Twenty-two articles on social structures, the state, poverty, religion, culture and gender, all of which are in some way particular to Namibia, its society and the country's embryonic, but promising, academic discipline of sociology. The work is organised into four major sections: economy, labour and environment; social inequalities and institutions, traditionalism, culture and art; and sexuality and health. Some examples of the subjects dealt with are: gender aspects of labour migration in Namibia; the complexities of class formation; social exclusion and poverty amongst Namibia's youth;...
Twenty-two articles on social structures, the state, poverty, religion, culture and gender, all of which are in some way particular to Namibia, its so...
A train journey to Paris abruptly becomes a life changing event. Daniel Williams, a salesman, facing failure at home and at work, is forced to make extreme choices; aware the decisions he takes can also threaten the lives of those he seeks to help. He finds himself drawn into a wider national debate on the legitimacy of 'Good Samaritans' and whether their well-intentioned efforts should be protected under the Law. Powerful groups seek to use his actions to demonise the concept of the Good Samaritan. Was Daniel Williams a reckless chancer, guilty of manslaughter, or a hero, simply doing his...
A train journey to Paris abruptly becomes a life changing event. Daniel Williams, a salesman, facing failure at home and at work, is forced to make ex...
Ruth Fletcher lives in a small settlement on St Helena, an isolated island recently annexed by the British Government from the East India Company. She receives a proposal of marriage from Adam; the man she likes but does not love. Opportunities for marriage are scarce and she accepts, hoping that love will grow from friendship.
Relationships in the settlement are tested by Adam's choice of Francesco Ceruso as crew for his fishing boat. A corrupt marine sergeant, John Logan, is determined to exploit the dissent in the settlement for his own evil ends.
One day, when Adam and Francesco are...
Ruth Fletcher lives in a small settlement on St Helena, an isolated island recently annexed by the British Government from the East India Company. She...
Ruth Fletcher, recently widowed, leaves the isolated island of St Helena in 1844, seeking a new life. She plans to marry the captain of HMS Intrepid who has offered her passage on his frigate to Europe on completion of their anti-slavery patrols. What promised to be a routine cruise rapidly descends into a battle with slavers and Ruth is introduced to the ships doctor and the treatment of his injured patients. Her interest in medicine grows despite the profession being exclusively male. Ruth leaves the security of the frigate and her life swiftly spirals out of her control and...
Ruth Fletcher, recently widowed, leaves the isolated island of St Helena in 1844, seeking a new life. She plans to marry the captain of HMS Intrepid ...
