The background to this story is
the sad history of African blood or
conflict diamonds traded for arms
notably in Angola. There South
Africa supported an anti-Communist
rebel leader, Dr Jonas Savimbi,... More > until
it was known that he traded in blood
diamonds. Unfortunately for him
and good for South Africa’s diamond
industry, a large cache of diamonds
was seized by a South African
team motivated by the initiative of
a German arms dealer with ties to
South Africa.< Less
African film seen within cultural, historical and political economic context. Contains writings of W.E.B. DuBois, Patrice Lumumba, and Haile Selassie. Reviews the oral and written traditions of... More > Africa, the role of women, as well as visual arts, music, dance and food. Covers political economy context including the triangular trade in slaves, contact with Europeans, and modern conflicts, such as in Dharfur (Sudan) and Mali.< Less
This book is about humanism, about the progress of secular philosophy in Kenya.History and current experience shows that so deep are pains of most of the conflicts experienced in Africa that the... More > popular individualized and rationalistic approaches to healing and transformation simply lack the language and resources to solidly address the challenge of holistic peaceful transformation. Arts approaches provide an accessible language, compelling processes that affirm everyone’s creativity and above all, an inclusive space that enables healing, genuine dialogue and transformation to happen particularly where the violent conflicts and pains are experienced by masses of people.
This book is an attempt to promote a civil action, an agent for involvement in the Art of change, the Art of democracy and the Art of Peace.< Less
Focusing on contemporary literatures of Africa with specificity on issues of conflicts and discords within Africa and the resultant tensions wrought on individual and family on national and... More > continental scales, this volume proposes arguments or theories for the interpretation or exposition of Africa's modern fictions through several ages in history.< Less
The fifth edition of African Poetry tagged “Rhythms of Conflicts” comes with expectations of greater relevance in poetry of the twenty-first century. Dedicated to Jack Mapanje, the... More > distinguished Malawian poet and scholar whose verses had brought him incarceration by the notorious Kamuzu Banda regime, No. 5 hopes to challenge readers of African poetry with the truth of the aliveness of African art to the political and social concerns of the century.< Less
This study deconstructs the conflict leading up to and shortly
following the democratic transition in South Africa. A simple instrument is
used in order to identify the main components of the... More > conflict. The
information gathered by the instrument is then analyzed using three
different theories: regime transition theory, norm socialization using the
Spiral Model of Socialization developed by Risse and Sikkink (Kollman,
2008, p. 400), and finally a short comparison to John Duckitt and Thobi
Mphuthing’s attitudinal study of pre- and post- electoral South Africa will
be provided (Mphuthing & Duckitt, 1998). The explanations given by the
three approaches are then compared and contrasted in order to gain a
more holistic understanding of the South African transition.< Less
This study deconstructs the conflict leading up to and shortly
following the democratic transition in South Africa. A simple instrument is
used in order to identify the main components of the... More > conflict. The
information gathered by the instrument is then analyzed using three
different theories: regime transition theory, norm socialization using the
Spiral Model of Socialization developed by Risse and Sikkink (Kollman,
2008, p. 400), and finally a short comparison to John Duckitt and Thobi
Mphuthing’s attitudinal study of pre- and post- electoral South Africa will
be provided (Mphuthing & Duckitt, 1998). The explanations given by the
three approaches are then compared and contrasted in order to gain a
more holistic understanding of the South African transition.< Less
This book offers the people of Africa the knowledge of different wars that were characteristically used to manipulate the leadership and, as a result, disorganized them and prevented them from... More > developing just like the rest of the world. These wars were not easy to be detected, as the whole world had been compelled to accept them as the legitimate manners of dealing with minor conflicts and disagreements, which occurred on earth.
Some theories regarding elections are presented to enable the African people deal with conflicts, which transpire during elections of their prime leaders and parliamentarians. These theories aid the Africans to comprehend the issues involving conflicts that result through general elections hovering around incumbents. These theories are capable of yielding better results as well as capable of educating people about those circumstances in which these troubles could come and how they could be dealt with coolly among them.< Less
This book offers the people of Africa the knowledge of different wars that were characteristically used to manipulate the leadership and, as a result, disorganized them and prevented them from... More > developing just like the rest of the world. These wars were not easy to be detected, as the whole world had been compelled to accept them as the legitimate manners of dealing with minor conflicts and disagreements, which occurred on earth.
Some theories regarding elections are presented to enable the African people deal with conflicts, which transpire during elections of their prime leaders and parliamentarians. These theories aid the Africans to comprehend the issues involving conflicts that result through general elections hovering around incumbents. These theories are capable of yielding better results as well as capable of educating people about those circumstances in which these troubles could come and how they could be dealt with coolly among them.< Less
This book offers the people of Africa the knowledge of different wars that were characteristically used to manipulate the leadership and, as a result, disorganized them and prevented them from... More > developing just like the rest of the world. These wars were not easy to be detected, as the whole world had been compelled to accept them as the legitimate manners of dealing with minor conflicts and disagreements, which occurred on earth.
Some theories regarding elections are presented to enable the African people deal with conflicts, which transpire during elections of their prime leaders and parliamentarians. These theories aid the Africans to comprehend the issues involving conflicts that result through general elections hovering around incumbents. These theories are capable of yielding better results as well as capable of educating people about those circumstances in which these troubles could come and how they could be dealt with coolly among them< Less
