Afroactioneers - 17-teilige buchserie (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the Shadow of the flags is a lyrical, politically charged literary novel about love and betrayal at the volatile crossroads of war, nationhood, and identity. Set against the backdrop of a modern European conflict, it tells the haunting story of Katya, a Russian-born woman and former intelligence asset, and Danylo, her Ukrainian husband and Deputy Minister-two lovers caught between history and hope, secrets and skin.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Aalia Farheen steps into a Boston university seminar room, she carries with her more than books and dreams-she carries the ghosts of a caste system that still haunts her, and the pressure of being visible in a world that renders women like her invisible or exotic. Quiet, sharp-eyed, and uncompromising, Aalia doesn't come to be digested. She comes to survive.Across the room sits Meera Rajagopalan, a Tamil student on exchange from Delhi, whose education has always come with expectations-of perfection, of poise, of being the 'right kind' of Indian. With a polished accent and a carefully curated confidence, Meera has learned to fit in. But what she's never learned is how to sit with discomfort-her own or anyone else's.Their connection begins as a spark: a brief classroom confrontation, a shared conversation over chai, a laugh on a cold sidewalk. But in a city where racism hides behind smirks, and caste erasure is treated as progress, intimacy becomes a political act. As Aalia and Meera navigate friendship, attraction, and the deep divide between their experiences, they begin to fall into something neither of them expected-and something both of them fear.Theirs is a love story shaped by diaspora and dissent, by late-night theory sessions and street harassment, by histories too heavy to ignore and desires too quiet to deny. But desire doesn't erase difference. And neither woman can forget what waits for them at the semester's end: visas, visas denied, families expecting answers, countries expecting silence.As snow falls and semesters shift, they must choose-between assimilation and resistance, between performance and truth, between comfort and fire.The Cost of Fire is a searing, poetic debut about the intersection of caste, queerness, and diaspora identity. Through two unforgettable women, it explores what it means to be seen in a world that prefers not to look. With language as elegant as it is unflinching, this novel is a testament to radical tenderness, political intimacy, and the quiet revolutions that begin when we dare to stay.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The world sees the Sahel as a region plagued by insurgency and poverty-but Dr. Manfred Njang Ayuk sees it differently: as the birthplace of a new African economic civilization. In The Sahel Renaissance, he introduces two radical frameworks-AyukEtang and NchongAyuk-that together represent a departure from extractive dependency toward sovereign valuation and institutional power.This book is not just analysis-it is doctrine. The AyukEtang Doctrine asserts that wealth exists even before it is mined. It proposes 'Natural Capital Sovereignty'-a model where unextracted resources such as gold, uranium, or solar energy potential are valued and monetized as capital. Through In-Ground Critical Mineral Credits (ICMCs), Renewable Energy Potential Credits, and blockchain-based registries, the Sahel can finance its development without depletion, debt, or dependency. This redefines what it means to be rich-and what it means to be free.The NchongAyuk Framework provides the institutional architecture to uphold this revolution. With a tri-layered design-governance, liquidity, and participation-it ensures that wealth is managed ethically, transparently, and intergenerationally. Institutions like the Sahel Continental Wealth Fund (SCWF), Sahel Investment and Monetary Fund (SIMF), and Sahel Development Trust (SDT) are introduced to anchor regional trust and financial integrity.The Sahel Renaissance is more than a book-it's a manifesto of post-extractive sovereignty. It positions the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)-Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso-as vanguards of this shift, challenging neocolonial paradigms and redefining security, economy, and self-determination. With rich case studies, theoretical rigor, and bold political foresight, Ayuk provides a compelling blueprint for any nation seeking to monetize potential, not just output.Whether you're a policymaker, economist, Pan-African thinker, or global development skeptic, this book offers one of the most transformative frameworks for how emerging economies can resist predatory aid, reclaim dignity, and build sustainable futures from the ground-literally-up.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Renaissance of the African Economy is a strategic, analytical, and deeply transformative work that reimagines the economic future of the African continent. Structured in 30 chapters, this book offers an unprecedented roadmap to position Africa as a central player in the global economy through sustainable resource use, institutional consolidation, and the implementation of a resource-backed pan-African currency.It begins with a clear diagnosis of the current impasse: dependence on foreign currencies, inefficient raw material exploitation, weak industrialization, fragmented financial infrastructure, and legal frameworks poorly suited to African realities. It highlights structural issues inherited from colonialism and neocolonialism, as well as internal shortcomings: inconsistent governance, lack of economic unity, and insufficient investment in local technological skills.In response, the author presents a visionary plan: the African Union's 2030 Agenda for monetary sovereignty and self-financed development. This bold proposal includes certifying natural capital (minerals, forests, biodiversity, water), creating the African Central Bank, launching the AfroLedger Coin digital currency, and issuing financial instruments backed by untapped subsoil resources.Throughout the chapters, readers explore a comprehensive architecture for economic integration: - Harmonized legal mechanisms for securitizing natural assets- Secure, interoperable digital platforms for cross-border payments- Regional institutions to mobilize savings and channel investments into strategic infrastructure- Proactive diplomacy to gain international recognition of African financial instruments by BRICS, G77, and development banksThis project also depends on human and political pillars: rapid training of engineers and blockchain experts, coordination among national central banks, gradual adoption of the currency by RECs (ECOWAS, SADC, EAC), and regular transparency reports to bolster system credibility.Beyond technical and institutional reform, The Renaissance of the African Economy is a call for self-determination. It advocates restoring African control over its resources, monetary sovereignty, institutional trust, and the ability to finance its own future - free from external conditionalities.Aimed at economists, policymakers, researchers, students, diplomats, entrepreneurs, and engaged citizens, this work is at once a strategic manual, political manifesto, and forward-looking vision.Because it's time Africa stopped being a zone of extraction - and became a pole of power. Because wealth lies not just in the ground, but in our ability to organize it. Because African renaissance begins with an economic revolution.…