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Africa remains a continent that is yet to achieve its full potentials, despite an abundance of resources and a rich cultural pedigree. There have been various attempts to dissect the impediments to the continent's progress in its march towards development and true independence. Consequently, this book moves away from mere identification of challenges to proffering solutions. The ideas put forward about African development in this book draw from a...
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Cuántos hombres se han convertido naturalmente en padres entre los 60 y los 70 años, algo que todos hemos escuchado alguna vez en la vida. Por lo general, el período de fertilidad de un hombre es mucho más largo que el de una mujer. Donde después de los 36 a los 45 se vuelve más difícil para una mujer quedar embarazada. Pero, ¿sabías que hay algunas mujeres en el mundo que pueden dar a luz normalmente a la edad de 65-70 e incluso a los 80?...
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In the tradition of Mark Baker's Cops, more than 100 top firefighters describe the highs and lows of the world's most dangerous profession.
Fascinating and packed with emotion,The Fire Inside is a unique look at the unseen world of firefighters who risk their lives for strangers every day In their own words, these male and female heroes vividly describe how they cope with scorching flame, injuries, earthquakes, hazardous waste, and wildfire-and the...
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This is a comprehensive history of Asians from the Indian subcontinent in Britain. Spanning four centuries, it tells the history of the Indian community in Britain from the servants, ayahs and sailors of the seventeenth century, to the students, princes, soldiers, professionals and entrepreneurs of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Rozina Visram examines the nature and pattern of Asian migration; official attitudes to Asian settlement; the reactions...
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In many respects, the discovery of the Pithecanthropus erectus appears to be one of the most important since the Neanderthal skull was brought to light in 1857, and hence the main facts concerning it deserve early notice in this Journal. This memoir contains a full description, with illustrations, of part of a skull, a molar tooth, and a femur, found in the later Tertiary strata of Java, and pertaining to a large anthropoid ape, which is believed...
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History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Berlin Wall to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. The Berlin Wall was the concrete manifestation of the Iron Curtain, which signified the profound ideological difference between the capitalist, democratic Western powers and the socialist, communist Soviet Union. After WWII ended, the Allied Powers carved up defeated Germany into four blocks. They did...
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Qui sont les Tsiganes, d'o viennent-ils, o vivent-ils et dans quelles conditions ? Quelles langues parlent-ils et comment sont-ils perçus à travers le monde ? Quelles sont leurs croyances religieuses et existe-t-il une langue et une culture gitane distinctes ? Enfin, quels sont les défis sociaux, économiques, culturels et éducatifs auxquels ils sont confrontés au quotidien ? Pour obtenir une compréhension approfondie des Tsiganes, il est essentiel...
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Staying Power is a panoramic history of black Britons. Stretching back to the Roman conquest, encompassing the court of Henry VIII, and following a host of characters from Mary Seacole to the abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, Peter Fryer paints a picture of two thousand years of Black presence in Britain.
First published in the '80s, amidst race riots and police brutality, Fryer's history performed a deeply political act; revealing how Africans,...
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Discover the captivating story of John F. Kennedy, the iconic figure whose influence went far beyond politics. In The Kennedy Icon: A Retrospective of JFK's Cultural Impact, you will explore Kennedy's cultural impact and delve into the intricate tapestry of his evolution as a leader amidst societal change. From his aspirational presence in 1950s America to his lasting imprint on the nation's psyche, uncover the reasons behind Kennedy's enduring status...
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Pendant au moins deux décennies, des acteurs politiques et médiatiques en France ont fomenté des divisions parmi les citoyens. Ils ont encouragé la polarisation sur la base de la race, du genre, de l'orientation sexuelle, de la richesse et de la religion. Cette fragmentation a également touché la communauté arabo-musulmane française, malgré sa taille considérable. "Chroniques du racisme ordinaire" met en lumière comment cette discrimination...
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En las primeras décadas del siglo XXI, el Perú se transformó en un destino culinario internacional. Según sus promotores y portavoces, la "revolución gastronómica" hacía posible un momento de prosperidad, orgullo y éxito nacional, bienvenido después de veinte años de violencia política. Conectando a chefs, agencias estatales, capital global y productores campesinos, hasta hoy el boom gastronómico despliega afirmaciones poderosas: la comida...
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Antisemitism is one of the most controversial topics of our time. The public, academics, journalists, activists and Jewish people themselves are divided over its meaning. Antony Lerman shows that this is a result of a 30-year process of redefinition of the phenomenon, casting Israel, problematically defined as the 'persecuted collective Jew', as one of its main targets.
This political project has taken the notion of the 'new antisemitism' and...
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The city of London is celebrated as one of the most ethnically diverse capitals in the world, and has been a magnet of migration since its origin. Looking to London steps into the maelstrom of current and recent wars and the resulting migration crisis, telling the stories of women refugees who have made it to London to seek safe haven among the city's Kurdish, Somali, Tamil, Sudanese and Syrian communities, under the watchful eye of the security services.
Cynthia...
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ACTIVIST THE BLACK BOOK THE 14 CHAMBERS
"Activist: The Black Book - The 14 Chambers" by Lyric Hawkins is a compelling exploration of social injustice, police brutality, and the fight against racism. It is more than a book; it is a call to action, an anthem for those who refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. an anthem for change that echoes across generations.
Lyric Hawkins paints a vivid portrait of a world in need of transformation...
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This volume considers the uses and misuses of the memory of assistance given to Jews during the Holocaust, deliberated in local, national, and transnational contexts. History of this aid has drawn the attention of scholars and the general public alike. Stories of heroic citizens who hid and rescued Jewish men, women, and children have been adapted into books, films, plays, public commemorations, and museum exhibitions. Yet, emphasis on the uplifting...
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'An instant classic. Sabir is an inspiration' Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims are Coming!
What impact has two decades' worth of policing and counterterrorism had on the state of mind of Muslims in Britain? The Suspect draws on the author's experiences to take the reader on a journey through British counterterrorism practices and the policing of Muslims.
Rizwaan Sabir describes what led to his arrest for suspected terrorism, his time in...
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Journalist Arionne Nettles believes it is time Black Chicagoans receive the acclaim, the honor, and the acknowledgment of their contributions to American culture and recognition of where they truly came from.
During the Great Migration, more than a half-million Black Americans moved from the South to Chicago, and with them, they brought the blues, amplifying what would be one of the city's greatest musical artforms. In 1958, the iconic Johnson Publishing...
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*Shortlisted for the JQ Wingate Literary Prize, 2018*
Drawing on a decade of courageous and pioneering reporting, Mya Guarnieri Jaradat brings us an unprecedented and compelling look at the lives of asylum seekers and migrant workers in Israel, who hail mainly from Africa and Asia.
From illegal kindergartens to anti-immigrant rallies, from detention centres to workers' living quarters, from family homes to the high court, The Unchosen sheds...
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The second instalment in a gripping memoir by Sakine Cansiz (codenamed 'Sara') chronicles the Kurdish revolutionary's harrowing years in a Turkish prison, following her arrest in 1979 at the age of 21. Jailed for more than a decade for her activities as a founder and leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, she faced brutal conditions and was subjected to interrogation and torture.
Remarkably, the story she tells here is foremost one of resistance,...
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The award-winning look at an ugly aspect of American racism by the bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, reissued with a new preface by the author In this groundbreaking work, sociologist James W. Loewen, author of the classic bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, brings to light decades of hidden racial exclusion in America. In a provocative, sweeping analysis of American residential patterns, Loewen uncovers the thousands of "sundown towns"-almost...
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