Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939-1958 (Social History of Africa Series)

The Rassemblement Democratique Africain (RDA) led Guinea to independence in 1958, advancing a wave of decolonization that ultimately swept across Africa. Schmidt attributes the RDA's overwhelming success to its ability to form a broad ethnic, class, and gender alliance, whose strength lay in its solid support among the non-literate masses. Key to the party's prowess was its focus on groups already engaged in struggle against the state: military veterans, urban workers, peasants, and women. It was their grievances that drove the nationalist agenda and their energies that were harnessed in the struggle for independence. The source of the party's strength was also the root of its greatest weakness. Disputes over ethnicity, class, and gender, and eruptions of ethnically based political violence, were a constant threat to the nationalist movement. Ultimately, it was the RDA's radical base that rejected junior partnership in the French Community, pushing the party leadership to endorse immediate independence. Based on previously unexamined archival records and oral interviews with rank-and-file RDA members, this book reinterprets nationalist history by approaching it from the bottom up. It illuminates the ways in which grassroots activists shaped the movement's vision, objectives, and strategies. The significance of Schmidt's work extends far beyond Guinea. It raises important theoretical and methodological issues that transform our understanding of anti-colonial nationalism in the non-Western world.

History

Elizabeth Schmidt

Africa

Heinemann

Dr. Schmidt argues that women were central to the formation of African peasantries in Rhodesia. Yet women's status declined over the course of the colonial period. As political mechanisms threatened the survival of peasant households, women's labor was intensified in the last ditch attempt to stave off the need for male labor migration.

Peasants, Traders, & Wives: Shona Women in the History of Zimbabwe, 1870-1939 (Social History of Africa)

An accessible book that examines the legal issues associated with every aspect of a Section 501(c)(3) organization's life cycle, Non Profit Law is enhanced by rich notes, questions, and problems. Students become familiar with the state and federal rules concerning nonprofit organizations, as well as the trust, corporate, tax, and other regulatory issues that nonprofit managers and their lawyers face. A focused and manageable casebook, Non Profit Law: The Life Cycle of a Charitable Organization features: 
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<li> cradle-to-grave organization of topics </li> <li> a balanced treatment of the theory and application of state and federal rules concerning Section 501(c)(3) organizations </li> <li> thorough coverage of trust, corporate, tax, and other regulatory issues that nonprofit managers face </li> <li> a student-friendly presentation that does not require a background in trust, tax, or corporations law </li> <li> all relevant statues are included in the text </li> <li> introductions to other types of tax-exempt organizations and differences in tax treatment, barring excessive digression from the central topic </li> <li> unique optional exercises with which to create a virtual nonprofit organization, which then becomes the basis for additional hypothetical questions </li> <li> teaching objectives listed at the start of every chapter </li> <li> questions to guide reading and enrich study throughout the text </li> <li> notes that add context and perspective </li> <li> one or more problems in each chapter that can be used in class or assigned </li> </ul>

Nonprofit Law: The Life Cycle of a Charitable Organization (Aspen Elective)

Business & Money

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Aspen Publishers

The Abundant Table is a beautifully designed, hardbound book that will delight anyone who appreciates a good cookbook. With favorite recipes formatted one per page and binding that allows it to lie flat when open, cooks follow a recipe without smudging the pages with sticky fingers. It is filled with beautiful illustrations that compliment the recipes.
 The goal in The Bishop's Ranch kitchen has always been to nourish, both nutritionally and spiritually. The food presented on the table really begins in the field. It is our wish to honor the earth that nourishes us by supporting agricultural practices that are renewing and sustaining rather than depleting of the soil. Because good food begins with good ingredients, as much as possible we use local organic produce.
 Food is creative artistry. We consider how the ingredients will work together and if they fit the season and weather of the day. We imagine the visual appearance of the meal and work both toward compatibility and contrast of flavors. We ask if the meal has balance in color, taste and texture. All of these components are integral to a fantastic meal --- one that will be throughly enjoyed and not soon forgotten.

The Abundant Table

Ariel Ross

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

The Bishop's Ranch

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