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  • Ngugi

    Reflections on his Life of Writing

    de Simon Gikandi, Eddah Gachukia, Emilia Ilevia, Gichingiri Ndigirigi, Prof Grace A Musila, Grant Farred, Henry Chakava, Ime Ikkideh, James Currey, James Ogude0, Jane Plastow1, Ndirangu Wachanga3, Kiarii Kamau4, Kimani Njogu5, Margaretta wa Gacheru6, Micere Githae Mugo7, Ngugi wa Thiong'o8, Odhiambo Levin Opiyo9, Peter Kimani0, Reinhard W. Sander1, Rhonda Cobham-Sander2, Alamin Mazrui3, Roland Nasasira4, Sultan Somjee5, Susan Nalugwa Kiguli6, Tsitsi Jaji7, Willy Mutunga8, Ann Biersteker9, Anne Adams0, Bernth Lindfors1, Carole Boyce Davies2, Charles Cantalupo3, Chege Githiora4 ...
    This collection of essays reflects on the life and work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018. Drawing from a wide range of contributors, including writers, critics, publishers and activists, the volume traces the emergence of Ngugi as a novelist in the early 1960s, his contribution to the African culture of letters at its moment of inception, and his global artistic life ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Mashairi ya Vita vya Kuduhu

    War Poetry in Kiswahili Exchanged at the Time of the Battle of Kuduhu

    Edición de Ann Biersteker, Ibrahim Noor Shariff ...
    Mashairi Ya Vita Vya Kuduhu is a presentation and discussion of both manuscript and published versions of poems written by Lamu poets around the time of the Battle of Kuduhu. The poetic dialogue studied in this volume has played a significant role in the history of Swahili poetry, and its primary concern is to inform continued work in this area. The poems contained in this work were transmitted ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

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    Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent. ... Leer más

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  • Babel

    Around the World in Twenty Languages

    de Gaston Dorren ...
    " Babel is an endlessly interesting book, and you don't have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it . . . it's just so much fun to read." —NPREnglish is the world language, except that 80 percent of the world doesn't speak it. Linguist Gaston Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world's people in their mother tongues, you'd need to know no fewer than twenty languages. In ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Instant Indonesian

    How to Express 1,000 Different Ideas with Just 100 Key Words and Phrases! (Indonesian Phrasebook)

    de Stuart Robson, Julian Millie ...
    It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication!Do you want to speak simple Indonesian but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting Indonesia for a short time and want an Indonesian phrase book to help you communicate? If so, this Indonesian phrasebook is for you—it's the easiest and quickest way to learn Indonesian. It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it ... Leer más

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  • Demanding the Impossible

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    Where are we today and what is to be done? Slavoj Zizek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures Zizek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring, the global financial crisis, populism in Latin America, the rise of China and even the riddle of North Korea. Zizek dazzles readers with his analyses ... Leer más

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  • Propaganda and the Public Mind

    de Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian ...
    One of our greatest political minds "challenges us to think more independently and more deeply about the human consequences of power and privilege" (Norman Solomon, author of Made Love, Got War).Renowned interviewer David Barsamian showcases his unique access to Chomsky's thinking on a number of topics of contemporary and historical import. Chomsky offers insights into the institutions that shape ... Leer más

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  • African Myths of Origin

    de Stephen Belcher ...
    Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From impassioned descriptions of animal-creators to dramatic stories of communities forced to flee monstrous crocodiles, all the narratives found here ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Something Torn and New

    An African Renaissance

    de Ngugi wa Thiong'o ...
    Novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o has been a force in African literature for decades: Since the 1970s, when he gave up the English language to commit himself to writing in African languages, his foremost concern has been the critical importance of language to culture. In Something Torn and New, Ngugi explores Africa's historical, economic, and cultural fragmentation by slavery, colonialism, and ... Leer más

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  • Legends of the Fire Spirits

    Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar

    de Robert Lebling ...
    'An energy, a pulse form of quantum physics perhaps, alive at the margins of sleep or madness, and more often in the whispering of a single unwelcome thought.'The EconomistAccording to Islamic tradition, Allah created three types of beings: angels, made of light; humans, made of earth; and jinn, made of smokeless fire. Supernatural, shape-shifting, intelligent and blessed with free will and ... Leer más

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  • Between Thought and Expression Lies A Lifetime

    Why Ideas Matter

    de James Kelman, Noam Chomsky ...
    'The world is full of information. What do we do when we get the information, when we have digested the information, what do we do then? Is there a point where ye say, yes, stop, now I shall move on.' James Kelman here offers something of why a book such of this is in front of the public. The State relies on our suffocation, that we cannot hope to learn 'the truth.' But whether we can or not is ... Leer más

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  • Making Out in Turkish

    Turkish Phrasebook

    de Ashley Carman ...
    Series series Making Out Books
    Making Out in Turkish is a fun, accessible and thorough Turkish phrase book and guide to the Turkish language as it's really spoken.Sana hayranim! Seni tekrar ne zaman gorecegim?—(I adore you! When can I see you again?) Answer this correctly in Turkish, and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap! Turkish classes and textbooks tend ... Leer más

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