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The Rise And Fall Of Apartheid (Paperback): David Welsh The Rise And Fall Of Apartheid (Paperback)
David Welsh
R360 R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Save R39 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

On his way into Parliament on 2 February 1990 FW de Klerk turned to his wife Marike and said, referring to his forthcoming speech: 'South Africa will never be the same again after this.'

Did white South Africa crack, or did its leadership yield sufficiently and just in time to avert a revolution? The transformation has been called a miracle, belying gloomy predictions of race war in which the white minority went into a laager and fought to the last drop of blood. Why did it happen?

Professor Welsh views the topic against the backdrop of a long history of conflict spanning apartheid’s rise and demise, and the liberation movement’s suppression and subsequent resurrection. His view is that the movement away from apartheid to majority rule would have taken far longer and been much bloodier were it not for the changes undergone by Afrikaner nationalism itself.

There were turning points, such as the Soweto uprising of 1976, but few believed that the transition from white domination to inclusive democracy would occur as soon – and as relatively peacefully – as it did. In effect, however, a multitude of different factors led the ANC and the National Party to see that neither side could win the conflict on its own terms.

Utterly dissimilar in background, culture, beliefs and political style, Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were an unlikely pair of liberators. But both soon recognised that they were dependent on each other to steer the transformation process through to its conclusion.

Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl... Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl Schurz Memorial Committee (Paperback)
Carl Schurz
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Three Days at Camp David - How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy (Paperback): Jeffrey E Garten Three Days at Camp David - How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy (Paperback)
Jeffrey E Garten
R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Open and connected government review of Thailand (Paperback): Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Open and connected government review of Thailand (Paperback)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
R1,785 Discovery Miles 17 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl... Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl Schurz Memorial Committee (Paperback)
Carl Schurz
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

How to Vote (Paperback): Saskia Lacey How to Vote (Paperback)
Saskia Lacey
R238 R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Save R13 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Help teach students about the voting process with this nonfiction book. Made for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, a bonus project, discussion questions, and other helpful features. This 24-page full-color book explains how the voting process works and encourages students to study candidates. It also covers essential concepts such as democracy and civic duty and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore elections, leadership, and being an informed voter.

Congressional Government (Paperback): Woodrow Wilson Congressional Government (Paperback)
Woodrow Wilson
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

A Collection of the Political Writings of William Leggett Volume 2 (Paperback): William Leggett A Collection of the Political Writings of William Leggett Volume 2 (Paperback)
William Leggett
R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl... Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl Schurz Memorial Committee (Paperback)
Carl Schurz
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl... Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl Schurz Memorial Committee (Paperback)
Carl Schurz
R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl... Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz. Selected and Edited by Frederic Bancroft on Behalf of the Carl Schurz Memorial Committee Volume 2 (Paperback)
Carl Schurz
R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Shadow - Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate (Paperback, Touchstone ed): Bob Woodward Shadow - Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate (Paperback, Touchstone ed)
Bob Woodward
R814 R718 Discovery Miles 7 180 Save R96 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Twenty-five years ago, after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Gerald Ford promised a return to normalcy. "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over," President Ford declared.

But it was not. The Watergate scandal, and the remedies against future abuses of power, would have an enduring impact on presidents and the country. In Shadow, Bob Woodward takes us deep into the administrations of Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton to describe how each discovered that the presidency was forever altered. With special emphasis on the human toll, Woodward shows the consequences of the new ethics laws, and the emboldened Congress and media. Powerful investigations increasingly stripped away the privacy and protections once expected by the nation's chief executive.

Shadow is an authoritative, unsettling narrative of the modern, beleaguered presidency.

Principes de Bonne Pratique de l'Ocde En Matiere de Politique Reglementaire Guichets Uniques Pour Les Citoyens Et Les... Principes de Bonne Pratique de l'Ocde En Matiere de Politique Reglementaire Guichets Uniques Pour Les Citoyens Et Les Entreprises (Paperback)
Oecd
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Human Nature in Politics (Paperback): Graham Wallas Human Nature in Politics (Paperback)
Graham Wallas
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Britain's Great Immigration Disaster (Paperback): Gavin Cooke Britain's Great Immigration Disaster (Paperback)
Gavin Cooke
R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the long history of Britain as an independent nation all of the immigrant groups who ever reached our shores never amounted to more than one per cent of the population...before 1997. Between 1997 and 2010 more than five million foreigners were allowed to come and live in Britain unhindered and they now make up more than 13 per cent of the total population, one in eight... a total still rising by more than half a million each year. Ignored by fearful politicians is the fact that more than two thirds of all migration since 2001 has come from outside the EC and that Britain, a tiny island off the coast of Europe, has seen its population increase to such an extent that it now has more Muslims living within its borders than the whole of the United States of America. Based on current birth-rates the Muslim population of Britain will exceed 50 per cent of the total British population by 2050. There was no vote ever taken on such a radical transformation...it was not in any political manifesto and it was never discussed in Parliament but the consequences of this invasion has changed the face of Britain forever. As Britain prepares to receive another wave of immigration, this time from Romania and Bulgaria, the cost to the taxpayer incurred by the provision of additional school places, prison places, housing and welfare benefits remains shrouded in a fog of politically correct deceit. What cannot be concealed is the colonization of our towns and cities by people whose culture appears to be incompatible with our traditional way of life. Britain is now at a crossroads in its history almost as grave as the one encountered in 1939. Just around the corner are years of civil unrest, industrial action, religious strife and terrorist activity. Soon to come are restrictions placed on our liberties, our schools, our courts and drastic reductions in our living standards. This book examines the legacy that mass migration has left Britain and the prospects for its survival as a democratic nation state.

A House Divided - The Feud That Took Cape Town To The Brink (Paperback): Crispian Olver A House Divided - The Feud That Took Cape Town To The Brink (Paperback)
Crispian Olver 2
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Cape Town, 2018. South Africa’s mother city is wracked by drought. The prospect of premier Helen Zille’s ‘Day Zero’ – the day when all taps run dry – is driving its citizens into a frenzy. When it’s announced that Mayor Patricia de Lille is off the water crisis, the predicament reaches its zenith and politicians turn upon each other.

And so begins a stupendous battle within the Democratic Alliance: who will lead Cape Town? It’s during this time that author and researcher Crispian Olver applies to the City of Cape Town to gain access to certain official documents as part of a research project. He is baffled when his application is rejected without explanation, but this only strengthens his resolve to explore how the city of his childhood is run. In particular, he has his sights set on the relationship between city politicians and property developers.

Olver interviews numerous individuals, including many ‘chopped’ from the city administration. What he uncovers is a pandora’s box of backstabbing, in-fighting and backroom deals. He explores dodgy property developments at Wescape and Maiden’s Cove, delves into attempts to ‘hijack’ civic associations, and exposes the close yet precautious relationship between the mayor and City Hall’s so-called ‘laptop boys’. But his main goal is to understand what led to the political meltdown within the Democratic Alliance, and the defection of De Lille to form her own party.

Secular Jinnah & Pakistan - What The Nation Doesn't Know (Paperback): Saleena Karim Secular Jinnah & Pakistan - What The Nation Doesn't Know (Paperback)
Saleena Karim
R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

People interested in the history of India's partition invariably ask the same question: Why did Pakistan happen? Or, what was the Pakistan idea? Focusing on M. A. Jinnah's political career, this book addresses the issue of whether he had a secular or religious vision for Pakistan, or perhaps something in between? Pakistan as a country has yet to find its proper place in the world. Logically, it is assumed that if we can reach a consensus on Jinnah's thought, then we can also resolve the long-standing question of what kind of state Pakistan was meant to be, and thus how it should develop today. Pakistanis are tired of self-serving politicians, landlordism, nepotism, the rise of religious fundamentalism, corruption, economic instability, and the semi-predictable cycle between incompetent bureaucratic and military regimes. Hence for Pakistanis more than anyone else, the debate over Jinnah is a highly emotive subject, and at its heart is a battle of ideas. Pakistanis are really trying to work out something much bigger than Jinnah's place in history. They are trying to find their own historical identity as well. A well researched and thoroughly-indexed book that has earned its place amongst the leading political commentaries on contemporary Pakistan.

The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 4 (Hardcover): Abraham Lincoln The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 4 (Hardcover)
Abraham Lincoln
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The collected letters, speeches, etc. written by Abraham Lincoln.

The Cowboy Capitalist - John Hays Hammond, The American West & The Jameson Raid (Hardcover): Charles Van Onselen The Cowboy Capitalist - John Hays Hammond, The American West & The Jameson Raid (Hardcover)
Charles Van Onselen 2
R360 R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Save R39 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Jameson Raid was a pivotal moment in the history of South Africa, linking events from the Anglo-Boer War to the declaration of the Union of South Africa in 1910. For over a century the failed revolution has been interpreted through the lens of British imperialism, with responsibility laid at the feet of Cecil John Rhodes. Yet the wild adventurism that characterised the raid resembles a cowboy expedition more than a serious attempt to overthrow a Boer government.

In The Cowboy Capitalist, Charles van Onselen challenges a historiography of over 120 years, locating the raid in American rather than British history and forcing us to rethink the histories of at least three nations. Through a close look at the little-remembered figure of John Hays Hammond, a confidant of both Rhodes and Jameson, he discovers the American Old West on the South African Highveld.

This radical reinterpretation challenges the commonly held belief that the Jameson Raid was quintessentially British and, in doing so, drives splinters into our understanding of events as far forward as South Africa’s critical 1948 general election, with which the foundations of Grand Apartheid were laid.

Herndon's Life of Lincoln (Hardcover): William H. Herndon, Jesse W. Weik Herndon's Life of Lincoln (Hardcover)
William H. Herndon, Jesse W. Weik
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Moederstad - Die Kaap In Die Naoorlogsjare 1902-1910 (Afrikaans, Paperback): Karel Schoeman Moederstad - Die Kaap In Die Naoorlogsjare 1902-1910 (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Karel Schoeman
R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Ships in 6 - 10 working days
You Never Forget Your First - A Biography of George Washington (Paperback): Alexis Coe You Never Forget Your First - A Biography of George Washington (Paperback)
Alexis Coe
R414 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book....Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor... [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders." -Boston Globe Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no other way, though he lost more battles than he won. After an unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he owns--before he succumbs to death. With irresistible style and warm humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every page.

Organisational Analysis and Intergovernmental Relations - A South African Perspective (Paperback): Steve Mpedi Madue, Stellah... Organisational Analysis and Intergovernmental Relations - A South African Perspective (Paperback)
Steve Mpedi Madue, Stellah Lubinga
R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Organisations affect all aspects of human existence. They operate under immense pressure to offer their goods and services efficiently, economically and at the right time, all within the confines of the domestic and international laws which govern their trading. To meet these challenges in today's ever-changing global environment, the dealings within and between organisations need to be constantly monitored. Organisational analysis and intergovernmental relations: a South African perspective discusses how organisations work, how to conduct organisational analysis and how organisations can benefit from the advantages of intergovernmental relations in order to maximise productivity, effectiveness and profitability. Organisational analysis and intergovernmental relations: a South African perspective provides an overview of organisations, and the organisational design and structures applicable to both the private and public sectors. It equips managers with the knowledge to analyse the status of their organisations and decide what approaches to employ in responding to change (whether planned or unplanned). The book also explores how the relations between the spheres of government are affected by the shifting political environment in South Africa.

The Puzzle of Peace - The Evolution of Peace in the International System (Hardcover): Gary Goertz, Paul F. Diehl, Alexandru... The Puzzle of Peace - The Evolution of Peace in the International System (Hardcover)
Gary Goertz, Paul F. Diehl, Alexandru Balas
R3,749 Discovery Miles 37 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Puzzle of Peace moves beyond defining peace as the absence of war and develops a broader conceptualization and explanation for the increasing peacefulness of the international system. The authors track the rise of peace as a new phenomenon in international history starting after 1945. International peace has increased because international society has developed a set of norms dealing with territorial conflict, by far the greatest source of international war over previous centuries. These norms prohibit the use of military force in resolving territorial disputes and acquiring territory, thereby promoting border stability. This includes the prohibition of the acquisition of territory by military means as well as attempts by secessionist groups to form states through military force. International norms for managing international conflict have been accompanied by increased mediation and adjudication as means of managing existing territorial conflicts.

The Case for Gold (Paperback): Ron Paul, Lewis Lehrman The Case for Gold (Paperback)
Ron Paul, Lewis Lehrman
R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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