An African Life
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Distinguished Conduct
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Author : Page, Melvin
language : en
Publisher: Luviri Press
Release Date : 2019-08-23
Distinguished Conduct written by Page, Melvin and has been published by Luviri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Can an African soldier be loyal to his British regiment and stay true to his own society and its beliefs? Juma Chimwere believes he must! Distinguished Conduct recounts a Malawian msilikali’s life of doing so. Beginning as an eager Yao recruit in the Central African Rifles, through more than a half century of British colonialism in Nyasaland, Juma remains faithful to his goal. Though sometimes questioning the ongoing effects of his service his continued devotion to duty merits many awards, including medals personally presented by King Edward VII and the Governor of Nyasaland. After retirement his efforts turn more towards encouraging family enterprise and promoting an independent, united Malawi. Yet through his entire journey, Juma earns the respect not only of his fellow Africans, but his King’s African Rifles commanders as well.
Handbook Of Quality Of Life In African Societies
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Author : Irma Eloff
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-08-09
Handbook Of Quality Of Life In African Societies written by Irma Eloff and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-09 with Social Science categories.
This handbook reflects on quality-of-life in societies on the continent of Africa. It provides a widely interdisciplinary text with insights on quality-of-life from a variety of scientific perspectives. The handbook is structured into sections covering themes of social context, culture and community; the environment and technology; health; education; and family. It is aimed at scholars who are working towards sustainable development at the intersections of multiple scientific fields and it provides measures of both objective and subjective quality-of-life. The scholarly contributions in the text are based on original research and it spans fields of research such as cultures of positivity, wellbeing, literacy and multilinguism, digital and mobile technologies, economic growth, food and nutrition, health promotion, community development, teacher education and family life. Some chapters take a broad approach and report on research findings involving thousands, and in one case millions, of participants. Other chapters zoom in and illustrate the importance of specificity in quality-of-life studies. Collectively, the handbook illuminates the particularity of quality-of-life in Africa, the unique contextual challenges and the resourcefulness with which challenges are being mediated. This handbook provides empirically grounded conceptualizations about life in Africa that also encapsulate the dynamic, ingenious ways in which we, as Africans, enhance our quality-of-life.
Holding Up The Sky
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Author : Sandy Blackburn-Wright
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2008-03-01
Holding Up The Sky written by Sandy Blackburn-Wright and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sandy lived and worked in South Africa between 1988 and 2003, years coinciding with some of the most tumultuous and significant events in the history of the nation, including the release of Mandela. Set against a background of profound political and social change, Sandy tells her personal story with honesty, passion, intelligence and humour. As a community development worker in the townships she witnessed the brutality of life under the apartheid regime yet at the same time she was bewitched by the uncrushable richness and vibrancy of the culture and traditions of the people, and the grandeur and beauty of the land. Her encounters were intense and often dangerous. While living with a black family in a township she was caught up in the violence of the 1990 Seven Day War between Inkatha and ANC factions, in which hundreds were killed. She was forced to flee from gun-wielding attackers and watched helplessly as a young man was shot dead in the driveway of her home. Through her work she met the man who was to become her husband, and began the next phase of her life as a member of an extended and welcoming traditional, rural black South African Family. Together she and her husband sought to contribute to the rebuilding and transformation of a post apartheid nation. At first it seemed their love and commitment were strong enough to overcome the prejudice of the white and black communities, prejudices that were exacerbated by their adoption of her husband's young niece, followed by the birth of their own son. But having given up so much for the love of a man of Africa, Sandy found that no amount of commitment and determination could prevent the rifts that formed within her marriage. Her final choice was unavoidable, she left her marriage and the land she loved to return to Australia and begin a new life. But she will carry forever in her heart the land that changed her life, and which she in turn sought to support on its journey towards freedom.
My Life As An African
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Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Press
Release Date : 2009-08-08
My Life As An African written by Godfrey Mwakikagile and has been published by New Africa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is an autobiographical work covering a wide range of subjects including a number of major events relevant to Africa and the African diaspora.
African Life And Customs
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Author : Edward Wilmot Blyden
language : en
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Release Date : 1994
African Life And Customs written by Edward Wilmot Blyden and has been published by Black Classic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
In African Life and Customs, Blyden examined the culture of "pure" Africans-- those untouched by European and Asiatic influences. He identified the family as the basic unit in African society and polygamy as the foundation of African families. He described African social systems as cooperative; everyone worked for each other. No one went without work, food, or clothing. Blyden challenged white racial theorists who held Africans were inferior and whose arguments supported their preconceived ideas. He assumed Africans to be "distinct" rather than inferior, and he analyzed African culture within the context of African social experiences.
African Life And Customs
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Author : Edward W. Blyden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
African Life And Customs written by Edward W. Blyden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Catastrophe And Creation
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Author : Kajsa Ekholm Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1991
Catastrophe And Creation written by Kajsa Ekholm Friedman and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
For The City Yet To Come
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Author : Abdou Maliqalim Simone
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2004-10-07
For The City Yet To Come written by Abdou Maliqalim Simone and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-07 with Political Science categories.
DIVA study of how colonial and postcolonial legacies manifest in African cities and African urban planning./div
Up Country Girl
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Author : Phebean Ajib Ogundip
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2012-05
Up Country Girl written by Phebean Ajib Ogundip and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Up-Country Girl is the story of an African girl from a rural farming community, and the notable achievements and developments in her life, which coincided with many national events. Nigeria moved from being a British colony to independence, and the new democracy was disrupted by a series of coups d'etat bringing decades of military rule, before a return to civilian rule in 1999. Interwoven into her story are the author's personal views from experience, on old and new polygamy, corruption, sex education, the upbringing of children, business partnerships, the problems of a pluralistic society, work ethics, and other issues. Up-Country Girl also affords the reader a truthful and accurate portrayal of African culture. As a creative writer, the author wrote Nothing So Sweet which won First Prize in a British Council competition; several short stories which were broadcast by the B.B.C; Folktales and Fables published by Penguin Books, and short stories included in two recent anthologies. As an educationist, she is best known as the co-author of secondary school textbooks: New Practical English by Ogundipe and Tregidgo, and Brighter Grammar. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Nourishing Life
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Author : Arianna Huhn
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2020-09-10
Nourishing Life written by Arianna Huhn and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-10 with Cooking categories.
In this accessible ethnography of a small town in northern Mozambique, everyday cultural knowledge and behaviors about food, cooking, and eating reveal the deeply human pursuit of a nourishing life. This emerges less through the consumption of specific nutrients than it does in the affective experience of alimentation in contexts that support vitality, compassion, and generative relations. Embedded within central themes in the study of Africa south of the Sahara, the volume combines insights from philosophy and food studies to find textured layers of meaning in a seemingly simple cuisine.