Continent Of Mothers Continent Of Hope
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Continent Of Mothers Continent Of Hope
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Author : Torild Skard
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books
Release Date : 2003-06-14
Continent Of Mothers Continent Of Hope written by Torild Skard and has been published by Zed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-14 with History categories.
Cutting through the Western media's stereotype picture of Africa as a continent wracked only by civil conflict and AIDS, Torild Skard has written an engrossing introduction to a continent in change. Based on her extensive travels through the region, Skard combines eyewitness accounts, lively description and deeply informed insight to portray the human reality of Africa today. With honesty, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment especially to women, she frankly describes the social, health, and other problems experienced by its people, but also the sources of hope for the future represented by courageous individuals, community-level projects, and programs being implemented in the region.
A Continent For The Taking
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Author : Howard W. French
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2007-12-18
A Continent For The Taking written by Howard W. French and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with History categories.
In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa’s most devastating recent history–from the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, to Charles Taylor’s arrival in Monrovia, to the genocide in Rwanda and the Congo that left millions dead. Blending eyewitness reportage with rich historical insight, French searches deeply into the causes of today’s events, illuminating the debilitating legacy of colonization and the abiding hypocrisy and inhumanity of both Western and African political leaders. While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa’s peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa’s complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent.
Pangaea
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Author : Karen Liptak
language : en
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Pangaea written by Karen Liptak and has been published by Roberts Rinehart Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Traces the history of the earth's land forms and plant and animal life, from the first emergence of land masses to the beginning of the Cenozoic era approximately sixty million years ago.
The Lost Continent
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher: VNR AG
Release Date : 1989
The Lost Continent written by Bill Bryson and has been published by VNR AG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.
My Mother S Lovers
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Author : Christopher Hope
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 2008-08
My Mother S Lovers written by Christopher Hope and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08 with Fiction categories.
“Kick off your shoes, pour yourself a stiff drink and take your hat off to the elder statesman of southern African words--he’s done it again.” --Alexandra Fuller “Vivid and powerful. Highly recommended.” --Library Journal (starred review) The author of Serenity House and Kruger’s Alp (winner of the Whitbread Prize for Fiction) returns with a lyrical and taut novel about the past fifty years of white presence in South Africa, told through a son’s larger-than-life vision of his mother. In Kathleen Healey, acclaimed novelist Christopher Hope crafts a superbly authentic female character. Aviator, big game hunter, and a knitting devotee who once boxed three rounds with Ernest Hemingway, her multitude of lovers came from all over the world. When she fades with illness, her son must carry out her final wishes, and confront his own ability to love. Bitingly funny and inventive, My Mother’s Lovers is as fierce and radiant as our romance with Africa.
Women Of Power
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Author : Skard, Torild
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2014-07-30
Women Of Power written by Skard, Torild and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-30 with Political Science categories.
CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Do women national leaders represent a breakthrough for the women’s movement, or is women’s leadership weaker than the numbers imply? This unique book, written by an experienced politician and academic, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why women in 53 countries rose to the top in the years since World War II. Packed with fascinating case studies detailing the rise to power of all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, the motives, achievements and life stories of the female top leaders, including findings from interviews carried out by the author, provide a nuanced picture of women in power. The book will have wide international appeal to students, academics, government officials, women’s rights activists and political activists, as well as anyone interested in international affairs, politics, social issues, gender and equality.
China S Second Continent
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Author : Howard W. French
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-05-20
China S Second Continent written by Howard W. French and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-20 with Social Science categories.
A New York Times Notable Book Chinese immigrants of the recent past and unfolding twenty-first century are in search of the African dream. So explains indefatigable traveler Howard W. French, prize-winning investigative journalist and former New York Times bureau chief in Africa and China, in the definitive account of this seismic geopolitical development. China’s burgeoning presence in Africa is already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people. From Liberia to Senegal to Mozambique, in creaky trucks and by back roads, French introduces us to the characters who make up China’s dogged emigrant population: entrepreneurs singlehandedly reshaping African infrastructure, and less-lucky migrants barely scraping by but still convinced of Africa’s opportunities. French’s acute observations offer illuminating insight into the most pressing unknowns of modern Sino-African relations: Why China is making these cultural and economic incursions into the continent; what Africa’s role is in this equation; and what the ramifications for both parties and their people—and the watching world—will be in the foreseeable future. One of the Best Books of the Year at • The Economist • The Guardian • Foreign Affairs
British Romanticism And Continental Influences
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Author : P. Mortensen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2004-02-03
British Romanticism And Continental Influences written by P. Mortensen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-03 with Literary Criticism categories.
During the 1790s and 1800s, cultural critics became convinced that Britain was being 'inundated' by pernicious literary translations imported from the European Continent. British Romanticism and Continental Influences discusses Romantic writers' complex and ambivalent responses to this threatening literary invasion. Confronted with foreign texts that seemed both attractive and repulsive, Mortensen argues, Romantic writers such as Wordsworth and Coleridge publicly distanced themselves from European sensationalism, even as they assimilated and revised its conventions in their own writing.
Incontinent On The Continent
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Author : Jane Christmas
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Incontinent On The Continent written by Jane Christmas and has been published by Greystone Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Travel categories.
To smooth over five decades of constant clashing, determined daughter Jane Christmas decides to take her arthritic, incontinent, and domineering mother, Valeria, to Italy. Will being at the epicenter of the Renaissance spark a renaissance in their relationship? As they drag each other from the Amalfi Coast to Tuscany — walkers, shawls, and a mobile pharmacy of medications in tow — they find new ways to bitch and bicker, in the process reassessing who they are and how they might reconcile. Unflinching and often hilarious, this book speaks to all women who have faced that special challenge of making friends with Mom.
Sickened For Centuries But Never Die
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Author : Paterne Bengehya
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-11-15
Sickened For Centuries But Never Die written by Paterne Bengehya and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with categories.
"Sickened for Centuries, but never Die. A Dialogue with 'Mother Africa in Agony'" is a collection of poetic messages and images with dialogues portraying Africa's long-lasting atrocities and miseries. It shows that from the 'famous era of discovery' of Africa up to nowadays, the continent has never set its feet on the path of durable peace and prosperity for all. But the both Africans and non-Africans who are willing to see positive changes on the continent should not lose hope. Africa should not lose hope. This brochure precedes the publication of a book (by the same author) that will soon be available with information that will shed light on how to achieve durable peace and prosperity for all in the African Great Lakes Region. Paterne Bengehya Muhaya