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“david o akombo”

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  • Uwenzi

    The Pan-African Factor, a 21St-Century View

    by David O. Akombo, Baruti I. Katembo, Kmt G. Shockley ...
    UWENZI:The Pan-African Factor, A 21st-Century View seeks to facilitate a much-needed and provocative 21st-century dialogue on optimizing the global linkage, networking and appreciation of African peoples, resources, culture and/or interests, i.e., Pan-Africanism. As a focus point, the book posits and explains the need and rationale for Africa and its Diaspora to become reciprocal resources for ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures

    by David Akombo ...
    This study surveys music and dance from a global perspective, viewing them as a composite whole found in every culture. To some, music means sound and body movement. To others, dance means body movement and sound. The author examines the complementary connection between sound and movement as an element of the human experience as old as humanity itself.Music and dance from Africa, the Americas, ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Music and Peacebuilding

    African and Latin American Experiences

    by Rafiki Ubaldo, Helen Hintjens, Catalina Gil Pinzón, David O. Akombo, Brent Swanson, Julian David Bermeo Osorio, Everisto Benyera, Frank Möller, Juan D. Montoya Alzate0 ...
    There is growing interest among scholars and practitioners in how the arts can help rebuild post-conflict societies. This edited collection explores a range of musical practices for social and political peace. By presenting case studies in each chapter, the aim is to engage with musicality in relation to time, space, peace-building, healing, and reconciliation. Emerging scholars' work on Latin ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

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  • Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision

    A Progressive's Handbook

    by George Lakoff ...
    Two years ago George Lakoff published the bestselling Don't Think of an Elephant! Its account of the conservative monopoly on effective framing touched off a national discussion about political language. It also gave rise to a chorus of pleas for more:* What is the progressive vision of America;* Why progressive values are America's values;* How frames are necessary to serve the truth;* Why ... Read more

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  • Omoluwabi 2.0

    A Code of transformation in 21st century Nigeria

    by Adewale Ajadi ...
    In Omoluwabi 2.0, Adewale Ajadi lays out a new way of organising and transforming, organisations, countries and continents, based on the Yoruba principle of Omoluwabi, updated for the 21st century."There are not many original thinkers who dare to explore new territories with creative mental tools and attentiveness to details and still come up with a reader-friendly book. Adewale Ajadi's book comes ... Read more

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  • Africa

    Edited by Maria Grosz-Ngaté, John H. Hanson, Patrick O'Meara ...
    "Much has changed in Africa and in African studies . . . but one constant has been the enduring excellence of the anthology Africa." — International Journal of African Historical StudiesSince the publication of the first edition in 1977, Africa has established itself as a leading resource for teaching, business, and scholarship. This fourth edition has been completely revised and focuses on the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Audacity to Change: Breaking the Berlin Wall in Africa

    by Michael D. Kaluya ...
    In this authoritative piece, Professor Kaluya castigates fellow Africans, especially the leaders and intellectuals of the African continent to understand how significant BACKWARDNESS has remained a major aspect in holding the continent in the dark. He traces the level of African backwardness from an African societal perspective that failed to inherit the fundamental truths, to enhance a creative ... Read more

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  • How We Underdeveloped Africa

    by Matthew Owuma ...
    Obsessed with Africa’s inability to develop in all ramifications, obsessed with Africa’s huge poverty rate, youth unemployment and humongous international financial debt, despite the unimaginably huge reserve of natural wealth and annual developmental aids the continent receives, one is therefore, keen to know how, what and who is or are responsible for the continent’s present state of ... Read more

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  • State of Rebellion

    Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic

    by Louisa Lombard ...
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    Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence. In the face of the rapid spread of the conflict, journalists, politicians, and academics alike have struggled to account for its origins.In this first comprehensive account of the country's recent upheaval, Louisa Lombard shows the limits of the superficial explanations offered thus far – ... Read more

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  • Understanding Modern Nigeria

    Ethnicity, Democracy, and Development

    by Toyin Falola ...
    Since its independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's second largest economy and one of the biggest producers of oil in the world. Despite its economic success, however, there are deep divisions among its two hundred and fifty ethnic groups. Centered around three of the dominant themes of Nigeria's post-colonial narrative - ethnicity, democracy and governance, this is an ... Read more

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  • Out of Africa: Fashola-Reinventing Servant Leadership to Engender Nigeria’S Transformation

    Foreword by Femi Falana, San

    by John M. O. Ekundayo PhD ...
    This book focuses on the Servant Leadership practice as exemplified by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos State is the most populated (about 21 million people) in Nigeria. Trasformational strides have been witnessed by the people of Lagos State which are showcased in this book. Dr Ekundayo, John, did his PhD, on the Governors leadership style conducting both ... Read more

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