1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00256886

Autore

JAHN, Gisela

Titolo

Meiji ceramics : The art of Japanese export porcelain and Satsuma ware, 1868-1912 / Gisela Jahn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart, : Arnoldsche, 2004

ISBN

38-979019-7-8

Descrizione fisica

359 p. : ill. ; 30 cm

Classificazione

GIA IX D

Soggetti

CERAMICA - GIAPPONE - SATSUMA

CERAMICA - GIAPPONE - Sec. 19.-20

CERAMICA - GIAPPONE - PERIODO MEIJI (1868-1912)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953806103321

Autore

Sachikonye Lloyd

Titolo

Zimbabwe's lost decade : politics, development, & society / / Lloyd Sachikonye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harare, Zimbabwe, : Weaver Press, 2011

ISBN

9786613660640

9781280683701

1280683708

9781779331939

1779331932

9781779331922

1779331924

9781779331946

1779331940

Descrizione fisica

XVI, 227 s : ill

Disciplina

968.9105

Soggetti

HISTORY / Africa / South / General

EDUCATION / Students & Student Life

Zimbabwe Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227).

Nota di contenuto

Colonialism, nationalism & the national question -- The state & its institutions -- Political parties -- Democracy, constitutionalism & participation -- Development deferred -- Land reform & its aftermath -- State & civil society : a changing balance -- Society, livelihoods & migration -- Punching above its weight in foreign relations -- Conclusion : towards a renewal.

Sommario/riassunto

Zimbabwe occupies a special place in African politics and international relations, and has been the subject of intense debates over the years. At independence in 1980, the country was better endowed than most in Africa, and seemed poised for economic development and political pluralism. The population was relatively well educated, the industrial and agricultural bases were strong, and levels of infrastructure were



impressive. However, in less than two decades, Zimbabwe was mired in a deep political and economic crisis. Towards the end of its third decade of independence, the economy had collap