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Institutional Arrangements for Conservation, Development and Tourism in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Dynamic Perspective
Rene van der Duim, Machiel Lamers and Jakomijn van Wijk
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This book presents an overview of different institutional arrangements for tourism, biodiversity...
Feminist Frameworks and the Bible: Power, Ambiguity, and Intersectionality
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This volume on intercultural biblical interpretation includes essays by feminist scholars from...
Darren (1599 KP) rated A United Kingdom (2017) in Movies
Jun 20, 2019
Story: A Untied Kingdom starts in 1947 England where Prince Seretse Khama (Oyelowo) of Bechuanaland (known today as Botswana) is in England studying law, he meets file clerk Ruth Williams (Pike) and the two fall in love.
With tension between Bechuanaland and South Africa high the idea of the soon to be King marrying a white woman would be unheard off. The British government doesn’t want him to become king and Seretse own family don’t want him to become king if he stays with Ruth. With the racial divide still going strong, Seretse pushed for equality over anything else, so he can unite his kingdom when he becomes king.
Thoughts on A United Kingdom
Characters – Seretse Khama is the prince of Bechuanaland he has been studying law in England to prepare for his time as king, he falls in love a white woman in Ruth Williams which throws tensions from his family, government in the air and to prove his love is more important than his traditions and bring the equality between the races together. Ruth Williams is an English clerk whose family has been working to teach Christianity to Africans, she meets and falls in love with Seretse and goes against everyone else’s desires and marries him. Rufus Lancaster is the British liaison in Bechuanaland who leads the opposition from the land, which only shows us just how the English were over controlling.
Performances – David Oyelowo is wonderful in the leading role, showing us once again that he can lead any movie he wants too. Rosamund Pike shines to showing everyone that she can handle to calm roles after the psycho ones in Gone Girl. The rest of the cast are wonderful even if the British characters are as stuck up as you would imagine them to be.
Story – The story follows the lives of King Seretse who marries an English white woman which puts the balance between the racial tension in his home land and British rule. We learn a lot from this movie, because we see how the country was being controlled from outside forces that only saw them as a piece of land. There is a lot to take in and the history lesson about this union that created a chance in the land.
Biopic/Romance – What King Seretse and his wife Ruth achieved for Botswana was incredible and this shows us how their love drove them to achieve this change.
Settings – The settings show us the high society British look at an African country that was following its own traditions to become the independent from this style of rule.
Scene of the Movie – Speech to the ‘tribe’ as the British called them.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – Knowing the English were this shallow.
Final Thoughts – This is a good look at how the world was once ruled by people who believe they are in the right to control countries affairs and how their union would change everything.
Overall: History is always worth learning.
https://moviesreview101.com/2019/05/21/abc-film-challenge-biopics-u-a-united-kingdom-2016/
With tension between Bechuanaland and South Africa high the idea of the soon to be King marrying a white woman would be unheard off. The British government doesn’t want him to become king and Seretse own family don’t want him to become king if he stays with Ruth. With the racial divide still going strong, Seretse pushed for equality over anything else, so he can unite his kingdom when he becomes king.
Thoughts on A United Kingdom
Characters – Seretse Khama is the prince of Bechuanaland he has been studying law in England to prepare for his time as king, he falls in love a white woman in Ruth Williams which throws tensions from his family, government in the air and to prove his love is more important than his traditions and bring the equality between the races together. Ruth Williams is an English clerk whose family has been working to teach Christianity to Africans, she meets and falls in love with Seretse and goes against everyone else’s desires and marries him. Rufus Lancaster is the British liaison in Bechuanaland who leads the opposition from the land, which only shows us just how the English were over controlling.
Performances – David Oyelowo is wonderful in the leading role, showing us once again that he can lead any movie he wants too. Rosamund Pike shines to showing everyone that she can handle to calm roles after the psycho ones in Gone Girl. The rest of the cast are wonderful even if the British characters are as stuck up as you would imagine them to be.
Story – The story follows the lives of King Seretse who marries an English white woman which puts the balance between the racial tension in his home land and British rule. We learn a lot from this movie, because we see how the country was being controlled from outside forces that only saw them as a piece of land. There is a lot to take in and the history lesson about this union that created a chance in the land.
Biopic/Romance – What King Seretse and his wife Ruth achieved for Botswana was incredible and this shows us how their love drove them to achieve this change.
Settings – The settings show us the high society British look at an African country that was following its own traditions to become the independent from this style of rule.
Scene of the Movie – Speech to the ‘tribe’ as the British called them.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – Knowing the English were this shallow.
Final Thoughts – This is a good look at how the world was once ruled by people who believe they are in the right to control countries affairs and how their union would change everything.
Overall: History is always worth learning.
https://moviesreview101.com/2019/05/21/abc-film-challenge-biopics-u-a-united-kingdom-2016/
And the Monkey Learned Nothing: Dispatches from a Life in Transit
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Tom Lutz is on a mission to visit every country on earth. And the Monkey Learned Nothing contains...
Merissa (11612 KP) rated Famine (The Four Horsemen #3) in Books
Apr 25, 2023
The third book in the series features Famine, otherwise known as Fami. Apart from Death, he is probably the busiest horseman but he seems to concentrate more on Africa, although he does go to different places too. Ekundayo has stolen a diamond from the mines in Botswana, but injures himself in the process, resulting in a visit by Death, who then instructs Famine on where to go. Famine rescues him and takes him back to his treehouse near Victoria Falls, where Death plays Devil's Advocate in telling Famine to leave Ekundayo alone and not tell him anything. The twist in this book isn't that Famine needs to forgive himself. He feels that he did nothing wrong as he was sacrificed by the village shaman to bring rain. Instead, he has to forgive the shaman instead.
This book is slightly different from the other two, in how Famine may return to being mortal, in the fact that he and Ekundayo argue and split up, going their own ways.
Still well-written and with few grammatical errors that I found, it has a smooth pace and leads nicely onto Death's book. I am also hoping that we will find out more about Lam and why he not only smells of Christmas but also of sulphur! Definitely recommended.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Nov 17, 2015
This book is slightly different from the other two, in how Famine may return to being mortal, in the fact that he and Ekundayo argue and split up, going their own ways.
Still well-written and with few grammatical errors that I found, it has a smooth pace and leads nicely onto Death's book. I am also hoping that we will find out more about Lam and why he not only smells of Christmas but also of sulphur! Definitely recommended.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Nov 17, 2015
Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World
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There's little doubt that most humans today are better off than their forebears. Stunningly so, the...
ClareR (5542 KP) rated The Wild Girls in Books
Apr 24, 2021
This was my first Phoebe Morgan book, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed - I was guessing right up to the end!
Felicity, Grace, Alice and Hannah have been friends since they were teenagers: The Wild Girls.
So when Felicity meets the man of her dreams, she’s excited to introduce him to her friends. Except the night takes an unexpected turn.
Two years later, Felicity invites her three friends to her birthday party in Botswana, all expenses paid for, and they all look forward to a rest and some re-bonding (if that’s even a word 🤷🏼♀️).
Grace, Hannah and Alice arrive at the holiday lodge compound and Felicity is nowhere to be seen. She tells them via WhatsApp that she’s unwell and will see them the next day, and to enjoy their evening. It sounds like a gorgeous place. Each of them has a private lodge with a plunge pool, the main lodge is beautiful and seems to have food and champagne on tap, and the Bush is just the other side of the compounds fence. Grace is excited, even though she comes across as an incredible anxious person. And there is a reason. In fact, Hannah and Alice have their own secrets too.
This is not a story where the weekend goes as the women had planned. Everything goes back to that night two years ago. What happened?
Well, obviously we find out, but what a journey we have to the big reveal! I loved it - and I didn’t guess what was going on at all (this is a common occurrence with me - I have no wish to solve the mystery - I want to read it!)
If you enjoy a good whodunnit, then you’ll love this book! I did.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this - the 24 hour wait between staves was AGONISING!!
Felicity, Grace, Alice and Hannah have been friends since they were teenagers: The Wild Girls.
So when Felicity meets the man of her dreams, she’s excited to introduce him to her friends. Except the night takes an unexpected turn.
Two years later, Felicity invites her three friends to her birthday party in Botswana, all expenses paid for, and they all look forward to a rest and some re-bonding (if that’s even a word 🤷🏼♀️).
Grace, Hannah and Alice arrive at the holiday lodge compound and Felicity is nowhere to be seen. She tells them via WhatsApp that she’s unwell and will see them the next day, and to enjoy their evening. It sounds like a gorgeous place. Each of them has a private lodge with a plunge pool, the main lodge is beautiful and seems to have food and champagne on tap, and the Bush is just the other side of the compounds fence. Grace is excited, even though she comes across as an incredible anxious person. And there is a reason. In fact, Hannah and Alice have their own secrets too.
This is not a story where the weekend goes as the women had planned. Everything goes back to that night two years ago. What happened?
Well, obviously we find out, but what a journey we have to the big reveal! I loved it - and I didn’t guess what was going on at all (this is a common occurrence with me - I have no wish to solve the mystery - I want to read it!)
If you enjoy a good whodunnit, then you’ll love this book! I did.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this - the 24 hour wait between staves was AGONISING!!
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If you are heartily sick of going to braais where the guys stand around the fire drinking and...