The Heart of Africa
| Author | : Georg August Schweinfurth |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 1874 |
| Genre | : Africa, Central |
| ISBN | : |
The Heart Of Africa
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Crossing the Heart of Africa
| Author | : Julian Smith |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 339 |
| Release | : 2010-12-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0062030612 |
Banff Mountain Book Awards WINNER The spellbinding true story of retracing the extraordinary trek of Ewart "the Leopard" Grogan—the legendary British explorer who, in order to win the woman he loved, attempted to become the first person to cross Africa In 1898 the dashing British adventurer Ewart Grogan fell head-over-heels in love—but before he could marry, he needed the approval of his beloved's skeptical, aristocratic stepfather. Grogan, seeking to prove his worth and earn his love's hand, then set out on an epic quest to become the first man to cross the entire length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, "a feat hitherto thought by many explorers to be impossible" (New York Times). A little more than a century later, American journalist Julian Smith also found himself madly in love with his girlfriend of seven years... but he was terrified by the prospect of marraige. Inspired by Grogan's story, which he discovered by chance, Smith decided to face his fears of commitment by retracing the explorer's amazing—but now forgotten—4,500-mile journey for love and glory through Africa. Crossing the Heart of Africa is the unforgettable account of these twin adventures, as Smith beautifully ineterweaves his own contemporary journey with Grogan's larger-than-life tale of cannibal attacks, charging elephants, deadly jungles, and romantic triumph. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS WESTERN WRITING AWARDS WINNER: GOLD PRIZE (TRAVEL) BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK COMPETITION WINNER: SPECIAL JURY MENTION AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS AWARDS BEST-BOOK WINNER: MEMOIR
Contested Representations
| Author | : Shelly R. Butler |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 153 |
| Release | : 2013-11-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1134390068 |
The controversy surrounding the significant "Into the Heart of Africa" exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada is explored in this compelling and analytical text. The exhibit has become an international, controversial touchstone for issues surrounding the politics of visual representation, such as the challenges to curatorial and ethnographic authority in multicultural and postcolonial contexts. Asking why the museum's exhibit failed so many people, the author examines such issues as institutional politics, the broad political and intellectual climate surrounding museums, the legacies of colonialism and traditions of representation of Africa, and the politics of irony. By drawing upon anthropological and cultural criticism, the book offers a unique account of the ways in which an ambiguous exhibit about colonialism became the site of an expansiveInto the Heart of Africa."
My Heart Is Africa
| Author | : Scott Griffin |
| Publisher | : House of Anansi |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2006-07-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1770891609 |
In 1996, Scott Griffin left the comfortable routine of his life as a successful businessman to fly solo to Africa in his single-engine Cessna 180 to work for the Flying Doctors Service, an African organization that flies doctors and nurses to remote areas to administer medical assistance. My Heart is Africa is an engaging personal story of his two-year adventure but it is also the story of Africa -- its problems and people, its landscape and limitations, its culture and courage. Griffin's intrepid flying odyssey takes the reader on a journey across Africa and into the lives of the doctors, nurses, aid workers and eccentric characters that crossed his path along the way. All royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the AMREF Flying Doctors Service.
The Troubled Heart of Africa
| Author | : Robert B. Edgerton |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2002-12-18 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780312304867 |
Connecting a tumultuous past with an uncertain present, this is the complete story of a region whose fate will affect an entire continent. photo insert.
Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century
| Author | : Mel Bunce |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2016-07-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1317334280 |
Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century is the first book in over twenty years to examine the international media’s coverage of sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together leading researchers and prominent journalists to explore representation of the continent, and the production of that image, especially by international news media. The book highlights factors that have transformed the global media system, changing whose perspectives are told and the forms of media that empower new voices. Case studies consider questions such as: how has new media changed whose views are represented? Does Chinese or diaspora media offer alternative perspectives for viewing the continent? How do foreign correspondents interact with their audiences in a social media age? What is the contemporary role of charity groups and PR firms in shaping news content? They also examine how recent high profile events and issues been covered by the international media, from the Ebola crisis, and Boko Haram to debates surrounding the "Africa Rising" narrative and neo-imperialism. The book makes a substantial contribution by moving the academic discussion beyond the traditional critiques of journalistic stereotyping, Afro-pessimism, and ‘darkest Africa’ news coverage. It explores the news outlets, international power dynamics, and technologies that shape and reshape the contemporary image of Africa and Africans in journalism and global culture.
Native Stranger
| Author | : Eddy L. Harris |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780679742326 |
When Eddy Harris went to Africa, he ended up learning a great deal about his own identity as a black American as well as witnessing both the splendor and squalor of the continent. From encounters with beggars and bureaucrats to a visit to Soweto and a hellish night in a Liberian jail, Harris evokes Africa with candor and vividness.
Our Lady of Kibeho
| Author | : Immaculée Ilibagiza |
| Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2009-11 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1458743179 |
Thirteen years before the bloody 1994 genocide that swept across Rwanda and left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho. Through these visionaries, Mary and Jesus warned of the looming holocaust, which they assured could be averted if Rwandans opened their hearts to God and embraced His love.
To the Moon and Timbuktu
| Author | : Nina Sovich |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0544025954 |
Documents the author's journeys through Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, discussing the inspiration for her travels, the women who adopted her into their ranks, and her discoveries about the region's forgotten areas and future promise.
