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The Sculptors of Mapungubwe

Author : Zakes Mda
Publisher : Africa List
ISBN 13 : 9780857425898
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book The Sculptors of Mapungubwe written by Zakes Mda and published by Africa List. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the timeless kingdom of Mapungubwe, the royal sculptor had two sons, Chata and Rendani. As they grew, so grew their rivalry--and their extraordinary talents. But while Rendani became a master carver of the animals that run in the wild hills and lush valleys of the land, Chata learned to carve fantastic beings from his dreams, creatures never before seen on the Earth. From this natural rivalry between brothers, Zakes Mda crafts an irresistibly rich fable of love and family. What makes the better art, perfect mimicry or inspiration? Who makes the better wife, a princess or a mysterious dancer? Ageless and contemporary, deceptive in its simplicity and mythical in its scope, The Sculptors of Mapungubwe encompasses all we know of love, envy, and the artist's primal power to forge art from nature and nature into art. Mda's newest novel will only strengthen his international reputation as one of the most trenchant voices of South Africa.

Mapungubwe

Author : Thomas Huffmann
Publisher : Wits University Press
ISBN 13 : 1868144089
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book Mapungubwe written by Thomas Huffmann and published by Wits University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between AD 900 and 1300, the Shashe-Limpopo basin in Limpopo Province witnessed the development of an ancient civilisation. Like civilisations everywhere, it consisted of a complex social organisation supported by intensive agriculture and long-distance trade. The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, as it is now known, was the forerunner of the famous town of Great Zimbabwe, situated about 200 kilometres to the north, and its cultural connection to Great Zimbabwe and the Venda people allows archaeologists to reconstruct its evolution. This generously illustrated book tells the story of an African civilisation that began more than 1000 years ago. It is the first in a series of accessible books written by specialists for visitors to South Africa’s World Heritage Sites.

Mapungubwe Reconsidered: A Living Legacy

Author : Shadreck Chirikure
Publisher : Real African Publishers Pty Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1920655069
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Mapungubwe Reconsidered: A Living Legacy written by Shadreck Chirikure and published by Real African Publishers Pty Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is one of the profound treasures of southern Africa's social and archaeological history, appropriately declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 2003. Contained within this landscape is indispensable information on precolonial state formation, social hierarchies, architecture of stone-walled towns, mineral processing and intercontinental trade. And yet, the Mapungubwe state rose, towered over its environs, and then declined – long before European colonial incursions. Mapungubwe Reconsidered: A Living Legacy contributes to the body of knowledge about Mapungubwe, straddling such issues as the relationships between humans and the environment, management of mineral endowments and the form and impact of southern Africa's global intercourse in this historical period.

Mapungubwe Reconsidered

Author : MISTRA MISTRA
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1928509037
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Mapungubwe Reconsidered written by MISTRA MISTRA and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is one of the profound treasures of southern Africas social and archaeological history, appropriately declared a World Heritage (Unesco) in 2003. Contained within this landscape is indispensable information on precolonial state formation, social hierarchies, architecture of stone-walled towns, mineral processing and intercontinental trade. And yet, the Mapungubwe state rose, towered over its environs, and then declined long before European colonial incursions. What exactly were the social dynamics in this polity? What technologies did it utilise? How did it relate to neighbouring unable to sustain itself? In this combined edition of two MISTRA publications, now jointly titled Mapungubwe Reconsidered: A Living Legacy, MISTRA seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge about Mapungubwe, straddling such issues as the relationships between humans and the environment, management of mineral endowments and the form and impact of southern Africas global intercourse in this historical period.

Origins

Author : Geoffrey Blundell
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781770130401
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Origins written by Geoffrey Blundell and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa occupies a very special position in the origin and development of humankind. It is on this continent, as exciting new discoveries of fossil material have revealed, that our pre-human ancestors evolved and first acquired the key characteristics that give us our humanity. The evidence of this immense surge of human creativity is incontrovertible: the tools uncovered, the art painted and engraved on rocks, the representations of symbolic thought. This book celebrates humanity's origins in Africa and the rich archaeological heritage of the continent. It has been written by some of the world's foremost authorities on Africa's past under the editorship of Geoffrey Blundell, the Origin Centre's Curator.

Mapungubwe

Author : Sian Tiley
Publisher : Sunbird Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mapungubwe written by Sian Tiley and published by Sunbird Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapungubwe is one of South Africa's best-kept secrets. The Hill of the Jackal was the centre of a thriving civilisation around 800 AD-1200 AD. This work contains images of the gold artefacts, the pottery and the beadwork - together with a history of the civilisation.

Winston Churchill and the Treasure of Mapungubwe Hill

Author : Chris Angus
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1631580396
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Winston Churchill and the Treasure of Mapungubwe Hill by : Chris Angus

Download or read book Winston Churchill and the Treasure of Mapungubwe Hill written by Chris Angus and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the past can save the future for Winston Churchill, and it’s a past with many secrets. There is vast treasure hidden in an almost impregnable Central African fortress surrounded by cliffs. The mountain is a honeycomb of ancient tombs and palaces, as well as the ancient burial place of a Nubian queen mysteriously wedded to a Roman. Young Winston Churchill, a prisoner during the Boer War, is offered a secret deal for freedom by Britain’s enemy Louis Botha: with Botha’s agent, Zeila, Winston must seek out and protect the greatest secret of the dark continent, a fabulous Nubian treasure known only as Mapungubwe Hill. But a rogue member of the British royal family, Lord Sterne, is also after the treasure. Can Winston and the lovely Zeila both survive being entombed? And will their relationship go further than their mission? Decades later, in the middle of a raging World War II, Winston’s special agent Martin Rand struggles to unlock Mapungubwe’s secrets again before German forces, lead by Nazi-sympathizer Lord Sterne, can overwhelm and capture it. Will Winston prevail over the Nazis, or will the Nubian warriors take matters into their own hands? And will Winston’s secret tryst with Zeila come back to ruin everything? Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Zimbabwe Culture

Author : Innocent Pikirayi
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0585386498
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The Zimbabwe Culture written by Innocent Pikirayi and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002-07-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a unique and original perspective on the rise and fall of indigenous states of southern Zambezia, The Zimbabwe Culture analyzes the long contentious history of the remains of the remarkable cyclopean masonry, ranging from mighty capitals of traditional kings to humble farmsteads. Forming a cornerstone of the geographical lore of Africa in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, debate on the origins, development, and collapse of the Zimbabwe culture has never ceased, and with increasing archaeological research over the twentieth century, has become more complex. Thoroughly examining the growth and decline of pre-colonial states on the entire Zimbabwean Plateau and southern Zambezia, Dr. Pikirayi has contributed tremendously towards the archaeological understanding of this extraordinary culture. The Zimbabwe Culture is essential reading for all students and avocationalists of African archaeology, history, and culture.

The History of Southern Africa

Author : Amy McKenna Senior Editor, Geography and History
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 161530312X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book The History of Southern Africa written by Amy McKenna Senior Editor, Geography and History and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the history of southern Africa, including an overview of each of the countries that comprise that area of the continent.

South Africa's Top Sites

Author : Philip Harrison
Publisher : New Africa Books
ISBN 13 : 9780864865632
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book South Africa's Top Sites written by Philip Harrison and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole series is the author who knows and believes that in South Africa there are many, many areas that are as yet unexplored, that offer the visitor and reader a fascinating insight into our South African heritage and an understanding of the global concerns.

Africana Jewish Journeys

Author : Edith Bruder
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527523454
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Africana Jewish Journeys written by Edith Bruder and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary phenomenon of people’s attraction to Judaism around the world is remarkable. Additionally, millions of people who are not of Jewish descent are increasingly identifying themselves as Jews or are converting. In this volume, scholars and practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines explore multiple sources and meanings of this new shaping of modern Jewish identities in Africa, the United States, and India.

Great Zimbabwe

Author : Shadreck Chirikure
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000260887
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Great Zimbabwe written by Shadreck Chirikure and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conditioned by local ways of knowing and doing, Great Zimbabwe develops a new interpretation of the famous World Heritage site of Great Zimbabwe. It combines archaeological knowledge, including recent material from the author’s excavations, with native concepts and philosophies. Working from a large data set has made it possible, for the first time, to develop an archaeology of Great Zimbabwe that is informed by finds and observations from the entire site and wider landscape. In so doing, the book strongly contributes towards decolonising African and world archaeology. Written in an accessible manner, the book is aimed at undergraduate students, graduate students, and practicing archaeologists both in Africa and across the globe. The book will also make contributions to the broader field such as African Studies, African History, and World Archaeology through its emphasis on developing synergies between local ways of knowing and the archaeology.

Whose History Counts

Author : June Bam
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1928314120
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Whose History Counts written by June Bam and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally planned as a fact-based book on the pre-colonial history of the Eastern Cape in the true tradition of history, this ground-breaking book focuses on epistemological and foundational questions about the writing of history and whose history counts. Whose History Counts challenges the very concept of "e;pre-colonial"e; and explores methodologies on researching and writing history.

Scientific Racism in Modern South Africa

Author : Saul Dubow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521479073
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Scientific Racism in Modern South Africa written by Saul Dubow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-06-30 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the history of intellectual and scientific racism in modern South Africa.

Archives of Times Past

Author : Cynthia Kros
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1776147286
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Archives of Times Past written by Cynthia Kros and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critically examines sources of evidence and material from the archive that historically have been used to tell southern Africa’s pre-colonial story.

Heritage and Community Engagement

Author : Emma Waterton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317986571
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Heritage and Community Engagement written by Emma Waterton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the way that professionals in archaeology and in other sectors of heritage interact with a range of stakeholder groups, communities and the wider public. Whilst these issues have been researched and discussed over many years and in many geographical contexts, the debate seems to have settled into a comfortable stasis wherein it is assumed that all that can be done by way of engagement has been done and there is little left to achieve. In some cases, such engagement is built on legislation or codes of ethics and there can be little doubt that it is an important and significant aspect of heritage policy. This book is different, however, because it questions not so much the motivations of heritage professionals but the nature of the engagement itself, the extent to which this is collaborative or contested and the implications this has for the communities concerned. Furthermore, in exploring these issues in a variety of contexts around the world, it recognises that heritage provides a source of engagement within communities that is separate from professional discourse and can thus enable them to find voices of their own in the political processes that concern them and affect their development, identity and well-being. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies.

MAPPING THE WORLD

Author : p.r.servidad
Publisher : p.r.servidad
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book MAPPING THE WORLD written by p.r.servidad and published by p.r.servidad. This book was released on 2024-07-18 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient sands of Africa bore witness to the earliest inklings of recorded history, with Ancient Egypt standing as a beacon of knowledge and wisdom. From the Nile delta to the Horn of Africa, the Maghreb, and the western Sahel, the threads of civilization intertwined, weaving a rich tapestry of cultures and traditions. With the shifting sands of time came the desertification of the Sahara, linking North and East African narratives with the realms of the Middle East and Southern Europe. Amidst this backdrop of cultural exchange and exploration, the Bantu expansion rippled across the sub-Saharan continent, from the lands of modern-day Cameroon to the far reaches of the Southern continent, fostering a linguistic unity that bridged diverse communities. In the realm of pre-colonial Africa, kingdoms and empires flourished in every corner of the continent, each a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of its people.