A Living Man From Africa

Author : Roger S. Levine
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300168594

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A Living Man from Africa by Roger S. Levine Pdf

Born into a Xhosa royal family around 1792 in South Africa, Jan Tzatzoe was destined to live in an era of profound change—one that witnessed the arrival and entrenchment of European colonialism. As a missionary, chief, and cultural intermediary on the eastern Cape frontier and in Cape Town and a traveler in Great Britain, Tzatzoe helped foster the merging of African and European worlds into a new South African reality. Yet, by the 1860s, despite his determined resistance, he was an oppressed subject of harsh British colonial rule. In this innovative, richly researched, and splendidly written biography, Roger S. Levine reclaims Tzatzoe's lost story and analyzes his contributions to, and experiences with, the turbulent colonial world to argue for the crucial role of Africans as agents of cultural and intellectual change.

Author : Chike Frankie Edozien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Gay men
ISBN : 0995516235

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Lives of Great Men by Chike Frankie Edozien Pdf

From Lagos to Brooklyn to Accra to Paris; from across the Diaspora to the heart of the African continent, in this memoir Nigerian journalist Chike Frankie Edozien offers a highly personal series of contemporary snapshots of same gender loving Africans, unsung Great Men living their lives, triumphing and finding joy in the face of great adversity.

Author : Bloom Steve
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0500514526

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Living Africa by Bloom Steve Pdf

This magnificent photographic survey is a personal tour through the length and breadth of Africa by one of the worlds leading nature and wildlife photographers. Steve Bloom achieves here a truly breathtaking intimacy not only with the continents extraordinary animal life and natural environment but also with its diverse peoples. His remit is staggeringly comprehensive: landscapes from desert to jungle, wildlife from insect to great game, and human life from remote tribal village to teeming metropolis. In a series of essays, Bloom combines vivid personal experience with a passionate articulation of the challenges faced by Africas people and environment in the 21st century. Everywhere is apparent his deep affection and affinity for the continent where he grew up, and to which he has felt compelled to return throughout his life. This luxury boxed gift edition of Living Africa features a limited edition Leopard print.

Author : Christopher Osagie
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781462067657

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The Man from Africa by Christopher Osagie Pdf

In his memoir, The Man from Africa, author Christopher Osagie describes the cultural differences that he experienced when he moved from Africa to the United States. In spite of these differences, he adjusts to his new life and learns to appreciate the higher moral standards in his new country. From being a pest control technician to becoming a poultry specialist, he demonstrates the abundance of opportunities available to anyone who is ready and willing to work very hard. In Nigeria, as in many other African countries, immigrating to the United States is a common dream. The United States is usually referred to as Gods own country because of the perceived limitless opportunities available to all those willing to work hard in order to achieve their individual ambitions. Consequently, Nigerians with successful careerseven established professionals, such as medical doctors, lawyers, and engineershave chosen to leave behind all that they have achieved in order to immigrate to the United States, where they believe they will have the opportunity to attain even more. The Man from Africa was written to enlighten new immigrants from other countries in Africa and from all over the world about what to expect if they choose to immigrate to the United States.

Author : Mary Douglas,Phyllis M. Kaberry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136419201

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Man in Africa by Mary Douglas,Phyllis M. Kaberry Pdf

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1969 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Author : Jared McDonald
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000865899

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Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa by Jared McDonald Pdf

This volume explores the formative and expressive dynamics of Khoesan identity during a crucial period of incorporation as an underclass into Cape colonial society. Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa emphasises loyalism and subjecthood – posited as imperial citizenship – as foundational aspects of Khoesan resistance to the debilitating effects of settler colonialism. The work argues that Khoesan were active in the creation of their identity as imperial citizens and that expressions of loyalty to the British Crown were reflective of a political and civic consciousness that transcended their racially defined place in Cape colonial society. Following a chronological trajectory from the mid-1790s to the late 1850s, author Jared McDonald examines the combined influences of colonial law, evangelical-humanitarianism, imperial commissions of inquiry, and the abolition of slavery as conduits for the notion of imperial citizenship. As histories and legacies of colonialism come under increasing scrutiny, the history of the Khoesan during this period highlights the complex nature of power and its imposition, and the myriad, nuanced ways in which the oppressed react, resist, and engage. This book will be of interest to scholars and students working on British imperialism in Africa, as well as histories of settler colonialism, nationalism, and loyalism.

Author : Marie Pierce Weber
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462084449

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Living in Africa by Marie Pierce Weber Pdf

Meet the unusual and interesting familes of Paula and Thomas Caulfield. Experience the melding of these diverse characters into a cohesive clan. Be an intimate part of their lives, sharing their bedroom conversations and personal feelings. The story spans the globe and takes the reader on a journey to uncommon places to hob-nob with distinctive people.

Author : Helen Tilley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226803470

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Africa as a Living Laboratory by Helen Tilley Pdf

'Africa as a Living Laboratory' is a study of the relationship between imperialism and scientific expertise - environmental medical, racial and anthropological - in the colonization of British Africa.

Author : Pat Spain
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781789046571

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A Living Dinosaur: On the Hunt in West Africa by Pat Spain Pdf

On the Hunt in West Africa finds Bostonian Pat Spain, an inexperienced but enthusiastic traveler and wildlife biologist, on the first shoot of his new National Geographic TV series in Cameroon, the Congo, and the Central African Republic. He was told it would be his “trial by fire” for the world of wildlife TV, and soon finds that to be literally true after their decrepit pick-up truck catches fire while doing 100 MPH on a dirt road. Things only get more uncomfortable for Pat from there as he experiences the wildlife (getting charged by a silverback gorilla and having a killer bee land on his exposed penis), the food (eating rat and face-meltingly hot peppers), and some local traditions (he's almost arrested, accidentally married, and inadvertently invites an evil forest spirit to live in the Pygmy village he's staying in), and somehow manages (in his mind, at least) to solve the mystery of Mokele M'Bembe - a supposed living dinosaur in the riverways connecting these three countries.

Author : Binyavanga Wainaina
Publisher : One World
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812989663

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How to Write About Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina Pdf

From one of Africa’s most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality “A fierce literary talent . . . [Wainaina] shines a light on his continent without cliché.”—The Guardian “Africa is the only continent you can love—take advantage of this. . . . Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.” Binyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Wainaina’s pioneering writing on the African continent, including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as the viral satirical sensation “How to Write About Africa.” Working fearlessly across a range of topics—from politics to international aid, cultural heritage, and redefined sexuality—he describes the modern world with sensual, emotional, and psychological detail, giving us a full-color view of his home country and continent. These works present the portrait of a giant in African literature who left a tremendous legacy.

Author : William Boyd
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241970409

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A Good Man in Africa by William Boyd Pdf

A Good Man in Africa is William Boyd's classic, prize-winning debut novel - Winner of the Whitbread Award and the Somerset Maugham Prize Escapee from suburbia, overweight, oversexed... Morgan Leafy isn't overburdened with worldly success. Actually, he is refreshingly free from it. But then, as a representative of Her Britannic Majesty in tropical Kinjanja, it was not very constructive of him to get involved in wholesale bribery. Nor was it exactly oiling his way up the ladder to hunt down the improbably pointed breasts of his boss's daughter when officially banned from horizontal delights by a nasty dose ... Falling back on his deep-laid reserves of misanthropy and guile, Morgan has to fight off the sea of humiliation, betrayal and ju-ju that threatens to wash over him. 'Wickedly funny' The Times 'If a widening grin is the test of a novel's entertainment value in retrospect, A Good Man in Africa romps home' Guardian 'A delight' Washington Post

Author : George Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : WISC:89048868103

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Thompson in Africa, Or, An Account of the Missionary Labors, Sufferings, Travels, and Observations, of George Thompson in Western Africa, at the Mendi Mission by George Thompson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : South Africa
ISBN : CHI:098020361

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South Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : L.S.B. LEAKEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE PROGRESS AND EVOLUTION OF MAN IN AFRICA by L.S.B. LEAKEY Pdf

Author : J. T. Headley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010249964

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The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers by J. T. Headley Pdf