Since first publication in 1993, Nations and Politics in the Soviet Successor-States edited by Ian Bremmer and Ray Taras has established itself internationally as the first genuinely comprehensive, systematic and rigorous analysis of the nation- and state-building processes of t…
Since first publication in 1993, Nations and Politics in the Soviet Successor-States edited by Ian Bremmer and Ray Taras has established itself internationally as the first genuinely comprehensive, systematic and rigorous analysis of the nation- and state-building processes of t…
« The field of statistics focuses on drawing conclusions from data by modeling and analyzing the data using probabilistic models. The authors of this introductory text describe three key concepts from statistics--estimators, tests, and confidence regions--which they demonstrate …
Biographical study of lee kuan yew, comprising an account of his political leadership of Singapore - examines his role in the economic development of the city state, discusses the merger with Malaysia and subsequent independence, describes his attitude toward education, and incl…
Several aspects of the social division of labour and food insecurity in Tanzania 1919-1985 are studied in this book. These range from maize and millet shifting, cultivation of woodland and wooded grassland areas, to government labour policy and the male migrant bachelor wage lab…
Comprises a linked series of previously published articles and opinion pieces. Traces political and economic developments in southern Africa from the struggle for decolonization and autonomy in the 1960s to the battle against apartheid in South Africa and efforts to end the rule…
Survey of Nigeria from 1860 to 1960 - covers demographic aspects and geographical aspects, social structure, political system, economic conditions under colonialism and independence, the role of UK, economic policy, fiscal policy, transport, communication, agricultural developme…
Social research into the process of social change taking place among the fang tribal peoples of the Gabon and the ba-kongo in the Congo and zaire - examines the historical and sociological aspects of the role of Europe in africa, the era of forced labour and the impact thereof o…
Economic analysis of the emergence of capitalist production relations and the impact of capitalism on economic development in Africa South of Sahara - examines the economic implications of trade with developed countries during colonialism, particularly for land tenure, and the e…
"This is the first full account of a country that, following decades of isolation, has undergone unprecedented changes to its political system: the collapse of communism, the progression to multi-party elections and the upheaval that followed the March 1997 uprising. Miranda Vic…