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Women and the UN
This book provides a critical history of influential women in the United Nations and seeks to inspire empowerment with role models from bygone eras. The women whose voices this book presents helped shape UN conventions, declarations, and policies with relevance to the international human rights of women throughout the world today. From the founding of the UN up until the Latin American feminist movements that pushed for gender equality in the UN Charter, and the Security Council Resolutions on the role of women in peace and conflict, the volume reflects on how women delegates from different parts of the world have negotiated and disagreed on human rights issues related to gender within the U...
Historical Dictionary of Madagascar
Explores the topics necessary to understand past and present Malagasy society and politics.
Njinga of Angola
“The fascinating story of arguably the greatest queen in sub-Saharan African history, who surely deserves a place in the pantheon of revolutionary world leaders.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Though largely unknown in the West, the seventeenth-century African queen Njinga was one of the most multifaceted rulers in history, a woman who rivaled Queen Elizabeth I in political cunning and military prowess. In this landmark book, based on nine years of research and drawing from missionary accounts, letters, and colonial records, Linda Heywood reveals how this legendary queen skillfully navigated—and ultimately transcended—the ruthless, male-dominated power struggles of her time. “Queen Nji...
Madagascar
A travers ses mémoires, ses discours et des correspondances échangées (des années 1990 à 2004) l'auteur relate l'histoire politique et multiculturelle de Madagascar.
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture: The Colonial Era (1850 to 1960)
A comprehensive encyclopedia on African history with a broad cultural and geographic sweep, this outstanding new set covers African history from ancient times to the present.
