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Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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The Flag, Coat-of-arms and National Anthem of the Gambia
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Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
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Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes]
Author: James B. Minahan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313344973
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1097
Book Description
These two volumes offer an unprecedented collection of flags, seals, and symbols used every day around the world. In today's global society it is necessary to recognize and identify not only our own symbols, but symbols from nations and territories far removed from home. Empowering readers to identify symbols in daily use all over the world, The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems features an extensive collection of international symbols and cultural emblems never before compiled in such a concise and easy-to-use work. It is inclusive of all the UN member states and some of the most prominent stateless nations. This refreshing alternative to other commonly used sites blends both the political and cultural, including not only flags, national seals, and national anthems, but also foods and recipes, national heroes, sports teams, festivals, and pivotal events that figure in the formation of national identity. This versatile source will prove valuable to a wide audience, benefiting not only high school and undergraduate student researchers, but international businesses, journalists, and government offices.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313344973
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1097
Book Description
These two volumes offer an unprecedented collection of flags, seals, and symbols used every day around the world. In today's global society it is necessary to recognize and identify not only our own symbols, but symbols from nations and territories far removed from home. Empowering readers to identify symbols in daily use all over the world, The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems features an extensive collection of international symbols and cultural emblems never before compiled in such a concise and easy-to-use work. It is inclusive of all the UN member states and some of the most prominent stateless nations. This refreshing alternative to other commonly used sites blends both the political and cultural, including not only flags, national seals, and national anthems, but also foods and recipes, national heroes, sports teams, festivals, and pivotal events that figure in the formation of national identity. This versatile source will prove valuable to a wide audience, benefiting not only high school and undergraduate student researchers, but international businesses, journalists, and government offices.
The Gambia National Civic Education Strategic Programme, 2003-2013
Author: Gambia
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Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Enter Gambia
Author: Berkeley Rice
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
General study of Gambia within the framework of accession to independence - covers historical and geographical aspects, living conditions, nationalist activities, political aspects, sociological aspects, public administration, government policy, community relations, etc. Maps.
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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General study of Gambia within the framework of accession to independence - covers historical and geographical aspects, living conditions, nationalist activities, political aspects, sociological aspects, public administration, government policy, community relations, etc. Maps.
A General Bibliography of the Gambia
Author: David P. Gamble
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Performing Africa
Author: Paulla A. Ebron
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400825210
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The jali--a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers--is a charismatic but contradictory figure. He is at once the repository of his people's history, the voice of contemporary political authority, the inspiration for African American dreams of an African homeland, and the chief entertainment for the burgeoning transnational tourist industry. Numerous journalists, scholars, politicians, and culture aficionados have tried to pin him down. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation--the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction. Africa often enters the global imagination through news accounts of ethnic war, famine, and despotic political regimes. Those interested in countering such dystopic images--be they cultural nationalists in the African diaspora or connoisseurs of "global culture"--often found their representations of an emancipatory Africa on an enthusiasm for West African popular culture and performance arts. Based on extensive field research in The Gambia and focusing on the figure of the jali, Performing Africa interrogates these representations together with their cultural and political implications. It explores how Africa is produced, circulated, and consumed through performance and how encounters through performance create the place of Africa in the world. Innovative and discerning, Performing Africa is a provocative contribution to debates over cultural nationalism and the construction of identity and history in Africa and elsewhere.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400825210
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The jali--a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers--is a charismatic but contradictory figure. He is at once the repository of his people's history, the voice of contemporary political authority, the inspiration for African American dreams of an African homeland, and the chief entertainment for the burgeoning transnational tourist industry. Numerous journalists, scholars, politicians, and culture aficionados have tried to pin him down. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation--the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction. Africa often enters the global imagination through news accounts of ethnic war, famine, and despotic political regimes. Those interested in countering such dystopic images--be they cultural nationalists in the African diaspora or connoisseurs of "global culture"--often found their representations of an emancipatory Africa on an enthusiasm for West African popular culture and performance arts. Based on extensive field research in The Gambia and focusing on the figure of the jali, Performing Africa interrogates these representations together with their cultural and political implications. It explores how Africa is produced, circulated, and consumed through performance and how encounters through performance create the place of Africa in the world. Innovative and discerning, Performing Africa is a provocative contribution to debates over cultural nationalism and the construction of identity and history in Africa and elsewhere.
The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems
Author: James Minahan
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Contains entries that provide information about the symbols and emblems of the world's nations and territories, covering the flag, coat of arms or seal, motto, colors, anthem, currency, and other aspects of each country; covering the Middle East and North Africa, North America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Contains entries that provide information about the symbols and emblems of the world's nations and territories, covering the flag, coat of arms or seal, motto, colors, anthem, currency, and other aspects of each country; covering the Middle East and North Africa, North America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.
National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
A General Bibliography of the Gambia (up to 31 December 1977)
Author: David P. Gamble
Publisher: Hall Reference Books
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher: Hall Reference Books
ISBN:
Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A General Bibliography of the Gambia Up to 31st December 1977
Author: David P. Gamble
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Publisher:
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Category : Gambia
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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