The Curse Of Berlin
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The Curse Of Berlin
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Author : Adekeye Adebajo
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013
The Curse Of Berlin written by Adekeye Adebajo and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
At the 1884-1885 Conference of Berlin a cartel of largely European states effectively set the rules for the partition of Africa, an event whose historical and structural importance continues to affect and shape Africa's contemporary international relations. This 'Curse' is a recurring theme in Adebajo's trenchant historical analysis, even though its main focus is on contemporary African issues after the Cold War. The first part of the book examines Africa's quest for security with three essays on Africa's security institutions such as the African Union and sub-regional bodies; another on the political, peacekeeping, and socio-economic roles of the United Nations (UN) in Africa; and a third on Africa's two UN Secretaries-General between 1992 and 2006: Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Ghana's Kofi Annan. The second section of the book focuses on Africa's quest for leadership, and five chapters examine the hegemonic roles of South Africa, Nigeria, the United States, China and France on the continent. The five chapters in the final section of the study analyse Africa's quest for unity, and examine the roles and significance for Africa of six historical figures: Mandela, Mbeki, Kwame Cecil Rhodes, Obama, and Gandhi; as well as assessing the African Union and the EU in comparative perspective.
The Curse Of Berlin
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Finally, is the un an ally or an adversary of either African or islamic values when the world body promotes such mega-conferences as the one in Beijing, China, in 1995 on the issue of women; the one in Copenhagen, denmark, in 1995 on the issues of poverty and development; the one in Cairo, egypt, in 1994 on the issue of population; and the one in Copenhagen in 2009 on the issue of climate change?. [...] The Cold War came to an end in Africa, resulting in the independence of namibia in 1990, the launching of a nigerian-led peacekeeping mission to halt liberia's civil war in the same year, the disappearance of the soviet union from the map of the world in 1991, and the first democratic election in south Africa in 1994: events that defined the start of the continent's post-apartheid era. [...] The next five years saw the 'return of the native', with my arrival at the southernmost tip of Africa to head the Cape Town-based Centre for Conflict resolution (CCr), where i wit- nessed the last five years of the presidency of Thabo Mbeki, who oversaw the transformation of the organisation of African unity into the African union in the south African port city of durban in 2002. [...] The Berlin conference of 1884-1885, which was overseen by otto von Bismarck, dealt with the issues of free trade in the Congo and the niger as well as the status of protectorates, effectively setting the rules for the partition of Africa as the 'scramble' for the continent's riches began. [...] According to the Bible, God invoked the first curse for the 'original sin' after Adam and eve-tempted by the devil in the form of a serpent-had eaten the forbidden apple from the Tree of the knowl- edge of Good and evil.
Becoming Madam Chancellor
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Author : Joyce Marie Mushaben
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-07
Becoming Madam Chancellor written by Joyce Marie Mushaben and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The first English-language scholarly book to provide an overview of the Angela Merkel's career and influence.
Black And Slave
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Author : David M. Goldenberg
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2017-05-22
Black And Slave written by David M. Goldenberg and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-22 with Religion categories.
Studies of the Curse of Ham, the belief that the Bible consigned blacks to everlasting servitude, confuse and conflate two separate origins stories (etiologies), one of black skin and the other of black slavery. This work unravels the etiologies and shows how the Curse, an etiology of black slavery, evolved from an earlier etiology explaining the existence of dark-skinned people. We see when, where, why, and how an original mythic tale of black origins morphed into a story of the origins of black slavery, and how, in turn, the second then supplanted the first as an explanation for black skin. In the process we see how formulations of the Curse changed over time, depending on the historical and social contexts, reflecting and refashioning the way blackness and blacks were perceived. In particular, two significant developments are uncovered. First, a curse of slavery, originally said to affect various dark-skinned peoples, was eventually applied most commonly to black Africans. Second, blackness, originally incidental to the curse, in time became part of the curse itself. Dark skin now became an intentional marker of servitude, the visible sign of the blacks’ degradation, and in the process deprecating black skin itself.
Danger At Dead Man S Pass
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Author : M. G. Leonard
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2021-09-16
Danger At Dead Man S Pass written by M. G. Leonard and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series - Danger at Dead Man's Pass, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, as Harrison Beck investigates an ancient family curse high in the German mountains. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout by Elisa Paganelli. A mysterious letter from an old friend asks Hal and Uncle Nat to help investigate a spooky supernatural mystery. Legend has it the Kratzensteins, a family of rich and powerful railway tycoons, are cursed, but there is no such thing as a curse, is there . . .? Hal and Nat take the night train to Berlin and go undercover. From a creaking spooky old house at the foot of the Harz mountains, they take the Kratzenstein family's funeral train to the peak of the Brocken Mountain. Can Hal uncover the secrets of the Brocken railway and the family curse before disaster strikes? Danger at Dead Man's Pass can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Adventures on Trains series. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon Thief, Kidnap on the California Comet, Murder on the Safari Star and Sabotage on the Solar Express. Praise for the Series: 'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better!' – Frank Cottrell-Boyce on The Highland Falcon Thief 'A thrilling and hugely entertaining adventure story' – David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief 'A first class choo-choo-dunnit!' – David Solomons on Kidnap on the California Comet 'A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet' – The Times on Murder on the Safari Star 'This series just gets better and better' – Maz Evans on Danger at Dead Man's Pass
The Eu And Africa
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Author : Adekeye Adebajo
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2012
The Eu And Africa written by Adekeye Adebajo and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
This book offers a holistic and comprehensive assessment of the European Union's (EU) relations with Africa focusing on their historical, political, socio-economic, and cultural dimensions. In the high imperial period from the nineteenth century, some in Europe advocated the idea of EurafriqueA" - a formula for putting Africa's resources at the disposal of Europe's industries. After tracing Europe's historical attempts to remodel relations following African independence from the 1960s and Europe's own quest for unity, the book examines the current strategic dimensions of the relationship. Most especially, contributors examine the place of Africa in the EU's need for global partnerships. Key topics discussed include trade and investment, security and governance, migration and identity, and the historical legacy on the current relationship. The volume closely analyses the key European players in Africa - France, Britain, Portugal, and the Nordics - within the context of the EU. Finally, it examines Europe's controversial immigration policies and complex relations with the Maghreb and Mediterranean, as well as perceptions of past and current European identity. The study concludes that Africa and Europe still appear not to have escaped fully the burdens of history, and examines the feasibility of elaborating and practising, in future, an Afro-EuropaA": a new relationship defined by genuine equality, partnership, and mutual self-interest between both continents-and one that finally sheds the baggage of the EurafriqueA" past.
Liberia S Civil War
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Author : Adekeye Adebajo
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2002
Liberia S Civil War written by Adekeye Adebajo and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This text aims to unravel the tangled web of the conflict by addressing questions including: why did Nigeria intervene in Liberia and remain committed throughout the seven-year civil war?; and to what extent was ECOMOG's intervention shaped by Nigeria's hegemonic aspirations.
Ghosts Of Berlin
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Author : Rudolph Herzog
language : en
Publisher: Melville House
Release Date : 2019-10-08
Ghosts Of Berlin written by Rudolph Herzog and has been published by Melville House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Fiction categories.
Berlin's hip present comes up against the city's dark past in these seven supernatural tales by the son of the great filmmaker who "shares his father's curious and mordant wit" (The Financial Times). In these hair-raising stories from the celebrated filmmaker and author Rudolph Herzog, millennial Berliners discover that the city is still the home of many unsettled—and deeply unsettling—ghosts. And those ghosts are not very happy about the newcomers. Thus the coddled daughter of a rich tech executive finds herself slowly tormented by the poltergeist of a Weimer-era laborer, and a German intelligence officer confronts a troll wrecking havoc upon the city's unbuilt airport. An undead Nazi sympathizer romances a Greek emigre, while Turkish migrants curse the gentrifiers that have evicted them. Herzog's keen observational eye and acid wit turn modern city stories into deliciously dark satires that ride the knife-edge of suspenseful and terrifying.
The City Becomes A Symbol
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Author : William Stivers
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2017
The City Becomes A Symbol written by William Stivers and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Berlin (Germany) categories.
"This book covers the U.S. Army's occupation of Berlin from 1945 to 1949. This time includes the end of WWII up to the end of the Berlin Airlift. Talks about the set up of occupation by four-power rule."--Provided by publisher
The Islamic State In Africa
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Author : Jason Warner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-04-01
The Islamic State In Africa written by Jason Warner and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-01 with Political Science categories.
In 2019, Islamic State lost its last remaining sliver of territory in Syria, and its Caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed. These setbacks seemed to herald the Caliphate's death knell, and many now forecast its imminent demise. Yet its affiliates endure, particularly in Africa: nearly all of Islamic State's cells on the continent have reaffirmed their allegiance, attacks have continued in its name, many groups have been reinvigorated, and a new province has emerged. Why, in Africa, did the two major setbacks of 2019 have so little impact on support for Islamic State? The Islamic State in Africa suggests that this puzzle can be explained by the emergence and evolution of Islamic State's provinces in Africa, which it calls 'sovereign subordinates'. By examining the rise and development of eight Islamic State 'cells', the authors show how, having pledged allegiance to IS Central, cells evolved mostly autonomously, using the IS brand as a means for accrual of power, but, in practice, receiving relatively little if any direction or material support from central command. Given this pattern, IS Central's relative decline has had little impact on its African affiliates-who are likely to remain committed to the Caliphate's cause for the foreseeable future.