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Grappling With the Beast

Author : Peter Limb
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004178775
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Grappling With the Beast written by Peter Limb and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contributes rich, new material to provide insights into indigenous responses to the colonial empires of Great Britain (South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)) and Germany (Namibia) and explore the complex intellectual, cultural, literary, and political borders and identities that emerged across these spaces. Contributors include distinguished global scholars in the field as well as exciting young scholars. The essays link global-national-local forces in history by analysing how indigenous elites not only interacted with colonial empires to absorb, adapt and re-cast new ideas, forms of discourse, and social formations, but also networked with ordinary people to forge new social, ethnic, and political identities and viable social forces. Translated and other primary texts in appendices add to the insights.

The Dew Breaker

Author : Edwidge Danticat
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307428397
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Dew Breaker written by Edwidge Danticat and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We meet him late in life: a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, moving seamlessly between Haiti in the 1960s and New York City today, we enter the lives of those around him, and learn that he has also kept a vital, dangerous secret. Edwidge Danticat’s brilliant exploration of the “dew breaker”--or torturer--s an unforgettable story of love, remorse, and hope; of personal and political rebellions; and of the compromises we make to move beyond the most intimate brushes with history. It firmly establishes her as one of America’s most essential writers. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Edwidge Danticat's Claire of the Sea Light.

Prophetic Identities

Author : Tolly Bradford
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774822821
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Prophetic Identities written by Tolly Bradford and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The presence of Indigenous people among the ranks of British missionaries in the nineteenth century complicates narratives of all-powerful missionaries and hapless Indigenous victims. What compelled these men to embrace Christianity? How did they reconcile being both Christian and Indigenous in an age of empire? Tolly Bradford finds answers to these questions in the lives of Henry Budd, a Cree missionary from western Canada, and Tiyo Soga, a Xhosa missionary from southern Africa. He portrays these men not as victims of colonialism but rather as individuals who drew on faith, family, and their ties to Britain to construct a new sense of indigeneity in a globalizing world.

The People’s Paper

Author : Peter Limb
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1868148505
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book The People’s Paper written by Peter Limb and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-awaited volume uncovers the long-lost pages of the major African multilingual newspaper, Abantu-Batho. Founded in 1912 by African National Congress (ANC) convenor Pixley Seme, with assistance from the Swazi Queen, it was published up until 1931, attracting the cream of African politicians, journalists and poets Mqhayi, Nontsisi Mgqweth, and Grendon. In its pages burning issues of the day were articulated alongside cultural by-ways. The People's Paper - comprising both essays and an anthology - explores the complex movements and individuals that emerged in the almost twenty years of its publication. The essays contribute rich, new material to provide clearer insights into South African politics and intellectual life. The anthology unveils a judicious selection of never-before published columns from the paper spanning every year of its life and drawn from repositories on three continents. Abantu-Batho had a regional and international focus, and by examining all these dynamics across boundaries and disciplines, The People's Paper transcends established historiographical frontiers to fill a lacuna that scholars have long lamented.

Race Talk in the South African Media

Author : Gawie Botma
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1928480292
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Race Talk in the South African Media written by Gawie Botma and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a very significant, timely and relevant contribution to a very topical subject of immense local as well as global interest. Through tracing the evolution of media discourse about race and racism, which the author prefers to call ‘race talk’, the writer prised open a window to a panoramic, variegated and yet nuanced perspective of the perennial South African race question etched across the vistas of time and memory since Jan Van Riebeeck set up the first European settlement as a refreshment station for the Dutch East India Company, at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 up to the time of writing this book. It lends a fresh lens through which to re-read South African society, not only to a studious scholar of media history but also to anybody interested in the general history of South Africa. - Dr Zvenyika Mugari, WITS This book is based on meticulous archival searching, presented in a new, fresh and highly engaging way. This is a book based on evidentiary-led scholarly principles that has lucidity as a goal. Unlike so many scholarly works which are turgid and very difficult to read because they are written in restricted codes meant only for other academics, this manuscript is wonderfully lucid, accessible and a pleasure to read. The prime readership will be academics but its lucidity makes it appealing beyond a purely academic readership, hopefully reaching media professionals and students also and influencing debates on race policy. This is how academic books, in fact, should be written. - Prof Keyan Tomaselli, University of Johannesburg The author has embarked on a very difficult and complex task of understanding the race construct in the South African media context. This is a highly contested and contentious space in South Africa and it is particularly arduous for a “white, middle-class, middle-aged, Afrikaans male” to navigate this space. The author has however eloquently managed to pilot this fine line of controversy. He offers a balanced view of the belligerent debate without treading insensitively on the toes of protagonists and at the same time challenges prevailing views. - André Rose, National Cancer Institute

Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa

Author : Jared McDonald
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000865894
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa written by Jared McDonald and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Book in Africa

Author : C. Davis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137401621
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book The Book in Africa written by C. Davis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents new research and critical debates in African book history, and brings together a range of disciplinary perspectives by leading scholars in the subject. It includes case studies from across Africa, ranging from third-century manuscript traditions to twenty-first century internet communications.

Basic Principles Of Chinese Philosophy (Volumes 1 & 2)

Author : Jiaxiang Hu
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813273909
Total Pages : 681 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Basic Principles Of Chinese Philosophy (Volumes 1 & 2) written by Jiaxiang Hu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among world's three major philosophic traditions, Chinese philosophy excels in ethical discourse. As a collective wisdom on a par with Aristotle's 'Ethics' and Kant's 'Critique of Practical Reason', Chinese philosophy now needs to be systematized and developed. Today, Chinese philosophy per se has often been reduced to the historical approach to it, hence its slower development in comparison with European and Indian philosophies. The author of this book avails himself of Kant's model of human psychic structure, synthesizes the basic elements of Chinese philosophy into a rigorous theoretical framework, and presents a panoptic view of the edifice of traditional Chinese philosophy.

Christian Interculture

Author : Arun W. Jones
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271090022
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Christian Interculture written by Arun W. Jones and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the remarkable growth of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America in the twentieth century, there is a dearth of primary material produced by these Christians. This volume explores the problem of writing the history of indigenous Christian communities in the Global South. Many such indigenous Christian groups pass along knowledge orally, and colonial forces have often not deemed their ideas and activities worth preserving. In some instances, documentation from these communities has been destroyed by people or nature. Highlighting the creative solutions that historians have found to this problem, the essays in this volume detail the strategies employed in discerning the perspectives, ideas, activities, motives, and agency of indigenous Christians. The contributors approach the problem on a case-by-case basis, acknowledging the impact of diverse geographical, cultural, political, and ecclesiastical factors. This volume will inspire historians of World Christianity to critically interrogate—and imaginatively use—existing Western and indigenous documentary material in writing the history of Christianity in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. In addition to the editor, the contributors to this volume include J. J. Carney, Adrian Hermann, Paul Kollman, Kenneth Mills, Esther Mombo, Mrinalini Sebastian, Christopher Vecsey, Haruko Nawata Ward, and Yanna Yannakakis.

The Werewolf Filmography

Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786479108
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Werewolf Filmography written by Bryan Senn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the horrific to the heroic, cinematic werewolves are metaphors for our savage nature, symbolizing the secret, bestial side of humanity that hides beneath our civilized veneer. Examining acknowledged classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and The Howling (1981), as well as overlooked gems like Dog Soldiers (2011), this comprehensive filmography covers the highs and lows of the genre. Information is provided on production, cast and filmmakers, along with critical discussion of the tropes and underlying themes that make the werewolf a terrifying but fascinating figure.

Artisan Publishing

Author : Deren Hansen
Publisher : Dunlith Hill
ISBN 13 : 1938994124
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Artisan Publishing written by Deren Hansen and published by Dunlith Hill. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic publishing has upset the equilibrium enjoyed by the publishing industry for the last half-century. While some celebrate the overthrow of the gate-keeping elite and the democratization of publishing, others lament the end of literary culture. Beneath the enthusiasm and the angst, a new market has opened as commercial publishers abandon mid-list books in favor of blockbusters. Thanks to online markets where books never go out of print, it is now possible for authors to earn a living writing and selling books they and their readers love. This guide explores artisan publishing, a new approach to creating and releasing books where the focus is on quality and the integrity of the author’s editorial vision. The path of the artisan isn’t a short-cut to fame and fortune, but it is the best way to create something you’ll be proud of and in which your readers will find lasting value.

R.A.G.E.

Author : Antonio Simon, Jr.
Publisher : Darkwater Syndicate, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book R.A.G.E. written by Antonio Simon, Jr. and published by Darkwater Syndicate, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an award-wining fantasy novelist and avid gamer, R.A.G.E. is an innovative roleplaying game system. This enhanced edition produces unforgettable adventures for you and your friends. All you need to get started are some friends, dice, a pulse, and a sense of humor (roughly in that order). See why this game is all the R.A.G.E.

The Taming of Polly

Author : Ella Loraine Dorsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Taming of Polly written by Ella Loraine Dorsey and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dragon Kindred and the Worshipers of Gyr

Author : Marshall Drews
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1645449777
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Dragon Kindred and the Worshipers of Gyr written by Marshall Drews and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans, beasts, and dragons. Some might claim there was little difference in nature between the three, with rule and order being the fine line between tranquility and peace, as opposed to mindless viciousness with a thirst for pure, unadulterated destruction. Many advocates against this cynical mentality would argue, rather counterproductively, that it was the same order and rule, with a healthy mix of morals, that led men to hold fast to what was right in a way beasts and kindreds alike were incapable of. These beasts or monsters written in legend were often observed to be mindless in nature and destructive by law. No sympathy lingered behind their piercing gazes; neither did intelligence nor base desire. Dragons and scaled kindreds alike were said to hold much the same virtues, but one could not simply say they lacked conviction or desire. Within them lay greed for things others might perceive to be useless. Like a newborn duckling imprinting on some large protective-looking object, a dragon would instill value on anything that caught their eye in so much that they would defend it until death. Within this land, there existed such a dragon--one posing as a nuisance and a menace to those around. In the dark hours of the night, a band of men were brought together by the same strong morals, rules, and order to seek out that which caused destruction and unrest, however minor it might have been.

Star Sharks: Beneath a Swift Sunrise

Author : T.D. Smith
Publisher : T.D. Smith
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Sharks: Beneath a Swift Sunrise written by T.D. Smith and published by T.D. Smith. This book was released on with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 31st century, the galaxy is ravaged by a planet killing beast. How can the crew of the Star Shark find hope and courage amidst grief, loss, and chaos, while searching for a magical sword of the Norse gods to destroy the mysterious, evil alien starship before it devours Earth and all its allies? Join Nix, the Captain of the Star Shark, his Elven fiance Sheila, his two brothers, one a monk, the other a miner, his grandfather with dark secrets and more to him than meets the eye, and a host of other characters as they join forces on an epic celestial adventure to save the very cosmos from destructive evil and turmoil.

From American Empire to América Cósmica Through Philosophy

Author : Terrance MacMullan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793653755
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book From American Empire to América Cósmica Through Philosophy written by Terrance MacMullan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines points of meaningful affinity as well as contention and misrecognition between philosophical traditions of the Americas. Using Rodó’s metaphors from The Tempest, it reflects on the perils and possibilities for Inter-American philosophy as an established historical fact, a form of propaganda, or as a legitimate aspiration.

Rex

Author : Avery Meadows
Publisher : DLG Publishing Partners
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rex written by Avery Meadows and published by DLG Publishing Partners . This book was released on with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From author Avery Meadows comes a dark enemies-to-lovers alien romance about a Mesozoic dinosaur shifter and the fated human mate he tracks down and captures. One might think an invasion by aliens ranks as the worst thing that could possibly ever happen, but Capri Smythe’s here to tell you, it’s not. Neither is being hunted by not one but two aliens—a dinosaur shifter and a lizard-skinned reptilian. Nope. Because right now, Earth’s facing a 6th major extinction event, kicked off by the reversal of the magnetic poles. Only one thing stands in the way of her total annihilation. He’s huge, has a bad attitude, replicates himself, and the toothy giant really, really likes the way she smells . . .