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Author | : Robert W. Blunt |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2019-11-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 022665589X |
Many observers of Kenya’s complicated history see causes for concern, from the use of public office for private gain to a constitutional structure historically lopsided towards the executive branch. Yet efforts from critics and academics to diagnose the country’s problems do not often consider what these fiscal and political issues mean to ordinary Kenyans. How do Kenyans express their own political understanding, make sense of governance, and articulate what they expect from their leaders? In For Money and Elders, Robert W. Blunt addresses these questions by turning to the political, economic, and religious signs in circulation in Kenya today. He examines how Kenyans attempt to make sense of political instability caused by the uncertainty of authority behind everything from currency to title deeds. When the symbolic order of a society is up for grabs, he shows, violence may seem like an expedient way to enforce the authority of signs. Drawing on fertile concepts of sovereignty, elderhood, counterfeiting, acephaly, and more, Blunt explores phenomena as diverse as the destabilization of ritual “oaths,” public anxieties about Satanism with the advent of democratic reform, and mistrust of official signs. The result is a fascinating glimpse into Kenya’s past and present and a penetrating reflection on meanings of violence in African politics.
Author | : Robert W. Blunt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Kenya |
ISBN | : 022665575X |
Many observers of Kenya's complicated history see causes for concern, from the use of public office for private gain to a constitutional structure historically lopsided towards the executive branch. Yet efforts from critics and academics to diagnose the country's problems do not often consider what these fiscal and political issues mean to ordinary Kenyans. How do Kenyans express their own political understanding, make sense of governance, and articulate what they expect from their leaders? In For Money and Elders, Robert W. Blunt addresses these questions by turning to the political, economic, and religious signs in circulation in Kenya today. He examines how Kenyans attempt to make sense of political instability caused by the uncertainty of authority behind everything from currency to title deeds. When the symbolic order of a society is up for grabs, he shows, violence may seem like an expedient way to enforce the authority of signs. Drawing on fertile concepts of sovereignty, elderhood, counterfeiting, acephaly, and more, Blunt explores phenomena as diverse as the destabilization of ritual "oaths," public anxieties about Satanism with the advent of democratic reform, and mistrust of official signs. The result is a fascinating glimpse into Kenya's past and present and a penetrating reflection on meanings of violence in African politics.
Author | : Matt Perman |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2014-03-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310494230 |
By anchoring your understanding of productivity in God's plan, What's Best Next gives you a practical approach for increasing your effectiveness in everything you do. There are a lot of myths about productivity--what it means to get things done and how to accomplish work that really matters. In our current era of innovation and information overload, it may feel harder than ever to understand the meaning of work or to have a sense of vocation or calling. So how do you get more of the right things done without confusing mere activity for actual productivity? Matt Perman has spent his career helping people learn how to do work in a gospel-centered and effective way. What's Best Next explains his approach to unlocking productivity and fulfillment in work by showing how faith relates to work, even in our everyday grind. What's Best Next is packed with biblical and theological insight and practical counsel that you can put into practice today, such as: How to create a mission statement for your life that's actually practicable. How to delegate to people in a way that really empowers them. How to overcome time killers like procrastination, interruptions, and multitasking by turning them around and making them work for you. How to process workflow efficiently and get your email inbox to zero every day. How to have peace of mind without needing to have everything under control. How generosity is actually the key to unlocking productivity. This expanded edition includes: a new chapter on productivity in a fallen world a new appendix on being more productive with work that requires creative thinking. Productivity isn't just about getting more things done. It's about getting the right things done--the things that count, make a difference, and move the world forward. You can learn how to do work that matters and how to do it well.
Author | : Pauloosie Angmarlik |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780802079534 |
Bringing together the voices of Elders and traditional teachers from across Canada, this collection compares the vision and experience of a generation and sets a new standard for the representation of First Nations cultures in academic context.
Author | : Robert Blunt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781124197258 |
This dissertation examines the social transformation of elderhood as an institution of authority in Kenya from the 1920's until the 2008 post-election violence. I argue that there is a recurring Kenyan anxiety around whether or not elders are reliable guarantors of social reproduction, and that this anxiety is rooted in Kenya's engagement with colonial legal mandates, money, grassroots contestations of authority, and more recently, institutions of neoliberal capitalism and governance. Against this general backdrop, the dissertation argues that the founding of the Central Bank of Kenya served as a baptismal moment in which a new gerontocratic modality of rule was initiated by Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta. Kenyatta's goal was the(re)establishment of a notion of generalized elderhood, with he himself as its generative embodiment. This capacity was epitomized in his own image on the "heads" side of every currency note and coin. My analysis is specifically positioned against contemporary notions of sovereignty, which are rooted in the violence of exception. Kenyatta believed that the violence of Mau Mau, Kenya's anti-colonial insurgency and Kikuyu civil war, was not routinizable for the purposes of nation-building. For Kenyatta and many other Kenyans (not just Kikuyus), Mau Mau's violent rituals of recruitment (characterized by a radical expansion of "traditional" ritual symbolic repertoires and the use of violence) indicated a loss of elder control over particular forms of ritual authority and efficacy. What was sought instead was a sovereignty based on the fetishized creation and distribution of money. Thus, Kenyans have experienced state sovereignty through patrimonial redistributive rituals of state largess, which, before Cold War levels of donor aid were cut, continually ratified the president and the principle of gerontocratic authority as legitimate. The dissertation then examines the unraveling of Kenyan patrimonialism in everyday life under the rule of Kenyatta's successor, former President Daniel Arap Moi.
Author | : James A. Rix |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Church finance |
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Author | : David Carey |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2001-11-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 081731119X |
By casting a wide net for his interviews - from tiny hamlets to bustling Guatemala City - Carey gained insight into more than a single community or a single group of Maya."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Abraham Norwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1846 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Author | : Thomas R. Cole |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0190689986 |
"We live in a time of change, an era where old men can maintain health but find dignity in frailty. Old Man Country helps readers see and imagine this change for themselves. The book follows the journey of a writer in search of wisdom, as he narrates encounters with twelve distinguished American men over 80 -- including Paul Volcker, the former head of the Federal Reserve, and Denton Cooley, the world's most famous heart surgeon. In these and other intimate conversations, the book explores and honors the particular way that each man faces the challenges of living a good old age"--
Author | : Debra A. Harley |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 685 |
Release | : 2015-08-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3319036238 |
This groundbreaking resource presents a wealth of findings and perspectives previously unseen in the LGBT literature. Its focus on psychological, sociopolitical and care delivery issues affecting LGBT elders reveals both the nuanced interplay between diverse sources of identity and multiple sources of stigma and discrimination. Specific chapters highlight challenges and resiliencies impacting subpopulations (e.g., racial groups, veterans, immigrants), examine employment and advocacy issues, discuss later-life concerns in context and offer guidelines for relevant, ethical practice. Contributors represent a wide range of fields from psychiatry and gerontology to public health and public policy, reflecting the scope and needs of this diverse and complex population. Among the topics in the Handbook: Family relationships of older LGBT adults. The intersection of identities: race, age, sexuality and care network. Bisexuality: an invisible community among LGBT elders. Implications of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. No money, no work and you're old. Disabilities among LGBT elders: responses of medicine, public health, rehabilitation and social work. Handbook of LGBT Elders is an essential reference for mental health professionals, psychologists and social workers who work with the LGBT community and the elderly, as well as researchers interested in the LGBT community and aging.