Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 3, Area Reports, International, Africa and the Middle East
Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 3, Area Reports, International, Africa and the Middle East

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Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2010-10-24

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781411329652

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NOTE: NO FURTHER DICOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT --OVERSTOCK LIST PRICE -- Significantly reduced list price Provides an annual review of mineral production and trade and of mineral-related government and industry developments in Africa and the Middle East. Each report includes sections on government policies and programs, environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructure, and a summary outlook. Investors, commodity traders, business executives, and sturdents in comparative government and statistical classes may be interested in this volume. Other printed volumes in the Minerals Yearbook series can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/science-technology/minerals-metals/minerals-yearbook

OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2008
OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2008

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2008-07-15

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9264046933

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OECD's first review of South Africa's economy. After a general overview of recent economic developments and programmes, this survey examines key challenges including reforming goods and services markets and realising South Africa's employment ...

2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic

Author: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9291737119

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"Knowing your epidemic" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.

A History of South Africa
A History of South Africa

Author: Leonard Thompson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2014-04-29

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0300206836

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A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Lynn Berat updates this classic text with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of the centenary of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress in January 2012. “A history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu “Should become the standard general text for South African history. . . . Recommended for college classes and anyone interested in obtaining a historical framework in which to place events occurring in South Africa today.”—Roger B. Beck, History: Reviews of New Books

Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals
Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals

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Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2011-02-17

Total Pages: 1112

ISBN-13: 9781411330153

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Data are provided for more than 80 minerals and materials, along with a presentation of survey methods, summary statistics for domestic nonfuel minerals, and trends in mining and quarrying in the metals and industrial minerals industry in the United States.Virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities important to the U.S. economy are discussed. Background information enables analysis of the data, and covers production, consumption, prices, foreign trade, a world review, and an overall outlook.

Welfare, Religion and Gender in Post-apartheid South Africa
Welfare, Religion and Gender in Post-apartheid South Africa

Author: Ignatius Swart

Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1920338683

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The topic covered by this book is important (crucially so in post-apartheid South Africa) and the research is meticulous. This has resulted in an impressive collection of material concerning welfare, religion and gender in twenty-first century South Africa, which includes both theoretical reflections and an abundance of empirical data. - Professor Grace Davie (Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of Exeter, UK)