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In: The journal of negro education: JNE ;a Howard University quarterly review of issues incident to the education of black people, Band 88, Heft 4, S. 509
ISSN: 2167-6437
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In: The journal of negro education: JNE ;a Howard University quarterly review of issues incident to the education of black people, Band 88, Heft 4, S. 509
ISSN: 2167-6437
In: The journal of negro education: JNE ;a Howard University quarterly review of issues incident to the education of black people, Band 88, Heft 1, S. 93
ISSN: 2167-6437
In: Politics and the life sciences: PLS ; a journal of political behavior, ethics, and policy, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 285-287
ISSN: 1471-5457
In: Beiträge zur Verbraucherforschung Band 12
'This welcome collection both reinforces the importance of familiar films and historical trends and breaks new ground in Nollywood studies. It will be of interest to anyone eager to learn more about African screen media at the nexus of the global and the local.' — Noah Tsika, author of Nollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora 'Nollywood in Glocal Perspective is a valuable contribution to knowledge, providing detailed examination of Nollywood's growth as a cultural icon with large followership and influence across Africa and the world. "The diverse perspectives provided by the contributors illuminate the local and global cultural forces that pull on the soul of Nollywood". The collection presents a compelling and beautifully crafted, accessible, engrossing and refreshing piece which illuminates and redefines an entire area of contemporary film studies. "The authors tell Africa's story with balance and authenticity. They celebrate Africa's rich cultural experience and heritage; exalt in its triumphs; reflect on its struggles". With great insight, they present Nollywood's transition from local to glocal giant within two decades. This collection has the potential to give direction into the unexplored aesthetic and political landscape. It is a groundbreaking book, which brings new understanding, broader and more inclusive framework to look at glocalization. It is sure to become a required reading for scholars of Post-colonial Studies, Film studies and Globalization.' — Irene Isoken Agunloye, Professor of African Drama, Gender, Women & Film Studies; Director of the Centre for Gender & Women's Studies, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria 'Nollywood in Glocal Perspective is a compendium on film and cinema in contemporary Africa as well as a contribution to the emergent New World Entertainment Order and its diverse cultural centers. As in Los Angeles, New York City, Sydney, London, Paris or Johannesburg, there is a new (global) market for entertainment and pop culture from the African continent – Nollywood, Ghallywood, Riverwood or Bongowood -- with abundance of creative energy and feeder-talents. Like its themes and genre, the writing style is entertaining, insightful and illuminatingly gender sensitive. Nollywood in Glocal Perspective should serve as a companion to students of film, Cinema, song and dance. It is also highly recommended for stakeholders in the entertainment industry.' — Stanley Naribo Ngoa, Director, Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies (OOCAS), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Nigeria. 'Bala Musa has given media and pop culture enthusiasts and scholars a wonderful book that articulates the manner in which writers, producers, actors, actresses, business people and academicians have pulled out of the ashes of Africa, a vibrant industry that spans hundreds of cultural landscapes across the globe. The sensitivity with which the book has balanced socio-cultural values and practices with technological innovations speaks volumes about the vibrancy of the untapped creative energies from what was once known as the dark continent. Written in a friendly but scholarly style, the text provides readers with an impetus to engage critically with very well researched ideas on a growing pro-social entertainment platform.' — Faith Nguru, Author of Foreign TV Shows and Kenyan Youth 'Nollywood in Glocal Perspective is brilliant, precise and filled with such deep intellectual analysis that it deserves a reading by serious scholars of pop culture. Intellectual authority and consistency are evident throughout this seminal work. Researchers seeking conceptual and analytic frameworks on pop culture research will be delighted. Scholars seeking to understand the evolution of Nollywood (Nigeria) and its companions, Gallywood (Ghana), Riverwood (Kenya), and Bongowood (Tanzania), will be intellectually rewarded. In the anchoring piece, Bala Musa, while extolling digital technology's seemingly empowering functions, reminds us that gender inequities and exclusions are still rampart in pop culture. Failing to address these gaps hurts the movie industry long-term.' — John Omachonu, Provost, Mars Hill University, USA
World Affairs Online
Internationalisation of medical knowledge, its circulation and implementation through colonial institutions have played a significant role in combating diseases of public health importance. With contributions from reputed faculty and researchers, this volume examines the dynamics of circulation of medical knowledge and the creation of webs of empire through medical curiosities, medical and architectural knowledge, medical manuscripts, African agency, medical ideas and management of diseases, surgical and anatomical knowledge and a collective scientific enterprise in translating 'local' to 'universal' paradigms of practice.
In: African History and Culture
Advent of colonial rule: shaping the legal landscape -- Changing traditions and marriage laws: seeyi, lu ko taka, tasul ko (divorce is more complicated than consummation of marriage) -- Making the city: the Gambia colony and the Protectorate, 1816-1965 -- Qadi court: crisis of legitimization -- Qadis, complainants, and settlements: case studies.
"Nuanced Account Management is a 'how to' book. Born out of insights gained over two decades in the B2B industry, the book presents a comprehensive and practical approach to delighting customers and driving profitability. Powerful thoughts expressed in a simple and easy to read style."--Nitin Paranjpe, President, Homecare, Unilever "Nuanced Account Management is a must read for any B2B salesperson. It provides detailed, specific advice on how to become a more customer-centered advisor in the complex world of business to business transactions."--Bernie Jaworski, The Peter Drucker Chair in Management, Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University, USA "The art of selling and building a partnership with your client is often undervalued. "Nuanced", as Bala Shankar describes, is a perfect word that continues the process of building a lasting trust with another business with an existing customer, trust based on all the factors he describes in detail, highs and lows you will face. Experience and differentiation are increasingly keys today and I fully recommend this profound and very practical guide."--Roger Schmid, Global Innovation Advisor, The Natura Group, USA & Brazil This book is a comprehensive practical guide for account managers, sales teams and account leaders operating in the B2B space. It provides knowledge to excel in developing, growing and retaining top accounts in local and global environments. With a nuanced version of 'account management' that will potentially be a game changer, the book offers a personnel-and-process based agenda that can create a 'competitive advantage' on its own. Bala Shankar is a consultant and has been an adjunct marketing faculty at the Singapore Management University (SMU) for nearly a decade. He has had 25 years of corporate experience in Asia, Europe, and North America in various sales and account management capacities as a regional and global leader. Bala has also been associated with executive development programs and is a contributing writer to The Business Times, Singapore. He received his MBA from the renowned Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.
In: Empires in perspective Volume no. 22
1. 'Re-constructing' Indian medicine : the role of caste in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century India / Poonam Bala -- 2. The resurgence of indigenous medicine in the age of the HIV/AIDS pandemic : South Africa beyond the 'miracle' / Steve Phatlane -- 3. Medicine, medical knowledge and healing ath the Cape of Good Hope : Khoikhoi, slaves and colonists / Russel Viljoen -- 4. Dealing with disease : epizootics, veterinarians and public health in colonial Bengal, 1850-1920 / Samiparna Samanta -- 5. Mahatma Gandhi under the plague spotlight / Howard Phillips -- 6. Plague hits the colonies : India and South Africa at the turn of the twentieth century / Natasha Sarkar -- 7. The blind men and the elephant : imperial medicine, medieval historians and the role of rats in the historiography of plague / Katherine Royer -- 8. Physicians, forceps and childbirth : technological intervention in reproductive health in colonial Bengal / Arabinda Samanta -- 9. Not fit for punishment : diagnosing criminal lunatics in late nineteenth-century British India / Jonathan Saha -- 10. Multiple voices and plausible claims : historiography and colonial lunatic asylum archives / Sally Swartz -- 11. Death and empire : legal medicine in the colonization of India and Africa / Jeffrey M. Jentzen.