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Dance with the Maasai, pull a bushman's bow, greet the dawn from a tent on the endless plains of the Serengeti. This book blends the adventures of three Tanzanian safaris with a wealth of historical, political, cultural and environmental information.

Den skandinaviske udvandring til Sydafrika i slutningen af 1800-tallet skyldtes de store guld- og diamantfund i boerstaterne Transvaal og Oranje Fristaten. Men mange danskere og skandinaver kom i klemme i det, der udviklede sig til Den Anden Boerkrig 1899-1902. En krig mellem det mægtige britiske imperium og de to små boenstater.I krig under Sydkorset afdækker et vigtigt og næsten ukendt område af den danske og fælles skandinaviske udvandringshistorie og kaster lys over de skandinaver, som på forskellig vis befandt sig på boerstaternes side. Enten i direkte væbnet kamp mod den britiske kolonimagt eller i politi- og ambulancetjeneste. Flere af disse skandinaver blev som krigsfanger senere deporteret til fjerntliggende fangelejre. Andre skandinaver blev interneret i briternes berygtede koncentrationslejre. Bogen kaster lys over disse udvandrerskæbners dramatiske og turbulente historie.I dag står Det Skandinaviske Monument fra 1908 og det bemærkelsesværdige Skandinaviske Gravmonument fra 1927 ved slagmarken Magersfontein og vidner om den danske, svenske, norske og finske indsats i den proces, som Afrikas sydligste nation er rundet af.Peter Agerbo Jensen (f. 1974) er cand.mag. i historie og samfundsfag. Han har været gymnasielærer, konsulent på Christiansborg og uddannelsesansvarlig. Peter Agerbo Jensen har skrevet artikler og boganmeldelser om kulturhistoriske emner samt uddannelse. I krig under Sydkorset er hans første bog.

Are you excited about planning your next trip?Do you want to try something new?Would you like some guidance from a local?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you.Greater Than a Tourist- Maputo, Mozambique by Bruno Eugénio Chirrime offers the inside scoop on Maputo. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.In these pages, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller print travel books.Travel like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and the culture. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.Inside this travel guide book you will find: Insider tips from a local.Bonus tips50 Things to Know About Packing Light for Travel by bestselling author Manidipa Bhattacharyya.Packing and planning list.List of travel questions to ask yourself or others while traveling.A place to write your travel bucket list.Our StoryTraveling is a passion of the "Greater than a Tourist" series creator. Lisa studied abroad in college, and for their honeymoon Lisa and her husband toured Europe. During her travels to Malta, an older man tried to give her some advice based on his own experience living on the island since he was a young boy. She was not sure if she should talk to the stranger but was interested in his advice. When traveling to some places she was wary to talk to locals because she was afraid that they weren't being genuine. Through her travels, Lisa learned how much locals had to share with tourists. Lisa created the Greater Than a Tourist book series to help connect people with locals. A topic that locals are very passionate about sharing.

The Best and Most Unique South Africa Travel GuideSouth Africa is a country plenty with color, collective vibrancy and melting cultures. It is not only home to the Big Five, but also home to some of the biggest and most exciting travel destinations in the world. These include The Lost City, Kruger National Park, Table Mountain, the Something Caves and the beautiful wine lands, to mention a few.Ranked as one of the most beautiful countries on the planet, your travels in this exclusive country can range from natural historical sites that will astound you, to world class beaches and hotels that will linger in your memory for years to come. Rainforests, canyons, wildlife and mountains give way to night life, culinary delights and a country that promises a myriad of experiences on so many levels, that it would be true to say, it would take a life time to drink it all in. Let this book guide you to the many places that you must see in South Africa to make your visit a life changing experience. This book is filled with suggested places to stay, from budget to luxurious, places to visit, local cuisines to try, and places to shop. All these suggested itineraries have been experienced first-hand and are all highly recommended to tourists. Experience a whole new world when you come and visit South Africa. In this total guide you will find: - Areas covered: History lessons/Best museums/Surfing/Adventure land off road trips/Wildlife spotting/ South Africa neighborhood/Medical Tourism/Learn English in South Africa /Cooking and drinking/ Accommodation/Staying safe/Music/Festivities - General Information of each area - Area Transportation (how to get around i.e. car, bus, taxi, train, bicycle, and how much it would cost) - Sightseeing (Best Sights to See, Off the Beaten Path) - Best shopping (where are the major shopping districts and what they are known for) - Bargain alternatives (where the locals shop to avoid the high tourist crowds) - Things to do (recreation outdoor, indoor, events and festivals) - Local Food Specialties - Farmer's and Fish (Meat) Markets (Locations, dates and times of various markets) - Language, Political and Etiquette Considerations (What the average tourist should know and how to get along with the locals. Type of currency used and types of places that exchange currency) - Seasonal considerations (Typical high and low temperatures, if there is a rainy season, if it snows, floods or is known for "heavy weather) - Comfort Services (Massage, hair and nail salons, spas, etc.) - Essential Services (Embassy locations, medical facilities, law enforcement, etc.) - Area specific discounts and couponsSo, download now this total guide and start traveling as you read! . TAGSSouth Africa travel, South Africa vacations, South Africa all inclusive, South Africa tours, South Africa tourism, South Africa vacation packages, visit South Africa, trips to South Africa, South Africa all-inclusive resorts, South Africa resorts, South Africa travel guide, South Africa packages, tours South Africa, South Africa excursions, where to go in South Africa, South Africa travel packages, South Africa all inclusive vacations, South Africa destinations, South Africa all inclusive packages, South Africa vacations, places to visit in South Africa, South Africa tour packages, South Africa guide, all inclusive trips to South Africa, South Africa deals, best hotels in South Africa, South Africa all inclusive deals, South Africa holidays, South Africa all inclusive vacation packages, South Africa attractions, South Africa adventure vacations, South Africa vacation spots, South Africa tourist attractions, tours of South Africa, where to travel in South Africa, South Africa travel deals, South Africa family vacations, South Africa vacations tours, South Africa activities, South Africa information, planning a trip to South Africa

A beautifully written first-hand account of how bitter and deadly rivalries dashed the hopes of the world's newest nation

Particularly in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack, the threat of terrorism, however, defined, has been invoked as a common 'justification' in the pursuit of remodelling policies, laws, and institutions, both at the international and in the domestic politico-legal showground. The broader central theme that this book explores is the normative vibe under which the present-day counterterrorism discourse is construed and sculpted in the legislative and institutional structures of an authoritarian state where the political power and government institutions are functioning under a single-party-monopolised system. Presenting the Ethiopian legislative and institutional frameworks as a case study, the book critically reflects on the extent that the international legal and/or institutional counterterrorism response is sensitised in a manner lessening the risk of conflating authoritarian regime's unbearable reactions to citizens' legitimate demands and resistances against its repression vis-àvis that of its response to the common threat of international terrorism. In particular, the book ponders whether or not the range of the substantive and procedural aspects of the Ethiopian antiterrorism legislative and institutional frameworks are wrought to fit into the main objectives and standards that emanate from the pertinent international laws relating to terrorism and the international human rights law as well as the domestic constitutional law maxims.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In these pages, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller print travel books. Travel like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and the culture. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

This book, "THE MARCH TO GLORY", has two parts, Part A is the General Church History, comprising of topics from the Early Church from 33AD-315AD, History of the Catholic Church in 325AD, History of the Bible from writing, compiling in 331 and 382AD, to translating it! It includes the History of Islam in 610 AD, The Protestant reformation in 1517AD up to the AZUSA street Revival which birthed the Pentecostal movement. Part B of this book is about the Church History in Uganda, it comprises of topics ranging from, the missionary activities in Uganda from 1875, the persecution of the Church by Kabaka (King) Mwanga, Apolo Kivebulaya, The East African Revival in 1929, The Pentecostal movement in 1960, the persecution of the Church by Idi Amin Dada from 1973-1979, the Church after the fall of Idi Amin Dada from 1979-2017, the current revivals in Uganda, The Challenges faced by the Church today.

Private Robert Hart, just 18, in the green-and-black kilt of the Argyllshire Highlanders, gazed in awe at the wild skyline of fantastic mountains in the Cape spring of 1795. This was at the end of a four-month voyage of confinement, scurvy, and general misery in a troopship. Hart did not guess that this would become his home and he himself the first of all English-speaking South Africans. Had he kept a diary, it could have been taken as a text book to the history of the Colony - from the arrival of the British troops at the first taking of the Cape, through the uprising in Graaif-Reinet, the arrival of the 1820 Settlers and the ensuing turbulent frontier wars - until his death in 1865. He served as adjutant of the Cape Regiment, he chose the site where Grahamstown now stands, he took Thomas Pringle on a memorable journey through the lichen-hung forests of the frontier, he managed the Somerset farm on the slopes of the Boschberg to supply produce to the British troops engaged in the hostilities and when this became Somerset East, he developed his own farm, the first fine wool grower in the Eastern Province. He was a close friend of Piet Retief and lived to see Port Elizabeth become, with Grahamstown, the trading base of the Free State and Transvaal Voortrekkers. Hart was a sincerely religious man who always had the welfare of the Presbyterian Church in mind. He was host to visiting missionaries who toured the country on horseback and would ask them to hold services in his house or garden which his Hottentot labourers and domestic servants could attend.

The war against Malaboch has been extensively covered in articles published by the South African Military History Society and South African History Online, as well as in the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. However, it was my reading of Notes from my Diary on the Boer campaign of 1894 against the chief Malaboch of Blaauwberg, district Zoutpansberg, South African Republic by the Rev Colin Rae (published by Juta in 1898) that sparked this fresh look at the campaign. The Rev Rae observes that "through the campaign the poor Malabochians were seldom aggressors, their attitude being nothing more or less than a gentle protest against what they considered an unjust encroachment on their ancestral rights." In May 1894 he accompanied the commando led by General Joubert by request of the Bishop of Pretoria. "I lost no time in acceding to this request, having but little doubt as to its purport. It was, as I conjectured, to consult me as to my willingness to accompany the troops, and act as Chaplain if so required. He warned me of all dangers likely to be incurred, as well as the hardships likely to be endured. I immediately consented, as these did not deter me, promising to be ready to start at half a day's notice." It is unclear why the Bishop wanted an Anglican priest to attend the expedition. There were only a handful of Englishmen "commandeered" and they were hardly willing recruits. Nevertheless, Rae held services at the request of Colonel Ferreira, the Acting-Commandant for the Pretoria Town Contingent. While at the scene of the campaign, "The Rev Coetsee of Pietersburg, arrived in camp and held a service for the Dutch, returning home a few days afterwards. I held regular services every Sunday morning and evening." Rae attributed the success of his ministry amongst the troops chiefly to the faithful prayers of friends and well-wishers. His diary was published soon afterwards; the reasons given were as follows: In presenting the following account to the indulgence of the public, I am keeping a promise made to my comrades in the Malaboch campaign, who were kind enough to think that a published diary of events would be of interest, not only to those who were engaged in the expedition, but to a larger number who watched the proceedings of each day with anxiety, and who are deeply interested in South African affairs generally. I believe the reasons given by Rae are no less relevant today. Moving on to the chapter on the Ndebele nation, I am cognisant of its almost total decline and degradation in today's Zimbabwe. Once a proud state which conducted treaties in its own name with Britain and other countries, it has now been reduced to tatters. This started with the horrendous Gukurahundi, from January 1983 until December 1987, when a ZANLA crack regiment, exclusively composed of Shona soldiers trained by North Korean experts in manslaughter, killed close to 50 000 civilians in Matabeleland and Midlands. Millions more were left traumatized, displaced and disorientated after being subjected to brutal experiences including torture and rape. This was followed by the Ndebele economy being substantially converted into Shona control, financial institutions, manufacturing industry, parastatals, public institutions and the private sector all coming under Shona control. In the education sector, all schools in Bulawayo have a Shona majority in terms of staffing. SiNdebele has been relegated to an inferior language. In some churches Ndebele people are not permitted to worship in their language. I recently came into possession of a file compiled by the late Ernest Mtunzi, resident in London and personal assistant to Joshua Nkomo until the latter's death.

David Hilton Barber traces the ancestry of his and other Pioneering South African families. Going back five generations, this highly entertaining, factual and interesting book is full of snippets of life at the turn of the last century. (the Saint) Frederick York St Leger was a classical scholar first, a clergyman second and the founder and first editor of the Cape Times. He was ordained in 1857 and for 14 years was an Anglican priest in the Eastern Cape (he was the second headmaster of St Andrews School). In 1871, at the age of 38, in an extraordinary change of course, he resigned his living with the church and took his family to the newly-opened diamond fields in Kimberley. In 1876 he returned to Cape Town to found the first daily newspaper in South Africa which grew steadily in stature and influence to become the leading paper in South Africa by the early 1990s. (the Surgeon) Dr William Guybon Atherstone made a profound contribution to medical science, geology and natural history placing him firmly in the forefront of South African pioneers. He performed the first operation in South Africa under anaesthetics. He identified the first diamond discovered near Kimberley. He co-discovered the first dinosaur fossil in South Africa. He was given the Freedom of London. In Grahamstown, he was the originator of the Botanical Gardens and the founder of the Scientific and Literary Society, later the Albany Museum. He was also an artist, a musician and an astronomer of no mean repute. (the Unsung Botanist) Mary Elizabeth Barber Although having no formal education, yet through her observation and knowledge of natural history, she developed a lifelong correspondence with Charles Darwin whom she supplied with much valuable information for the Origin of Species (1859). Eight of her numerous monographs on South African botantical, entomological and zoological subjects were published by the Linnaean and other learned societies in Europe. As an artist of no mean attainments, Mary Elizabeth greatly enhanced the value and effect of her scientific observations with drawings and painting of professional standards - birds, reptiles, plants and moths and butterflies.

AWARD WINNER: BEST BOOKS 2009 AWARD, GOLD MEDAL IPPY AWARD, GOLD MEDAL INDIE WARD, FINALIST INDIE AWARD, 2 FINALIST GLYPH AWARDS (MULTICULTURAL & BEST FIRST BOOK BY NEW PUBLISHER). Author Cindi Brown shares the stories of Kenya's big-hearted, smart, creative, earnest and caring people, and she gives 100% of the book's proceeds to programs assisting Kenyans. Cindi was a volunteer at the Tropical Institute of Community Health (TICH) in Kisumu, Kenya, and reveals what life is like in rural villages and urban slums. She lived in Barack Obama's father's homeland, and worked with many people from the Luo community. The author reflects on Kenya: "Each day, I would walk to school on dirt roads, crossing paved streets and dodging cars and boda bodas (bikes for hire). I passed little herds of sheep and cows, school children in uniform shouting out, "Hey, white lady!" Young, handsome men from the slums walked to town for work. Cars passed, kicking up red dust. I would smile and say Hi to Maasai warriors guarding the fancy homes. Sometimes they would stand from their rock perch and shake hands, their lovely red plaid robes falling around their shoulders and covering their tiny, bony legs. Occasionally, I would pass coworkers, perhaps Mr. Henry Oyugi, perched on the back of a boda boda and calling good morning! Seeing his bearded face, tweed jacket and notebook stuffed with papers, as he bumped on the back of the bike, would make me smile. Henry's research office was next to mine. A student or intern, or both, were always in Henry's office, inputting research data or getting a lesson in research methodologies. Lots of loud accented talk in a mixture of Luo, Swahili, and English, punched with laughter here and there. I'd watch Henry and his prodigies with their heads bent over a data book, then I'd turn to look out our second floor window, across the tops of trees with red and yellow flowers in full stance. I looked toward Lake Victoria, into cloud puffs, and heard bird wings flapping, or Director Dan's rooster crowing next door. Henry's voice would rise and I'd look back to see someone else entering his office, bodies collecting in Henry's realm, voices mingling languages and hands clasping in greeting. The Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development in Africa. I worked at this college and assisted with communications and the Annual Scientific Conference and participation in the agricultural show. Passing through the gate each morning meant greeting Fred, John, and other guards and signing the logbook. Greetings are important and required stopping to inquire about each other's evening and night's sleep and morning meal, often while holding hands. Kenyans taught me about compassion and living in difficult situations. This book is my homage to their strength and intelligence."Learn about the issues faced by Kenyans as they struggle to improve their lives with farming and education, and as they work with limited resources to house, feed and clothe their children. Even within this cycle of poverty, there remains promise for change in the Kenyan middle-class and in rural villagers, especially the women who build homes, tend crops, sell their goods at market and collect water and firewood to be able to provide for their children. The reader will visit the slums and public hospitals, and see people fight to live; most struggling with HIV/AIDS-related complications, like TB or malaria. Journey to rural villages on bumpy dirt roads and enter villagers homes, made of mud and cow dung, that are exceedingly neat and comfortable. Attend frequent funerals held in the heart of people's homes where loved ones are buried in the yard amongst much wailing and choir song. See the small victories and the promise of the people.