Author : Caroline Starbird
Publisher : University of Denver, CTIR
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,69 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780943804873
Contains a series of lessons designed to provide young students with a look at contemporary Africa and give them an appreciation of the diversity of nations and cultures found on the continent. Lessons are based on readings from: Africa is not a country / Margy Burns Knight and Mark Melnicove. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2000.
Author : Aminata Traore
Publisher : Mascot Books
Page : pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2018-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781684012688
Looking at the world through Xavier's eyes is like a kaleidoscope of different cultures. Xavier is taking a trip to Africa, but he must accomplish a few tasks before he leaves. Xavier is ready to meet his other Grandpre and explore while learning about life in Senegal, West Africa. Blending Xavier's curiosity and cultural tidbits, this story lets children imagine life outside of their hometown and journey with Xavier to West Africa.
Author : Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 36,10 MB
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 085745952X
Global imperial designs, which have been in place since conquest by western powers, did not suddenly evaporate after decolonization. Global coloniality as a leitmotif of the empire became the order of the day, with its invisible technologies of subjugation continuing to reproduce Africa’s subaltern position, a position characterized by perceived deficits ranging from a lack of civilization, a lack of writing and a lack of history to a lack of development, a lack of human rights and a lack of democracy. The author’s sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has kept Africa ensnared within colonial matrices of power, serving to justify external interventions in African affairs, including the interference with liberation struggles and disregard for African positions. Evaluating the quality of African responses and available options, the author opens up a new horizon that includes cognitive justice and new humanism.
Author : Michael Morris
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,15 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780796920614
Every Step of the Way celebrates the tenth anniversary of South Africa's first democratic election but also seeks to widen and promote a conversation about South Africa's contested pasts.
Author : Kerstin Pinther
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 30,71 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Art
ISBN : 3643906269
In the 1990s, a new wave of globalization changed the field of cultural production in many African countries and paved the way for major new cultural events. In particular, during the last two decades, an ever growing series of art and cultural centers were and still are being established - often against the background of broader national (art) histories and the historic prominence of the state as the primary patron of the arts. In considering the historical genealogy of these 'new spaces, ' this book examines: the infrastructures and public spaces they create, the theoretical discourses they tap into and explore, the aesthetic and (cultural) political debates they stir, the role they play in the field of cultural institutions and cultural activism, and their relations with state and municipal institutions. (Series: African Art and Visual Cultures - Vol. 2) [Subject: African Studies, Cultural Studies, Art
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Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,2 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Education
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Author : Terri Lituchy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 16,46 MB
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136278680
This book offers a comprehensive look at the current literatures and research based on empirical data from across different countries in Africa. It focuses on the work of leading scholars of management in and around Africa and the African Context, exploring whether we can at this point refer to ‘African Management’ as an emerging and distinct stream in the scholarly discourse in management. The main themes are macro and micro issues of Management in Africa, each chapter illustrating the historical or traditional view of Management in Africa versus the newer western business management perspective. This book presents current, in-depth, rigorous research and identifies future research and propositions, enabling scholars and students to gain an in-depth understanding of management as it is evolving and practiced in Africa.
Author : Oluwatoyin E. Akinbowale
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1991271085
The book covers the overview of cyberfraud and the associated global statistics. It demonstrates practicable techniques that financial institutions can employ to make effective decisions geared towards cyberfraud mitigation. Furthermore, the book contains some emerging technologies, such as information and communication technologies (ICT), forensic accounting, big data technologies, tools and analytics employed in fraud mitigation. In addition, it highlights the implementation of some techniques, such as the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and system thinking approach to address information and security challenges. The book combines a case study, empirical findings, a systematic literature review and theoretical and conceptual concepts to provide practicable solutions to mitigate cyberfraud. The major contributions of this book include the demonstration of digital and emerging techniques, such as forensic accounting for cyber fraud mitigation. It also provides in-depth statistics about cyber fraud, its causes, its threat actors, practicable mitigation solutions, and the application of a theoretical framework for fraud profiling and mitigation.
Author : H. Ekkehard Wolff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,68 MB
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1316558681
Development is based on communication through language. With more than two thousand languages being used in Africa, language becomes a highly relevant factor in all sectors of political, social, cultural and economic life. This important sociolinguistic dimension hitherto remains underrated and under-researched in 'Western' mainstream development studies. The book discusses the resourcefulness of languages, both local and global, in view of the ongoing transformation of African societies as much as for economic development. From a novel 'applied African sociolinguistics' perspective it analyses the continuing effects of linguistic imperialism on postcolonial African societies, in particular regarding the educational sector, through imposed hegemonic languages such as Arabic and the ex-colonial languages of European provenance. It offers a broad interdisciplinary scientific approach to the linguistic dimensions of sociocultural modernisation and economic development in Africa, written for both the non-linguistically trained reader as much as for the linguistically trained researcher and language practitioner.
Author : Carol Newman
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0815728166
Why is there so little industry in Africa? Over the past forty years, industry has moved from the developed to the developing world, yet Africa’s share of global manufacturing has fallen from about 3 percent in 1970 to less than 2 percent in 2014. Industry is important to low-income countries. It is good for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry outlines a new strategy to help African industry compete in global markets. This book draws on case studies and econometric and qualitative research from Africa and emerging Asia to understand what drives firm-level competitiveness in low-income countries. The results show that while traditional concerns such as infrastructure, skills, and the regulatory environment are important, they alone will not be sufficient for Africa to industrialize. The book also addresses how industrialization strategies will need to adapt to the region’s growing resource abundance.
