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Vol. 1 : Abidjan - Economic. - 282 p.

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Catimbó це певний набір магічно-релігійної діяльності, що відбуваються на північному сході Бразилії. Відомий з середини сімнадцятого століття, Catimbó є результатом злиття практики магії з Європи і корінних ритуалів шаманізму, який додається в контексті переконання католицизму. В сфері богослужіння, африканських впливів можна відзначити, однак, як обмежений.

Since 1996, readers relied on the Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East for clear, authoritative background on one of the most complex and important regions of the world. With nearly 600 new entries and 1,000 updates, this second edition reflects the far-reaching changes the Middle East has undergone in recent years, making it more relevant and more necessary than ever before. Much has changed in the past eight years, and the need for information generated by the events of September 11, 2001 and the military action in Afghanistan and Iraq makes this unbiased revision essential. The set covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy and government. With 3,000 nonpartisan articles written by specialists in anthropology, history, political science, religion and social sciences, this four-volume set is an indispensable tool in understanding the region's people, places, events and ideas.

Книга Тараса Прохасько шалено поетична. Вона просочена якоюсь філософською меланхолією, але все таки оптимістична, мрійлива і красива. Вона, безумовно, «Ізі лістенінг», але навіть якщо комусь з книжкових черв'яків може здатися, що вона проста, то вони не зможуть спростувати факт створення Тарасом Прохасько доброго, пронизливого словесного коду, що зачаровує своєю чисто людською енергією. Ось так потрібно любити свою країну. Ось так потрібно писати про людей. Без політики, без ідеології, без обмеженої вузькості погляду. Але соковито, красиво, тонко відчуваючи свій Всесвіт, відчувши деталі своєї дійсності і її краси, деталі всього світу і мільйонів зірок, космосу і запаху яблук в божественному саду за межами видимих сфер. Голос за кадром в книзі Прохасько – це не конкретний персонаж з ярличком «українець» і набором стандартних системних вимог. Це Людина і його орган душевного відчуття, весь його осередок чуття, що увібрав в себе граничну увагу до навколишнього космосу. Сама ця позиція робить можливим сприйняття книги в будь-якій точці земної кулі. Хтось зрозуміє менше, хтось більше, але книга є людяною. Людяною в глобальному розумінні. Національність пропущена через «героя», а не «герой» через національність. Таким чином Прохасько створює універсальну мову достовірності. Поринаючи в «FM Галичина» хочеться жити, бо стільки ще не звідано. Не звідано не десь там в глибинах Африки, США або Європи. Незвідано тут, у тебе під носом. Увага до деталей, мікроколиванням навколишніх просторів – книга сіє в читачах сім'я великого дару відчувати світ глибше. Я сказав, що так потрібно любити свою країну? Все ж, швидше, так: - потрібно бути Людиною... (Анатолій Ульянов)

Mozambique is one of Africa’s larger countries and also has the potential to become one of its more important countries. It possesses many natural resources and has an active population that could again develop agriculture and commerce and then create an industrial base. It is located along the coast and provides a natural outlet for several landlocked neighbors. It is also strategically placed next to South Africa, the regional powerhouse. Regrettably, over the first decade of independence, it did not take advantage of those assets, partly because of a destructive civil war and partly because of its ideological orientation. Now that the war is over and it has reverted to a market economy, Mozambique should be able to make better progress. When the first edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mozambique appeared, I pointed out that Mozambique was one of the least-known African states. Little has happened to change that situation. Thus, there are few enough sources of information even today, which is particularly deplorable now that a fresh start is being made. Fortunately, this second edition can fill more of the gaps and bring the story up-to-date. This is done through an extension of the chronology, which recounts the more significant events, and an expanded dictionary section, which contains new and updated entries on persons, places, events, and institutions of note as well as crucial aspects of the economy, society, and culture. The bibliography has also been revised, with more new titles, many of them in English, but also in Portuguese. This second edition builds on the first, and the lead author is still Mario Azevedo, who wrote the first edition. Dr. Azevedo, who was born in Mozambique, is presently chair of the African-American and African Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has written extensively on Africa, much of this on Mozambique, including a book on Mozambique refugees. This time he is joined by Tomé Mbuia João, also a Mozambican by origin, who works as a broadcaster in Portuguese at the Voice of America, and Emmanuel Nnadozie, who is professor of economics at Truman State University. Together they have produced a very helpful and insightful work on a country that deserves to be better known.

Sierra Leone is another African country that has had more than its share of troubles. Many of these were not even its fault. There were more than enough causes of friction; the country began as a colony, West Africa, like neighboring Liberia, to receive liberated Africans and freed slaves and evolved into a British protectorate that reached much farther inland and included a variety of ethnic groups, some in conflict with others. Still, Sierra Leone got off to a reasonable start politically and economically, despite differences within the elite, punctuated by military intervention. The worst troubles, however, resulted from the spread of Liberia’s civil wars into its neighbor, Sierra Leone. It took intervention by an African military force dominated by Nigeria to sort that out and to restore a tenuous peace. Now Sierra Leone has another chance, and with considerable effort and luck may fulfill some of its earlier promise. That is, at any rate, what the Sierra Leoneans and their friends hope. Much of this historical review of the country will be complicated and inexplicable to outsiders. Indeed, many Sierra Leoneans cannot grasp what has happened either. The causes and explanations—at least some of them—only become clearer with a rather long view, such as that provided by this Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone. It traces the history of the region from earlier times through colonial rule and into independence, through somewhat happier times into troubled times, and finally until the present. The course of events can be followed most simply through the chronology, and the explanations begin to fall into place with the introduction. But the core of the book is a compilation of several hundred entries in the dictionary concerning crucial events, ethnic groups, movements, political parties, and especially persons—persons whose actions and influence strongly impacted events. This study includes a bibliography, listing many sources that can shed further light on specific aspects and features of the country and its history. This is the second historical dictionary on Sierra Leone, the first having been written by Cyril Patrick Foray and published in 1977. That is more than 25 years ago, an exceptionally long time for books in this series. But it would have been hard to know exactly what was going on in Sierra Leone for the past decade or so. And it would have been even harder to find someone who could present it cogently. This meant it was necessary to wait until the right author could be found, ultimately in the person of C. Magbaily Fyle. Dr. Fyle knows Sierra Leone far better than most, having been born and educated in the country, having taught history at Fourah Bay College, and having also served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and university public orator. In addition, Dr. Fyle was a member of many boards and was a nonexecutive director of the Central Bank of Sierra Leone. Since 1991, C. Magbaily Fyle has been a professor in the African American and African Studies Department of Ohio State University. However, it takes more than knowing; it is also necessary to convey this information, something he has been doing for decades as the author of numerous articles and eight books, including The History of Sierra Leone: A Concise Introduction. This entirely new volume brings the story up to date for the many readers who want to know what happened and begin to understand why.

When Somalia became independent in 1960, there was some doubt whether it could achieve its ultimate goals of expanding into a greater Somalia and bringing together all the Somalis who had been artificially divided by colonialism. But there was no cause to expect that the opposite would occur, that the state would splinter into smaller entities, that rather than there being five points on the star (as represented on Somalia’s flag) there would not even be two. Alas, the unexpected happened, among terribly tragic circumstances, and the tragedy is still not over. It is hard to explain exactly what happened, let alone why it happened, and that is frankly not the purpose of this book. Its purpose, one it certainly does fulfill, is the broader goal of presenting the Somalis, primarily those within the bounds of the former Somali Democratic Republic but also many living further afield, and helping us understand who they are, who they were prior to the collapse of the state, and even who their ancestors were. It concedes the dark side, much of it political and economic, but also shows what is good and hopefully enduring in the culture and arts of Somalis.