Africa and the United States, Images and Realities
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 112
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Images of Africa
Author: Daniel M. Mengara
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 442
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKImages of Africa offers a rare insight into the historical and cultural processes through which the various negative perceptions and stereotypes of Africa were deliberately created, and which the continent has struggled to shake off.
Africa and the United States
Author: National Conference on UNESCO, 8th, Boston 1961
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBlack Los Angeles
Author: Darnell M. Hunt
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2010-04-29
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0814737358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNaráyana’s best-seller gives its reader much more than “Friendly Advice.” In one handy collection—closely related to the world-famous Pañcatantra or Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom —numerous animal fables are interwoven with human stories, all designed to instruct wayward princes. Tales of canny procuresses compete with those of cunning crows and tigers. An intrusive ass is simply thrashed by his master, but the meddlesome monkey ends up with his testicles crushed. One prince manages to enjoy himself with a merchant’s wife with her husband’s consent, while another is kicked out of paradise by a painted image. This volume also contains the compact version of King Víkrama’s Adventures, thirty-two popular tales about a generous emperor, told by thirty-two statuettes adorning his lion-throne. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
The Rise of Africa's Middle Class
Author: Henning Melber
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1783607165
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcross Africa, a burgeoning middle class has become the poster child for the 'Africa rising' narrative. Ambitious, aspirational and increasingly affluent, this group is said to embody the values and hopes of the new Africa, with international bodies ranging from the United Nations Development Programme to the World Bank regarding them as important agents of both economic development and democratic change. This narrative, however, obscures the complex and often ambiguous role that this group actually plays in African societies. Bringing together economists, political scientists, anthropologists and development experts, and spanning a variety of case studies from across the continent, this collection provides a much-needed corrective to the received wisdom within development circles, and provides a fresh perspective on social transformations in contemporary Africa.
Encounter Images in the Meetings Between Africa and Europe
Author: Mai Palmberg
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9789171064783
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPositive images of Africa contrast with negative images of misery, war and catastrophes often conveyed by the mass media. This selection of papers debate the images and stereotypes of Africa.
Africa
Author: William Mark Habeeb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-09-02
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 142229417X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrica, the world's second-largest continent, is home to more than 50 countries. Africa has valuable resources, from large reserves of oil to minerals such as diamonds and gold; as well as an incredible variety of wild animals, plants, and trees. From the bustling cities of Egypt to the warm grasslands of Kenya, Africa is filled with diverse cultures and peoples. Yet Africa is also a continent with many problems. African countries are among the world's poorest. Hunger is common, and jobs are rare. Many countries are torn by ongoing wars. Others are devastated by disease—it is estimated that nearly 10 percent of Africans are infected with the virus that causes AIDS, for example. Africa: Facts & Figures gives an overview of the natural features, history, economy, and cultures of this fascinating continent.
African American Families Today
Author: Angela Hattery
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1442213965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom teen pregnancy to athletics, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show the realities. As the book shows, racial inequality persists--we're clearly not in a "postracial" society.
International Information and Cultural Series
Author: United States. Department of State
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKImage and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Author: Norman G. Finkelstein
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2016-03-15
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1784784583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis acclaimed study surveys the dominant popular and scholarly images of the Israel–Palestine conflict. Finkelstein opens with a theoretical discussion of Zionism, locating it as a romantic form of nationalism that assumed the bankruptcy of liberal democracy. He goes on to look at the demographic origins of the Palestinians, with particular reference to the work of Joan Peters, and develops critiques of the influential studies of both Benny Morris and Anita Shapira. Reviewing the diplomatic history with Aban Eban‘s oeuvre as his foil, Finkelstein closes by demonstrating that the casting of Israel as the innocent victim of Arab aggression in the June 1967 and October 1973 wars is not supported by the documentary record. This new edition critically reexamines dominant popular and scholarly images in the light of the current failures of the peace process.
