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Exorcising Devils from the Throne
Exorcising Devils from the Throneintroduces a small African archipelago that is virtually unknown on the international stage, highlights its post-colonial problems, censures those who have caused or contributed to them, and proposes solutions. Celebrating independence from Portugal in 1975, two tiny islands nestled by the coast of Western Africa have encountered rough seas. Charting the fortunes of the new nation and the ambitious lot that have found their way to the helm, the authors spare no one in their critique. Very real practical problems face the island, starting with the financial mismanagement, despotism and illegal activities of Presidents Pinto da Costa, Miguel Trovoada and Fradiq...
Exorcising Devils from the Throne
Annotation Exorcising Devils from the Throneintroduces a small African archipelago that is virtually unknown on the international stage, highlights its post-colonial problems, censures those who have caused or contributed to them, and proposes solutions. Celebrating independence from Portugal in 1975, two tiny islands nestled by the coast of Western Africa have encountered rough seas. Charting the fortunes of the new nation and the ambitious lot that have found their way to the helm, the authors spare no one in their critique. Very real practical problems face the island, starting with the financial mismanagement, despotism and illegal activities of Presidents Pinto da Costa, Miguel Trovoada...
Exorcising Devils from the Throne
This rather intriguingly titled book offers ideas about how to take 'decisive steps towards removing evil souls from the political environment' in the former Portuguese colony of Sao Tome and Principe in West Africa, and establishing social conditions in which this defunct state can revive and flourish as a democracy. It is a political treatise that analyses STP's specific problems, censures those who have caused or contributed to them, proposes viable solutions, and attempts to bring the issue to wider public attention.As a socio-political document alone, it makes interesting reading as it charts STP's fortunes since achieving independence in 1975. The authors consider, for example, the corruption, despotism and illegal activities of state officials; the failure to properly exploit the island's natural resources; issues of insularity; economic instability and political 'illiteracy', etc, which make this natural 'paradise on Earth' a 'complete human misfortune'.
The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures
Bringing together a group of international scholars, The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures provides the first review of intelligence cultures in every African country. It explores how intelligence cultures are influenced by a range of factors, including past and present societal, governmental and international dynamics. In doing so, the book examines the state’s role, civil society and foreign relations in shaping African countries’ intelligence norms, activities and oversight. It also explores the role intelligence services and cultures play in government and civil society.
Author-title Index to Joseph Sabin's Dictionary of Books Relating to America
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Albertino Mussato: The Making of a Poet Laureate
This book examines the life and political career of Albertino Mussato (1261–1329), a Paduan poet, historian and politician. Mussato was one of the first writers of the late medieval period to begin reviving classical Latin in his works. His classical style tragic drama Ecerinis, inspired by the writings of Seneca, paved the way for him to be crowned as the first poet laureate since antiquity. This work outlines how Mussato depicted the course of his own career, from being an impoverished teenager of insignificant birth to becoming a celebrated poet and scholar, as well as an influential political figure. It looks specifically at the years leading up to Mussato’s public coronation, on 3rd...
Chinese Global Exploration In The Pre-columbian Era: Evidence From An Ancient World Map
How early did the Chinese explore the world? Did the Treasure Fleets, led by Admiral Zheng He, discover many parts of the world before Christopher Columbus? While it is known that Christopher Columbus discovered America and Europe ushered in the Age of Discovery, there is an ongoing debate on the 'unknown' areas depicted in Western maps from the period and earlier. There is agreement among scholars that certain areas seem to have been mapped out prior to the arrival of Western explorers.Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era: Evidence from an Ancient World Map analyses the world's first modern map — known as Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (KWQ) 《坤輿萬國全圖》 in Chinese, transl...
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