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Letters From Ghana


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Letters From Ghana


Letters From Ghana
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Author : Richard Braun
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959

Letters From Ghana written by Richard Braun and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Ghana categories.


It started on March 6, 1957. That was the day that Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Braun landed in Ghana to begin their first term of medical missionary service abroad. That was also Independence Day for Ghana. This was such an interesting period in history that these young medical missionaries sent from the Evangelical and Reformed Church to serve through Ghana's indigenous Evangelical Presbyterian Church had much to write home about. It should be noted that these letters were not written for publication. Perhaps this accounts for much of the spontaneity that abounds in the following pages. - Editor's foreword.



Letters From Nima


Letters From Nima
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Author : J. Annorbah-Sarpei
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Letters From Nima written by J. Annorbah-Sarpei and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Accra (Ghana) categories.




Ghana International Rights And Obligations Exchange Of Letters Between The Govt Of The U K And The Govt Of Ghana


Ghana International Rights And Obligations Exchange Of Letters Between The Govt Of The U K And The Govt Of Ghana
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Author : Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958

Ghana International Rights And Obligations Exchange Of Letters Between The Govt Of The U K And The Govt Of Ghana written by Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with categories.




Quo Vadis Africa


Quo Vadis Africa
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Author : Kwame Safo-Adu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985

Quo Vadis Africa written by Kwame Safo-Adu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Political Science categories.




Ghana International Rights And Obligations


Ghana International Rights And Obligations
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958

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Letters From Ghana 1968 1970


Letters From Ghana 1968 1970
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Author : Jon Thiem
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11

Letters From Ghana 1968 1970 written by Jon Thiem and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with History categories.


Several years back, author/editor Jon Thiem mentioned to a young woman (with a Ph.D.) that in the late 1960s he had served with the Peace Corps in Ghana, West Africa. She thought he was referring to a United Nations Peace Keeping operation! The incident inspired him to compile this collection of letters. The passionate 60s were, famously, a time of disastrous war, bloody protest, and disturbing cultural innovation. In this context, Peace Corps became a symbol of hope-a desperate hope that peace and progress might replace government-imposed violence. Thousands of (mainly) young Peace Corps volunteers scattered throughout the world to carry out a variety of humanitarian projects. The body of letters that resulted is a rich but neglected legacy. From August 1968 to June 1970, Thiem was a Peace Corps volunteer in a village in the rain forest of southern Ghana. There he taught English literature at the district secondary school. Every two weeks or so, he sent letters and audio tapes to the States, describing his day-to-day impressions of Ghana-the miseries and splendors of life in the tropics. The letters of Thiem and two other U.S. volunteers offer raw, immediate impressions of the daily routines, hard living, and cross-cultural labyrinths experienced by teachers in a rural equatorial environment. Composed during Peace Corps service, they bear the living marks of their own genesis. These texts are not memoirs informed by hindsight, but naive testimonies, fresh and ignorant of the future, filled with astonishment. Thiem's SDS background gives this collection a lot of political content, which takes in U.S. Vietnam policy, dramatic government changes in Ghana, school politics, village power struggles, and controversies about Peace Corps' mission. The letters not only give fascinating pictures of the United States as seen through Ghanaian eyes (in an era of limited access to world news), but also show how U.S. volunteers in Ghana struggle to grasp the eruptions of civil conflict and violence at home. Peace Corps set in motion energetic and far-reaching development campaigns, yet its efforts were denounced by both the political right and the left (for reasons discussed in the Introduction and letters). Its mission and effectiveness remain controversial to this day. With some justification, Peace Corps volunteers have been called "secular missionaries." This edition of letters takes into account recent studies that challenge the methods, ideologies, and political motives underlying development programs like Peace Corps. Many of the letters highlight the troubling contradictions that arise when a humanitarian organization intervenes in a society whose purposes and norms differ from the project of modernity. And yet the letters also complicate some of the easy generalizations made in such criticisms, which at times underrepresent the achievements of the modernizers and the strong desire on the part of African leaders and their constituents to improve education and health care. Another strand in this book tracks the efforts of Thiem and his colleague "Ohene" Owoahene to collect and translate Asante poems, an endangered oral tradition. It is ironic that Thiem went to rural Ghana to encourage modern thinking, but ended up becoming spellbound by the mythical world of Asante court poetry, which celebrates the bloody deeds and magical powers of ancient kings. The letters by writers other than Thiem make this a truly polyphonic-sometimes cacophonic-collection. There are texts by other Peace Corps volunteers and by correspondents from the U.S. The voices of Ghanaian nationals-teachers, students, politicians, and villagers-are "heard" in the letters and transcribed audio tapes. Other distinctive features of Letters from Ghana are an incisive introduction and individual commentaries that situate the letters in their historical, geographical, and personal contexts. The book includes a map, glossary, timeline, and 29 photos.



An Angry Letter In January And Other Poems


An Angry Letter In January And Other Poems
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Author : Ama Ata Aidoo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

An Angry Letter In January And Other Poems written by Ama Ata Aidoo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.




Ghana International Rights And Obligations Exchange Of Letters Between The Government Of The United Kingdom And The Government Of Ghana


Ghana International Rights And Obligations Exchange Of Letters Between The Government Of The United Kingdom And The Government Of Ghana
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958

Ghana International Rights And Obligations Exchange Of Letters Between The Government Of The United Kingdom And The Government Of Ghana written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with categories.




Ghana


Ghana
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958

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Please Be Upstanding


Please Be Upstanding
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Author : Heather Johnston
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2011-03-14

Please Be Upstanding written by Heather Johnston and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-14 with Diplomatic and consular service categories.


Please be Upstanding. In Ghana, West Africa, this means please stand up. Like many instances when crossing cultures, there are double meanings to what is being said or done. Trying to figure them out is half the fun! Author and interculturalist Heather Johnston invites you along on her three year posting to Ghana. Heather shares the high and lows of life abroad. Written as a series of letters home, the author takes you from the initial posting offer to the farewells after three amazing years in Ghana. Funny and insightful, enjoy the journey from wherever you are.