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More Swahili proverbs from East Africa : Methali zaidi za kiswahili toka Afrika Mashariki

Upphovspersoner: Kalugila, Leonidas | Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y.
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1980
Ämnesord: Swahili language, Proverbs, African languages, Afrikanska språk
This second collection of proverbs from East Africa by Pastor Leonidas Kalugila consists of both original Swahili proverbs and renditions to Swahili of proverbs from diverse East African languages such as Haya, Ganda, Chagga and Gikuyu. Some are also originally Arabic or Indic rendered to Swahili and used by many Swahili-speakers.

Industry goes farming : the Nigerian raw material crisis and the case of textiles and cotton

Upphovspersoner: Andræ, Gunilla | Beckman, Björn
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1987
Ämnesord: Nigeria, West Africa, Economic conditions, Textile industry, Cotton, Raw materials, Agroindustry, Agribusiness, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
This is a study of the textile industry, how it was hit by crisis, and its involvement in the production and marketing of cotton, its main raw material. When "Industry Goes Farming" it signals a new phase in third world industrialisation, with far-reaching consequences for agriculture. Can peasants solve the problems of industry or must agriculture itself be industrialised? The study examines both the industrial end of the raw material crisis and industry's strategies for subordinating or replacing the peasantry.

Suugaanta Geela

Upphovsperson: Abokor, Axmed Cali
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1986
Ämnesord: Somalia, East Africa, Somali language, Camels, Livestock, Anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, Fiction, Folk literature, Oral tradition, Social anthropology/ethnography, Socialantrolopologi/etnografi
For centuries livestock have formed the backbone of the Somali economy. Camels are especially highly valued by Somali herdsmen. The practical uses of the camel have been eloquently described by Somalis in their extensive oral poetry, handed down through generations from father to son. It forms a complete literacy tradition composed of poems, proverbs, metaphors and tales of wisdom. The collection and preservation of Somali oral literature are important subjects that require urgent attention. This rich literature was transmitted to us orally from generation to generation. The cultural and historical life of the Somali people is reflected in this ancient oral data. The present collection of oral literature on the Somali camel is the result of an extensive research work. Oral literature has been one of the subjects studied by the "Somali camel research project", a bilateral undertaking between Somalia and Sweden (the Somali Academy of Sciences and Arts, SOMAC, and the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries, SAREC).

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