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“sulyman abaya”

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  • Trumpeting in the Wilds

    by Sulyman Abaya ...
    Trumpeting in the Wilds is a collection of poems written by a consummate poet who conveniently set his environment as the locale. Essentially, the poems caricature the political shenanigans and misgovernance by African despotic rulers, with particular reference to Nigeria. He juxtaposes this gloomy scenario with what filliping the law can do in this Golgotha against the backdrop of his experience ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Africa’s Democratic Despot and Its Transition

    by Sulyman Abaya ...
    This play is a dramatic exposé of agelong concerns on why Africa as a continent has not been able to completely break the yoke of military rule. Sulyman Abaya probes the three-pronged anathema of Africa—poverty, war, and illiteracy—within the context of its undemocratic governance and inability to totally embrace democracy as the real reasons why the continent has been on the back seat. As the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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    Kofi Awoonor, one of Ghana’s most accomplished poets, had for almost half a century committed himself to teaching, political engagement, and the literary arts. The one constant that guided and shaped his many occupations and roles in life was poetry. The Promise of Hope is a beautifully edited collection of some of Awoonor’s most arresting work spanning almost fifty years.Selected and edited by ... Read more

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  • Opening Arguments

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  • State-Building and Tax Regimes in Central America

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  • Comparative Studies and Regionally-Focused Cases Examining Local Governments

    Edited by Ugur Sadioglu, Kadir Dede ...
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  • Risk, Power and the State

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    by Magnus Hörnqvist ...
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  • Logotherapy

    by Mukoma Wa Ngugi ...
    Series series African Poetry Book
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  • Madman at Kilifi

    by Clifton Gachagua ...
    Series series African Poetry Book
    Clifton Gachagua’s collection Madman at Kilifi, winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, concerns itself with the immediacy of cultures in flux, cybercommunication and the language of consumerism, polyglot politics and intrigue, sexual ambivalence and studied whimsy, and the mind of a sensitive, intelligent, and curious poet who stands in the midst of it all.Gachagua’s is a ... Read more

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  • A Journey into the Unknown

    by Reuben Phihlela ...
    This collection of poems were written in the mid 80's at the height of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. They merely reflect thoughts and feelings of a young man who was struggling to come to terms with the reality of his times. He pretty much was not sure what the future had in store for him. He was caught between following his dream of becoming a musician or an academic. Because of the ... Read more

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    Edited by Xenophon Contiades ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Constitutional Law
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    by Inua Ellams ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
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