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Download or read book Africa Since 1935 written by Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hardcover edition of volume 8 was published in 1994. This paperback edition is the eighth and final volume to be published in the UNESCO General History of Africa. Volume 8 examines the period from 1935 to the present, and details the role of African states in the Second World War and the rise of postwar Africa. This is one of the most important books in the entire series, and as such, it is an unabridged paperback.

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Download or read book Modern Consumer Theory written by Kelvin Lancaster and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Lancaster has made a major contribution to consumer theory. His work on the consumer's decision-making process has been particularly influential. This coherent thematic selection of his most important recent essays, some of which are published here for the first time, reflect the major features of Professor Lancaster's work. The essays form a unified collection on consumer choice and product variety and will be essential reading for any economist with an interest in the most recent developments in modern microeconomics.

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