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History is a testament to what happened to a people or a place. It shows how things were and their transformation while explaining why the changes happened. Not only does history allow human beings to trace their trajectory in dealing with specific issues they face in the affairs of making a living, it also highlights movements between people around the world while showing their role in creating systems still in place today. History reveals to us major contributors of the trading systems along the east coast of Africa, documenting the role of the Swahili people and their interactions with different people of the world.The Swahili People and Their Language discusses ways in which the Swahili ...
We live in a world that sees and also contesting ideas of Eurocentrism in the interpretation of various issues, including African literatures and cultures. This book seeks to engage readers into a critical examination of the meaning, history, ambiguity, status and perceptions surrounding African languages and literature. It presents current shifts in form and practice surrounding regional, national, and "postcolonial" models towards "world literature" by focusing on African literature as a focal point for understanding perceptions of the world towards African languages and literature. The book shows the importance of wrestling with issues of global aftermaths of slavery, audience, readership, diasporic and transnational connections, as well as digital and social media without undermining the conflicts that literature presents in and on its own merit.
On the basis of extensive documentary evidence from Tanzania and Germany, it is shown how the German colonialists came to be driven by a 'development imperative', and how this unfolded amidst the conflicting interests and demands of the metropole, local colonial actors and the African people.
We live in a world that sees and also contesting ideas of Eurocentrism in the interpretation of various issues, including African literatures and cultures. This book seeks to engage readers into a critical examination of the meaning, history, ambiguity, status and perceptions surrounding African languages and literature. It presents current shifts in form and practice surrounding regional, national, and "e;postcolonial"e; models towards "e;world literature"e; by focusing on African literature as a focal point for understanding perceptions of the world towards African languages and literature. The book shows the importance of wrestling with issues of global aftermaths of slavery, audience, readership, diasporic and transnational connections, as well as digital and social media without undermining the conflicts that literature presents in and on its own merit.
這世界如果少了咖啡一定行不通 咖啡,每日必備的活力來源 它是如何成為全球最受歡迎的飲品之一? 有哪些浪漫的起源與故事? 世界各地的咖啡文化有何差異? 以及有哪些令人大開眼界的咖啡調配方法? 從義大利、西班牙、衣索比亞、日本到其他眾多國家,由專業記者藍妮.金士頓親自帶領,一起探索咖啡的無數面向,包括咖啡豆的歷史與故事、咖啡文化的豐富性、咖啡的生產與貿易,當然還有最重要的──如何沖煮與享受。 【關於本書】 本書將目光放在來自非洲的這顆水果種子,是如何贏得全球人們的心,而世界各...
This text aims to provide a realistic approach to the theoretical and philosophical aspects of ethics and the advancement of medical practice. It reports on the clinical application of ethical concerns in an actual healthcare setting.
The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches - theoretical and empirical - supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines - anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.
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The book is an in-depth description of Kenyan English phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, lexis and semantics, and discourse features. It also provides a historical and cultural background to its development and a survey of previous work