East Africa in transition [[electronic resource] ] : images, institutions, and identities / / edited by Judith M. Bahemuka, Joseph L. Brockington

• Pubblicazione: Nairobi, Kenya, : University of Nairobi Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Disciplina: 306/09676
• Soggetto topico: Social change - Africa, East; Group identity - Africa, East
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, East Social conditions Congresses; Africa, East Politics and government Congresses
• Altri autori: MbulaJ BrockingtonJoseph L. <1951->
• Note generali: "Second International Symposium on East Africa in Transition held in July 2001 at the University of Nairobi; Sponsored by the International Learning Center"--P. [4] of cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part I. Images; 1. The Importance of Indigenous African Languages; 2. Out of the Quagmire : Convergence of Learning from Both Sides Through Systems Thinking -Lessons From Senge and Friere; 3. Political Conflicts and Political Integration in Africa: Some Lessons for East Africa; 4. Imagination and Initiation in Kama Kamanda's Tales; Part II. Institutions; 5. The Inter-University Council for East Africa; 6. Higher Education in Africa; 7. New Trends in the Financing of Kenyan Public Universities ; 8. Making Institutions Work for the Poor in Kenya: A Search for Institutional Strategies9. The Kenyan Debate in Global Context; 10. Rural Households, Structural Adjustment and Gender Analysis; 11. Transition to Democracy: The Struggle for Power in the Transition to Democracy; the Executive, the Judiciary and the Parliament; 12. Challenging the Political Order: The Politics of Presidential Succession in Kenya; Part III. Identities; 13. Identities and Conflicting Identities: A Colonial Legacy and a Neo-Colonial African Dilemma ; 14. Religion and Cultural Identity: The Case of the African Instituted Churches15. Rites of Passage: Controversy over the Role of Initiation Ceremonies for Cultural Identity Among Some Kenyan Societies: The Case of the Abagusii Community of South-Western Kenya; 16. The Widow's Perception of Being Remarried; 17. Archaeology in Kenya; Index; Back Cover
• Titolo autorizzato: East Africa in transition
• ISBN: 9966-792-05-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785041703321
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