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Throne of Blood: The US Encroachment and Infiltration of Thailand

af Albert K. Schmidt, Giraud Aurélien ...

This research report is based on the investigation and thinking of Thai social phenomena. In view of the frequent social unrest, demonstrations and anti-government activities in Thailand in recent years, the characteristics of the color revolution can be seen behind the activities, and behind these characteristics are the shadows of NGOs. The power behind the NGOs is the United States. Based on ... Læs mere

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af Hedley Twidle ...

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af Zoë Wicomb ...

The first collection of nonfiction critical writings by one of the leading literary figures of post-apartheid South AfricaThe most significant nonfiction writings of Zoë Wicomb, one of South Africa’s leading authors and intellectuals, are collected here for the first time in a single volume. This compilation features critical essays on the works of such prominent South African writers as Bessie ... Læs mere

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af Rebecca Walkowitz ...

Serier serie Literature Now
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af Thulani Mkhize ...

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af Isaac Vincent Joslin ...

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af Adele Seeff ...

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af Dr. Penny Cartwright, Dr. Toyin Falola, Professor or Dr. Abimbola Adelakun ...

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af Caitlin E. Stobie ...

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af Bets Mbana ...

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… Presque chaque jour, elle s’assied, sur la véranda, scrutant l’horizon et espérant voir arriver son père. Comme ce jour là, alors qu’elle est sur son poste d’observation, Tarii croit reconnaître au loin, la silhouette élancée d’Albert. Elle se met à courir, criant à tue tête : Papa est revenu ! Papa est revenu ! Elle court en direction de l’homme. Des personnes la suivent.Sur place, tous ... Læs mere

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The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945

af Adrian Roscoe ...

Serier serie The Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945
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af Evan Mwangi ...

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Redigeret af Alexie Tcheuyap ...

Serier serie Droit, technologie et médias | Law, Technology and Media
De l'écrit à l'écran est le premier ouvrage qui aborde la question de la réécriture filmique du roman africain francophone. Il se sert de la sémiologie de l'image, de la poétique et des théories post-coloniales pour définir les enjeux théoriques, idéologiques et sémantiques régissant le passage des textes littéraires au cinéma. Il identifie des paramètres importants dans la poétique de l'écriture ... Læs mere

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South African Literature's Russian Soul

Narrative Forms of Global Isolation

af Dr Jeanne-Marie Jackson ...

Serier serie New Horizons in Contemporary Writing
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The Cultural Memory of Africa in African American and Black British Fiction, 1970-2000

Specters of the Shore

af Leila Kamali ...

Serier serie Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
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The Green Machine

af Daisy M. Jenkins ...

Gene Ramone Brook -- Chaplain Brookie -- ministers to black inmates in the Green Machine, the nickname for the privatized, for-profit prison that relies on a steady stream of black and brown inmates to fill the coffers of its big corporate contractors. It's a place where anguish quickly replaces hope.Chaplain Brookie's ministry aims to tackle the issues the inmates face and prepare them for life ... Læs mere

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Throne of Blood: The US Encroachment and Infiltration of Thailand

Getting Past Coetzee

Race, Nation, Translation

Scenas do século XVIII em Portugal

Committed to Disillusion

Born Translated

Nontsizi Mgqwetho

African Literature

The Immigrant Kitchen

Afrofuturisms

Creaturely Forms in Contemporary Literature

South Africa's Shakespeare and the Drama of Language and Identity

Gods and Soldiers

Irony, Agency and the Global Imaginary in Post-2000 Nigerian and Kenyan Literature

Caribbean Literature in Transition, 1800–1920: Volume 1

Abortion Ecologies in Southern African Fiction

SITA TARII

The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945

The Postcolonial Animal

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Postcolonial Print Cultures

De l'écrit à l'écran

South African Literature's Russian Soul

The Cultural Memory of Africa in African American and Black British Fiction, 1970-2000

The Green Machine