Nature's miracle orphans. Series 2, Episode 1, Moyo & Robin

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Democratizing or Reconfiguring Predatory Autocracy? : Myths and Realities in Africa Today. by Mentan, Tatah

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Displacing the state : religion and conflict in neoliberal Africa by Smith, James Howard

Table of Contents: “…Religious dimensions of conflict and peace in a neoliberal Africa: an introduction / James Howard Smith -- Forgiveness with consequences: scriptures, Qene, and traditions of restorative justice in nineteenth-century Ethiopia / Charles Schaefer -- Making peace with the devil: the political life of devil worship rumors in Kenya / James Howard Smith -- The Mungiki movement: a source of religio-political conflict in Kenya / Grace Nyatugah Wamue-Ngare -- Magic as identity maker: conflict and militia formation in eastern Congo / Koen Vlassenroot -- Religion, politics, and gender in Zimbabwe: the Masowe apostles and Chimurenga religion / Isabel Mukonyora -- "Devil bustin' satellites": how media liberalization in Africa generates religious intolerance and conflict / Rosalind I.J. …”
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Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Critchley, William

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 7 Niger: Small-scale and simple for sustainabilityChapter 8 Tanzania: Bright spots and barriers to adoption; Chapter 9 Sudan: Ancient traditions receiving a new impetus; Chapter 10 Zimbabwe: Keeping runoff on the land; Chapter 11 Investing in water for agriculture in the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa: Considerations for a conducive policy environment; Chapter 12 Conclusions, lessons and an agenda for action; Glossary; Index.…”
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Religion in times of crisis

Table of Contents: “…Religion, Crisis and the Nation-StateReligion in Times of Crisis in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Churches in Manicaland and Its Theodicy of Liberation (Tarusarira); Religion, Homosexuality, and Contested Social Orders in the Netherlands, the Western Balkans, and Sweden (van den Berg, Bos, Derks, Ganzevoort, Jovanović, Korte, and Sremac); Parliamentary Hereticization of the Ahmadiyya in Pakistan: The Modern World Implicated in Islamic Crises (Qadir).…”
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The Economics of International Development : Foreign Aid versus Freedom for the World's Poor. by Easterly, William, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Table 1 Technocratic solutions to poverty 1938 and 2005; Figure 1 Number of African leaders by type; Figure 2 Development in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe relative to the US; The authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Summary; Tables and figures; 1 The tyranny of experts: foreign aid versus freedom for the world's poor; William Easterly; Technocrats and the failure of development policy; The importance of 'rights'; Making progress on economic freedom and political rights; What should we do to end poverty?…”
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Indigenous social security systems : in Southern and West Africa

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6 -- Indigenous Social Security Systems in Zimbabwe: Strengths, Challenges and Prospects -- Part II -- The West African Segment -- Chapter 7 -- Indigenous Social Security Systems in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter 8 -- Indigenous Social Security Systems and Government Policies: Impacts on the Development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana -- Chapter 9 -- Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Social Protection in Ghana -- Chapter 10 -- The Challenge of HIV/AIDS on the Indigenous Social Security Systems: The Case of Cameroon…”
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The status, reputation, and image of the library and information profession : proceedings of the IFLA pre-session seminar, Delhi, 24-28 August 1992

Table of Contents: “…Ghanaindia -- jamaica -- mauritius -- mozambique -- namibia -- nepal -- nigeria -- philippines -- st martin -- senegal -- sierra leone -- sri lanka -- swaziland -- uganda -- venezuela -- vietnam -- zimbabwe…”
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Sans papiers : the social and economic lives of young undocumented migrants by Bloch, Alice, 1964-

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Durable Peace : Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa. by Ali, Taisier, M.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS AND CREDITS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction -- Part One: Peacebuilding after Military Victory -- 1 Post-Civil War Transitions in Ethiopia -- 2 Obstacles to Peacebuilding in Rwanda -- 3 Uganda: The Politics of 'Consolidation' under Museveni's Regime, 1996-2003 -- Part Two: Peacebuilding after a Negotiated Settlement -- 4 Reconstructing Peace in Liberia -- 5 The Peace Dividend in Mozambique, 1987-1997 -- 6 Postwar and Post-Apartheid: The Costs and Benefits of Peacebuilding, South African Style -- 7 Zimbabwe and Sustainable Peacebuilding -- Part Three: Peacebuilding under Threat -- 8 Somalia: International versus Local Attempts at Peacebuilding -- 9 Failures in Peacebuilding: Sudan (1972-1983) and Angola (1991-1998) -- Part Four: General Themes -- 10 Development and Peacebuilding: Conceptual and Operational Deficits in International Assistance -- 11 Structural Deficits and Institutional Adaptations to Conflict and Peacebuilding in Africa -- Conclusion: The Long and Difficult Road to Peace -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.…”
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Securing Land Rights in Africa. by Benjaminsen, Tor A.

Table of Contents: “…Benjaminsen and Christian Lund -- Reinventing Institutions: Bricolage and the Social Embeddedness of Natural Resource Management: Frances Cleaver -- Neither Tragedy Nor Enclosure: Are There Inherent Human Rights in Water Management in Zimbabwe's Communal Lands?: Bill Derman and Anne Helium -- The Interplay Between Formal and Informal Systems of Managing Resource Conflicts: Some Evidence from South-Western Tanzania: Faustin P. …”
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Elephant dawn : the inspirational story of thirteen years living with elephants in the African wilderness by Pincott, Sharon

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The pseudo-democrat's dilemma : why election observation became an international norm by Hyde, Susan D.

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The Sexual History of the Global South : Sexual Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America. by Wieringa, Saskia

Table of Contents: “…Sexual politics in the global South: framing the discourse / Saskia Wieringa and Horacio Sívori ; The rise of sex and sexuality studies in post-1978 China / Huang Yingying ; The obscene modern and the pornographic family: adventures in Bangla pornography / Hardik Brata Biswas ; Sexing the nation's body during the Cuban republican era / Abel Sierra Madero ; Government and the control of venereal diseases in colonial Tanzania, 1920-60 / Musa Sadock ; Violence and the emergence of gay and lesbian activism in Argentina, 1983-90 / Diego Sempol ; Sexuality and nationalist ideologies in post-colonial Cameroon / Basile Ndjio ; The 'lesbian' existence in Arab cultures: historical and sociological perspectives / Iman Al-Ghafari ; 'Public women' and the 'obscene' body: an exploration of abolition debates in India / Nitya Vasudevan ; Male homoeroticism, homosexual identity, and AIDS in Mexico City in the 1980s / Alberto Teutle López ; Canons of desire: male homosexuality in twenty-first-century Keralam / Rajeev Kumaramkandath ; Female criminality in Brazil: a study on gender and sexuality in a women's prison / Fabíola Cordeiro ; Sexual pleasure and premarital sexual adventures of young women in Zimbabwe / Tsitsi B. Masvawure.…”
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Textures by Eppel, John, 1947-

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African women writers and the politics of gender by Zulfiqar, Sadia

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Entrepreneurship During the Times of COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges and Consequences. by Li, Jun

Table of Contents: “…-- Leveraging green skills in response to the COVID-19 crisis: a case study of small and medium enterprises in Harare, Zimbabwe -- Money for female entrepreneurs does not grow on trees: start-ups' financing implications in times of COVID-19…”
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Africa in the Time of Cholera : a History of Pandemics from 1817 to the Present. by Echenberg, Myron

Table of Contents: “…7 Risk Factors: Environment and Geography, Armed Conflicts, and the Dispersal of Refugees8 Risk Factors: Public Health Policy Choices among Stable and Weak States; 9 Zimbabwe, Portrait of Cholera in a Failed State; 10 Cholera Today; Bibliography; I. …”
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Gendered Dichotomies in African Youth Language and Language Practices by Oloruntoba-Oju, Taiwo

Table of Contents: “…Gender, Age and Rural-Urban Dichotomies in S'ncamtho Familiarity and Usage in Zimbabwe -- 4. Clever or Smarter? Style and Indexicality in Gendered Constructions of Male and Female Youth Identities in Kenya and South Africa -- 5. …”
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Doing business in 2005 : removing obstacles to growth.

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Perspectives économiques régionales : Avr. 08.

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Leadership : theory and practice by Northouse, Peter Guy

The Equitable Forest : Diversity, Community, and Resource Management. by Colfer, Carol J. Pierce

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 5 From Diversity to Exclusion for Forest Minorities in CameroonChapter 6 Women in Campo-Ma'an National Park; Chapter 7 Women, Decisionmaking, and Resource Management in Zimbabwe; Chapter 8 Becoming Men in Our Dresses!; Chapter 9 Learning Amongst Ourselves; PART III: South America; Chapter 10 Intrahousehold Differences in Natural Resource Management in Peru and Brazil; Chapter 11 Improving Collaboration between Outsiders and Communities in the Amazon; Chapter.…”
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Africa : adjusting to the challenges of globalization

Table of Contents: “…Christie -- Developing sound banking systems and practices in Africa / Piero Ugolini -- Relevance of banking lessons for Africa: Zimbabwe's experience / Leonard Tsumba -- Comments / James Cross, Hiroyuki Hino -- Liberalizing the trade system / Robert Sharer -- Comments / Hirohisa Kohama, Ibrahima Makenguilé. …”
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Images and empires : visuality in colonial and postcolonial Africa

Table of Contents: “…Landau -- "Our mosquitoes are not so big": images and modernity in Zimbabwe / Timothy Burke -- The sleep of the brave: graves as sites and signs in the colonial eastern Cape / David Bunn -- Tintin and the interruptions of Congolese comics / Nancy Rose Hunt -- Cartooning Nigerian anticolonial nationalism / Tejumola Olaniyan -- Empires of the visual: photography and colonial administration in Africa / Paul S. …”
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Biofuels, land grabbing and food security in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Matondi and Patience Mutopo -- Smallholder-led transformation towards biofuel production in Ethiopia / Atakilte Beyene -- Biofuel, land and environmental issues : the case of SEKAB's biofuel plans in Tanzania / Kjell Havnevik and Hanne Haaland -- Agro-investments in Zimbabwe at a time of redistributive land reforms / Prosper B. …”
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Understanding options for agricultural production

Table of Contents: “…Overview of IBSNAT -- Data for model operation, calibration, and evaluation -- Soil water balance and plant water stress -- Nitrogen balance and crop response to nitrogen in upland and lowland cropping systems -- Cereal growth, development and yield -- The CROPGRO model for grain legumes -- Modeling growth and development of root and tuber crops -- Decision support system for agrotechnology transfer; DSSAT v3 -- Modeling and crop improvement -- Simulation as a tool for improving nitrogen management -- The use of a crop simulation model for planning wheat irrigation in Zimbabwe -- Simulation of pest effects on crops using coupled pest-crop models: the potential for decision support -- The use of crop models for international climate change impact assessment -- Evaluation of land resources using crop models and a GIS -- The simulation of cropping sequences using DSSAT -- Risk assessment and food security -- Incorporating farm household decision-making within whole farm models -- Network management and information dissemination for agrotechnology transfer -- Crop simulation models as an educational tool -- Synthesis.…”
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World directory of map collections

Table of Contents: “…United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland United States -- Venezuela -- Yugoslavia -- Zimbabwe…”
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Economy for and against democracy

Table of Contents: “…The global politics of finance : distributional consequences and legitimizing narratives / Horacio Ortiz -- Party funding for and against democracy in Zimbabwe and South Africa / Booker Magure -- The struggle for economic democracy -- Women as mediators in postwar Mozambique : pushing lobolo from price to propriety / Albert Farré -- Negotiating state and market: the South African HIV/AIDS movement and social change / Theodore Powers -- Beyond the market : White workers in Pretoria / John Sharp and Stephan Van Wyk -- Waves of unrest : wildcat strikes and possible democratic change in Swaziland / Vito Laterza -- Visions of human economy and democracy -- Solidarity economy in contemporary Greece : 'movementality', economic democracy and social reproduction during crisis / Theodoros Rakopoulos -- Money for a human economy : a reflection from Argentina -- Human economy : the revolutionary struggle for happiness / Keith Hart -- Building a human economy movement : the precedent of transnational feminism / Camille Sutton-Brown-Fox.…”
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Governance and the crisis of rule in contemporary Africa : leadership in transformation by Obadare, Ebenezer, Adebanwi, Wale

Table of Contents: “…6 Leadership, Nation, and Subjectivity in Cameroon: Ahidjo's "Citizenization" and Biya's "Autochthonization" in Comparative Perspectives7 Factionalism and Robert Mugabe's Leadership in Zimbabwe; 8 Ahmadu Bello and the Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria; Part III Power, Governance, and Non-State Leadership; 9 The Evolution of Insurgent Leadership in Africa; 10 Democratic Leadership, Religious Values, and Social Justice: Examining the Ethical Dimensions of Anti-Gay Legislation in Africa; 11 Social Transformation and Military Leadership: The Nigerian Army and Fourth Generation Wars.…”
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The cultural history of money and credit : a global perspective

Table of Contents: “…Lumba -- Dubious figures : speculation, calculation, and credibility in early twentieth-century Chinese stock exchanges / Bryna Goodman -- Money and autonomy in a settler colony : the politics of monetary regulation in colonial Zimbabwe, 1930s-1965 / Admire Mseba -- Bibliography -- About the editors -- About the contributors -- Index.…”
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Subnational Capital Markets in Developing Countries : From Theory to Practice.

Table of Contents: “…Political, legal, and financial framework / John Petersen, Mila Freire -- Borrowing instruments and restrictions on their use / John Petersen, Miguel Valadez -- Characteristics of financial market regulation and disclosure / John Petersen -- Evaluating, monitoring, and assisting subnational governments / John Petersen, Marcela Huertas -- Policy guidelines / John Petersen, Mila Freire -- Argentina / Rodrigo Trelles Zabala -- Brazil / Rodrigo Trelles Zabala, Giovanni Giovanelli -- Colombia / Rodrigo Trelles Zabala -- Mexico / Steven Hochman, Miguel Valadez -- South Africa / Matthew Glasser, Roland White -- Zimbabwe / Roland White, Matthew Glaser -- Morocco / Samir El Daher -- Tunisia / Samir El Daher -- People's Republic of China / John Petersen -- Republic of Korea / John Petersen -- India / Pryianka Sood -- Indonesia / Robert Kehew, John Petersen -- The Philippines / John Petersen -- Bulgaria / Peter D. …”
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Investing in communities achieves results : findings from an evaluation of community responses to HIV and AIDS

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Public procurement regulation in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Dagbanja -- The regulatory framework for public procurement in Kenya / Kingsley Udeh -- The regulatory framework for public procurement in Namibia / Sam Amoo and Scott Dicken -- The regulatory framework for public procurement in Nigeria / Kingsley Udeh and Lawal Ahmadu -- The regulatory framework for public procurement in Rwanda / Ivan Rugema -- The regulatory framework for public procurement in South Africa / Phoebe Bolton -- The regulatory framework for public procurement in Zimbabwe / Naison Machingauta, Phoebe Bolton and Joel Zowa -- Donors' influence on developing countries' procurement systems, rules and markets : a critical analysis / Annamaria La Chimia -- Procurement methods in the public procurement systems of Africa / Elinor Caborn and Sue Arrowsmith -- A comparative perspective on supplier remedies in African public procurement systems / Geo Quinot -- A perspective on corruption and public procurement in Africa / Sope Williams-Elegbe -- Promotion of social policy through public procurement in Africa / Geo Quinot.…”
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The world of wine and food : a guide to varieties, tastes, history, and pairings by Philpott, Don

Table of Contents: “…South AfricaSpain and Regions; Switzerland; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States and Regions; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Zimbabwe; PART II. WINE AND FOOD; North Africa; Middle East; Israel and Jewish Cuisine; Central Africa; West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Australia and New Zealand; Britain; Caribbean; China; Eastern Europe; France; Germany and Austria; Greece; Holland; India and Sri Lanka; Ireland; Italy; Japan; North America; Russia; Scandinavia; South America; Spain; Southeast Asia; Switzerland; Turkey; Pairings; Notes; Index; About the Author.…”
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Miscellaneous Bacteria by Gideon Informatics, Inc

Table of Contents: “…MISCELLANEOUS BACTERIA: GLOBAL STATUS -- Copyright -- Introduction: The GIDEON e-book series -- Table of Contents -- Brazilian purpuric fever -- Epidemiology -- Agent -- Reservoir -- Vector -- Vehicle -- Incubation Period -- Diagnostic Tests -- Typical Adult Therapy -- Typical Pediatric Therapy -- Clinical Hints -- Synonyms -- References -- Clinical -- References -- Distribution Map -- The World -- References -- Australia -- References -- Brazil -- References -- The United States -- References -- Intestinal spirochetosis -- Epidemiology -- Agent -- Reservoir -- Vector -- Vehicle Incubation Period -- Diagnostic Tests -- Typical Adult Therapy -- Typical Pediatric Therapy -- Clinical Hints -- Synonyms -- References -- Clinical -- References -- Distribution Map -- The World -- References -- Australia -- References -- Bangladesh -- References -- Belgium -- References -- Canada -- References -- Chile -- References -- India -- References -- Indonesia -- References -- Italy -- References -- Japan -- References -- The Netherlands -- References -- Norway -- References -- Pakistan -- References -- Spain -- References -- Sweden -- References -- The United States -- References Kingella infection -- Epidemiology -- Agent -- Reservoir -- Vector -- Vehicle -- Incubation Period -- Diagnostic Tests -- Typical Adult Therapy -- Typical Pediatric Therapy -- Clinical Hints -- Synonyms -- References -- Clinical -- References -- Distribution Map -- Images -- The World -- References -- France -- References -- Israel -- References -- Spain -- References -- The United States -- References -- Rhodococcus equi infection -- Epidemiology -- Agent -- Reservoir -- Vector -- Vehicle -- Incubation Period -- Diagnostic Tests -- Typical Adult Therapy -- Typical Pediatric Therapy Clinical Hints -- Synonyms -- References -- Clinical -- References -- Distribution Map -- The World -- References -- Brazil -- References -- The Comoros -- References -- Israel -- References -- Taiwan -- References -- Thailand -- References -- The United Arab Emirates -- References -- The United Kingdom -- References -- The United States -- References -- Vietnam -- References -- Zimbabwe -- References -- About GIDEON.…”
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World Literature in Motion Institution, Recognition, Location. by Shi, Flair Donglai

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction: A Manifesto for Critical World Literature Studies -- Section 1: Postcolonial Institutions -- The Zimbabwe International Book Fair and the Idea of Book Development -- Athol Fugard as "Regional Writer": Oxford University Press, Three Crowns, and Three Port Elizabeth Plays -- The Politics of Censorship: The Making of The Penguin Book of South African Verse (1968) -- Penguin's People: The Information Research Department and British Publishing -- Section 2: Recognition through Prizes -- V. …”
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Film, Philosophy and Religion

Table of Contents: “…Endong -- Zollywood and the eclipse of Christianity by African tradtional religion in post-colonial Zimbabwe / Robert Matikiti -- Working women an drape myths in Turkish cinema between 1923-1996 / Bariskan Unal -- Aristotle at the movies : epistemic virtue in film / Jonathan Strand -- King David as a Biblical "Goodfella" and "The Godfather" : cultural-social analogies with monarchy and La Cosa Nostra . …”
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Academic Writing in Context : Implications and Applications. by Hewings, Martin

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Impact of Covid-19 on Construction by Emuze, Fidelis

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Guest editorial -- COVID-19 guidelines incorporated in the health and safety management policies of construction firms -- Factors affecting the delivery of optimum health and safety on construction projects during the covid-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe -- Barriers to the implementation of COVID-19 safety regulations: insight from Ghanaian construction sites -- Adapting to COVID-19 on construction sites: what are the lessons for long-term improvements in safety and worker effectiveness? …”
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