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Roses Under the Miombo Trees

Author : Amanda Parkyn
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780882378
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Roses Under the Miombo Trees written by Amanda Parkyn and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Parkyn’s memoir focusses on her life in 1960s Southern and Northern Rhodesia. Based on the letters she wrote to her parents back in England, Roses Under the Miombo Trees covers significant events in Rhodesia’s history as uniquely witnessed through the eyes of a young naïve housewife Amanda Parkyn, a young English bride, finds herself in 1960s colonial Africa. Life as wife of a sales representative means frequent change, as he is posted to progressively smaller communities, first in Southern Rhodesia pre-Ian Smith, then north to the tip of Lake Tanganyika, in a Northern Rhodesia about to be granted its independence. She writes home regularly as she learns to keep house, to become madam to a succession of servants, as she eagerly seeks to fit into a white society very different from that of her upbringing. Starting a family brings new challenges as she must learn to make do in ingenious ways to stretch their tiny budget. Back in England her mother sends frequent parcels of everything from shoes to toys and romper suits to Christmas cakes, keeping her daughter’s airmail letters in an old leather document case. Forty years later Amanda has revisited these letters, and in Roses Under the Miombo Trees weaves a narrative around the voice of Amanda’s young self and her memories of the time, setting the story within its historical and political context. Roses Under the Miombo Trees describes the carefree enjoyment of a privileged white lifestyle in the sunshine of Southern Africa, the fun and resourcefulness of communities making their own entertainment, the support and friendship young wives and mothers give each other so far from home. But she also uncovers a young woman’s hidden unease at the foreignness of it all, of being white among black Africans, and must face her young self’s casual racism and colonial attitudes. The text is spiked with short poems which, in a different ‘voice’, reveal other aspects of the story. Finally the author asks what might have happened to those she knew, in countries now so different from when she lived there.

Class, work and whiteness

Author : Nicola Ginsburgh
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526143895
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Class, work and whiteness written by Nicola Ginsburgh and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the first comprehensive history of white workers from the end of the First World War to Zimbabwean independence in 1980. It reveals how white worker identity was constituted, examines the white labouring class as an ethnically and nationally heterogeneous formation comprised of both men and women, and emphasises the active participation of white workers in the ongoing and contested production of race. White wage labourers' experiences, both as exploited workers and as part of the privileged white minority, offer insight into how race and class co-produced one another and how boundaries fundamental to settler colonialism were regulated and policed. Based on original research conducted in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the UK, this book offers a unique theoretical synthesis of work on gender, whiteness studies, labour histories, settler colonialism, Marxism, emotions and the New African Economic History.

Remnants of an Empire

Author : Shurmer-Smith, Pamela
Publisher : Gadsden Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9982240935
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Remnants of an Empire written by Shurmer-Smith, Pamela and published by Gadsden Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Zambia became Independent in 1964, the white colonial population did not suddenly evaporate. Some had supported Independence, others had virulently opposed it, but all had to reappraise their nationality, residence and careers. A few became Zambian citizens and many more chose to stay while without committing themselves. But most of the colonial population eventually trickled out of the country to start again elsewhere. Pamela Charmer-Smith has traced survivors of this population to discover how new lives where constructed and new perspectives generated. Her account draws on the power of postcolonial memory to understand the many ways that copper miners, district officers, school-children and housewives became the empires relics. Her work is not that of a dispassionate outsider but of one who grew up in Northern Rhodesia, knew its colonial population and has considerable affection for Zambia.

An Ethnography of Hunger

Author : Kristin Phillips
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253038391
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book An Ethnography of Hunger written by Kristin Phillips and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In An Ethnography of Hunger Kristin D. Phillips examines how rural farmers in central Tanzania negotiate the interconnected projects of subsistence, politics, and rural development. Writing against stereotypical Western media images of spectacular famine in Africa, she examines how people live with—rather than die from—hunger. Through tracing the seasonal cycles of drought, plenty, and suffering and the political cycles of elections, development, and state extraction, Phillips studies hunger as a pattern of relationships and practices that organizes access to food and profoundly shapes agrarian lives and livelihoods. Amid extreme inequality and unpredictability, rural people pursue subsistence by alternating between—and sometimes combining—rights and reciprocity, a political form that she calls "subsistence citizenship." Phillips argues that studying subsistence is essential to understanding the persistence of global poverty, how people vote, and why development projects succeed or fail.

Introduction to Sustainable Development - Volume I

Author : David V. J.Bell
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1848262221
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Sustainable Development - Volume I written by David V. J.Bell and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Sustainable Development is a component of Encyclopedia of Development and Economic Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on “Introduction to Sustainable Development implies processes of fundamental change in our social systems and institutions. The thrust of this change [entails] … addressing the … new global awareness that the earth is finite, and all of the planet's life support systems – including social and economic systems – are globally interconnected and interdependent.” This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

Pocket Guide Trees of Zambia

Author : Adam Pope
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775848469
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Pocket Guide Trees of Zambia written by Adam Pope and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most recent addition to the popular POCKET GUIDE series, Trees of Zambia features 140 indigenous tree species and four naturalised exotics likely to be seen in Zambia and its 20 national parks. The trees are organised in five groups, each with a unique set of characteristics, to help narrow down options in identifying a tree. Each page describes a single tree species, combining concise text and photographs. Features include: Succinct species descriptions including bark, leaves, flowers and fruit. Full-colour photographs of trees and their parts. Up-to-date distribution maps. A brief introduction covering vegetation types. Table of family names and tree characteristics. Local names for trees. Best viewing locations, including national parks. Sales points: First compact and accessible guide to trees of the region. Ideal companion for exploring Zambia. Distribution maps for each species. Authors are regional experts.

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Proteaceae (1993)

Author : R. K. Brummitt
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100016246X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Flora of Tropical East Africa - Proteaceae (1993) by : R. K. Brummitt

Download or read book Flora of Tropical East Africa - Proteaceae (1993) written by R. K. Brummitt and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a series on the flora of tropical East Africa, this work considers Proteaceae. The flora is prepared at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in close collaboration with East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University. Significant contributions are also made by specialists from elsewhere. The flora should be a useful reference for anyone concerned with the identification and utilization of plants in eastern Africa. Each family is published as a separate part. New parts are published annually. All back volumes are also available.

Palgrave's Trees of Southern Africa

Author : Keith Coates Palgrave
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1920572740
Total Pages : 2589 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Palgrave's Trees of Southern Africa written by Keith Coates Palgrave and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 2589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Trees of Southern Africa has been updated, revised and expanded by Meg Coates Palgrave. It features new simplified keys based on leaf characteristics, and incorporates updated names, reclassifications and new species. All known indigenous trees and many naturalised aliens occurring in southern Africa, south of the Zambezi-Cunene rivers, are included. Accompanying the descriptions are comprehensively revised maps reflecting up-to-date distribution, and drawings of a characteristic leaf and / or fruit. Other features incllude English and Afrikaans common names, notes on medicinal or magical properties and an illustrated glossary. A comprehensive, user-friendly guide, it will appeal to tree enthusiasts and professional botanists across the sub-continent.

Browse in Africa

Author :
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Browse in Africa written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Timbers 2

Author : Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Louppe, D. & Oteng-Amoako, A.A.
Publisher : PROTA
ISBN 13 : 9290814950
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Timbers 2 written by Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Louppe, D. & Oteng-Amoako, A.A. and published by PROTA. This book was released on with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Trees of Southern Africa

Author : Keith Coates Palgrave
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1360 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trees of Southern Africa written by Keith Coates Palgrave and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bibliography of Agriculture

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1922 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Forest Fungi

Author : Ahmed M. Abdel Azeem
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0443188718
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Forest Fungi written by Ahmed M. Abdel Azeem and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-09-04 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology explores sustainable option aspects of forest fungal research, from the selection of hosting plants, isolation, identification, fermentation, identification of secondary metabolites, omics-tools for better understanding the plant–fungus Interactions. Forests are the world's greatest repository of terrestrial biomass, soil carbon and biodiversity. They provide a variety of provisioning, supporting, regulatory and cultural ecosystem services, which are crucial for the survival of human beings. Fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems as mutualists, saprobes and pathogens. - Focuses on the biodiversity of forest fungi and their potential biotechnological application for sustainable development - Includes high quality illustrations and figures for enhanced ease of understanding the process mechanism

Environmental Restoration

Author : John Berger
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 159726878X
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Restoration written by John Berger and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Restoration is the product of a ground-breaking conference on ecological restoration, held in January 1988 at the University of California, Berkeley. It offers an overview from the nation's leading experts of the most current techniques of restoration, including examples of the complex and subtle biological interactions we must understand to ensure success. Chapters cover restoration of agricultural lands, barrens, coastal ecosystems, prairies, and range lands. Additional sections address temperate forests and watersheds, mined lands, soil bioengineering, urban issues including waste treatment and solid, toxic, and radioactive waste management. The book also covers restoration of aquatic systems, includes chapters on strategic planning and land acquisition, and provides examples of successful projects.

Training manual on forests and trees for food security and nutrition

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251320284
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Training manual on forests and trees for food security and nutrition written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently in Tanzania, training institutions for professionals in cross-cutting sectors such as forestry and agriculture do not adequately capture the role of forest and tree resources for food security and nutrition, leading to dependency on one sector – agriculture – to cater for food and nutrition diversity. This undervalues the fundamental role of forest ecosystem services for sustainable agriculture by regulating water flows, stabilizing soils, maintaining soil fertility, regulating the climate, and providing habitat for wild pollinators and predators of agricultural pests. Provision of education on sustainable forests and trees for food security and nutrition at all levels seems to be the most conceivable entry point to ensure that adequate knowledge and skills are imparted to professionals. The goals of this training manual are to: enhance the recognition and significance of forestry to food security and nutrition through the sustainable management and use of forests and trees2; enhance the food security and nutrition benefits from the forests and trees; enhance and stimulate research and training capacity; strengthen institutional frameworks by incorporating food security and nutrition objectives in forest management policies, programmes and projects; and develop value chains based on forest and tree resources for sustainable development in the country. The overall objective is to create awareness and enable increased investment in the forestry sector for food security and nutrition in Tanzania. This training manual is also meant to serve as a useful tool for sharing and exchanging knowledge and experiences across different regions (within the country) and beyond.

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312546335
Total Pages : 705 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains thirty-three short stories chosen by the editor as the best in science fiction for 2010, including selections by Damien Broderick, Steven Popkes, Rachel Swirsky, and others, and features a summation of the year's events, as well as a list of honorable mentions.

Bushmen, Botany and Baking Bread

Author : Dold,Tony Dold,Tony
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1920033750
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Bushmen, Botany and Baking Bread written by Dold,Tony Dold,Tony and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bushmen, Botany and Baking Bread: Mary Pocock's record of a journey with Dorothea Bleek across Angola in 1925 presents the record of a remarkable overland journey documented by the botanist Mary Agard Pocock and illustrated, in colour, with her photographs, sketches and paintings of southern Angola, its people and its plants. The purpose of the six-month-long expedition, by boat, on foot and by machila, was primarily for the renowned ethnologist Dorothea Bleek to collect ethnographic information of the last remaining Bushmen of the region. Besides her role as aide-de-camp, Mary Pocock's intention was to study the flora. She collected almost 1000 plant specimens from this virtually unexplored region, several of which proved to be new to science. A talented artist and photographer, Pocock also described, painted and photographed Bushmen in their villages. These are unique and rare representations of daily activities such as spinning cotton, preparing food, forging metal, playing musical instruments and dancing. Her meticulous daily travel account, glass plate slides, negatives, sketches and paintings have now been rescued from oblivion and collated, edited and presented here for the first time. Bushmen, Botany and Baking Bread will appeal to those interested in Bushmen ethnology, African botany, early 20th century African travel, and not least the significance of gender in scientific exploration of that era.