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Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

By: Vasco Martins

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Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

By: Vasco Martins

Making a fresh contribution to our understanding of the history of Angola, this book explores the impact of social, political and economic change upon the largest ethnic group of the country, the Ovimbundu. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Angola, including oral testimonies and life stories, participant-observation, and archival materials, this book shifts the viewpoint from the colonial enterprise, international politics and ideological alignments to focus on African experiences and responses. The author analyses the transformations introduced by Christianity and colonialisation and how they contributed to politicised modern notions of ethnic identity, creating communal imaginaries that began manifesting during Angolan’s anti-colonial war. He then explains how the weaving of this ethno-political landscape assisted UNITA’s mobilisation of significant parts of the Ovimbundu during the civil-war, essentially deepening popular belief in the axiom Ovimbundu-UNITA, and how the latter created a national imaginary that echoed social anxieties and moral discourses. The book then explores the links between ethnicity, politics and war on the quality of post-war citizenship in Angola, particularly on people’s integration in the citizenry or marginalisation from it. Articulating a reading of ethnicity that connects high politics and elite based explanations with how ordinary people feel and discuss ethnicity, politics and citizenship, this book will be of interest to scholars of African history and politics, as well as ethnicity and nationalism.

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Routledge

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1000224872

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9781000224870

Em nome de Deus: The Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, 1497-1499

By: Vasco Da Gama

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Em nome de Deus: The Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, 1497-1499

By: Vasco Da Gama

The voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (1497-1499) was one of the seminal events of the Renaissance period. An anonymous Journal kept by a member of his fleet has long served as the main documentary source for accounts of this voyage. Strangely, there has only been one English translation of this important document, published more than a century ago. This book provides a new, updated English translation of the Journal with extensive editorial notes and appendices which encompass and reflect changes in the historiography over the last century on Vasco da Gama and his first voyage. In doing so, it examines initial Portuguese impressions when confronted by the cultures of Africa and India during this period.

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BRILL

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9047429877

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9789047429876

Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits in the Law of the Sea

By: Vasco Becker-Weinberg

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Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits in the Law of the Sea

By: Vasco Becker-Weinberg

This book examines the concept and purpose of joint development agreements of offshore hydrocarbon deposits from the perspective of public international law and the law of the sea, taking into consideration and extensively reviewing State practice concerning seabed activities in disputed maritime areas and when hydrocarbon deposits extend across maritime boundaries. It distinguishes between agreements signed before and after the delimitation of maritime boundaries and analyzes the relevance of natural resources or unitization clauses included in maritime delimitation agreements. It also takes into consideration the relation between these resources and maritime delimitation and analyzes all the relevant international jurisprudence. Another innovative aspect of this book is that it examines the possibility of joint development of resources that lay between the continental shelf and the Area, considering both theoretical and practical problems. As such, the book is a useful tool for scholars and experts on public international law and the law of the sea, but also for national authorities and practitioners of international disputes resolution, as well as public and private entities working in the oil and gas industry.

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257

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Springer

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3662435705

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9783662435700

Managing Urban Logistics

By: Rosario Macario,Vasco Reis

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Managing Urban Logistics

By: Rosario Macario,Vasco Reis

Managing Urban Logistics provides new insights based on the most recent research, theories, and developments in technological and ICT solutions, contemporary corporate trends, the re-evaluation of the role of authorities, and much more. The book shows how to manage these complex urban logistics issues using a long term, systemic perspective where urban freight distribution is an integral part of the entire urban mobility system. It examines the convergence points between mass and customized deliveries, thus modeling the decision processes, trade-offs and tolerances behind these processes to enable a more fluid sharing of urban space.Users will find an approach that tackles these issues from an empirical viewpoint that is based on analysis from a wide set of cases in urban environments around the world. A fresh and unique multidisciplinary approach that is based on solid theoretical background and a pragmatic management standpoint makes this book a must have for those involved in urban logistics. - Blends theory with real-world cases to create viable solutions - Uses an interdisciplinary approach to city logistics in a structured and organized way that is useful for all stakeholders - Shows how to identify logistics profiles and build a logistical map of the city - Examines the technological solutions that can be used to support different business models, adopting a rational, innovative, problem-solving approach to the movement of urban goods

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0128144637

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Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

By: Vasco Martins

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Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

Em nome de Deus: The Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, 1497-1499

Em nome de Deus: The Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, 1497-1499

Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits in the Law of the Sea

Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits in the Law of the Sea

Managing Urban Logistics

Managing Urban Logistics

Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola

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