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“ray hartley”

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  • Ragged Glory

    The Rainbow Nation in Black and White

    by Ray Hartley ...
    As a leading political journalist and newspaper editor, Hartley had the best seat in the house for the unfolding drama of the new South Africa, as well as privileged access to many key players, including Nelson Mandela himself. Admirably concise but rich in detail, drawing on a wide spectrum of interviews, documents and experiences, Ragged Glory offers a bracingly critical look back at the ... Read more

    $9.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Big Fix

    How South Africa Stole the 2010 World Cup

    by Ray Hartley ...
    Between June and July 2010, 64 games of football determined that Spain was the world's best team at the World Cup in South Africa. South Africans – and the world – celebrated a brilliantly hosted tournament where everything worked like clockwork and the stands were packed with vuvuzela-wielding fans.But the truth was not yet known. Behind this significant national achievement lay years of ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cyril Ramaphosa

    The Path to Power in South Africa

    by Ray Hartley ...
    For a long time, Cyril Ramaphosa was the nearly-man of South African politics. He was Nelson Mandela's preferred successor, but the ANC opted for his rival, Thabo Mbeki, as the second post-apartheid president. Ramaphosa had led South Africa's huge mineworkers' union against the apartheid regime and was the key architect of the much-praised 1996 'rainbow' constitution. He later prospered in ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    Scenarios for South Africa's Uncertain Future

    by Ray Hartley, Greg Mills, Mills Soko ...
    South Africa is facing an extraordinary ‘polycrisis’. The dimensions of this crisis include an energy collapse; a failing rail network; weak education outcomes; an interrupted water supply; and the effects of decades of endemic corruption that have brought much of government to a halt.But the country also has incredible assets: a wealth of sought-after minerals; an enviable Constitution that ... Read more

    $10.59 CAD

  • Better Choices

    Ensuring South Africa's Future

    Edited by Greg Mills, Mcebisi Jonas, Haroon Bhorat, Ray Hartley ...
    ‘A must-read, accessible and skilful account of South Africa’s socio-economic challenges, policy and governance choices.’ - THEMBA MASEKOAll the numbers on South Africa’s crisis dashboard are blinking red. The economy is failing to grow and more and more young people find themselves on the outside looking in as education falters and jobs disappear. Energy and transport are in crisis. Governance is ... Read more

    $13.49 CAD

  • Why Liberation Movements Fail

    by Greg Mills, Ray Hartley ...
    Why have so many of Africa’s liberation movements – once symbols of hope, sacrifice and justice – struggled to deliver better lives once in power?Bringing together leading scholars, policymakers and political insiders, Why Liberation Movements Fail explores this enduring paradox across the continent. From South Africa, Mozambique and Angola to Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan, the ... Read more

    $18.69 CAD

  • In the Name of the People

    How Populism is Rewiring the World

    by Tendai Biti, Nic Cheeseman, Christopher Clapham, Ray Hartley, Greg Mills, Juan Carlos Pinzón, Lyal White ...
    Shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and staggering after the COVID-19 pandemic, the global political order is entering a new era of volatile uncertainty that may roll back the gains of the last century.Open democracies, where opponents respect one another even as they contest for power, are under threat from the rising tide of populism. In this stark new world, political opponents are ... Read more

    $10.59 CAD

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  • Where To from Here

    A Path to Canadian Prosperity

    by Bill Morneau ...
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  • The European Union

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    by Simon Usherwood, John Pinder ...
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  • Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America

    by Michael Reid ...
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  • The Fix

    Soccer and Organized Crime

    by Declan Hill ...
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