Author: Marshall EverettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Roosevelt's Thrilling Experiences in the Wilds of Africa Hunting Big Game ...
Author: Marshall EverettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Roosevelt's Thrilling Experiences in the Wilds of Africa Hunting Big Game ...
Author: Marshall EverettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Roosevelt's Thrilling Experiences in the Wilds of Africa Hunting Big Game ...
Author: Marshall EverettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Fra
Author: Elbert HubbardA Bibliography of Theodore Roosevelt
Author: John Hall WheelockThe American Catalogue
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
Book Description
American national trade bibliography.
Mistaking Africa
Author: Curtis KeimPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000510018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
For many in the west, the mention of Africa immediately conjures up images of safaris, ferocious animals, sparsely dressed "tribesmen," and impenetrable jungles. Newspaper headlines rarely touch on Africa, but when they do, they often mention authoritarian rule, corruption, genocide, devastating illnesses, or civil war. Advertising, movies, amusement parks, cartoons, and many other corners of society all convey strong mental images of the continent that together form a collective consciousness. Few think to question these perceptions or how they came to be so deeply lodged in western minds. Mistaking Africa looks at the historical evolution of this mind-set and examines the role that popular media plays in its creation. The authors address the most prevalent myths and preconceptions and demonstrate how these prevent a true understanding of the enormously diverse peoples and cultures of Africa. Updated throughout, the fifth edition considers images of Africa from across the world and provides new analysis of what Africans are doing themselves to rewrite the stories of their continent, particularly through social and digital media. Mistaking Africa is an important book for African studies courses and for anyone interested in unraveling misperceptions about the continent.
The Fra
Author: Elbert HubbardMistaking Africa
Author: Curtis A KeimPublisher: Westview Press
ISBN: 0813348951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
For many Americans the mention of Africa immediately conjures up images of safaris, ferocious animals, strangely dressed "tribesmen," and impenetrable jungles. Although the occasional newspaper headline mentions authoritarian rule, corruption, genocide, devastating illnesses, or civil war in Africa, the collective American consciousness still carries strong mental images of Africa that are reflected in advertising, movies, amusement parks, cartoons, and many other corners of society. Few think to question these perceptions or how they came to be so deeply lodged in American minds. Mistaking Africa looks at the historical evolution of this mind-set and examines the role that popular media plays in its creation. The authors address the most prevalent myths and preconceptions and demonstrate how these prevent a true understanding of the enormously diverse peoples and cultures of Africa. Updated throughout, the fourth edition covers the entire continent (North and sub-Saharan Africa) and provides new analysis of topics such as social media and the Internet, the Ebola crisis, celebrity aid, and the Arab Spring. Mistaking Africa is an important book for African studies courses and for anyone interested in unraveling American misperceptions about the continent.
Crisis of the Wasteful Nation
Author: Ian TyrrellPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022619793X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Long before people were “going green” and toting reusable bags, the Progressive generation of the early 1900s was calling for the conservation of resources, sustainable foresting practices, and restrictions on hunting. Industrial commodities such as wood, water, soil, coal, and oil, as well as improvements in human health and the protection of “nature” in an aesthetic sense, were collectively seen for the first time as central to the country’s economic well-being, moral integrity, and international power. One of the key drivers in the rise of the conservation movement was Theodore Roosevelt, who, even as he slaughtered animals as a hunter, fought to protect the country’s natural resources. In Crisis of the Wasteful Nation, Ian Tyrrell gives us a cohesive picture of Roosevelt’s engagement with the natural world along with a compelling portrait of how Americans used, wasted, and worried about natural resources in a time of burgeoning empire. Countering traditional narratives that cast conservation as a purely domestic issue, Tyrrell shows that the movement had global significance, playing a key role in domestic security and in defining American interests around the world. Tyrrell goes beyond Roosevelt to encompass other conservation advocates and policy makers, particularly those engaged with shaping the nation’s economic and social policies—policies built on an understanding of the importance of crucial natural resources. Crisis of the Wasteful Nation is a sweeping transnational work that blends environmental, economic, and imperial history into a cohesive tale of America’s fraught relationships with raw materials, other countries, and the animal kingdom.