Nature filmmakers Keith Scholey & Alastair Fothergill team to co-direct this documentary released as part of Walt Disney Studios& Disneynature banner & following three mothers -- a lioness a leopard & a cheetah -- as they prowl the plains of Africa on a mission to protect their cubs & teach them the ways of the world ...

Abrams are proud to publish a newly designed one-volume edition of this definitive work containing more than half of the magnificent photographs that were in the original edition
- plus several new ones This carefully conceived work offers a complete introduction to the traditional rites & rituals of Africa including baby namings initiations weddings harvest blessings coronations healing exorcisms & funerals among others Many of these rituals will never be performed again; few have been pictured & described with the intimacy knowledge & skill of Beckwith & Fisher The book also

Includes:: an audio CD featuring tracks of intimate secret & rarely heard ceremonies from many countries throughout Africa that were recorded over a period of six years by David Bradnum a musician & award-winning composer


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The 2008 presidential elections in Ghana West Africa serve as a backdrop for this feature documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win Director Jarreth Merz follows the key players for almost three months to provide an unprecedented insider s view of the political economic & social forces at work in Ghana He builds suspense by taking the viewer down the back roads of the nation to capture each unexpected twist & turn in a contest that is always exciting & never predictable Throughout the film Merz depicts the pride & humanity of the larger-than-life politicians party operatives & citizens who battle for the soul of their country ...

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent & the diversity of human history this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past & reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined & represented Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2015 Gregoire Nakobomayo a petty criminal has decided to kill his girlfriend Germaine He's planned the crime for some time but still the act of murder requires a bit of psychological & logistical preparation Luckily he has a mentor to call on the far more accomplished serial killer Angoualima The fact that Angoualima is dead doesn't prevent Gregoire from holding lengthy conversations with him Little by little Gregoire interweaves Angoualima's life & criminal exploits with his own Continuing with the plan despite a string of botched attempts Gregoire's final shot at offing Germaine leads to an abrupt unravelling Lauded in France for its fresh & witty style African Psycho's inventive use of language surprises & relieves the reader by sending up this disturbing subject ...

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Includes:: eight traditional tales from all over Africa Sumptuous h&-sewn collage artwork decorated

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Now available in a compact paperback edition this book remains the most comprehensive survey of African textiles on the market today illustrating in over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional handcrafted indigenous textiles of the whole continent Covering region by region the handmade textiles of West North East Central & Southern Africa African Textiles outlines the vast array of techniques used as well as the different types of loom materials & dyes that help to create these sumptuous textiles With a useful glossary & map a guide to collections open to the public & suggestions for further reading this book provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles ...

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Track List Disc 1 1 Lagan 2 Release 3 Seed 4 Persistence Of Memory 5 Eireann 6 When You&re Falling 7 Mother 8 Further In Time 9 Go On Through 10 Rise Above It 11 Inion 12 Life Begin Again 13 When I Still Needed You Disc 2 1 Mojave 2 Deep Channel 3 Colossus 4 Sure-As-Not 5 Urban Aire 6 Big Cat 7 Whirl-Y-Reel 1 8 Dark Moon 9 Shadowman 10 Lovers Of Light 11 Cyberia 12 Chosen 13 Whirl-Y-Reel 2 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play The complete collection of the anime adventure series featuring the voice of Samuel L Jackson In the original 2007 series Afro Samurai (Jackson) is out for revenge against a man named Justice (Ron Perlman) who murdered his father Justice just happens to be the number one fighter in the world & after Afro earns the rank of number two he begins his lonely quest for revenge The feature-length sequel & Afro Samurai Resurrection& (2009) sees Afro Samurai forced back into the game by Sio (Lucy Liu) a beautiful but deadly woman from his past Directors Fuminori Kizaki Writers Takashi Okazaki Language English Japanese Number of discs 2 ...