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Unreasonable Histories

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Author : Christopher J. Lee
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-20

Unreasonable Histories written by Christopher J. Lee 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 2015-02-20 with History categories.

In Unreasonable Histories, Christopher J. Lee unsettles the parameters and content of African studies as currently understood. At the book's core are the experiences of multiracial Africans in British Central Africa—contemporary Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia—from the 1910s to the 1960s. Drawing on a spectrum of evidence—including organizational documents, court records, personal letters, commission reports, popular periodicals, photographs, and oral testimony—Lee traces the emergence of Anglo-African, Euro-African, and Eurafrican subjectivities which constituted a grassroots Afro-Britishness that defied colonial categories of native and non-native. Discriminated against and often impoverished, these subaltern communities crafted a genealogical imagination that reconfigured kinship and racial descent to make political claims and generate affective meaning. But these critical histories equally confront a postcolonial reason that has occluded these experiences, highlighting uneven imperial legacies that still remain. Based on research in five countries, Unreasonable Histories ultimately revisits foundational questions in the field, to argue for the continent's diverse heritage and to redefine the meanings of being African in the past and present—and for the future.

Unreasonable Histories

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Author : Christopher J. Lee
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Release Date : 2014-12-01

Unreasonable Histories written by Christopher J. Lee and has been published by Duke University Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-01 with History categories.

In Unreasonable Histories, Christopher J. Lee unsettles the parameters and content of African studies as currently understood. At the book's core are the experiences of multiracial Africans in British Central Africa—contemporary Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia—from the 1910s to the 1960s. Drawing on a spectrum of evidence—including organizational documents, court records, personal letters, commission reports, popular periodicals, photographs, and oral testimony—Lee traces the emergence of Anglo-African, Euro-African, and Eurafrican subjectivities which constituted a grassroots Afro-Britishness that defied colonial categories of native and non-native. Discriminated against and often impoverished, these subaltern communities crafted a genealogical imagination that reconfigured kinship and racial descent to make political claims and generate affective meaning. But these critical histories equally confront a postcolonial reason that has occluded these experiences, highlighting uneven imperial legacies that still remain. Based on research in five countries, Unreasonable Histories ultimately revisits foundational questions in the field, to argue for the continent's diverse heritage and to redefine the meanings of being African in the past and present—and for the future.

Illogical Stories

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Author : Eleanor Gordon-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2020-10-08

Illogical Stories written by Eleanor Gordon-Smith and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-08 with Philosophy categories.

An entertaining guide to human nature that reveals how people really make big choices. What makes somebody change their world view completely? Why do some people refuse to alter their perceptions, despite prevailing evidence that says they should? And how can you persuade them to change their minds? Eleanor Gordon-Smith meets six ordinary people who made life-altering decisions and explores the limits of human reason and persuasion.

The Life Of Mahomet And History Of Islam To The Era Of The Hegira

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Author : Sir William Muir
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858

The Life Of Mahomet And History Of Islam To The Era Of The Hegira written by Sir William Muir and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with categories.

Not So True Stories And Unreasonable Rhymes

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Author : Carin Berger
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2004-02

Not So True Stories And Unreasonable Rhymes written by Carin Berger and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Awards and honors for "Not So True Stories and Unreasonable Rhymes: Bank Street College, Best Books of the Year.

Frantz Fanon

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Author : Christopher J. Lee
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2015-11-13

Frantz Fanon written by Christopher J. Lee and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary, Frantz Fanon is one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. He presented powerful critiques of racism, colonialism, and nationalism in his classic books, Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961). This biography reintroduces Fanon for a new generation of readers, revisiting these enduring themes while also arguing for those less appreciated—namely, his anti-Manichean sensibility and his personal ethic of radical empathy, both of which underpinned his utopian vision of a new humanism. Written with clarity and passion, Christopher J. Lee’s account ultimately argues for the pragmatic idealism of Frantz Fanon and his continued importance today.

The History Of Law Of Tenures Of Land In England And Ireland With Particular Reference To Inheritable Tenancy Leasehold Tenure Tenancy At Will And Tenant Right

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Author : William Francis Finlason
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870

The History Of Law Of Tenures Of Land In England And Ireland With Particular Reference To Inheritable Tenancy Leasehold Tenure Tenancy At Will And Tenant Right written by William Francis Finlason and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with Land tenure categories.

The History Of The Works Of The Learned Or An Impartial Account Of Books Lately Printed In All Parts Of Europe

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1702

The History Of The Works Of The Learned Or An Impartial Account Of Books Lately Printed In All Parts Of Europe written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1702 with Bibliography categories.

Unreasonable Men

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Author : Victor J. Seidler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-07-23

Unreasonable Men written by Victor J. Seidler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-23 with Social Science categories.

This much needed book is the first to show how dominant forms of masculinity are implicated in the traditions of social theory that have emerged since the Enlightenment. The author shows how an 'unreasonable' form of reason has emerged from the separation of reason from emotion, mind from body, nature from culture, public from private, matter from spirit - the dualities that have shaped our vision of modernity. The book argues that men need to explore critically their power and experience which has been rendered invisible by the dominant traditions of social theory. Instead of legislating for others they have to learn to speak more personally for themselves.

On Being Unreasonable

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Author : Kirsty Sedgman
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2023-02-14

On Being Unreasonable written by Kirsty Sedgman and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with Social Science categories.

Manners, order and respect... these are all ideals we subscribe to. In opposed positions, we ought to be able to 'agree to disagree'. Today's world is built from structures of standards and reason, but it is imperative to ask who constructed these norms, and why. We are more divided than ever before-along lines of race, gender, class, disability-and it's time to question who benefits the most. What if our propensity to measure human behaviour against rules and reason is actually more problematic than it might seem? Kirsty Sedgman shows how power dynamics and the social biases involved have resulted in a wide acceptance of what people should and shouldn't do, but they create discriminatory realities and amount to a societal façade that is dangerous for genuine social progress. From taking the knee to breastfeeding in public, from neighbourhood vigilantism to the Colston Four-and exploring ideas around ethics, justice, society, and equality along the way-Sedgman explores notions of civility throughout history up to now. On Being Unreasonable mounts a vital and spirited defence of why and how being unreasonable can help improve the world. It examines and parses the pros and cons of our rules around reason, but leaves us with the rousing question: What if behaving unreasonably at times might be the best way to bring about meaningful change that is long overdue?