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Retraces the evolution of human consciousness to show how participatory methods are emerging as the next step in the development of science.

Contrary to the Quantity Theory of Money, which in its various forms, implies that increases in output of goods and services will, ceteris paribus, exert downward pressure on the general price level, Dr. Nwankwo in this book, argues that the growth of some components of output could accentuate, rather than dampen inflation. This phenomenon, which the author has termed 'Disaggregation Dissonance Hypothesis', states that while some components of...

In this accessible and groundbreaking work, Friedrich Kipp shows that childhood and youth--an extended period of nurture and protection from the struggle for existence--have been, and will continue to be, a necessary condition for human evolution. His observations confirm our intuitive feeling that this prolonged phase of human life holds the promise of our future. Kipp's comparative study of the juvenile stage in animals and humans also sheds...

A captivating introduction to the life of Goethe, tracing a powerful 18.6-year rhythm in Goethe's biography.

Explores the connections between materialist research on the atom and Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science.

In the last three decades, Somalia has been associated with such horrible terms as 'state collapse', 'civil wars', 'foreign intervention', 'warlordism', 'famine', 'piracy' and 'terrorism'. This depiction was in contradiction to its earlier images as the cradle of the human race, the kernel of ancient civilizations, the land of Punt, a homogeneous nation-state and the first democratic state in Africa. So how did things fall apart in the country...

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 lit...

Collectively, the essays brought together in this book represent a discursive confluence on Nollywood as a local film culture with a global character, aspiration and reach. The governing concern of the book is that texts, including film texts, are animated by a particular sociology and anthropology which gives them concrete existence and meaning. The book argues that Nollywood, the Nigerian video film text, is deeply rooted in the sub-soil of ...

Cobra in the Boat is a riveting account of how one of Zambia's most controversial presidents got to power and how he governed while in office. Michael Chilufya Sata was a populist with huge ambitions for his country. Few of these ambitions were actually realized because of Sata's poor health and his premature death. The political chaos that followed the president's demise was a direct consequence of Sata's failure to pay attention to constitut...

In the Theory of Philosophical Consciencism, Professor Dompere establishes how Nkrumah used the theory of categorial conversion housing the necessary conditions of transformation to design strategies for creating the sufficient conditions for socio-political transformations. The theory of Philosophical Consciencism is about the institutionally destruction-creation process for socio-political transformation. The theory shows the scientific cont...

The Theory of Categorial Conversion is advanced by Professor Kofi Kissi Dompere as mathematical-philosophical and game-theoretic foundations to solve the problem of socio-natural transformation as governed by some internal process in relation to Marx, Schumpeter and Nkrumah. Dompere' s methodology is based on the Africentric principles of opposites made up of actual-potential polarity, negative-positive duality with relational continuum and un...

The Theory of Categorial Conversion is advanced by Professor Kofi Kissi Dompere as mathematical-philosophical and game-theoretic foundations to solve the problem of socio-natural transformation as governed by some internal process in relation to Marx, Schumpeter and Nkrumah. Dompere' s methodology is based on the Africentric principles of opposites made up of actual-potential polarity, negative-positive duality with relational continuum and un...

In the Theory of Philosophical Consciencism, Professor Dompere establishes how Nkrumah used the theory of categorial conversion housing the necessary conditions of transformation to design strategies for creating the sufficient conditions for socio-political transformations. The theory of Philosophical Consciencism is about the institutionally destruction-creation process for socio-political transformation. The theory shows the scientific cont...

Agribusiness Project Appraisal is probably the first context-specific book to provide a methodology for managing projects in agriculture in Tanzania. It gives advice and support on how to carry out project planning, execution and evaluation. The emphasis of the book is on achieving a thorough and rigorous social and economic analysis through systematic procedures appropriate to project management. Some of the themes covered include:· Key conce...

Fille d'un paysan aisé, Emma est une jeune femme rêveuse. Elle épouse le médecin Charles Bovary, homme timide et besogneux. Commence ainsi, en apparence, une histoire simple ancrée dans un monde provincial à l'époque du roi Louis-Philippe où chacun se préoccupe de ses sous et de son rang. Un soir au cours d'un bal, I'esprit d'Emma s'enivre à la vision de la bonne société qui l'entoure mais qui lui est refusée. Elle prend alors conscience de sa...

L objectif de la série Romans de toujours en BD, éditée par Adonis (symbole du renouveau dans la mythologie grecque) est de diffuser sous une forme agréable et moderne les Trésors de la littérature romanesque mondiale pour qu ils soient accessibles au plus grand nombre. Cette collection fait partie du projet Sauvegarde et Diffusion du Patrimoine Littéraire Mondial réalisé en collaboration avec l Organisation Internationale des Pays Francophone...

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Organization Paremiology: A New Approach to Organizational Improvement announces the future of organizational improvement efforts in Africa and the world by introducing a new field of study and practice called Organization Paremiology. It discusses what Organization Paremiology is, what it is constituted of, its key principles and its practice. It also discusses why Organization Paremiology is needed to form a new narrative in development and ...

In this collection of essays, Jideofor Adibe offers his perspectives on some of the contentious issues in Nigerian politics, governance and economy. The essays, mostly from the author's weekly column in the Daily Trust and contributions on Brookings Institutions' Africa Growth Initiative's blog, reflect on such themes as Boko Haram, the upsurge in separatist agitations in the country, the federal character principle and why elections are often...

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