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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797933303321

Autore

Mhango Nkwazi Nkuzi

Titolo

Africa reunite or perish / / Nkwazi Nkuzi Mhango

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9956-763-37-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Disciplina

320.549096

Soggetti

Pan-Africanism

Decolonization - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; The history; Prologue; 1. The Discovering and Division of Africa; The Genesis; 2. It is all foul-smelling trickery; 3. Truth be told; 4. They say Africa is weak and wicked!; 5. Deconstruct, reconstruct and become truly free; 6. Migrant flood: Europe needs to go back to history; 7. Bring down all colonial debris; 8. Begging Will Not Save Africa; 9. Is Africa sacrificial lamb?; 10. Africans must brace for neo-agro-imperialism; 11. Bigger governments hamper economic growth

12. Are African first ladies or first raiders?13. When our rulers become a liability; 14. African Union: Has it Lost its Relevance?; 15. Africa: Self-denial and economic disadvantage; 16. Africa get rid of recycled rulers and looters; 17. Racing to the bottom; 18. Africa needs to change her syllabi; 19. Rash investments: Africa's cataclysm; 20. Strong men or strong institutions?; 21. Afro-Sino vs. US-Africa summits; 22. African dream; 23. Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Africa Reunite or Perish is a daring and timely book that explores the essence and nefariousness of neocolonialism in a purportedly independent Africa. The book shows how Africa spends billions of dollars in pseudo threats among African countries due to colonially-entrenched fear and war mongering. The book is emphatic on deconstruction and decolonisation as a categorical imperative for the



reunification of Africa beyond the narrow confines of current nation states. Mhango takes a diagnostic-cum-prognostic approach in discussing Africa's predicaments, and in identifying and proposing solutions to problems confronting Africans. The book ascertains Africa's untapped potentials by proving how Africa can live without the infamy of excruciating dependency and beggarliness. It makes a compelling case for African unity beyond the tokenism of officialdom. It prescribes a truly pan-African driven reunification of Africa as the only means of reclaiming the glory she used to enjoy before she was savagely partitioned.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484468203321

Titolo

Advances in Design and Digital Communication : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Design and Digital Communication, Digicom 2020, November 5–7, 2020, Barcelos, Portugal / / edited by Nuno Martins, Daniel Brandão

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-61671-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 617 p. 274 illus., 208 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Series in Design and Innovation, , 2661-8192 ; ; 12

Disciplina

621.382

Soggetti

Industrial design

Digital humanities

Interactive multimedia

Multimedia systems

Graphic arts

Industrial Design

Digital Humanities

Media Design

Graphic Design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Thinking out of the book: Visual language and textual form in the design of ebooks -- Mobile application oriented to packaging sustainability -- An Interaction Design Analysis of Mood Trackers -- A multicase study to explore ways to integrate locative technologies in electronic stories for children -- Learning Experience Design: Instructional Design applied to the onboarding of digital products -- Office Personal Assistant. Towards a design and AI approach -- Assessing the Usability of Truck Hiring Mobile Applications in Bangladesh Using Heuristic and Semiotic Evaluation -- Reuma.pt project: comparative analysis of online digital solutions aimed at treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reports on research findings and practical lessons featuring advances in: digital and interaction design; graphic design and branding; design strategies and methodologies; design education; society and communication in design practice; and other related areas. Gathering the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Digital Design and Communication, Digicom 2020, held virtually on November 5-6, 2020, the book describes cutting-edge perspectives on and analysis of and solutions to challenges digital communication is currently presenting to society, institutions and brands. It offers a timely guide and a source of inspiration for designers of all kinds, including graphic, digital and web designers, UI, UX and social media designers, and to researchers, advertisers, artists, and entrepreneurs, as well as brand or corporate communication managers.