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Identity, culture and freedom [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mbũgua wa-Mũngai and George Gona
| Identity, culture and freedom [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mbũgua wa-Mũngai and George Gona |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications Ltd., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.62043 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MũngaiMbũgua wa <1971->
GonaGeorge |
| Collana | (Re)membering Kenya |
| Soggetto topico |
Identity (Psychology) - Kenya
Liberty |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-06372-7
9786613063724 9966-028-18-8 9966-028-20-X 9966-028-19-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Content; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Prescript - Blessings of Bullets: A Survivor's Personal Experience; Identity; Historicizing Negative Ethinicity in Kenya; The Genesis of 'Tribe' and Ethnicity; Ethnicity in pre-colonial Kenya; The impact of colonialism on ethnicity; Independent Kenya and 'Nation-Building'?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Negotiating 'Kenyanness': The 'Debates'; 'Kenyanness': a tenuous concept?; Living the Lie: Kenyan nationhood or ethnihood?; 'Kenyanness': History and memory reconsidered
Gleaning through the 'Kenyan' pre-colonial historical record 'Kenyanness' as a nationalist project: the colonial period; 'Kenyanness' and the national community: the independent state; Conclusion; Notes; References; Iconic Representations of Identities in Kenyan Cultures; Introduction: From K'Osewe' to Rurıng'u Stadium; Towards a theorisation of iconicity; Patriarchs, populists and radicals: Political models; Gender(ed) icons; Popular culture icons: Alternative states; Post-script: Surviving Serena; Notes; References; Gerontocracy and Generational Competition in Kenya Today 'Old is gold' and wisdom On the postcolonial power transitions and the age question; Kill me quick: subsisting in a state of permanent despair; The 'last' word; Notes; References; Culture; Socialization and Violence: Ideas and Practices in Kenya; The lingual-cultural factor in violence; Defining lingual-cultural violence; How lingual-cultural factors promote violence; The settings of hurtful and harmful language; The negative power of ideas and practices; Reflections and Suggestions; Notes; References; Gendered Identities: Women and Power(lessness) in Kenya; Theorizing women's issues Problematizing power: Maendeleo ya Wanawake and beyond Narrating socio-political experiences; Conclusion; Notes; References; Freedom; Cross-media Ownership and Monopolizing of Public Spaces in Kenya; Kenyan media: A brief history; Media in colonial Kenya; Media in Independent Kenya; Media, multipartism, globalization, liberalization & cross-media ownership; Critique of the role of the media; Cross-media ownership. An attempt at definition; Cross-media ownership in Kenya; The Nation Media Group (NMG); The East African Standard (EAS); The Royal Media Services Kiss FM, Classic FM, Radio Jambo, East FM and The Star Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC); Monopoly in the media and in the political economy; Political pluralism, media explosion and control; Cross-Media ownership and democracy; Curbing cross-media ownership; Media regulation; Conclusion; Notes; References; The Politics of Media Culture and Media Culture Politics; Defining media culture, freedom and regulation; Theoretical premise for understanding culture; Culture in context; The Sudan Example; Transgressing media culture; Conclusion; Notes; References Globalized Identity: Diaspora Kenyans and Local Conflict |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465001403321 |
| Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications Ltd., c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Identity, culture and freedom [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mbũgua wa-Mũngai and George Gona
| Identity, culture and freedom [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mbũgua wa-Mũngai and George Gona |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications Ltd., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.62043 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MũngaiMbũgua wa <1971->
GonaGeorge |
| Collana | (Re)membering Kenya |
| Soggetto topico |
Identity (Psychology) - Kenya
Liberty |
| ISBN |
1-283-06372-7
9786613063724 9966-028-18-8 9966-028-20-X 9966-028-19-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Content; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Prescript - Blessings of Bullets: A Survivor's Personal Experience; Identity; Historicizing Negative Ethinicity in Kenya; The Genesis of 'Tribe' and Ethnicity; Ethnicity in pre-colonial Kenya; The impact of colonialism on ethnicity; Independent Kenya and 'Nation-Building'?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Negotiating 'Kenyanness': The 'Debates'; 'Kenyanness': a tenuous concept?; Living the Lie: Kenyan nationhood or ethnihood?; 'Kenyanness': History and memory reconsidered
Gleaning through the 'Kenyan' pre-colonial historical record 'Kenyanness' as a nationalist project: the colonial period; 'Kenyanness' and the national community: the independent state; Conclusion; Notes; References; Iconic Representations of Identities in Kenyan Cultures; Introduction: From K'Osewe' to Rurıng'u Stadium; Towards a theorisation of iconicity; Patriarchs, populists and radicals: Political models; Gender(ed) icons; Popular culture icons: Alternative states; Post-script: Surviving Serena; Notes; References; Gerontocracy and Generational Competition in Kenya Today 'Old is gold' and wisdom On the postcolonial power transitions and the age question; Kill me quick: subsisting in a state of permanent despair; The 'last' word; Notes; References; Culture; Socialization and Violence: Ideas and Practices in Kenya; The lingual-cultural factor in violence; Defining lingual-cultural violence; How lingual-cultural factors promote violence; The settings of hurtful and harmful language; The negative power of ideas and practices; Reflections and Suggestions; Notes; References; Gendered Identities: Women and Power(lessness) in Kenya; Theorizing women's issues Problematizing power: Maendeleo ya Wanawake and beyond Narrating socio-political experiences; Conclusion; Notes; References; Freedom; Cross-media Ownership and Monopolizing of Public Spaces in Kenya; Kenyan media: A brief history; Media in colonial Kenya; Media in Independent Kenya; Media, multipartism, globalization, liberalization & cross-media ownership; Critique of the role of the media; Cross-media ownership. An attempt at definition; Cross-media ownership in Kenya; The Nation Media Group (NMG); The East African Standard (EAS); The Royal Media Services Kiss FM, Classic FM, Radio Jambo, East FM and The Star Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC); Monopoly in the media and in the political economy; Political pluralism, media explosion and control; Cross-Media ownership and democracy; Curbing cross-media ownership; Media regulation; Conclusion; Notes; References; The Politics of Media Culture and Media Culture Politics; Defining media culture, freedom and regulation; Theoretical premise for understanding culture; Culture in context; The Sudan Example; Transgressing media culture; Conclusion; Notes; References Globalized Identity: Diaspora Kenyans and Local Conflict |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788714903321 |
| Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications Ltd., c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Identity, culture and freedom / / edited by Mbũgua wa-Mũngai and George Gona
| Identity, culture and freedom / / edited by Mbũgua wa-Mũngai and George Gona |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications Ltd., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.62043 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MũngaiMbũgua wa <1971->
GonaGeorge |
| Collana | (Re)membering Kenya |
| Soggetto topico |
Identity (Psychology) - Kenya
Liberty |
| ISBN |
1-283-06372-7
9786613063724 9966-028-18-8 9966-028-20-X 9966-028-19-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Content; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Prescript - Blessings of Bullets: A Survivor's Personal Experience; Identity; Historicizing Negative Ethinicity in Kenya; The Genesis of 'Tribe' and Ethnicity; Ethnicity in pre-colonial Kenya; The impact of colonialism on ethnicity; Independent Kenya and 'Nation-Building'?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Negotiating 'Kenyanness': The 'Debates'; 'Kenyanness': a tenuous concept?; Living the Lie: Kenyan nationhood or ethnihood?; 'Kenyanness': History and memory reconsidered
Gleaning through the 'Kenyan' pre-colonial historical record 'Kenyanness' as a nationalist project: the colonial period; 'Kenyanness' and the national community: the independent state; Conclusion; Notes; References; Iconic Representations of Identities in Kenyan Cultures; Introduction: From K'Osewe' to Rurıng'u Stadium; Towards a theorisation of iconicity; Patriarchs, populists and radicals: Political models; Gender(ed) icons; Popular culture icons: Alternative states; Post-script: Surviving Serena; Notes; References; Gerontocracy and Generational Competition in Kenya Today 'Old is gold' and wisdom On the postcolonial power transitions and the age question; Kill me quick: subsisting in a state of permanent despair; The 'last' word; Notes; References; Culture; Socialization and Violence: Ideas and Practices in Kenya; The lingual-cultural factor in violence; Defining lingual-cultural violence; How lingual-cultural factors promote violence; The settings of hurtful and harmful language; The negative power of ideas and practices; Reflections and Suggestions; Notes; References; Gendered Identities: Women and Power(lessness) in Kenya; Theorizing women's issues Problematizing power: Maendeleo ya Wanawake and beyond Narrating socio-political experiences; Conclusion; Notes; References; Freedom; Cross-media Ownership and Monopolizing of Public Spaces in Kenya; Kenyan media: A brief history; Media in colonial Kenya; Media in Independent Kenya; Media, multipartism, globalization, liberalization & cross-media ownership; Critique of the role of the media; Cross-media ownership. An attempt at definition; Cross-media ownership in Kenya; The Nation Media Group (NMG); The East African Standard (EAS); The Royal Media Services Kiss FM, Classic FM, Radio Jambo, East FM and The Star Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC); Monopoly in the media and in the political economy; Political pluralism, media explosion and control; Cross-Media ownership and democracy; Curbing cross-media ownership; Media regulation; Conclusion; Notes; References; The Politics of Media Culture and Media Culture Politics; Defining media culture, freedom and regulation; Theoretical premise for understanding culture; Culture in context; The Sudan Example; Transgressing media culture; Conclusion; Notes; References Globalized Identity: Diaspora Kenyans and Local Conflict |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821646003321 |
| Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications Ltd., c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy / / edited by Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Jerono P. Rotich
| Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy / / edited by Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Jerono P. Rotich |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.62043 |
| Collana | African Histories and Modernities |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—History
International education Comparative education Ethnology—Africa Educational policy Education and state Social history African History International and Comparative Education African Culture Educational Policy and Politics Social History |
| ISBN | 1-137-57463-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Kithinji, and Jerono Rotich -- Education model and university curriculum in Kenya : dysfunctionality and reforms since independence / Michael Mwenda Kithinji -- Geoffrey William Griffin's work at the National Youth Service : contributions to Kenya's national development / Peter Otiato Ojiambo -- Teach our children in their mother tongue / Margaret W. Njeru -- Reassessing Jomo Kenyatta's crackdown on theatre for education and development / Samson Kaunga Ndanyi -- Mpesa as a Kenyan success story : economic progress and social impact / Frank Jacobs -- Combating road traffic accidents in Kenya : a challenge for an emerging economy / Charles G. Manyara -- Kenya at 50 : contextualization of post-independence sporting success / W. W. S. Njororai -- Can Kenyan women really perform? Women on the sports field and in the boardroom / W. W. S. Njororai -- Gender, archiving and recognition : naming and erasing in Nairobi's cityscape / Besi Brillian Muhonja -- Kenya at 50 : Kenyan women reach some milestones / Jerono P. Rotich and Kipchumba Byron -- Feminism unfinished : Kenya's feminist and women's rights movements, 1963-2013 / Brenda Nyandiko Sanya and Anne Namatsi Lutomia. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254782303321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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