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The Trial of Christopher Okigbo
ISBN: 9781035900190 / Miękka / 2024 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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82,32 zł |
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The Lion of Egerton Castle
ISBN: 9781910394984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Lion of Egerton Castle is a play set in Kenya. It explores social and political issues in the colonial and postcolonial periods in Kenya and delves into a popular rumour that Lord Egerton built 'Egerton Castle' for a woman who jilted him because she likened the castle to a pigeon's coop.
Lord Maurice Egerton (1874-1958) was the Fourth Baron Egerton of Tatton Park in Cheshire, England. He first came to Kenya in the early 1920s and built Egerton Castle between 1930 and 1940. He settled permanently in Kenya and died at his castle on 30th January 1958 without an heir. He was a close... The Lion of Egerton Castle is a play set in Kenya. It explores social and political issues in the colonial and postcolonial periods in Kenya and delve...
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72,63 zł |
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Seasons of the Jacarandas: Anthology of Stories Set in Kenya
ISBN: 9781910162811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Prof. Elizabeth Orchardson-Mazrui currently teaches Art and Design in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Kenyatta University, Kenya. She studied Art and Design at Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge, UK and has a B.A in Textiles/Fashion (1st Class Hons) from West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, UK. She holds a PhD in Art History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. She is also a practising artist and writer. Her books include: 'The Adventures of Mekatilili'; 'Sheila, Let's Write to God'; Bittersweet: the Pain and Joy of Being' (book of...
Prof. Elizabeth Orchardson-Mazrui currently teaches Art and Design in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Kenyatta University, Kenya. She stud...
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77,47 zł |
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The Adventures of Mekatilili
ISBN: 9789966250049 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is the story of the life of Abudu Olwit, and of Teboke, the village where he is born and raised. In Teboke, two Indians build a cotton ginnery, and recruit workers from Sudan and the Congo to operate the ginnery, employing a white boss to discipline the immigrants. The workers live amongst the locals but do not own the land, or speak their languages. Abudu's mother sleeps with the workers of the ginnery, and so Abudu is born. He leaves the village to study for degrees, work and marry. Things soon turn sour though. and he lands himself in prison. Upon release, he returns to the village...
This is the story of the life of Abudu Olwit, and of Teboke, the village where he is born and raised. In Teboke, two Indians build a cotton ginnery, a...
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72,78 zł |
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The African Predicament and the American Experience: A Tale of Two Edens
ISBN: 9780275978280 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Mazrui examines the importance of Africa--historically, culturally, and economically--in the development of the West, particularly the United States. And he contrasts this demonstrable importance with the combination of neglect and malice directed at Africa and those of African descent by the West and by the United States in particular. As Mazrui illustrates throughout, this is a tale of two Edens: Africa as the Eden of Lost Innocence and America as the Eden of Current Power and Future Fulfillment. People of African ancestry have been part of the vanguard for the Edenization of America.... Mazrui examines the importance of Africa--historically, culturally, and economically--in the development of the West, particularly the United State... |
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302,03 zł |
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Swahili State and Society: The Political Economy of an African Language
ISBN: 9780852557297 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This text examines the social and political impact of the Swahili language.
This text examines the social and political impact of the Swahili language.
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104,29 zł |
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Art and Material Culture
ISBN: 9783847308317 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. This book documents the development, functions, adaptations and changes in Mijikenda Art and Material Culture in the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial periods. The author examines the intrinsic link of art and material culture to Mijikenda traditional, social, economic and political institutions. The book further examines how aesthetics, visually and non-visually, articulates status in the Mijikenda society. The study concludes that "modernization" has had a negative impact on the production, use and perpetuation of the Mijikenda Art and Material Culture. Therefore, Professor...
This book documents the development, functions, adaptations and changes in Mijikenda Art and Material Culture in the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-...
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360,83 zł |
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African Thought in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9781443853934 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 381 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. African Thought in Comparative Perspective showcases how adept Ali Mazrui, the most prolific writer on Africa today, is at using complex conceptual apparatuses to categorize and synthesize Africa's political and social thought. This book, thus, offers an original interpretation of the knowledge that has been accumulated over the years, and which is of timeless relevance. It covers such themes as the legacy of the African liberation movements, the convergence and divergence of African, Islamic and Western thought, nationalist ideologies in Africa, the role of religion in African politics, and...
African Thought in Comparative Perspective showcases how adept Ali Mazrui, the most prolific writer on Africa today, is at using complex conceptual ap...
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260,80 zł |
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Cultural Forces in World Politics
ISBN: 9780852553220 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ali Mazrui argues that the emphasis in world politics continues to be on arms, on resources and on strategic calculations and that the importance of culture has been grossly underestimated. Professor Mazrui's own mind is a cultural cross-roads; he can give Islamic insights to Western audiences about The Satanic Verses; he relates the Beijing Spring to the Palestinian Intifada; he compares the effects of Zionism and Apartheid; he puts together Muhammad, Marx and market forces; and he tells the Americans that their attitude to the Third World is a dialogue of the deaf. ALI A. MAZRUI was...
Ali Mazrui argues that the emphasis in world politics continues to be on arms, on resources and on strategic calculations and that the importance of c...
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130,37 zł |
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The Africans: A Reader
ISBN: 9780275920739 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. The Africans looks at these legacies, how they co-exist, and their impact on the continent and the people who are called African. This reader, a supplement to the telecourse, provides an introduction to a variety of historical and contemporary writings on Africa. Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. The Africans loo... |
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175,68 zł |
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The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality: Western, Islamic, and African Perspectives
ISBN: 9780761864028 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality outlines theories of gender within the intellectual paradigm of the triple heritage: Islam, Africanity, and the West. This book describes the impact of individual contexts and politics on meanings attributed to the human body. The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality explores how men and women relate to each other in monogamous and polygamous marriage, race rivalries, slavery, miscegenation, cultures of procreation, family planning, and the Islamic view of women's dignity vis-a-vis the Western view of women's liberty. In doing so,...
The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality outlines theories of gender within the intellectual paradigm of the triple heritage: Islam, Africa...
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357,51 zł |
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The Political Sociology of English Language: An African Perspective
ISBN: 9789027978219 / Angielski / Twarda / 1975 / 231 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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477,09 zł |
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Euro-Jews and Afro-Arabs: The Great Semitic Divergence in World History
ISBN: 9780761838579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The impact of European and Semitic peoples upon world civilization and African history is addressed in this scholarly study. The Jewish wing of the Semitic people converged with the Western world; the Arab wing of the Semites converged with Africa. The three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have confronted the racial divide between Caucasian people and people of color. This book explores the geographical regions of Africa, the Middle East, and the Western world in the context of fragile structures and resilient cultures.
The impact of European and Semitic peoples upon world civilization and African history is addressed in this scholarly study. The Jewish wing of the Se...
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660,33 zł |
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A Tale of Two Africas: Nigeria and South Africa as Contrasting Visions
ISBN: 9781905068296 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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152,62 zł |
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The Africans: A Reader
ISBN: 9780275920661 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. "The Africans" looks at these legacies, how they co-exist, and their impact on the continent and the people who are called African. This reader, a supplement to the telecourse, provides an introduction to a variety of historical and contemporary writings on Africa.
Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. "The Africans" looks at... |
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164,75 zł |
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Africa's International Relations: The Diplomacy of Dependency and Change
ISBN: 9780367171643 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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208,62 zł |
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African Institutions: Challenges to Political, Social, and Economic Foundations of Africa's Development
ISBN: 9781442239531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Every political system, either developed or adopted, has an impact on the structure of society and the level of development. This book analyzes the evolution and nature of political institutions and their effect on Africa's development. The challenges Africa face in developing viable institutions are not limited to the adoption of foreign institutions, but are also rooted in domestic norms that define society itself. Sometimes, these challenges have to do with the incompatibility between foreign and domestic institutions. The fundamental issue then is to understand the African societies,...
Every political system, either developed or adopted, has an impact on the structure of society and the level of development. This book analyzes the ev...
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219,66 zł |
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Resurgent Islam and the Politics of Identity
ISBN: 9781443863261 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar of Islam, discusses how Islam differentiates Muslims from non-Muslims and affects how Muslims view each other. In the light of the upheaval currently occurring in the Muslim world, this collection provides readers with valuable context for the challenges of modernity and multiculturalism faced by Muslims. In these essays, Mazrui deploys his formidable knowledge of theology, history, and Muslim societies to analyze the theological, historical,...
One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished schola...
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219,06 zł |
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General History of Africa volume 8 (pbk unabridg - Africa since 1935
ISBN: 9780852550984 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 1072 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Africa has moved from international conflict under foreign domination to struggles for political sovereignty and economic independence. Looking at the changes in Africa's fortunes since 1935, this volume examines the challenges of nation-building and socio-cultural changes affecting the continent. The series is co-published in Africa with seven publishers, in the United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in association with the UNESCO Press.
Africa has moved from international conflict under foreign domination to struggles for political sovereignty and economic independence. Looking at the...
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156,46 zł |
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Tortilleras: Hispanic and U.S. Latina Lesbian Expression
ISBN: 9781592130061 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The first anthology to focus exclusively on queer readings of Spanish, Latin American, and US Latina lesbian literature and culture, "Tortilleras" interrogates issues of gender, national identity, race, ethnicity, and class to show the impossibility of projecting a singular Hispanic or Latina Lesbian. Examining carefully the works of a range of lesbian writers and performance artists, including Carmelita Tropicana and Christina Peri Rossi, among others, the contributors create a picture of the complicated and multi-textured contributions of Latina and Hispanic lesbians to literature and...
The first anthology to focus exclusively on queer readings of Spanish, Latin American, and US Latina lesbian literature and culture, "Tortilleras" int...
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370,40 zł |
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