltelefon på en byggarbetsplats.…

This student friendly and accessible South African edition contains the landmark changes in the South African legal and corporate governance environment as well as the recent changes in the international professional standards.

David Attwell defends the literary and political integrity of South African novelist J.M. Coetzee by arguing that Coetzee has absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing the ethical tensions of the South African crisis. As…

Under its first chief justice, Arthur Chaskalson, the South African Constitutional Court built an unrivalled reputation in the comparative constitutional law community for technically accomplished and morally enlightened decision-making. At the same…

Under its first chief justice, Arthur Chaskalson, the South African Constitutional Court built an unrivalled reputation in the comparative constitutional law community for technically accomplished and morally enlightened decision-making. At the same…

This compact field guide to the identification of Southern African mammals based on their spoor, droppings and skulls has been accepted as the standard work on the subject. This edition offers up-to-date information on identification through signs.…

In recent years black South African music and dance have become ever more popular in the West, where they are now widely celebrated as expressions of opposition to discrimination and repression. Less well known is the rich history of these arts, whi…

The idea of human equality and the requirement from the state to provide equal opportunity to all lie at the foundation of modern democracy. Focusing on the area of higher education, this volume discusses the notion of 'affirmative action', a generi…

This text is core material for the course in Labour Relations, and offers an introductory, comprehensive overview of the field. Written with an understanding of both management and trade union contexts, the text offers an applied, strategic and skil…

Hirsh Goodman's childhood in South Africa was white-and Jewish-in ways he did not initially appreciate. While the local culture brutally suppressed the black population, Hirsh and his friends marched off to Zionist Socialist meetings, full of rhetor…

André Brinks memoarer - en stark och kärleksfull skildring av Sydafrika Dammiga byar i ett Sydafrika präglat av apartheid. Våldsamheter, religion och den gamla världen i förhållande till den nya är några av utgångspunkterna för André Brinks memoarer…

The transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa has raised questions, on the one hand, about the tension between the imperatives of justice and equality and, on the other, reconciliation. Transforming the decades old apartheid system unde…

Soldiers in a Storm: The Armed Forces in South Africa's Democratic Transition is a study of the role of the military in the creation and development of South Africa's new post-apartheid system. Philip Frankel asserts that the armed forces played a f…

This book examines the social transformation wrought by the abolition of slavery in 1834 in South Africa's Cape Colony. It pays particular attention to the effects of socioeconomic and cultural changes in the way both freed slaves and dominant white…

In recent years, Africa has emerged as a dominant region in China 's foreign policy. As an emerging center of economic growth in the world economy, China is striving towards establishing a stronger footprint in Africa than ever before. The need to u…

Shakespeare and South Africa is a lively and topical study of the teaching and criticism of Shakespeare in South Africa from the early nineteenth century to the present day, covering a number of key historical moments in the interpretation of Shakes…

As a phenomenon of history with social, political, cultural implications, the entire 'negotiated' experience makes the South African situation unique in both the African and global context. As this phenomenon unfolds, many fascinating new artistic i…

Over the space of two centuries, the original Dutch settlers of South Africa, augmented by a trickle of refugees from a succession of religious wars in France and Germany, grew into a hardy breed. In time, these people came to think of themselves as…

The Rise of Conservation in South Africa is an innovative contribution to the growing comparative field of environmental history. Beinart's major theme is the history of conservationist ideas in South Africa. He focuses largely on the livestock farm…

RÄTTEGÅNGEN SOM SKAKADE APARTHEID Sydafrika april 1987. Försvarsadvokaten Peter Harris väcks av ett anonymt telefonsamtal. Han måste omedelbart köra till fängelset i Pretoria och träffa fyra män på avdelningen för högriskfångar. De är medlemmar i et…

Zulu military organisation was extremely sophisticated. Warriors were organised into regiments with some form of basic uniform and shields were state-manufactured and owned. Yet, in spite of this sophistication, much of the Zulu's military outlook w…

This impressive work is the first comprehensive account of the vegetation of southern Africa. The region contains a remarkable juxtaposition of different ecosystems, yet it forms a cohesive ecological unit with exceptionally high endemism. The book…

Snapshots from Cape Town. Life Geos On är en fotodagbok från Kapstaden där Per Englund har tillbringat flera svenska vintrar. Boken är en samling av hans iakttagelser och minnen, och skildrar staden efter apartheid. Det storslagna Kapstaden har i år…

This book reflects the legislative change and consequent changes in common law that fundamentally affect the law of persons, in particular the Children's Act of 2007 and the application of the constitution.

The book provides an accessible introduction to the principles of the law of family.Dealing constructively with the inherent change, uncertainty and possibility within this area of law, the text provides the essential material in a comprehensive sou…

Deborah Posel's book aims to break new ground in exposing some of the crucial political processes and struggles which shaped the reciprocal development of Apartheid and capitalism in South Africa. Her analysis debunks the orthodoxy in the literature…

This fully revised and updated Berlitz Pocket Guide is packed with all the information you need to enjoy South Africa, in a genuinely pocketable format. Places to go and unmissable attractions are explored within easy-to-use, colour-coded sections,…

Pieter lever i en tid då det gamla Sydafrika omvandlas och nya villkor skapas. Efter att ha förlorat sitt arbete lämnar han hem och familj och ger sig ut i ett Sydafrika som är hemland för så många olika folk och kulturer. Han konfronteras med en ti…

Cape Town is a buzzy bohemian city, nestling between the beautiful backdrop of Table Mountain and the Atlantic. Captivating visitors with its turbulent history, cultural diversity and stunning surroundings, it's easy to see why so many people fall i…