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Remembering Robben Island

By: Jacques Claassen

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Nestled in the embrace of Table Bay, not far from the sweeping sands of Bloubergstrand, Robben Island is a haven for sea birds and seals. For centuries, it was also a harsh place of banishment and isolation. This rocky outcrop so close to Cape Town, surrounded by the icy, pounding Atlantic surf that made escape virtually impossible, became a convenient prison for anyone the authorities deemed unsavoury – from lowly convicts and rebellious Khoekhoen to lepers, from members of the Indonesian nobility and imams thought to be inciting mutiny in the East Indies to regal Xhosa chieftains, and later scores of anti-apartheid activists and prominent black leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Robert Sobukwe. Today, the actual prison building stands deserted and the lime quarry bakes in the midday sun – mute testaments to the indomitable spirit of humanity and the will to endure, silent reminders of injustices that must never happen again. Remembering Robben Island is a heritage title in the Picturesque series of small, full-colour souvenir books. Other titles in the series include Durban & Surrounds, Drakensberg, Cape Town, Garden Route, Swakopmund, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Winelands. Author and award-winning photographer Jacques Claassen’s articles and images have appeared in various newspapers and magazines, from Die Burger, Beeld and De Kat to Insig, to mention a few. He is the author of a travel guide to Cape Town and the Western Cape, which also contained over 200 of his images. He is currently the managing editor of Farming SA and lives in Cape Town with his wife and two sons.

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1920545719

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The French Economy

Theory And Policy

By: Jacques Melitz,Charles Wyplosz

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The French Economy

Theory And Policy

By: Jacques Melitz,Charles Wyplosz

This volume brings together the proceedings of a conference held at the Institut Europeen d' Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) at Fontainebleau on July 5, 6, and 7, 1982. Summer conferences abound in the Paris region. That it was possible to attract an imposing international cast of economists within walking distance of the historic castle of Fontainebleau and one hour away from central Paris by car during the month of July is nothing especially surprising. But in this case there was a particular motivation for choosing the French site.

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397

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Routledge

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1000229726

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9781000229721

Dances with Devils

A Journalist’s Search for Truth

By: Jacques Pauw

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Dances with Devils

A Journalist’s Search for Truth

By: Jacques Pauw

For more than a decade, Jacques Pauw has traversed his native continent in pursuit of warlords and drug traffickers, child soldiers and charlatans, adventure and anarchy. What he found was a rich array of personalities and a panoply of stories, ranging from the profoundly tragic to the intensely personal. Pauw’s stories range from South Africa to Rwanda, from Sierra Leone and the Sudan to Mozambique. Readers are taken behind the scenes of sensational news reports with compassion, humour and occasional cynicism and emerge in the knowledge that, even if it’s true that there is nothing new out of Africa, the writer has found fresh ways to present time-honoured tales of love, life, misery and mortality.

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666

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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177020119X

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9781770201194

Transboundary Hydro-Governance

From Conflict to Shared Management

By: Jacques Ganoulis,Jean Fried

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Transboundary Hydro-Governance

From Conflict to Shared Management

By: Jacques Ganoulis,Jean Fried

Attending water security is an important challenge and a major systemic risk humanity faces in the years to come. This is due to population increase, over-consumption of water, especially in agriculture, climate change and various forms of water pollution. The issue becomes more complicated in transboundary water catchments that cover almost half of the world’s land surface, with about 60% of global river flow and 40% of the world’s population. Also, in many parts of the planet, like Saharan Africa, population depends on groundwater resources located in transboundary aquifer systems. These facts illustrate the importance of the book's subject, which is the governance of transboundary waters, both surface and groundwater. The book is written by two distinguished scientists, who, having worked in various international institutions, like UNESCO, GEF, UNEP and at the European Commission, have both an extended expertise on how to bridge the gap between science and political decision-making, which is the main factor for an effective governance of water resources. What is new in the book is the integrated analysis of transboundary governance of both surface water and groundwater, as it occurs in reality. In current literature, groundwater is still often missing for the benefit of surface water or, on the contrary, it is treated separately from surface water. The most important feature of the book is to distinguish between the real and a "good" or an effective transboundary water governance and to provide practical tools, methodologies and examples for its implementation in the field. Published timely during 2018, the book will contribute to address successfully practical problems of governance of transboundary waters that represent a very important part of our precious fresh water resources.

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222

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Springer

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3319786253

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Recognition or Disagreement

A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

By: Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière

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Recognition or Disagreement

A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

By: Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière

Axel Honneth is best known for his critique of modern society centered on a concept of recognition. Jacques Rancière has advanced an influential theory of modern politics based on disagreement. Underpinning their thought is a concern for the logics of exclusion and domination that structure contemporary societies. In a rare dialogue, these two philosophers explore the affinities and tensions between their perspectives to provoke new ideas for social and political change. Honneth sees modern society as a field in which the logic of recognition provides individuals with increasing possibilities for freedom and is a constant catalyst for transformation. Rancière sees the social as a policing order and the political as a force that must radically assert equality. Honneth claims Rancière's conception of the political lies outside of actual historical societies and involves a problematic desire for egalitarianism. Rancière argues that Honneth's theory of recognition relies on an overly substantial conception of identity and subjectivity. While impassioned, their exchange seeks to advance critical theory's political project by reconciling the rift between German and French post-Marxist traditions and proposing new frameworks for justice.

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Columbia University Press

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0231541449

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9780231541442

Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics

The Heidelberg Conference

By: Jacques Derrida,Hans-Georg Gadamer,Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe

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Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics

The Heidelberg Conference

By: Jacques Derrida,Hans-Georg Gadamer,Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe

Three renowned philosophers discuss the work of Martin Heidegger, and the moral quandary of engaging with a major philosopher who was also a Nazi. In February 1988, philosophers Jacques Derrida, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe came together in Heidelberg before a large audience to discuss the philosophical and political implications of Martin Heidegger’s thought. Heidegger’s involvement in Nazism has always been an unsettling stain on his legacy. But what is its real relation to his work in phenomenology or hermeneutics? What are the responsibilities of those who read, analyze, and elaborate this thought? And what is at stake should this important but compromised philosopher be completely dismissed? The reflections presented by three of the most prominent of Heidegger’s readers, spoken in French and transcribed here, were an attempt to approach these questions before a broad public while maintaining a nuanced view of the questions at issue. Ranging over two days and including exchanges with one another and with the audience, the discussions pursued by these major thinkers remain highly relevant today. Also included are a forward by Jean-Luc Nancy and a preface by Reiner Wiehl.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823273687

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9780823273683

Principles and Methods of Immunotoxicology

By: Jacques Descotes

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Principles and Methods of Immunotoxicology

By: Jacques Descotes

This is a review of clinical adverse effects on the human immune system that may occur following drug treatments and chemcical exposures. Current and prospective models and assays that can be used to predict these adverse effects in animal toxicity studies or in human beings are described.

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Elsevier

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0080472990

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Remembering Robben Island

By: Jacques Claassen

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Remembering Robben Island

Remembering Robben Island

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Dances with Devils

Dances with Devils

Transboundary Hydro-Governance

Transboundary Hydro-Governance

Recognition or Disagreement

Recognition or Disagreement

Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics

Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics

Principles and Methods of Immunotoxicology

Principles and Methods of Immunotoxicology

Remembering Robben Island

Remembering Robben Island

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