Many seek to "fix" Africa - economists, experts, politicians, gurus, cognoscenti and glitterati. But the continent conceals multiple secrets, including the Holy Grail: explanations of its saga over the previous centuries. Africa's Future tells the tale of Africa's economic evolution, revealing unique prisms for understanding the continent's panoramic story, one of triumph over the lasting influences of nature and multiple political tragedies. Modern Africa developed diverse economic pathways to betterment - yet survivalist economies litter the landscape. Its paradox of "subsistence with many faces" coexists amidst the tiny middle class, growing rich, and many more poor expected in the future. Clarke provides fresh and challenging insights into Africa's economies and future, offering seasoned views on a continent of unlocked potential which has witnessed many false dawns. Not "poor" but poorly managed, Africa holds greater promise, its destiny revealed by its history.
We might think that the world's oil empires are invincible megaliths, dominated by American interests, but Duncan Clarke reveals the ways in which these empires will face huge challenges in the twenty-first century. Based on razor-sharp analysis of contemporary geopolitics and a deep knowledge of global history, he shows exactly why these empires are declining. He explains where the new empires of oil will be around the world; which of the hidden threats and unknown enemies are and will be the most serious; and where companies have gone wrong and can improve their global strategies. Empires of Oil reveals how the world will change because of global battles over the commodity that underpins our lives.
Duncan Clarke was founder and Chairman of the Board, Global Pacific & Partners, a worldwide private advisory firm with vintage of around 40 years, the story told in Three Decades in the Long Grass, 2014. Born in Salisbury, 1948, and raised in Rhodesia, he gained the PhD (Economics) at University of St Andrews, 1975. He has published extensively on Africa and been advisor to governments and companies worldwide, and focused on geo-economics, Africa and world oil, historiography, and corporate strategy for the global upstream industry. The most recent books, published by Royal Sable Publishing, founded by the author in 2019, have been The Quiet Rhodesian: Silent Servant, 1909-1981, published in 2023, and Accidental Author: Fifty Years Writing, Africa and the World, in 2023, The Last Rhodesians: Society Adrift, in 2022, and Rhodes' Ghost: The Conquest of Zambesia, in 2020. Another book, Cecil Rhodes' Library, will be released in early 2024, and Zambesia: The Literary Safari, in late 2024. Details on fifty years-plus of writing, travel and related endeavours are found on duncan-clarke.com.
An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region of the present states of Utah and Nevada and the mountainous area of the northwest United States and southern British Columbia in Canada.
An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region along the south Atlantic coast of the United States, around the Gulf of Mexico, and west to the Mississippi River.
This is a significant, broad-scope study of institutional and organisational factors affecting US national security policy since the Murphy Commission Report in 1975. Organisational, institutional and managerial considerations bear critically on the quality of American defence policy, foreign policy and intelligence. This book analyses these considerations and offers suggestions for change. Duncan L. Clarke is professor of international relations and coordinator of the U.S. foreign policy field at the School of International Service, American University. He was a Ford Foundation arms control fellow and professor of foreign affairs at the National War College (1979-1981).
Brand new photography featuring specially commissioned colour photographs. The materials and techniques of traditional African printing, decorating and craft production. The mythology and meaning of jewellery, beads, hats, cloths, and masks. The part they play in adornment in ceremonial and every day life in the African sub-continent." - jacket cover.
Reflecting the vibrancy of its landscapes and the richness of its flora and fauna, the cultures and arts of Africa are marked by an appreciation of color that still pervades much of everyday life. African perspectives on color and the meanings of colors are explored and illustrated in Colors of Africa through accounts of the natural world, beads and jewelry, buildings and murals, textiles and dress, body painting and contemporary fashion.
A new Jason Richards tribute book will be out for Christmas 2012, with all profits going to the Sienna and Olivia Education Trust. The book will be an illustrated history of the popular racing driver's career and life and the battle with cancer that he lost nearly 12 months ago. Richards started his racing career in karts in New Zealand before progressing into Formula Ford in both his homeland and Great Britain before returning home to dominate the local touring car racing. He won three national titles before making his debut in the V8 Supercar Championship and becoming a three-time runner-up in the Bathurst 1000. His story though is much more than that, it is a story of a man whose natural charm won an army of fans, including some of his fellow competitors like John Bowe and Greg Murphy who have written forwards for the book. I have so many memories of Jason that I have never really committed to print, this is my chance to tell a little bit of a story and show people a little bit more about Jason, author Andrew Clarke said recently. We had discussed a book of much greater written substance to this, but the battle he was fighting took too much energy to talk about himself." What he wanted to do was tell the story of his life so that Sienna and Olivia could understand their dad a little more as they grow up. We missed being able to tell that story, but now at least we can let them understand him through the eyes of those around him, while also giving back a little more to the girls that meant the world to him. The motorsport photographers of Australia have to be thanked in advance for donating their pictures for this, and I think their willingness to do something like this shows you a little more about the measure of the man.The book will be published by P101 for the Sienna and Olivia Education Trust with the support of his wife Charlotte and parents David and Pauline.
This book is the second in a series on marriag records of Clarke County, Virginia. The county maintained a marriage registe beginning in 1865. Information on this register included the individual's age, status, names of parents, place of birth and residence, date and place of marriage, date of license, and husband's occupation, as well as additional comments as to consent, etc."--Publisher's description.
Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our May 2014 issue contains: Original Fiction by Matthew Kressel ("The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye"), Maggie Clark ("A Gift in Time"), and E. Catherine Tobler ("Migratory Patterns of Underground Birds"). Classic stories by Howard Waldrop ("Night of the Cooters") and Andy Duncan ("Beluthahatchie"). Non-fiction by Ed Grabianowski ("From Wooden Legs to Carbon Fiber Hands: How Technology Improves Prosthetic Limbs"), an interview with L. E. Modesitt, Jr., an Another Word column by Bud Sparhawk, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.
Unlike purely decorative objects in the West, African jewelry signified, rank, tribal associations and status. This book not only discusses the different styles and types of ornament but displays a vast range of jewelry, beadwork, headpieces, and ornament in over 100 stunning color photos.
Transcriptions in include: race, date and place of death, names of parents, place of birth, occupation, and marital status. Slave deaths were provided by some of the owners. Births for 1855 and 1856 are included. D4597HB - $23.50
Traces the chronology of the slave trade from its earliest documented presence in ancient societies. Illustrated with photographs, contemporary illustrations, and documents, it presents a comprehensive depiction of the lives of American slaves.
Reflecting the vibrancy of its landscapes and the richness of its flora and fauna, the cultures and arts of Africa are marked by an appreciation of color that still pervades much of everyday life. African perspectives on color and the meanings of colors are explored and illustrated in Colors of Africa through accounts of the natural world, beads and jewelry, buildings and murals, textiles and dress, body painting and contemporary fashion.
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