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  • Where Fire Speaks

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    Serier serie Parallax
    Sandra Shields and David Campion are a married couple who collaborate on numerous narrative/photographic projects, including the book Where Fire Speaks, which won the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize in 2003. They live outside of Vancouver, BC. Sandra Shields and David Campion are a married couple who collaborate on numerous narrative/photographic projects, including the book Where Fire Speaks, ... Læs mere

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    An African Childhood

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and of her headstrong, unforgettable mother.“This is not a book you read just once, but a tale of terrible beauty to get lost in over and over.”—Newsweek“By turns mischievous and openhearted, earthy and soaring . . . hair-raising, horrific, and ... Læs mere

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  • Africa, Africa!

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  • Imperial Vanities

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  • When Things Fell Apart

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    Serier serie Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an exploration of state failure in Africa. In so doing, he not only plumbs the depths of the continent's late-century tragedy, but also the logic of political order and the foundations of the ... Læs mere

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  • Minority Education in China

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  • Culturally Responsive Education

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  • Triumph of the Expert

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  • The Resegregation of Suburban Schools

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  • The Athens of West Africa

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