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Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education
"This volume brings together excellent scholarship and innovative policy discussion to demonstrate the essential role of higher education in the development of Africa and of the world at large. Based on deep knowledge of the university system in several African countries, this book will reshape the debate on development in the global information economy for years to come. It should be mandatory…
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- 9781920677855
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- 370 KNO
Digital Identity : An Emergent Legal Concept
This is the first full-length study of digital identity in a transactional context, from a legal perspective. Clare Sullivan's analysis reveals the emergence of a distinct, new legal concept of identity. This concept is particularly clear under a national identity scheme such as the United Kingdom and Indian schemes. However, its emergence is evident even in jurisdictions, like Australia, which…
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- 9780980723007
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- 340 SUL d
Law as Change : Engaging with the Life and Scholarship of Adrian Bradbrook
In 2011, Professor Adrian J Bradbrook retired from a distinguished scholarly career spanning over forty years. During this time, he made a significant contribution to teaching and scholarship not only in property law — specifically to leasehold tenancies law and easements and restrictive covenants — but also to energy law, especially the emerging and growing field of solar energy. This book…
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- 9781922064806
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- 340 LEA l
Teaching and Testing L2 Interactional Competence : Bridging Theory and Practice
This volume features the latest research findings on L2 interactional competence to demonstrate the potential for developing and implementing research-based pedagogy that targets interactional competence (IC) in early instruction in a variety of L2 learning and teaching contexts. Incorporating contributions from both leading and emerging researchers in the area, the book is organized into four …
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- 9781351709118, 1351709119
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- 370 TEA
Current Perspectives on the Archaeology of African Slavery in Latin America
This edited volume aims at exploring a most relevant but somewhat neglected subject in archaeological studies, especially within Latin America: maroons and runaway settlements. Scholarship on runaways is well established and prolific in ethnology, anthropology and history, but it is still in its infancy in archaeology. A small body of archaeological literature on maroons exists for other region…
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- 9781493912643
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- XI, 135
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- SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
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- 301
Current issues in transitional justice : towards a more holistic approach
This volume brings together multiple, interdisciplinary viewpoints to explore and examine the current state of transitional justice. Contributors are drawn from both academic and practitioner backgrounds, working in fields such as human rights, humanitarian law, public policy, sociology, cultural and peace studies, and earth jurisprudence. Current Issues in Transitional Justice: Towards a More …
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- 9783319093901
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- XIV, 376
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- Springer Series in Transitional Justice
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- 320.011
In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution: Views from Rice and Maize Farmers'…
This book explores recent experiences in the effort to bring about a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The chapters focus on rice and maize, which are promising and strategic smallholder crops. Significantly, we find that an African Rice Revolution has already begun in many irrigated areas, using Asian-type modern varieties, chemical fertilizer, and improved management practices. Fu…
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- 978-4-431-55692-3
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- XXIII, 208
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- Natural Resource Management and Policy
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- 330 INP
Incentives and Performance: Governance of Research Organizations
This book contributes to the current discussion in society, politics and higher education on innovation capacity and the financial and non-financial incentives for researchers. The expert contributions in the book deal with implementation of incentive systems at higher education institutions in order to foster innovation. On the other hand, the book also discusses the extent to which governa…
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- 978-3-319-09784-8
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- XXV, 488
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- 360 INC
Culture, diversity and heritage : major studies
The texts presented in this book trace the rise of culture as a major concern for development, international diplomacy, sustainability and national politics over the past two decades. As a major participant in anthropological field research, advocate for cultural freedom and decision-maker in international programs on culture, the author gives a firsthand account of the trade-offs, the contradi…
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- 9783319138114
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- XVI, 199
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- SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
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- 301
Cultural, religious and political contestations : the multicultural challenge
This book examines the foundations of multiculturalism in the context of émigré societies and from a multi-dimensional perspective. The work considers the politics of multiculturalism and focuses on how the discourse of cultural rights and intercultural relations in western societies can and should be accounted for at a philosophical, as well as performative level. Theoretical perspectives …
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- 9783319160030
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- VI, 230
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- 305.8
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