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Just crawling out from under the Victorian blanket, Europe was devastated by a gruesome war that consumed the flower of its youth. Tamagne examines the currents of nostalgia and yearning, euphoria, rebellion, and exploration in the post-war era, and the b"

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, fighter for democratic space, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and inspiration for women and grassroots activists throughout the world, the environmentalist Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was a complex and multifaceted figure. In this book, fellow Kenyan Namulundah Florence offers an expansive examination of Maathai’s role as a public figure, educator inside and beyond the academy, symbol of resistance to oppression, and very visible woman in a patriarchal society. Examining Maathai through the lens of feminist theory, Florence unpacks the social and political background of Maathai’s life and work and places her within the context of women’s struggles in Africa for self-determination and access to education and political power. In so doing, Florence reveals the complexities and many dimensions of this fascinating and extraordinary voice for women in Africa and beyond.

HUGGING DIAMONDS is a literary exposition of hopeful, positive, vibrant young minds coming together, amid confusion and challenges, to light a new political revolution in their country, where leadership has seemed to hit a quagmire. Love was the centre force of their war, as they pushed innovatively breaking new grounds through enlightenment and entrepreneurship. The triad who championed this movement, said there has to be a shift in the paradigm, and the change starts with a 'Thinking Cap' embossed on the minds of the people, with vision and focus. In other words Dream, Think, Work and Achieve! This book is about building bridges in people and working together in love, to have a basking time...

Just crawling out from under the Victorian blanket, Europe was devastated by a gruesome war that consumed the flower of its youth. Tamagne examines the currents of nostalgia and yearning, euphoria, rebellion, and exploration in the post-war era, and the b"

History of the firm J. C. Godeffroy and Son, founded in 1766 by Jean Cesar Godeffroy in Hamburg, Germany. He descended from the Huguenot Cesar Godeffroy of La Rochelle, France who emigrated to Müncheberg Mark, Brandenburg, Prussia after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Johann Cesar VI (1813-1885) oversaw the expansion of the company's overseas operations until its collapse in 1879. Includes pedigree of the Godeffroy family and biographies of persons who went on scientific expeditions to collect specimens for Johann Cesar VI's museum: Amalie Dietrich (1821-1891), Jan Stanislaus Kubary (1846-1896), and Andrew Garrett (1823-1887), who explored Australia, the Palau Islands, Hawaii, Samoa, the Cook Islands, the Marquesas and Society Island groups.

Lifestyle is an important concept in advertising and applied marketing research, although casual use of the term has rendered it suspect amomg scholars. This book approaches the concept of lifestyle from a current