Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo, Clapperton, H.
Автор: Nwokeji Название: The Slave Trade and Culture in the Bight of Biafra ISBN: 1107662206 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107662209 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: G. Ugo Nwokeji dissects and explains the structure, dramatic expansion, and manifold effects of the slave trade in the Bight of Biafra, presenting the first study to link the expansion and structure of the slave trade in a major exporting region to the expansion of a specific African merchant group.
Автор: Falen Douglas J. Название: African Science: Witchcraft, Vodun, and Healing in Southern Benin ISBN: 0299318907 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780299318901 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 10026.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this sensitive and personal investigation into Benin's occult world, Douglas J. Falen wrestles with the challenges of encountering a reality in which magic, science, and the Vodun religion converge into a single universal force. He takes seriously his Beninese interlocutors' insistence that the indigenous phenomenon known as ?ze (""witchcraft"") is an African science, credited with fantastic and productive deeds, such as teleportation and supernatural healing.Although the Beninese understanding of ?ze reflects positive scientific properties in its use of specialized knowledge to harness nature's energy and realize economic success, its boundless power is inherently ambivalent because it can corrupt its users, who dispense death and destruction. Witches and healers are equivalent to supervillains and superheroes, locked in epic battles over malevolent and benevolent human desires. Beninese people's discourse about such mystical confrontations expresses a philosophy of moral duality and cosmic balance. Falen demonstrates how a deep engagement with another lived reality opens our minds and contributes to understanding across cultural difference.
Описание: After serving in the Royal Navy in Canada, Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827) participated in two expeditions to the interior of Africa. Richard Lander (1804-34), a young Cornishman applied to accompany him on the second expedition, during which Clapperton died. Lander published this edition of Clapperton`s journal in 1829.
Описание: After serving in the Royal Navy in Canada, Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827) participated in two expeditions to the interior of Africa. He died on the second expedition, but his Cornish servant Richard Lander published this edition of Clapperton`s informal, lively and vivid journal in 1829.
Автор: Manyika, Sarah Ladipo Название: Between starshine and clay ISBN: 1804440086 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781804440087 Издательство: Bonnier Books Рейтинг: Цена: 2523.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Conversations w ith the most distinguished black thinkers of our times, includingToni Morrison, Claudia Rankine, W ole Soyinka and Michelle Obama, on race,decolonisation, systemic inequalities, and the climate crisis.
Описание: A major challenge for the advancement of democratic governance in Africa is the extraction of money by ruling parties from the state to fund their electoral campaigns and gain political advantage over opponents. Drawing upon in-depth case studies of Benin and Ghana, Rachel Sigman considers how, and with what consequences, party leaders control and access public funds to finance their political operations. Weaving together biographical data on government ministers, surveys of civil servants, elite interviews, and archival research, Sigman explains leaders' extraction strategies and connects these strategies to how politicians manage state personnel. In so doing, she challenges the perception of African states as uniformly weak and argues that effective government is possible even in contexts of widespread state politicization, corruption, and clientelism. Demonstrating the profound impact that extractive financing practices have on democratic institutions, Sigman illuminates and develops our understanding of “good governance” across the African continent.
Автор: Houngnikpo Mathurin C Название: Historical Dictionary of Benin ISBN: 0810871718 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810871717 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 31680.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Benin covers the history of Benin through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign rela...
Автор: Paula G. Ben-Amos Название: Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin ISBN: 0253335035 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253335036 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 5663.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Benos-Amos opens for the reader richly detailed adn nuanced vistas into the intellectual and cultural history of one of the major kingdoms of precolonial West Africa." — African Studies Review "The wealth of historiographic resources, the command of relevant literature, the ethnographic research and prudent use of oral traditions give this work a high degree of . . . intellectual excitement. . . . a landmark in the field." —Warren d'Azevedo Making use of archival and oral resources in this extensively researched book, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos questions to what extent art operates as political strategy. How do objects acquire political meaning? How does the use of art enhance and embody power and authority?
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