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  • Surrounded by Angels
    Theodore Mistra
    As a man of faith, at the prime of life, having achieved all the life goals he once set for himself and convinced the best is still ahead, Theodore Mistra had been hearing God’s ’whisper’ that the next twenty years would be his best- the most productive, the most meaningful, difference-making years of his life. But now with a doctor’s devastating news that he had prostrate canc...
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    17,24 €

  • Beyond Tenderpreneurship
    MISTRA
    Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies have been a central pillar of attempts to overcome the economic legacy of apartheid. Yet, more than two decades into democracy, economic exclusion in South Africa still largely reflects the fault-lines of the apartheid era.Current discourse often conflates BEE with the so-called ‘tenderpreneurship’ referred to in the title, namely the rel...
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    83,09 €

  • Epidemics and the Health of African Nations
    MISTRA
    News footage of disease in Africa is a familiar sight. Yet these outbreaks are often presented out of context, with no reference to the conditions that have triggered them. MISTRA’s new book, Epidemics and the Health of African Nations, aims to redress that. Researchers and practitioners from within the continent explore why Africa is so vulnerable to disease, and show how this...
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    97,90 €

  • Traditional Leaders in a Democracy
    MISTRA
    Post-1994, South Africa's traditional leaders have fought for recognition, and positioned themselves as major players  in the South African political landscape. Yet their role in a democracy is contested, with leaders often accused of abusing power, disregarding human rights, expropriating resources and promoting tribalism. Some argue that democracy and traditional leadersh...
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    59,28 €

  • Beyond Imagination
    MISTRA / Zamanzima Mazibuko
    Nanotechnology is sweeping the world. This science of very small particles, which includes genetic modification and the reconfiguring of the arrangement of atoms, presents possibilities beyond imagination. It also has huge implications for all South Africans, especially at home.How exactly is this new technology playing out in South Africa? In countries like India, nanotechnolo...
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    59,61 €

  • The Shepherd and His Staff
    Theodore Mistra
    This book is about leadership. It is, in fact, about the greatest leader model who ever lived. Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges were the first to encourage us to follow Jesus as the ultimate example of leadership for all purposes. Theodore Mistra applied this principle to his own career and learned that even an executive’s highest calling is to become just such a shepherd leader. ...
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    17,75 €

  • The Role of Intellectuals in the State-Society Nexus
    MISTRA
    If we are to talk about a ‘new’ intellectual movement, the question is begged: what happened to the ‘old’ intellectual movement? What happened to the thinkers who inspired and led our struggle against colonialism, apartheid and exploitation? What has happened to the thinkers who gave substance and guidance and, in many cases, practical leadership to our attempts to undo the pas...
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    43,89 €

  • UNDER HIS WINGS
    Theodore Mistra
    Conquering, Fear Through Faith is Gods Promise to Us. In his previous book, Surrounded by Angels, Theodore Mistra told his story of Gods healing power and love that encouraged him to overcome illness and return him to an active and fruitful life. Now, through his journey of discovering ultimate faith, Gods promises, love, and Gods will for his life as he struggles to come to te...
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    12,89 €

  • Earth, Wind and Fire
    MISTRA
    Earth, Wind and Fire: Unpacking the Political, Economic and Security Implications of Discourse on the Green Economy is the result of a MISTRA research project. It examines issues ranging from global and domestic climate change and sustainable energy issues to the mineral-energy complex issues that have given rise to local and sector-specific problems. Each chapter seeks to conv...
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    91,24 €

  • The Rise and Decline and Rise of China
    MISTRA
    The Rise and Decline and Rise of China: Searching for an Organising Philosophy represents a new and promising approach to Africa/China relations. What is most impressive is that it is an encounter between African and Chinese thought, but this encounter is not just a set of stale comparisons of philosophical beliefs. This study places the concepts and attitudes in both China and...
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    67,85 €

  • Mapungubwe Reconsidered
    MISTRA
    The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is one of the profound treasures of southern Africa’s social and archaeological history, appropriately declared a World Heritage (Unesco) in 2003. Contained within this landscape is indispensable information on precolonial state formation, social hierarchies, architecture of stone-walled towns, mineral processing and intercontinental trade.And ...
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    85,12 €

  • Nation Formation and Social Cohesion
    MISTRA
    Nation Formation and Social Cohesion is the publication of a MISTRA research project that set out to examine different interpretations and meanings that diverse social actors attach to the calls and prospects for nation formation and social cohesion. The publication links theories of nation formation and social cohesion to actual practices, both focused on the attainment of a j...
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    59,94 €

  • Patronage Politics Divides Us
    MISTRA
    Patronage Politics Divides Us: A Study of Poverty, Patronage and Inequality in South Africa explores the relationship between patronage, poverty, and inequality with a particular focus on its impact on the conduct of local politics. The overall aim of the study was to explore the possibility of constituting public institutions in a manner that enables them to become legitimate ...
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    61,41 €

  • The Concept and Application of Transdisciplinarity in Intellectual Discourse and Research
    MISTRA
    Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) was publicly launched as a think tank in March 2011 and took up the task of following a transdisciplinary approach to the research generated within the organisation. The projects initiated by MISTRA integrate various streams of knowledge and expertise when examining complex issues such as nation formation, economic growth, ...
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    80,87 €