Автор: Kwarteng Kwasi Название: Ghosts of Empire: Britain`s Legacies in the Modern World ISBN: 1610392329 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610392327 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 2574.00 р. 3677.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable academic credentials to a narrative history of the British Empire, one that avoids sweeping judgmental condemnation and instead sees the Empire for what it was: a series of local fiefdoms administered in varying degrees of competence or brutality by a cast of characters as outsized and eccentric as anything conjured by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The truth, as Kwarteng reveals, is that there was no such thing as a model for imperial administration; instead, appointees were schooled in quirky, independent-minded individuality. As a result the Empire was the product not of a grand idea but of often chaotic individual improvisation. The idosyncracies of viceroys and soldier-diplomats who ran the colonial enterprise continues to impact the world, from Kashmir to Sudan, Baghdad to Hong Kong.
Автор: Kwarteng Kwasi Название: Thatcher`s Trial: 180 Days That Created a Conservative Icon ISBN: 161039562X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610395625 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 5297.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In six months, Margaret Thatcher reinvented her political party and redefined modern conservatism in one of the greatest feats of modern political leadership. In 1981, less than two years after she had been elected as Britain s first woman prime minister, Margaret Thatcher was deemed unpopular and out of touch. Unemployment had risen to levels not seen since the 1930s, and the state s finances were foundering. Her chancellor of the exchequer delivered what became known as the no hope budget in March, which marked the beginning of a period of an almost unprecedentedly broad range of political challenges: hunger strikes and violent protests in Northern Ireland, urban riots in London and Liverpool, and visible discontent with Thatcher from within the Conservative Party. And yet by September 14, when Thatcher sacked 4 mutinous grandees from her cabinet, the prime minister had firmly reasserted her authority. These extraordinary six months would come to define the Conservative Party s most successful and modern leader, who reshaped the ideas and direction of conservatism around the world. To her detractors she may have been a harsh, uncaring and dogmatic leader who made the country a more unequal, materialistic and brutal place, but to her supporters, she was nothing less than a Conservative savior who prevented Britain from becoming an ungovernable socialist state. The 1983 general election would prove a triumph. Kwasi Kwarteng intimately captures this shopkeeper s daughter s unique leadership qualitiesfrom her pulpit-style and New Testament imagery to her emphasis on personal moral responsibilitythat saw her through some of the most adverse conditions facing any world leader in modern peacetime."
Описание: The American Dream is a popular concept. It is a celebrated mantra. But does it really exist? Even if it does, is it for everyone? The American experiment tells a different story. Examples abound of many for whom the American Dream is an empty rhetoric. Although America prides itself on liberal ideas of equity, social justice and equality for all, harnessing the potential benefits of the American Dream is far from true for many hardworking, educated Americans. Inasmuch as the American Dream may exist for some, white privilege, employment and educational discrimination, racism...may stand in the way of achieving one's fullest potential. This is compounded by the Eurocentric content of the American curriculum which denies equal representation to non-white Americans in the marketplace of ideas, reinforcing their sociopolitical and epistemic marginalization.
"In a remarkably wide ranging and moving book Francis Kwarteng has provided us with one of the most honest and earnest assessments of what immigrants find in the United States. The book The America That I Didn't Know Existed reminds me of the complex reasons people are attracted to the American society and the disappointment that they find when they sometimes discover that what one reads about America is not truly the best way to know America. Kwarteng has lived, studied, and learned in America and he counts these experiences as blessings as anyone would who has seen possibilities. However, this determined intellectual has shown us a path forward with acceptance and humanity. This riveting book has the making of an incredibly powerful drama as well."
Molefi Kete Asante, author of Erasing Racism: The Survival of the American Nation
"Francis Kwarteng's book recounts his personal journey to America by reliving the challenges and struggles he had to overcome to realize that the dream he once imagined was only a mirage. The author provides the rationale behind his decision to come to America and the subsequent disillusion with the gap between his aspirations and realities on American soil. Framed within the intellectual lens of Afrocentricity, Kwarteng exposes and critiques the prevailing dominance of Eurocentric constructs that systemically dehumanizes, and perforce disempowers, persons of African descent. The result of this is a readable, empowering page-turning memoir that will resonate with every African immigrant."
Kwame Akonor is Associate Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University (USA), founding director of the New York-based African Development Institute, and author of African Economic Institutions.
Автор: Kwarteng, George Название: Black on pale ISBN: 180439159X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781804391594 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 790.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Kwarteng Ntiamoah James Название: Plugging Into God for Service: A Prayer Manual ISBN: 0989473503 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989473507 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2060.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Konadu Kwasi, Campbell Clifford Название: The Ghana Reader: History, Culture, Politics ISBN: 0822359928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822359920 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3881.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic African nation. Whether discussing the Asante kingdom and the Gold Coast's importance to European commerce and transatlantic slaving, Ghana's brief period under British colonial rule, or the emergence of its modern democracy, the volume's eighty selections emphasize Ghana's enormous symbolic and pragmatic value to global relations. They also demonstrate that the path to fully understanding Ghana requires acknowledging its ethnic and cultural diversity and listening to its population's varied voices. Readers will encounter selections written by everyone from farmers, traders, and the clergy to intellectuals, politicians, musicians, and foreign travelers. With sources including historical documents, poems, treaties, articles, and fiction, The Ghana Reader conveys the multiple and intersecting histories of Ghana's development as a nation, its key contribution to the formation of the African diaspora, and its increasingly important role in the economy and politics of the twenty-first century.
Автор: Konadu Kwasi Название: Akan Pioneers: African Histories, Diasporic Experiences ISBN: 1937306666 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781937306663 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4366.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Kwasi Wiredu Название: Cultural Universals and Particulars: An African Perspective ISBN: 0253210801 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253210807 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 3773.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Wiredu's discussion of culturally defined values and concepts, as well as his attention to such timely issues as human rights, makes this book invaluable interdisciplinary reading." —D. A. Masolo Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu asserts that universals, rightly conceived on the basis of our common biological identity, are not incompatible with cultural particularities and, in fact, are what make intercultural communication possible. Drawing on aspects of Akan thought that appear to diverge from Western conceptions in the areas of ethics and metaphysics, Wiredu calls for a just reappraisal of these disparities, free of thought patterns corrupted by a colonial mentality. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical resolution of some of Africa's most pressing problems.
Kofi D?nk? was a blacksmith and farmer, as well as an important healer, intellectual, spiritual leader, settler of disputes, and custodian of shared values for his Ghanaian community. In Our Own Way in This Part of the World Kwasi Konadu centers D?nk?'s life story and experiences in a communography of D?nk?'s community and nation from the late nineteenth century through the end of the twentieth, which were shaped by historical forces from colonial Ghana's cocoa boom to decolonization and political and religious parochialism. Although D?nk? touched the lives of thousands of citizens and patients, neither he nor they appear in national or international archives covering the region. Yet his memory persists in his intellectual and healing legacy, and the story of his community offers a non-national, decolonized example of social organization structured around spiritual forces that serves as a powerful reminder of the importance for scholars to take their cues from the lived experiences and ideas of the people they study.
Автор: Tieku Thomas Kwasi Название: Governing Africa: 3D Analysis of the African Union`s Performance ISBN: 1442235306 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442235304 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 17741.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book examines the AU`s performance, role, and the innovative and homegrown solutions it has developed.
Автор: James Kwasi Appiah, Appiah Kyei Amoako, Amoako Название: Leaders don`t have to yell: national tea ISBN: 0999831232 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780999831236 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5458.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: James Kwasi Appiah, head coach of Ghana`s senior men`s football (soccer) team shares his experiences and his journey to becoming and international coach and the first Ghanaian to qualify the national team to such a tournament.
Автор: Konadu Kwasi Название: Transatlantic Africa ISBN: 1937306682 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781937306687 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Transatlantic Africa examines the internal workings of African and diasporic slave societies in the transatlantic era. Based on careful reading of multilingual sources, the book connects African and diasporic experiences to local and international slaving systems, tackling the themes of commodification, capitalism, abolitionism, and reparations.
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