Manning the Nation. Father Figures in Zimbabwean Literature and Society

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Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1779221312
Total Pages : 226 pages
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Book Synopsis Manning the Nation. Father Figures in Zimbabwean Literature and Society by : Z. Muchemwa

Download or read book Manning the Nation. Father Figures in Zimbabwean Literature and Society written by Z. Muchemwa and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender studies in Zimbabwe have tended to focus on women and their comparative disadvantages and under-privilege. Assuming a broader perspective is necessary at a time when society has grown used to arguments rooted in binaries: colonised and coloniser, race and class, sex and gender, poverty and wealth, patriotism and terrorism, etc. The editors of Manning the Nation recognise that concepts of manhood can be used to repress or liberate, and will depend on historical and political imperatives; they seek to introduce a more nuanced perspective to the interconnectivity of patriarchy, masculinity, the nation, and its image. The essays in this volume come from well-respected academics working in a variety of fields. The ideals and concepts of manhood are examined as they are reflected in important Zimbabwean literary texts. However, if literature provides a rich vein for the analysis of masculinities, what makes this collection so interesting is the interplay of literary analysis with chapters that provide a critical examination of the ways in which ideals of manhood have been employed in, for example, leadership and the nation, as a justification for violent engagement, in the field of AIDS and HIV, etc. Manning the Nation: Father figures in Zimbabwean literature and society sets the stage for a fresh and engaging discourse essential at a time when new paradigms are needed.

Takadini

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Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966250650
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Takadini written by Ben Josiah Hanson and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317676068
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature by : John Stephens

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature written by John Stephens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, political and intellectual diversity of children’s literature across the globe, The Routledge Companion to International Children’s Literature is the first volume of its kind to focus on the undervisited regions of the world. With particular focus on Asia, Africa and Latin America, the collection raises awareness of children’s literature and related media as they exist in large regions of the world to which ‘mainstream’ European and North American scholarship pays very little attention. Sections cover: • Concepts and theories • Historical contexts and national identity • Cultural forms and children’s texts • Traditional story and adaptation • Picture books across the majority world • Trends in children’s and young adult literatures. Exposition of the literary, cultural and historical contexts in which children’s literature is produced, together with an exploration of intersections between these literatures and more extensively researched areas, will enhance access and understanding for a large range of international readers. The essays offer an ideal introduction for those newly approaching literature for children in specific areas, looking for new insights and interdisciplinary perspectives, or interested in directions for future scholarship.

Zimbabwe Press Mirror

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Self Actualisation Quest

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
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Book Synopsis Self Actualisation Quest by : Bolade Bamidele

Download or read book Self Actualisation Quest written by Bolade Bamidele and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fruits of Lust

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Book Synopsis Fruits of Lust by : Temitope Orefuja

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The Journal of Family Development

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
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Chaka

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Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478609729
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Book Synopsis Chaka by : Thomas Mofolo

Download or read book Chaka written by Thomas Mofolo and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaka is a genuine masterpiece that represents one of the earliest major contributions of black Africa to the corpus of modern world literature. Mofolos fictionalized life-story account of Chaka (Shaka), translated from Sesotho by D. P. Kunene, begins with the future Zulu kings birth followed by the unwarranted taunts and abuse he receives during childhood and adolescence. The author manipulates events leading to Chakas status of great Zulu warrior, conqueror, and king to emphasize classic tragedys psychological themes of ambition and power, cruelty, and ultimate ruin. Mofolos clever nods to the supernatural add symbolic value. Kunenes fine translation renders the dramatic and tragic tensions in Mofolos tale palpable as the richness of the authors own culture is revealed. A substantial introduction by the translator provides valuable context for modern readers.

Outpost

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Igereka and Other African Narratives

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Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966251077
Total Pages : 170 pages
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Book Synopsis Igereka and Other African Narratives by : John Ruganda

Download or read book Igereka and Other African Narratives written by John Ruganda and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day the king's men are out hunting and find Igreka, starving and neglected to such a degree that they are unsure whether he is human or animal. Igeraka soon falls in love with the king's daughter, Nyangunga, who according to some, marries a beast. The author's concern is how to present the story telling it from three different perspectives. First Nyangunga's father, the king, gives an account; the middle part of the story is told by Bubi, a second daughter who lets events speak for themselves, concealing herself, her age and gender, as narrator. Finally Nyangunga's mother describes her daughter's fate from a less compromising, feminist perspective.

Street Life

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Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966463623
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (636 download)

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Book Synopsis Street Life by : Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye

Download or read book Street Life written by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Street Life, Simon Oluoch, a Standard Six pupil of promise in Nyakach in Wesy Kenya, loses his legs in a road accident in Nairobi. He is henceforth condemned to a life of penury in a bustling city street, with a flute as his only asset. You'll meet familiar street characters with their varied, often conflicting cares, but with at least one common goal, "trying to live 'decently' on the pavement". Marjorie makes an incisive visit into the minds, lives and times of the desolate of our society in their dire strife for survival in a callous world.

I Shall Walk Alone

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Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966251183
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (511 download)

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Book Synopsis I Shall Walk Alone by : Paul Nakitare

Download or read book I Shall Walk Alone written by Paul Nakitare and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Promised Land

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Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9966566112
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (665 download)

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Book Synopsis The Promised Land by : Grace Ogot

Download or read book The Promised Land written by Grace Ogot and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 1991-06-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young farmer and his wife who have migrated to Tanzania from Kenya become embroiled in issues of personal jealousy and materialism, and a melodramatic tale of tribal hatreds ensues. The novel explores Ogot's concept of the ideal African wife: obedient and submissive to her husband; family and community orientated; and committed to non-materialist goals. The style is distinctively ironic giving the story power and relevance. Grace Ogot has been employed in diverse occupations as a novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter, politician, and representative to the UN. Some of her other works include The Island of Tears (1980), the short story collection Land Without Thunder (1988), The Strange Bride (1989) and The Other Woman (1992). The Promised Land was originally published in 1966, and has since been reprinted five times.

A Nose for Money

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Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966254276
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (542 download)

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Book Synopsis A Nose for Money by : Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Download or read book A Nose for Money written by Francis B. Nyamnjoh and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the fictional and reluctantly bilingual land of Mimbo in contemporary Africa, this story revolves around the tragedy of the haunting Prosp're, a semi-literate Mimbolander who is searching for the finer things in life. The novel presents a graphic picture of the frustrations engendered by a society that values wealth over love.

Hydroponics

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Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 1071639935
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (716 download)

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Libation

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Publisher : UPA
ISBN 13 : 0761867112
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Book Synopsis Libation by : Kimani S. K. Nehusi

Download or read book Libation written by Kimani S. K. Nehusi and published by UPA. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerns the origins, structure, purpose, meaning, and significance of libation, developments and change within the ritual, and its distribution in the Afrikan world. Libation is a liquid offering by and behalf of all humanity, those living and those yet-to-be-born, to the Creator, to other divinities, to ancestors, and to the environment. Through this ritual Afrikans affirm and re-establish cosmic balance, interconnection and interdependence: the harmony and balance, connection and interdependency within, between and among humans, the environment, the spirit world, and the Creator. The text connects the practice of libation throughout the prodigious time/space correlation occupied by the Afrikan experience of life, connects Afrikans to their social history, and so to themselves across generations in different spaces and times. The methodology is at once both multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary. The methods and techniques of history, linguistics, cultural studies, literature and other human sciences are deployed to develop a comprehensive reconstruction, description and analysis of a ritual that has long been antique, but has never become antiquated.

A Season of Waiting

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Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789987693771
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (937 download)

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Book Synopsis A Season of Waiting by : David Omowale

Download or read book A Season of Waiting written by David Omowale and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: