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Jostling Between Mere Talk and Blame Game?

Beyond Africas Poverty and Underdevelopment Game Talk

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Jostling Between Mere Talk and Blame Game?

Beyond Africas Poverty and Underdevelopment Game Talk

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

One of the fundamental challenges in rethinking and remaking development in Africa from a Pan African perspective is that too much mere talk and blame game have played out at the expense of real action. The blame game and mere talk on Africas poverty and underdevelopment jam have remained printed in bold on the face of the continent, yet Africas dire situation warrants nothing less than real emphatic action. This book focuses on the empirics of the production and reproduction of poverty and underdevelopment across Africa in a fashion that warrants urgent pragmatic policy attention and quest for workable homegrown solutions to persistent predicaments. The volume advances the need to recognise the realities of global inequalities and move swiftly in a most informed and transparent manner to address the poverty and underdevelopment conundrum. The book sets the tempo and pace on the need for praxis and pragmatism on the African situation. It is handy to students and practitioners in African studies, poverty and development studies, global studies, policy studies, economics and political science.

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Divining the Future of Africa

Healing the Wounds, Restoring Dignity and Fostering Development

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Healing the Wounds, Restoring Dignity and Fostering Development

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

This book explores the relationship between Africa, the West and China. It notes that while Africa is a continent of diverse cultures, raw materials, human resource, indigenous knowledges, and above all the biggest recipient of foreign aid globally, it continues to lag behind all regions of the world in terms of socio-economic development. The book grapples with the important question on why this has been the case. It provides crucial critical insights on how Africas situation could be reversed and the tapestry of its socio-economic problems eased. The book draws a link between culture, globalisation and socio-economic development, breaking new grounds in the discourse on development in post-colonial Africa. This is an incisive clarion call to bypass the outlandish claims and sterile discussions on the parodying of Africa by Euro-centric scholars. It is a contribution on the imperative to re-think the future of development in Africa. It makes a compelling argument by self-reliant development processes in which Africans reclaim their voice, independence and autonomy unapologetically. The book provides some grist for the mills of policy makers, institutional planners, practitioners and students of anthropology, political studies, sociology, economic history, local governance, cultural economics, and gender, development, African, heritage and international studies.

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995679290X

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Africa Focus Debates on Contemporary Contentious Biomedical Issues

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Africa Focus Debates on Contemporary Contentious Biomedical Issues

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

This is a vivid, thought-provoking and fascinating text on some contentious issues in contemporary medical ethics. The book acknowledges the contribution of ìAfrican traditionî and Western scholarship to the development of medical ethics as a university discipline. It questions the lack of consensus around such biomedical issues as euthanasia and traditional medicine. In many countries, the failure has resulted in public outcries. Its thrust centres on the nexus of practice and theory, and the importance of pragmatism and critical questioning in dealing with different cases on and around biomedicine. Its virtue is its significant shift from the traditional positions on selected biomedical issues to a more rigorous, pragmatic and critical questioning and understanding of the reasoning and positions of all involved and/or affected parties.

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9956726028

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Heritage Practices for Sustainability

Ethnographic Insights from the BaTonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Heritage Practices for Sustainability

Ethnographic Insights from the BaTonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

Zimbabwean history is rooted in ethnic and cultural identities, inequalities, and injustices which the post-colonial government has sought to address since national independence in 1980. Marginalisation of some ethnic groups has been one of the persistent problems in contemporary Zimbabwe. Of particular significance to this book is the marginalisation of the BaTonga people of north-western Zimbabwe a marginalisation whose roots are right back to the colonial era. Post-colonial Zimbabwes emphasis on cultural identity and confirmation has, however, prompted the establishment of community museums such as the BaTonga Community Museum (BCM), to promote cultures of the ethnic minorities. This book critically examines the effects and socio-economic contribution of the BCM to the local communities and other sectors of the economy. It draws extensively on and problematizes prevalent debates on the biography of things to surface out the primacy of agency in heritage and sustainability.

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9956763926

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Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

This is an engaged and extremely well-informed book on business and business ethics in a society with political and social-economic crises. As an engaging and engaged effort to bring a nexus between business ethics and business practices in any human society, the book invites the reader to partake in pressing debates on business ethics in times of crisis. The book provides a much needed interdisciplinary approach and marshals an extraordinary array of social and intellectual resources that positively inspire business people and business making. It is wholesome and systematic in its articulation of the political and social forces that shape and are shaped by business. Additionally, it gives the reader a guided tour into the fascinating creativity that shapes and characterises business culture in contemporary Zimbabwe.

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9956726419

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Mastering The Craft

A Professional Studies Textbook For Student Teachers

By: Costain Tandi,Munyaradzi Mawere,Martin Mukwazhe,Alice Dhliwayo

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Mastering The Craft

A Professional Studies Textbook For Student Teachers

By: Costain Tandi,Munyaradzi Mawere,Martin Mukwazhe,Alice Dhliwayo

This is a cutting-edge textbook intended to equip college students in Zimbabwe and abroad with the requisite knowledge as well as skills for a successful and fulfilling career in teacher education. This comprehensive resource goes beyond traditional pedagogical approaches, offering a dynamic blend of theory and practical strategies to address the evolving landscape of 21st century classrooms. From fostering inclusive environments and leveraging technology to promoting student engagement and applying effective assessment methods, this textbook provides a holistic view of the teaching profession. With insights from seasoned college lecturers, the book guides aspiring teachers in developing their unique teaching philosophy and prepares them to navigate the diverse challenges of contemporary education. Whether a novice in the field or a seasoned educator seeking professional growth, this textbook is an indispensable tool for those dedicated to making an impact on the lives of students.

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9956554367

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Environment and Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Mozambique

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Environment and Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Mozambique

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

This is an eloquent, engaged and extremely well informed narrative of the environmental and natural resource conservation and management issues in Mozambique. While the topics in this volume are diverse, they are all explicitly designed to move beyond the routinized blame of natural resource mismanagement and environmental degradation on local communities, and to rethink ecosystem destruction, land degradation and natural resource over-exploitation in Africa and beyond. Never losing sight of the major causes of environment and resource mismanagement in Mozambique, the book advances the thesis that environment and resource problems are a result of compound factors such as poor governance, poverty, corruption, low education levels, and disregard of endogenous conservation epistemologies. A combination of all these factors makes the whole terrain of conservation even more complicated than ever; hence the need for urgent action by all social actors. This is a valuable book for environmental conservationists, land resource managers, social ecologists, environmental anthropologists, environmental field workers and technicians, practitioners and students of conservation sciences.

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9956790095

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Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,Cosmas M. Mukombe,Christopher M. Mabeza

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Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,Cosmas M. Mukombe,Christopher M. Mabeza

Nemeso - a four eyed man-lived in southeastern Zimbabwe in the mid-17th century. Stories about him are widely known by the Duma in southeastern Zimbabwe as he left a legacy, a delicious dish - of edible stinkbugs locally named harurwa. These insects, believed to be a gift to Nemeso by the ancestors, thrive in a grove (jiri) where no one has been allowed to meddle since the time of Nemeso, the medium through whom the stinkbugs were gifted to the living by the living-dead. The insects are a source of livelihood for the Duma people and for people beyond, and serve as a drive for forest conservation in the area. The wealthy stories of Nemeso's life have been passed on through oral tradition. This book, generated from an ethnographic reconstitution in southeastern Zimbabwe, documents the stories in a lively and fascinating thirst quenching manner.

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9956790826

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Revelations: Africa in Poetry

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Revelations: Africa in Poetry

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

This is a penetrating, refreshing, diverse and impeccable collection of insightful poetry on the realities of everyday life in Africa. The collection reflects on a gamut of issues, desirable and undesirable alike. Themes covered range from dissipation, corruption, war, love, bad governance, greediness, anxiety, religion, weather, time, politics, morality, economics, justice, natural environment to culture. To lovers of poetry, culture and wisdom, this is a must-read!

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995679161X

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The Political Economy of Poverty, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Management

Building Bridges of Resilience, Entrepreneurshi

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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The Political Economy of Poverty, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Management

Building Bridges of Resilience, Entrepreneurshi

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

Poverty remains a thorny and topical challenge and research topic to scholars and researchers on African development. Scholars in the Global North have since the Second World War sought to research poverty and underdevelopment in Africa, postulating what they think are the major causes of insipid and abject poverty in the continent, but with little or no success on how to solve the poverty enigma. Sadly, little research and homework have been done by scholars in context (in Africa) on why there seems to be more production rather than eradication of poverty and vulnerability in Africa and among Africans. This book is born out of the realisation for the need for both scholars on the ground and outside Africa to earnestly interrogate and reflect on the poverty situation that continues to haunt the people of Africa and rattle the conscience of the world at large. With contributors from across the continent and beyond, the volume offers a balanced and rigorous, multi-faceted analysis of Africas poverty and vulnerability from a rich tapestry of perspectives. The volume is handy to scholars and students in the fields of African and development studies, as well as to students of Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science and Policy Studies.

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9956764337

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Humans, Other Beings and the Environment

Harurwa (Edible Stinkbugs) and Environmental Conservation in Southeastern Zimbabwe

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Humans, Other Beings and the Environment

Harurwa (Edible Stinkbugs) and Environmental Conservation in Southeastern Zimbabwe

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

Humans, Other Beings and the Environment is an ethnographic study of the possibilities for the mutual, symbiotic co-existence of human beings, a unique species of forest insects and natural forests. The result of extensive fieldwork conducted over a period of thirteen months, the book highlights the continuum among humans, wild insects and environmental conservation outcomes in a specific environment of southeastern Norumedzo in rural Zimbabwe. In this respect, it describes interactions and relationships between humans, other beings and the natural forests to demonstrate how some aspects of the emerging body of literature in the posthumanities and relational ontologies can work to grasp the collaborative interactional space for different social actors in the cosmos, through which cognitive and knowledge communities can be extended. Furthermore, the book raises critical questions for conservation sciences, political ecology and environmental anthropology, as it demonstrates the extent of relevance and application of the Norumedzo conservation case study, with particular regard to conservational problems and asymmetrical relations between humans and other beings in other scenarios in Zimbabwe and beyond. Complicating many assumptions about knowledge production, nature and culture, the book offers independent and critical insights into the interpretation of modernist science, posthumanist ideas and indigenous epistemologies, and relates these to existing studies. As such, it will be of interest not only to anthropologists, but also to political scientists, environmentalists and policy makers in Zimbabwe, southern Africa and beyond.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443884332

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Divining the Future of Africa

Healing the Wounds, Restoring Dignity and Fostering Development

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Healing the Wounds, Restoring Dignity and Fostering Development

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Nhakanomics: Harvesting Knowledge and Value for Re-generation Through Social Innovation

By: Ronnie Lessem,Munyaradzi Mawere

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Nhakanomics: Harvesting Knowledge and Value for Re-generation Through Social Innovation

By: Ronnie Lessem,Munyaradzi Mawere

Nhakanomics: Harvesting Knowledge and Value for Re-generation Through Social Innovation is a radical departure from the commonly held belief that neo-liberal economics from the US and the West is universal, and is the only solution to underdevelopment and poverty throughout the world. Instead, the book teases out and theorises the intellectually rutted terrain of development studies, and neo-liberal economics from a decolonial Pan-Africanist perspective. Following a path of social innovation, with perspectives drawn from social anthropology, economics, and business and management studies Nhakanomics is a unique socio-economic approach applicable in the Global South and in Southern Africa in particular. The study argues that the process and substance of nhakanomics with its pre-emphasis on the relational South provides a robust and holistic approach to social innovation and social transformation grounded in relational networks and meshworks. The central idea is a call to re-GENE-rate society, through local Grounding and Origination, and tapping into local-global Emergent Foundations via a newly global Emancipatory Navigation, while ultimately culminating in global-local transformative Effects in four recursive cycles of re-GENE-rating C(K)umusha, Culture, Communication, and Capital after re-Constituting Africa-the 5Cs. With a novel and radical approach the book is an interrogation of neo-liberal economics in the Global South. As such, this book is remarkably handy to students and practitioners in the fields of economics, development studies, political science, science and technology studies, business management, sociology, transformation studies, and development related non-Governmental Organisations working with grassroots communities.

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Nhakanomics: Harvesting Knowledge and Value for Re-generation Through Social Innovation

By: Ronnie Lessem,Munyaradzi Mawere

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Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa

Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa

Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

The continent of Africa is richly endowed with diverse cultures, a body of indigenous knowledge and technologies. These bodies of knowledge and technologies that are indeed embodied in the diverse African cultures are as old as humankind. From time immemorial, they have been used to solve socio-economic, political, health, and environmental problems, and to respond to the development needs of Africans. Yet with the advent of colonialism and Western scientism, these African cultures, knowledges, and technologies have been despised and relegated to the periphery, to the detriment of the self-reliant development of Africans. It is out of this observation and realisation that this book was born. The book is an exploration of the practical problems resulting from Africa's encounter with Euro-colonialism, a reflection of the nexus between indigenous knowledge, culture, and development, and indeed a call for the revival and reinstitution of indigenous knowledge, not as a challenge to Western science, but a complementary form of knowledge necessary to steer and promote sustainable development in Africa and beyond. This is a valuable book for policy makers, institutional planners, practitioners and students of social anthropology, education, political and social ecology, and development, African and heritage studies.

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9956791911

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Jostling Between "Mere Talk" and Blame Game?

Beyond Africa's Poverty and Underdevelopment Game Talk

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Jostling Between "Mere Talk" and Blame Game?

Beyond Africa's Poverty and Underdevelopment Game Talk

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

One of the fundamental challenges in rethinking and remaking development in Africa from a Pan African perspective is that too much “mere talk” and “blame game” have played out at the expense of “real action”. The blame game and mere talk on Africa’s poverty and underdevelopment jam have remained printed in bold on the face of the continent, yet Africa’s dire situation warrants nothing less than real emphatic action. This book focuses on the empirics of the production and reproduction of poverty and underdevelopment across Africa in a fashion that warrants urgent pragmatic policy attention and quest for workable homegrown solutions to persistent predicaments. The volume advances the need to recognise the realities of global inequalities and move swiftly in a most informed and transparent manner to address the poverty and underdevelopment conundrum. The book sets the tempo and pace on the need for praxis and pragmatism on the African situation. It is handy to students and practitioners in African studies, poverty and development studies, global studies, policy studies, economics and political science.

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9956764825

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Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa

Envisioning Transformation, Peace and Unity in the Twenty-First Century

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi,Marongwe, Ngonidzashe

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Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa

Envisioning Transformation, Peace and Unity in the Twenty-First Century

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi,Marongwe, Ngonidzashe

This volume critically interrogates, from different angles and dimensions, the resilience of conflict and violence into 21st century Africa. The demise of European colonial administration in Africa in the 1960s wielded fervent hope for enduring peace for the people of Africa. Regrettably, conflict alongside violence in all its dimensions – physical, religious, political, psychological and structural – remain unabated and occupy central stage in contemporary Africa. The resilience of conflict and violence on the continental scene invokes unsettling memories of the past while negatively influencing the present and future of crafting inclusive citizenship and statehood. he book provides fresh insightful ethnographic and intellectual material for rethinking violence and conflict, and for fostering long-lasting peace and political justice on the continent and beyond. With its penetrating focus on conflict and associated trajectories of violence in Africa, the book is an inestimable asset for conflict management practitioners, political scientists, historians, civil society activists and leaders in economics and politics as well as all those interested in the affairs of Africa.

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9956763543

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Rain Petitioning and Step Child: Plays

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Rain Petitioning and Step Child: Plays

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

In Nzarayaperas village, famine and hunger strike as rain could not fall. The sky remains blue with scorching heat that leaves no creature desiring to move on with life. Chief Nzarayapera and his councillors believe this scourge is a curse from the ancestors. They think of holding a ceremony to mollify the ancestors and petition rain. The ceremony is held, but nothing happens except that hunger and famine strike even harder. This sets a fertile ground for conflict between traditionalists, Christians and scientists who lay blame on one another and take turns to intercede for the people. What comes out of this conflict only requires you to read Rain Petitioning for yourself. Equally there to awaken your curiosity is Step Child, the second play in this collection.

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9956791245

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Death of a Discipline?

Reflections on the History, State, and Future of Social Anthropology in Zimbabwe

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi,Nhemachena, Artwell

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Death of a Discipline?

Reflections on the History, State, and Future of Social Anthropology in Zimbabwe

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi,Nhemachena, Artwell

This is a book on the state of social anthropology as an academic discipline in contemporary Zimbabwe. The authors are frustrated and disheartened by a problematic visibility and sluggish growth of the discipline in the country. The book makes an important claim that the future and vibrancy of anthropology in Zimbabwe, lies in how well anthropologists in the country and in the diaspora are able to join efforts in articulating, debating and enhancing its relevance and vitality. The book provides critical overview and nuanced analyses of the role and continued relevance of the discipline in reading and interpreting the social unfolding of everyday life and dynamism. It is a vital text for understanding and contextualising histories and trends in the development of social anthropology in Zimbabwe and how anthropologists in the country navigate the tumultuous waters and struggles that have engrossed the discipline since colonial times. The book has the capacity to generate added insights and influence national, continental, and global debates and trends in the field.

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9956762814

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Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices

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9956726974

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Theorising Development in Africa

Towards Building an African Framework of Development

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Theorising Development in Africa

Towards Building an African Framework of Development

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

How come Africa is so underdeveloped when it is one of the richest continents on earth? Indeed, Africa is a paradox: it is poor and rich at the same time! Resource-wise, Africa is among the top richest continents in the world, yet development-wise it is the poorest of all continents. This paradox desperately needs comprehensive theoretical unpacking and rethinking if Africa is to achieve breakthroughs to the multifaceted development-related problems that have haunted it since the beginning of its unequal encounters with Europe. Regrettably, current Eurocentric development theories fall short on several fronts. The need for a comprehensive body of knowledge –theories and models – from the perspective of Africans persists in urgency. The present volume is an attempt to theorise Africa’s [under-]development with a view to provide a sustainable enduring framework of operations that will arrest the elusive predicament of the continent while taking it forward from its current position of passivity. It rethinks and re-imagines a number of externally imposed problematic mechanisms used (un-)consciously in Africa, with the intention to raise awareness and foster critical thinking in scholars and scholarship on African development. With its predicament-oriented theorising, the book is a pacesetter on how to think and research Africa’s [under-]development. It is also an invaluable asset for social scientists, policy makers, development practitioners, civil society activists and politicians.

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9956764744

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The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization

A Case for Children's Traditional Games in South-eastern Zimbabwe

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization

A Case for Children's Traditional Games in South-eastern Zimbabwe

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

This is a comprehensive study and erudite description of the struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization, using in particular eighty-four children's traditional games in south-eastern Zimbabwe. The book is an informative and interesting anthropological account of rare African children's games at the risk of disappearing under globalization. The virtue of the book does not only lie in its modest philosophical questioning of those knowledge forms that consider themselves as superior to others, but in its laudable, healthy appreciation of the creative art forms of traditional literature that features in genres such as endangered children's traditional games. The book is a clarion call to Africans and the world beyond to come to the rescue of relegated and marginalized African creativity in the interest of future generations.

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9956727113

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Negotiating Law, Policing and Morality in African

A Handbook for Policing in Zimbabwe

By: P. Chingozha,Munyaradzi Mawere

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Negotiating Law, Policing and Morality in African

A Handbook for Policing in Zimbabwe

By: P. Chingozha,Munyaradzi Mawere

The relationship between police and the public in formerly colonised countries of Africa has never been smooth. It is plagued with clichs of suspicion, mistrust, and brutality which are all a result of the legacy of draconian policing in colonial Africa. This colonial hangover has chiefly been an upshot of sluggish switching from the mantra of colonial policing to community progressive policing advocated in democratic societies. This book, the result of five years of ethnographic and library research on the interaction and relationships between police and members of the public in Zimbabwe, is a clarion call for a generative progressive working together between the police and the public for a peaceful and orderly society. While it traces the historical trends and nature of policing in Africa and in particular Zimbabwe, the book demonstrates how law, morality and policing enrich one another. The book offers critical insights in the interpretation of contemporary policing in Zimbabwe with a view to inform and draw lessons for both police and the public. It should be of interest not only to legal anthropologists but also political scientists, members of the public, police instructors, police officers, and students and educators in academic disciplines such as criminal justice, criminology, law, sociology, African studies, and leadership and conflict management.

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995676292X

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Heritage Practices for Sustainability

Ethnographic Insights from the BaTonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Heritage Practices for Sustainability

Ethnographic Insights from the BaTonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

Zimbabwean history is rooted in ethnic and cultural identities, inequalities, and injustices which the post-colonial government has sought to address since national independence in 1980. Marginalisation of some ethnic groups has been one of the persistent problems in contemporary Zimbabwe. Of particular significance to this book is the marginalisation of the BaTonga people of north-western Zimbabwe – a marginalisation whose roots are right back to the colonial era. Post-colonial Zimbabwe’s emphasis on cultural identity and confirmation has, however, prompted the establishment of community museums such as the BaTonga Community Museum (BCM), to promote cultures of the ethnic minorities. This book critically examines the effects and socio-economic contribution of the BCM to the local communities and other sectors of the economy. It draws extensively on and problematizes prevalent debates on the biography of things to surface out the primacy of agency in heritage and sustainability.

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9956763071

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African Philosophy and Thought Systems

A Search for a Culture and Philosophy of Belonging

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,R. Mubaya

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A Search for a Culture and Philosophy of Belonging

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,R. Mubaya

The once acrimonious debate on the existence of African philosophy has come of age, yet the need to cultivate a culture of belonging is more demanding now than ever before in many African societies. The gargantuan indelible energised chicanery waves of neo-colonialism and globalisation and their sweeping effect on Africa demand more concerted action and solutions than cul-de-sac discourses and magical realism. It is in view of this realisation that this book was born. This is a vital text for understanding contextual historical trends in the development of African philosophic ideas on the continent and how Africans could possibly navigate the turbulent catadromous waters, tangled webs and chasms of destruction, and chagrin of struggles that have engrossed Africa since the dawn of slavery and colonial projects on the continent. The book aims to generate more insights and influence national, continental, and global debates in the field of philosophy. It is accessible and handy to a wider range of readers, ranging from educators and students of African philosophy, anthropology, African studies, cultural studies, and all those concerned with the further development of African philosophy and thought systems on the African continent.

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9956763152

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African Belief and Knowledge Systems

A Critical Perspective

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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African Belief and Knowledge Systems

A Critical Perspective

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

The debate on the existence of African philosophy has taken central stage in academic circles, and academics and researchers have tussled with various aspects of this subject. This book notes that the debate on the existence of African philosophy is no longer necessary. Instead, it urges scholars to demonstrate the different philosophical genres embedded in African philosophy. As such, the book explores African metaphysical epistemology with the hope to redirect the debate on African philosophy. It articulates and systematizes metaphysical and epistemological issues in general and in particular on Africa. The book aptly shows how these issues intersect with the philosophy of life, traditional beliefs, knowledge systems and practices of ordinary Africans and the challenges they raise for scholarship in and on philosophy with relevance to Africa.

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9956726850

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Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa

Envisioning Transformation, Peace and Unity in the Twenty-First Century

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,Ngonidzashe Marongwe

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Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa

Envisioning Transformation, Peace and Unity in the Twenty-First Century

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,Ngonidzashe Marongwe

This volume critically interrogates, from different angles and dimensions, the resilience of conflict and violence into 21st century Africa. The demise of European colonial administration in Africa in the 1960s wielded fervent hope for enduring peace for the people of Africa. Regrettably, conflict alongside violence in all its dimensions physical, religious, political, psychological and structural remain unabated and occupy central stage in contemporary Africa. The resilience of conflict and violence on the continental scene invokes unsettling memories of the past while negatively influencing the present and future of crafting inclusive citizenship and statehood. The book provides fresh insightful ethnographic and intellectual material for rethinking violence and conflict, and for fostering long-lasting peace and political justice on the continent and beyond. With its penetrating focus on conflict and associated trajectories of violence in Africa, the book is an inestimable asset for conflict management practitioners, political scientists, historians, civil society activists and leaders in economics and politics as well as all those interested in the affairs of Africa.

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9956764485

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Africa Focus Debates on Contemporary Contentious Biomedical Issues

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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9956726028

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Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa

Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Reviving Interconnections for Sustainable Development

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9956791911

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Mastering The Craft

A Professional Studies Textbook For Student Teachers

By: Costain Tandi,Munyaradzi Mawere,Martin Mukwazhe,Alice Dhliwayo

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Mastering The Craft

A Professional Studies Textbook For Student Teachers

By: Costain Tandi,Munyaradzi Mawere,Martin Mukwazhe,Alice Dhliwayo

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9956554367

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Kids: Africa in Childhood Poetry

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Kids: Africa in Childhood Poetry

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

Kids: Africa in Childhood Poetry powerfully conveys the wishful thinking, imaginations, experiences and critical reflections of children as they grow up. The volume grapples with a wide range of topics, sensations, encounters, emotions, imaginations and vistas commonplace in the psyche of many children across different geographical and cultural spaces. While the audacity of Mawere's poetry finds its basis in the poet's profound ability to uncover a multi-layered journey of childhood to adulthood, its merit lies in the character building, psychological, axiological and pedagogical lessons it imparts in today's youths: it teaches the youths the values of moral rectitude, critical observation and thinking, and careful questioning and reflection. This is a collection for all parents, teachers and the youths of between ages 5-18 who cherish a world ruled by peace and unconditional love of all by all.

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Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,Cosmas M. Mukombe,Christopher M. Mabeza

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Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso

By: Munyaradzi Mawere,Cosmas M. Mukombe,Christopher M. Mabeza

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9956790826

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Revelations: Africa in Poetry

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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995679161X

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Contemporary Innovation Trends in the Zimbabwean Education System

By: Stella Muchemwa,Munyaradzi Mawere

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Contemporary Innovation Trends in the Zimbabwean Education System

By: Stella Muchemwa,Munyaradzi Mawere

Innovation is rapidly becoming a driving force in every global sector, and education is no exception. This book offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of innovation trends within Zimbabwe’s education system, exploring its impact on students, teachers, and the wider educational landscape. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts, the book meticulously evaluates the potential of innovation to drive socio-economic growth and enhance lives. While acknowledging the benefits of innovation and creativity, the authors also raise critical questions about the ethical implications and long-term sustainability of these advancements, especially within the Zimbabwean context. This balanced exploration offers invaluable insights for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the complexities and possibilities surrounding educational innovation in Zimbabwe.

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9956554049

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Environment and Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Mozambique

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Environment and Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Mozambique

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9956790095

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Lyrics of Reason and Experience

By: Mawere, Munyaradzi

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Lyrics of Reason and Experience

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The poems in this collection dissect and cut across psychological and cultural spaces as the poet reflects on the profundity of his experiences and encounters. The thoughtful reflections provide a snapshot of what it means to live in a world of where difference and sameness are never to be taken for granted. Though written from Africa, the poems transcend the geographical, cultural and emotional landscapes that have inspired the poet's creative genius. The poems reflect a wide gamut of themes such as love, anomy, hope, megalomania, treachery, education, vigilance and other tussles of everyday life. All those who cherish the moral rectitude of peace, culture, faithful questioning and critical thinking will find value in this enticing collection.

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9956791393

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Environmental Conservation through Ubuntu and Other Emerging Perspectives

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

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Environmental Conservation through Ubuntu and Other Emerging Perspectives

By: Munyaradzi Mawere

In spite of its surging popularity with scholars and environment conservation and management aid experts, scientific environmental epistemology does not seem to be the answer to the forestry and environmental problems that Africa is facing. Due to the lasting impacts of colonialism and therefore Western scientism on Africa, at the core of the conservation dilemma lies the conflict between scientific conservation epistemologies and local/indigenous conservation epistemologies with the latter being the locals potential workable solution to the environmental problems haunting the continent. It is in view of these circumstances that this book was born. The book is a clarion call for the revival and reinstitution of indigenous conservation and management epistemologies, not as a challenge to Western scientific conservation epistemologies, but to complement efforts by Western science in easing the tapestry of environmental problems that haunt Africa and the rest of the world. This is a valuable book for environmental conservationists, land resource managers, political/social ecologists, environmentalists, environmental anthropologists, environmental field workers and technicians, and practitioners and students of conservation sciences.

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