Chinongwa

Chinongwa

Author: Lucy Michot

Publisher: Real African Publishers

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1919855815

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A riveting and emotional portrait of abusive conditions in rural Zimbabwe during the 1920s, this novel follows the terrible misfortunes of a brave and likable young girl as she grows to womanhood. Chinongwa always has been told that her paternal grandfather was shot and beheaded in front of her father's eyes, but she can't be sure whether this story is real because it is so intertwined in her mind with fantastical tales of talking snakes and men buried alive with mice tied to their backs. At age nine, however, her own life becomes nightmare when, in exchange for food, she is given to a man older than her father, and at age 11 she has her first baby. Throughout her ordeal, Chinongwa is sustained by the natural beauty of the countryside and her hopes that better times lie ahead, but the story sadly foreshadows the plight of present-day Zimbabwe.


Time to Tell

Time to Tell

Author: Barry Feinberg

Publisher: Real African Publishers

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1920222340

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This dramatically revealing memoir follows Barry Feinberg's 45 years of activism, travel, relationships, and creative expression. While the twin narratives of private life and political doings are equally absorbing on their own, it is the relationship between the two—and the story of this relationship's expression through Feinberg's pen, brush, and lens—that provide a unique and compelling perspective on the most significant and volatile decades in South Africa's history.


Africa Yearbook Volume 2

Africa Yearbook Volume 2

Author: Andreas Mehler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 9047411471

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The Africa Yearbook is a reliable source of reference covering major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends of all sub-Saharan states – all related to developments in one calendar year.


Immigration and Migration

Immigration and Migration

Author: Rayna Bailey

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1438109016

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Presents a guide to the issues of immigration and migration, including definitions, primary sources, important documents, research tools, organizations, and notable persons.


Yearbook International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea / Annuaire Tribunal international du droit de la mer, Volume 14 (2010)

Yearbook International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea / Annuaire Tribunal international du droit de la mer, Volume 14 (2010)

Author: International tribunal for the law of the sea

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-08-15

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 9004195688

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"Yearbook - Annuaire 2010" The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention. The Tribunal is open to States Parties to the Convention. It is also open to entities other than States Parties (States and international organizations non-parties to the Convention and natural or juridical persons) in cases provided for in the Convention or other agreements conferring jurisdiction on the Tribunal. "The Yearbook - Annuaire" will give lawyers, scholars, students as well as the general public access to information about the jurisdiction, procedure and organization of the Tribunal and also about its composition and activities in 2010. The "Yearbook" is prepared by the Registry of the Tribunal. Until 2007, it was published in two separate volumes, English ("Yearbook") and French ("Annuaire"). Since 2008, the "Yearbook - Annuaire" is published as a bilingual volume. "Yearbook - Annuaire 2010" Le Tribunal international du droit de la mer est un organe judiciaire ind pendant, cr par la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer, pour conna tre des diff rends auxquels pourraient donner lieu l interpr tation et l application de la Convention. Le Tribunal est ouvert aux Etats Parties la Convention. Il est galement ouvert des entit s autres que les Etats Parties (Etats et organisations internationales non parties la Convention et personnes physiques et morales) dans les cas pr vus par la Convention ou par d autres accords conf rant comp tence au Tribunal. "Le Yearbook - Annuaire" met la disposition des juristes, des universitaires, des tudiants, ainsi que du public dans son ensemble, les informations essentielles concernant la comp tence, la proc dure et l organisation du Tribunal, ainsi que la composition et les activit s de celui-ci au cours de l ann e 2010. "L Annuaire" est r dig par le Greffe du Tribunal. Jusqu l ann e 2007, il tait publi sous la forme de deux volumes s par s, en anglais ("Yearbook") et en fran ais ("Annuaire"). Depuis 2008, le "Yearbook - Annuaire" est publi sous la forme d un volume bilingue.


African Hosts & Their Guests

African Hosts & Their Guests

Author: W. E. A. van Beek

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1847010490

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Africa is a 'theme park' for Western tourists to experience untouched wilderness, untamed nature, and truly 'authentic' cultures, where the hosts, too, are part of a discourse about the 'other' and ourselves, about wildness, danger and roots. Tourism is important for Africa: international tourist arrivals to Africa continue to grow, income from tourism is crucial to national economies, and tourism investments are considered among the most profitable. This edited volumedeals with the interaction of local communities with tourists coming into their areas and villages. Based upon a common theoretical approach, fourteen cases of African tourism are discussed which involve direct contact between 'hosts' and 'guests'. The viewpoint throughout is from the side of the locals, establishing how the processes of interaction shape each small scale destination. Crucial in Africa is the fact that the large majority of tourism is game oriented and the interaction between locals and visitors is very much 'tainted' by this fact. Central is the notion of the tourist bubble - the infrastructure that is generated locally (and internationally) for hosting tourists, as it is this institutional interface that tends to impact on the local society and culture, not the tourists themselves directly. The examples come from all over Africa, from the Sahara to the Eastern Cape, and from Kenyato Ghana. All contributions are based upon original fieldwork. Walter van Beek is professor of anthropology at Tilburg University and Senior Researcher at the African Studies Centre, Leiden; Annette Schmidt is curatorof the African department at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, and is an archaeologist with a long experience in cultural management projects.