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The objective of this book is to investigate various initiatives to integrate the East African region from the colonial period to 2000, when the new East African Community (EAC) was formed. The analysis is focused on the process of integration from 1948 when formal institutions of cooperation were created under the East African High Commission (EAHC), and its transformation in 1961 into the East African Common Services Organisation (EACSO). Th...

Die Einbeziehung lokaler Gemeinschaften in das Management natürlicher Ressourcen ist in vielen Ländern Afrikas ein Erfolg versprechender Ansatz, um ökologische und sozioökonomische Ziele miteinander zu verbinden. Nach der Unabhängigkeit Namibias im Jahr 1990 haben sich die politischen und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für die Bevölkerung auf kommunalem Land stark verändert. Unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen werden ihr die Verfügungsrechte an nu...

The author delivered a series of lectures in secondary schools in the Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria, seeking to provide a factual representation of the area and beyond. Topics are covered such as the size, creation and establishment of an area, land area, physical features, agriculture and natural resources, administration, history, and political economy. The chapters cover Kurfi, Katsina State, Nigeria, African, and th...

There is a general agreement that piracy, counterfeiting and passing off are unfair. However, there is often surreptitious - or even open - sympathy for, say, those who purchase counterfeit designer fashions or the latest technical gadgets. The pirate is even sometimes represented as a dared evil hero. In this book, Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili, Director General of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, presents a ...

This is a book for how to improve what you are already doing well. How to improve your writings as an academic, playing skills as a musician, jogging as a runner or honour codes as a good citizen and friend.

What elevates 'teaching my mother how to give birth', is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam, reclaiming the more nuanced truths of earlier times, translating to the realm of lyric the work of the likes of Nawal El Saadawi.

Ntombi travels to Jozi for the finals of the Teen Voice competition. But it is not a bed of roses. She has left her boyfriend, Olwethu in Cape Town. Her jealous little sister Zinzi is out to make trouble while she's away. And, she must deal with the other contestants she's up against: the cool, talented and gorgeous Alex and the nasty twins, Lindiwe and Sindiwe. Thank goodness her room mate Mahlodi can help her make sense of her confusing emot...

How can a black people, who do not even profess to Islam, claim to have originated from Egypt, which is such an Arabic and Islamic geographical setting? But the Kalenjiin people of Kenya have held on fast to a tradition that their ancestors in antiquity were part of ancient Pharaonic Egypt, which they variously call Tto and Misiri. As unlikely as it may sound, the persistence in keeping this oral tradition alive does not seem to be dying with ...

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Death of a Rebel tells the story of Charles Andrews Fenton (1919-1960), a charismatic teacher, scholar, and writer who took his own life by jumping from the top of the Washington Duke Hotel in Durham, North Carolina. At the time he was apparently at the peak of his career.   He had written excellent books on Hemingway and Stephen Vincent Benét, had three other books in press, and was working on a new version of his novel about World War II (...

The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. After years of watching her students struggling with their choices, health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., realized that much of what people believe about willpower is actually sabotaging their success. Committed to sharing what the scientific community already knew about self-control, McGonigal created...

This book contains reflections on the Sunday Bible Readings for Year B in the Roman Catholic Lectionary. They are intended to assist those preparing homilies or talks on the readings, as well as others whose curiosity and questions have been aroused by these readings. Reflections for Year A were published by ATF in 2010.

My Sister's Arms is a testament to the power of God in everyday lives. The author gives a vivid description of her experiences in life. She reveals times when God has provided assurance of His continual care through the kindness of others. The author also

This illustrated prose story, originally published circa 1873 by McLoughlin Brothers of New York, celebrates the beauty and intelligence of Native American chief Powhatan's favorite daughter, Pocahontas. Author Paul Pryor (pseudonym of American author E.T. Taggard) describes Pocahontas's role in helping to secure peace between her native people and the English settlers.

This delightful collection of simple rhymes, with color illustrations by Ida Waugh, was originally published in 1882 by McLoughlin Brothers of New York. The eight poems and drawings depict young children at work and at play.

This illustrated version of a child's song and game was originally published before 1875 by McLoughlin Brothers of New York. On the surface, it's the story of ten Irish guards who, playing at war games, meet their grisly demise one by one as the story progresses, until there are none left. A musical score is included, as is racist terminology. It is thought the verse was written by Edward Harrigan, a legendary figure in the history of the Amer...

The Artist's Way Starter Kit includes Cameron's two most important Artist's Way tools-The Artist's Way and The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal-bound together for a bargain price. This attractive package-shrink-wrapped and with a bellyband-will inspire anyone contemplating beginning the Artist's Way program to plunge right into this life-changing twelve-week program!The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An intern...

Continuing where the author's previous volume left off, this book picks up the story of one of the great cultural confluences in American history. It reflects, from the standpoint of the Franciscan missionaries, the joining of two starkly different ways of life. The texts created by the Franciscans and their associates in the course of their labors, constitute a seldom-quoted, little-read, generally difficult-to-access literature of enormous i...

This builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck's earlier work, Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound, which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continues the discussion of sound into the realm of Hindu ritual and musical traditions of worship.

Wir haben in drei Vorläufern dieses Buches versucht, die Entstehung und den Entwicklungsweg von Verhaltensstörungen zu beschreiben bzw. Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Langzeitstudie (10 Jahre) auswählend zu referieren. In diesem Band widmen wir uns vor allem denjenigen Wahrnehmungen und Einstellungen einer Gruppe verhaltensauffälliger Förderschüler, die handlungsleitend für antisoziales Verhalten dieser Kinder und Jugendlichen werden können. Di...