Download or read book African Exploits written by William G. Stairs and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A record of the experiences of a young Canadian caught up in European expansion into Africa in the 1880s, African Exploits provides a disturbing record of William Stairs's two African expeditions and the devastating clash of cultures that occurred during the imperial scramble for the "dark continent."
Download or read book How Europe Underdeveloped Africa written by Walter Rodney and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis In his short life, the Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution, leading movements in North America, South America, the African continent, and the Caribbean. In each locale, Rodney found himself a lightning rod for working class Black Power. His deportation catalyzed 20th century Jamaica's most significant rebellion, the 1968 Rodney riots, and his scholarship trained a generation how to think politics at an international scale. In 1980, shortly after founding of the Working People's Alliance in Guyana, the 38-year-old Rodney would be assassinated. In his magnum opus, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Rodney incisively argues that grasping "the great divergence" between the west and the rest can only be explained as the exploitation of the latter by the former. This meticulously researched analysis of the abiding repercussions of European colonialism on the continent of Africa has not only informed decades of scholarship and activism, it remains an indispensable study for grasping global inequality today.
Download or read book Extracting Profit written by Lee Wengraf and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extracting profit explains why Africa, in the first decade and a half of the twenty-first century, has undergone an economic boom. This period of “Africa rising” did not lead to the creation of jobs but has instead fueled the growth of the extraction of natural resources and an increasingly-wealthy African ruling class.
Download or read book Race for Profit written by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, 2020 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY By the late 1960s and early 1970s, reeling from a wave of urban uprisings, politicians finally worked to end the practice of redlining. Reasoning that the turbulence could be calmed by turning Black city-dwellers into homeowners, they passed the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and set about establishing policies to induce mortgage lenders and the real estate industry to treat Black homebuyers equally. The disaster that ensued revealed that racist exclusion had not been eradicated, but rather transmuted into a new phenomenon of predatory inclusion. Race for Profit uncovers how exploitative real estate practices continued well after housing discrimination was banned. The same racist structures and individuals remained intact after redlining's end, and close relationships between regulators and the industry created incentives to ignore improprieties. Meanwhile, new policies meant to encourage low-income homeownership created new methods to exploit Black homeowners. The federal government guaranteed urban mortgages in an attempt to overcome resistance to lending to Black buyers – as if unprofitability, rather than racism, was the cause of housing segregation. Bankers, investors, and real estate agents took advantage of the perverse incentives, targeting the Black women most likely to fail to keep up their home payments and slip into foreclosure, multiplying their profits. As a result, by the end of the 1970s, the nation's first programs to encourage Black homeownership ended with tens of thousands of foreclosures in Black communities across the country. The push to uplift Black homeownership had descended into a goldmine for realtors and mortgage lenders, and a ready-made cudgel for the champions of deregulation to wield against government intervention of any kind. Narrating the story of a sea-change in housing policy and its dire impact on African Americans, Race for Profit reveals how the urban core was transformed into a new frontier of cynical extraction.
Download or read book Exploits Of The Wizard Of Black Africa written by Uzoma Kenneth Anyikwa and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author believes super heroes are real and his remarkable thinking ability makes him one of them. He is the wizard of the African soil. He is not to be underrated. He solved lots of riddles using many ancient African terminologies. High five goes to science as the wizard of the African soil suddenly surrenders to its account about the origin of Man in cold shiver. Perhaps, Africans should not underrate science because it seems to know where it is heading, and at the same time, No one should underrate the scriptures because the wizard of the black Africa is full of wonders, but the bible calls him a little boy. Most riddles in the bible aren't what you think. "7" as it is used in the bible, talks about war arm coming from "above"(The executing force of heaven/Angels), this is why we have rev chapter 12 vs."7" (the part talking about the war in heaven) "7" heads of the dragon, "7" spirits of God etc. "12" as it is used in the bible symbolizes "chosen ones" that's why we have "12" disciples, "12" tribes of Israel, "12" sons of Jacob. "24" as it is used means all chosen ones both Christians and non Christians, that's why we have the "24" elders, "24" thrones: Religious discrimination made Us so blind and unable to understand that all positive religion on earth came from the same God (Lolz! relax, the wizard will explain what the "24 elders" stand for in details and with facts. You don't know, do you?) "6" stands for the "Open world" or "the human society" and Trinity "3" reveals the composition of God (three persons in one God) and the composition of the enemy of human. 6+3= "666" (Ouch!! The mark of the beast is never never never what you think. Hahahahahahaha!! Relax this Wizard of the black Africa will explain its meaning with FACTS) THE EAST as it us used in book of revelation stands for "Angle or zone of control" which means the bible is trying to reveal that the east is in war with the great foe of God and humanity..."No wonder the Christ was born in the "middle east" and no wonder most countries of the middle east fight a lot. The wizard himself is also from the east- that tribe in Nigeria that seeks freedom. They fought a war and were defeated (the wizard can also explain in facts why that war was lost, and why the war must be lost). The wizard even became "scared of himself". Why is it that every thing about him is connected with the Number "7" (even"12""east""3""6"). He was born at exactly " 12" O'clock in the "7th" month in the family of 7...born in the north but relocated to the east (zone of control which is at war) when he was "7"(war arms from above) the address mysteriously being "N0. 6"when it is the "3rd"(3) building in the street...etc. Some details about him and his exploits are put down in this book. He is real.
Download or read book African Women of History and Exploits Annotated written by Loretta Osakwe Awosika and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-13 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find Inspiration and motivation in the trials and triumphs of these 27 trailblazing African women who stood up, spoke up, and caused a positive shift in cultures and perspective for generations to come. The history of Africa and its countries is rich with women who took up and are taking up the mantle individually or collectively to fight for their people's rights, freedom and a better life.African women are strong and assertive figures. For centuries, a lot of African women have defied stifling patriarchal traditions and gender limitations, which is very strong in the African society and taken up resistance and liberation struggles, thereby blazing the trail for generations to come in every field imaginable.This long tradition of women's struggles is still present today as African women from various backgrounds continue to contribute to the development of the continent and the world. From overcoming oppression, breaking free from servitude, to breaking limiting rules, reimagining the world or even waging a rebellion, these women of history have a story to tell-stories of extraordinary women who dared to challenge the lopsided systems and bring pressing issues to the forefront.These are stories of some of the great African women of past and present who dedicated their life and work to fight against racial and gender discrimination, oppression, colonialism, dictatorship and many more. Through talent and activism, some of these women fought for positive change by speaking in the voice for which they are best known, by demonstrations, writing, protesting, singing, they paved the way for generations of African women to come. And some of these women are simply living exemplary lives just by being their authentic selves and sharing their talent and art with the world.These women will inspire your drive;For knowledge and inspiration To be your authentic selfTo speak up for what is rightTo make your mark in the world So, this here is a book to celebrate some of Africa's iconic, inspiring and trailblazing women who have changed or still changing the world in several ways and different fields through their outstanding and invaluable contributions in civil rights, entertainment, environment, governance, etc. with their brilliant ideas, personalities, struggles and achievements.
Download or read book BY LIFE OR BY DEATH written by WINFRIED WENTLAND and published by CFAN Publications. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stirring Adventure in African Travel written by Charles Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stirring Adventure in African Travel Great Explorers Hunting Exploits Shipwreck Captivity Bombardment written by Charles Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recaptured Africans written by Sharla M. Fett and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years just before the Civil War, during the most intensive phase of American slave-trade suppression, the U.S. Navy seized roughly 2,000 enslaved Africans from illegal slave ships and brought them into temporary camps at Key West and Charleston. In this study, Sharla Fett reconstructs the social world of these "recaptives" and recounts the relationships they built to survive the holds of slave ships, American detention camps, and, ultimately, a second transatlantic voyage to Liberia. Fett also demonstrates how the presence of slave-trade refugees in southern ports accelerated heated arguments between divergent antebellum political movements--from abolitionist human rights campaigns to slave-trade revivalism--that used recaptives to support their claims about slavery, slave trading, and race. By focusing on shipmate relations rather than naval exploits or legal trials, and by analyzing the experiences of both children and adults of varying African origins, Fett provides the first history of U.S. slave-trade suppression centered on recaptive Africans themselves. In so doing, she examines the state of "recaptivity" as a distinctive variant of slave-trade captivity and situates the recaptives' story within the broader diaspora of "Liberated Africans" throughout the Atlantic world.
Download or read book India in Africa Changing Geographies of Power written by Emma Mawdsley and published by Fahamu/Pambazuka. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one of the first analyses of contemporary IndianAfrican relations, this detailed book draws upon a collection of case studies that explore interrelated topics such as trade, investment, development aid, civil society relations, security, and geopolitics. While China's relationship to Africa has been thoroughly examined, knowledge and analysis of India's role in Africa has until now been limited. This book fills the gap and compares and contrasts India to China s role as a rising global power in the African continent. "
Download or read book The Green Belt Movement written by Wangari Maathai and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wangari Maathai, founder of The Green Belt Movement, tells its story including the philosophy behind it, its challenges, and objectives.
Download or read book African Kaiser written by Robert Gaudi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander. “Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary biography… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history. With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age. African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.
Download or read book Exploiting Africa written by Donovan Chau and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploiting Africa examines China’s role in Algeria, Ghana, and Tanzania from the 1950s to the 1970s. The Chinese arrived in Africa with little fanfare, yet they achieved an active presence that was more pragmatic than revolutionary. Though often couched in ideological rhetoric, Chinese goals in Africa were those of an aspiring world power. China skillfully used its limited diplomatic, intelligence, and economic means to shape events and to exploit its relationships to gain lasting influence on the continent. It is crucial to understand the nature and character of China’s historical actions in Africa in order to properly grasp the nation’s current and future policies. Rather than merely looking forward, one must look backward to comprehend the true nature of China in Africa.
Download or read book The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy written by Yves Engler and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book could change how you see Canada. Most of us believe this country's primary role has been as peacekeeper or honest broker in difficult-to-solve disputes. But, contrary to the mythology of Canada as a force for good in the world, The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy sheds light on many dark corners: from troops that joined the British in Sudan in 1885 to gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean and aspirations of Central American empire, to participation in the U.N. mission that killed Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, to important support for apartheid South Africa, Zionism and the U.S. war in Vietnam, to helping overthrow Salvador Allende and supporting the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, to Haiti, Iraq and Afghanistan today. "We bear responsibility for what governments do in the world, primarily our own, but secondarily those we can influence, our allies in particular. Yves Engler's penetrating inquiry yields a rich trove of valuable evidence about Canada's role in the world, and poses a challenge for citizens who are willing to take their fundamental responsibilities seriously.""--GoogleBooks.
Download or read book Trans Exploits written by Jian Neo Chen and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Trans Exploits Jian Neo Chen explores the cultural practices created by trans and gender-nonconforming artists and activists of color. They argue for a radical rethinking of the policies and technologies of racial gendering and assimilative social programming that have divided LGBT communities and communities of color along the lines of gender, sexuality, class, immigration status, and ability. Focusing on performance, film/video, literature, digital media, and other forms of cultural expression and activism that track the displaced emergences of trans people of color, Chen highlights the complex and varied responses by trans communities to their social dispossession. Through these responses, trans of color cultural workers such as performance artist Yozmit, writer Janet Mock, and organizer Jennicet Gutiérrez challenge dominating perceptions and institutions that kill, confine, police, and discipline trans people.
Download or read book Black Manhood on the Silent Screen written by Gerald R. Butters and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early-twentieth-century motion picture houses, offensive stereotypes of African Americans were as predictable as they were prevalent. Watermelon eating, chicken thievery, savages with uncontrollable appetites, Sambo and Zip Coon were all representations associated with African American people. Most of these caricatures were rendered by whites in blackface. Few people realize that from 1915 through 1929 a number of African American film directors worked diligently to counter such racist definitions of black manhood found in films like D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, the 1915 epic that glorified the Ku Klux Klan. In the wake of the film's phenomenal success, African American filmmakers sought to defend and redefine black manhood through motion pictures. Gerald Butters's comprehensive study of the African American cinematic vision in silent film concentrates on works largely ignored by most contemporary film scholars: African American-produced and -directed films and white independent productions of all-black features. Using these "race movies" to explore the construction of masculine identity and the use of race in popular culture, he separates cinematic myth from historical reality: the myth of the Euro American-controlled cinematic portrayal of black men versus the actual black male experience. Through intense archival research, Butters reconstructs many lost films, expanding the discussion of race and representation beyond the debate about "good" and "bad" imagery to explore the construction of masculine identity and the use of race as device in the context of Western popular culture. He particularly examines the filmmaking of Oscar Micheaux, the most prolific and controversial of all African American silent film directors and creator of the recently rediscovered Within Our Gates—the legendary film that exposed a virtual litany of white abuses toward blacks. Black Manhood on the Silent Screen is unique in that it takes contemporary and original film theory, applies it to the distinctive body of African American independent films in the silent era, and relates the meaning of these films to larger political, social, and intellectual events in American society. By showing how both white and black men have defined their own sense of manhood through cinema, it examines the intersection of race and gender in the movies and offers a deft interweaving of film theory, American history, and film history.
