In "Give a Man a Fish" James Ferguson examines the rise of social welfare programs in southern Africa, in which states make cash payments to their low income citizens. More than thirty percent of South Africa's population receive such payments, even as pundits elsewhere proclaim the neoliberal death[...]

Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated, leaving workers scrambling to get by. "Expectations of Modernit[...]

This guide covers all the world's 313 raptor species illustrated with adult, juvenile and selected immature plumages as well as main geographical races. There are illustrations of over 2000 perched and flying birds, some with typical prey and facing texts summarising length, wingspan, male-to-female[...]

"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Dominican Republic" will lead you straight to the very best this nation has to offer. The guide is divided by area with restaurant reviews for each, as well as recommendations for hotels, bars, and places to shop. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists, from the Top 10 mu[...]

Both on the continent and off, "Africa" is spoken of in terms of crisis: as a place of failure and seemingly insurmountable problems, as a moral challenge to the international community. What, though, is really at stake in discussions about Africa, its problems, and its place in the world? And what [...]

One of the twentieth century's most revered cultural figures, Bob Marley was responsible for carrying reggae music far beyond the Caribbean and establishing it as an international force. He set attendance records that still stand in Europe and his 1977 "Exodus" album was hailed by "Time" magazine as[...]

A selection of "Financial Times" interviews with high-profile figures in business, politics, the arts, science and more, illustrated in full color.
From film stars to politicians, tycoons to writers, dissidents to lifestyle gurus, Lunch with the FT gathers fifty-two fascinating interviews condu[...]

De bedste restauranter, de største naturoplevelser, de sjoveste steder for børn. Weekend i Dominikanske Republik er smækfyldt med top 10 lister, så du ikke skal bruge tid på at lede efter topattraktioner og højdepunkter på din vej gennem landet. Bogen er opdelt i seks regioner: [...]