Culture And Customs Of Zambia
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Author |
: Scott D. Taylor |
Publisher |
: Greenwood |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2006-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015066873517 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Culture and Customs of Zambia by : Scott D. Taylor
Zambia stands out in Africa as one of the continent's most peaceful countries. In its early years as an independent state, Zambia became a regional bulwark against colonial domination and South African apartheid. This book explores Zambia's culture, through various topics, focusing on how "traditional" and "modern" interact, and sometimes collide.
Author |
: Robert Cancel |
Publisher |
: Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 296 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781909254596 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1909254592 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Storytelling in Northern Zambia by : Robert Cancel
Storytelling plays an important part in the vibrant cultural life of Zambia and in many other communities across Africa. This innovative book provides a collection and analysis of oral narrative traditions as practiced by five Bemba-speaking ethnic groups in Zambia. The integration of newly digitalised audio and video recordings into the text enables the reader to encounter the storytellers themselves and hear their narratives. Robert Cancel's thorough critical interpretation, combined with these newly digitalised audio and video materials, makes Storytelling in Northern Zambia a much needed addition to the slender corpus of African folklore studies that deal with storytelling performance. Cancel threads his way between the complex demands of African fieldwork studies, folklore theory, narrative modes, reflexive description and simple documentation and succeeds in bringing to the reader a set of performers and their performances that are vivid, varied and instructive. He illustrates this living narrative tradition with a wide range of examples, and highlights the social status of narrators and the complex local identities that are at play. Cancel's study tells us not only about storytelling but sheds light on the study of oral literatures throughout Africa and beyond. Its innovative format, meanwhile, explores new directions in the integration of primary source material into scholarly texts. This book is the third volume in the World Oral Literature Series, developed in conjunction with the World Oral Literature Project.
Author |
: Scott D. Taylor |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 169 |
Release |
: 2006-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780313027642 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0313027641 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Culture and Customs of Zambia by : Scott D. Taylor
Zambia stands out in Africa as one of the continent's most peaceful countries. In its early years as an independent state, Zambia became a regional bulwark against imperialism and colonial domination and South African apartheid. Today, it stands out as an important example of Africa's recent democratization, experiencing both incredible success as well as some notable setbacks. The country is also one of the most urbanized in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of this urban influx, Zambia's diverse ethno-linguistic groups interact regularly. Moreover, many contemporary Zambian households, especially those in cities, are also exposed to the media, technology, and influences of western urbanized cultures, from Internet cafes to hip hop music. The interesting ways that tradition and modernity conflict and combine in contemporary Zambia are prime considerations in this book. This book explores Zambia's culture, with an eye toward its historical experiences and its particular endowments. It focuses on how traditional and modern interact, and sometimes collide, in the country through topics such as religion, gender roles and family, cuisine, the arts, literature, and more. The major groups are examined to give the reader an idea about how many Zambians live.
Author |
: Andrew Sardanis |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 2014-08-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780857724533 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0857724533 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zambia by : Andrew Sardanis
On 24 October 1964, the Republic of Zambia was formed, replacing the territory which had formerly been known as Northern Rhodesia. Fifty years on, Andrew Sardanis provides a sympathetic but critical insider's account of Zambia, from independence to the present. He paints a stark picture of Northern Rhodesia at decolonisation and the problems of the incoming government, presented with an immense uphill task of rebuilding the infrastructure of government and administration - civil service, law, local government and economic development. As a friend and colleague of many of the most prominent names in post-independence Zambia - from the presidencies of founding leader Kenneth Kaunda to the incumbent Michael Sata - Sardanis uses his unique eyewitness experience to provide an inside view of a country in transition.
Author |
: James Ferguson |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 1999-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520922280 |
ISBN-13 |
: 052092228X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Expectations of Modernity by : James Ferguson
Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated, leaving workers scrambling to get by. Expectations of Modernity explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Focusing on the experiences of mineworkers in the Copperbelt region, James Ferguson traces the failure of standard narratives of urbanization and social change to make sense of the Copperbelt's recent history. He instead develops alternative analytic tools appropriate for an "ethnography of decline." Ferguson shows how the Zambian copper workers understand their own experience of social, cultural, and economic "advance" and "decline." Ferguson's ethnographic study transports us into their lives—the dynamics of their relations with family and friends, as well as copper companies and government agencies. Theoretically sophisticated and vividly written, Expectations of Modernity will appeal not only to those interested in Africa today, but to anyone contemplating the illusory successes of today's globalizing economy.
Author |
: Mwizenge S. Tembo |
Publisher |
: Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 385 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781479702084 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1479702080 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Satisfying Zambian Hunger for Culture by : Mwizenge S. Tembo
The Southern African country of Zambia with 72 tribes has experienced tremendous social turmoil during the last 48 years. The 13 million citizens migrated into the cities and professionals immigrated and scattered abroad in a growing Diaspora. The diversity of the Zambian society and globalization has created a cultural crisis. "Satisfying Zambian Hunger for Culture" discusses social and political history, gender rites of passage, food, religion, witchcraft, and recommendations for contemporary life in the 21st century. The17 chapter book puts the diverse Zambian African tribal customs, culture and technology into the modern digital age.
Author |
: Godfrey Mwakikagile |
Publisher |
: Continental Press |
Total Pages |
: 192 |
Release |
: 2010-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789987932252 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9987932258 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zambia by : Godfrey Mwakikagile
This work is a general introduction to Zambia and its people. All the country's provinces and towns are covered in the book. The author also looks at Zambia since independence, the economy, the country's different ethnic groups and cultures and how the people have been able to build a stable, multi-ethnic society with one identity: One Zambia, One Nation. The author presents a comprehensive picture of Zambia and its people, customs and traditions. The book is about Zambia today. But it's also a historical study of a country which once was a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The federation was also known as the Central African Federation. And what was then Northern Rhodesia, which is Zambia today, was the largest country in that colonial union. The author has focused on a number of ethnic groups in the country from a historical and cultural perspective and in terms of contemporary life. The work is also a comprehensive study of the geography of the country and its economic potential including an abundance of natural resources. It is a general study of Zambia as a country and as a nation, rich in culture - customs and traditions - and in history, and full of vitality. It should serve as a good introduction to Zambia, comprehensive enough to meet the needs and satisfy the curiosity of some members of the general public such as tourists who want to learn quite a few things about this African country."
Author |
: Mwizenge Tembo |
Publisher |
: Julubbi Enterprises Limited |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9982825089 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789982825085 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zambian Traditional Names by : Mwizenge Tembo
Author |
: Godfrey Mwakikagile |
Publisher |
: New Africa Press |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789987160112 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9987160115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zambia by : Godfrey Mwakikagile
This work is about life in Zambia. It's also a general introduction to Zambia, the land and its people. Subjects covered include the country's history and geography, ethnic groups and their cultures. All the provinces of Zambia and their natural resources and important landmarks are also covered in the book. So are towns and cities in each of the provinces. Much of the work is focused on how the people live in their traditional societies and in the towns and cities, including the people of different ethnic groups - some from neighbouring countries especially Tanzania and Malawi - who work in the mines in the Copperbelt Province and how they interact with each other and with the indigenous people of Zambia. Some of the people who may find this work to be useful include tourists and others going to Zambia or anybody else who wants to learn some basic facts about the country.
Author |
: Timothy Holmes |
Publisher |
: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages |
: 146 |
Release |
: 2017-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781502632449 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1502632446 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zambia by : Timothy Holmes
A culturally rich nation, Zambia has a history back to the twelfth century. Vivid storytellers, Zambians are known for passing on tradition and culture through word of mouth. This book contains vivid images, detailed sidebars, and informative references to engage and inform young readers.