Suggests the war in Cote d'Ivoire is a process, not a series of events, and that rather than focus on the role of political institutions, we should be paying attention to the flawed and unpredictable people within them. McGovern argues that only deep knowledge of a region - its history, languages, literature, and popular culture - can yield meaningful insights into political decision making. Putting this theory into action, he examines an array of issues from the micro to the macro, including land tenure disputes, youth boredom, organized crime at the national and local levels, and the international cocoa trade. Drawn from McGovern's experience working for a conflict resolution think tank and the political access that position gave him, Making War in Cote d'Ivoire will be the definitive work on the Ivorian conflict and an innovative example of how anthropology can address the complexities of politics.

Making War in Cote d'Ivoire 

A sweeping story of love, hurt and revenge, Far From My Father’s House is a moving account of a young man’s life and love after the First World War. As a child Blake is taken in by neighbours after the death of his grandparents and works for his keep on their farm. As a young man he falls in love with his employer's daughter, Annie. To build a life together, away from the farm, Blake is determined to make his name and leaves the farm to seek work in the shipyards of Sunderland. He swears one day he will come back for Annie—but can he be sure she will wait for him?

Far from My Father's House

In "Climbing Mount Improbable", Richard Dawkins, author of "The God Delusion", builds a powerful and carefully reasoned argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. 

What drives species to evolve? How can intricate structures such as the human eye, the spider's web or the wings of birds develop, seemingly by chance? Regarding evolution's most complex achievements as peaks on a metaphorical mountain, "Climbing Mount Improbable" reveals the ways in which the theory of natural selection can precisely explain the beautiful, bizarre and seemingly 'designed' complexity of living things.

And through it all runs the thread of DNA, the molecule of life, responsible for its own destiny on an unending pilgrimage through time. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, Dawkins's eloquent descriptions of the living world's astonishing adaptations throw back the curtain on the mysteries of 'Mount Improbable'.

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Climbing Mount Improbable

Cote d'Ivoire remains one of the most intriguing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It appeared well on its way to becoming a model of development under its single political party and charismatic founding father, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, when it fell on hard economic times in the 1980s. Poor management of the socio-economic challenges by Houphouet-Boigny's successors produced disastrous political consequences, including unprecedented political violence, the first-ever successful military coup, and two civil wars, culminating in former President Laurent Gbagbo being sent to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to stand trial for war crimes. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Cote d'Ivoire.

Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast), Third Edition

“[Aya] wittily delves into both the political and the pop during an enchanted era when anything seemed possible.” —"Vibe Vixen"


The original Drawn &amp; Quarterly volume of "Aya "debuted last year to much critical acclaim, receiving a Quill Award nomination and praise for its accessibility and for the rare portrait of a warm, vibrant Africa it presents. This continuation of the dynamic story by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie returns to Africa’s Ivory Coast in the late 1970s, where life in Yop City is as dramatic as ever. Oubrerie’s artwork synchronizes perfectly with Abouet’s funny and lighthearted writing, which together create a spirited atmosphere and scenarios that, however unique to the bygone setting, remain entirely contemporary in their effect.


 
The original cast of characters is back in full force, with a case of questionable paternity fanning the flames of activity in the community. The new mother Adjoua has her friends to help with the baby, perhaps employing Aya a bit too frequently, while a new romance leaves Bintou with little time for her friends, let alone their responsibilities. The young women aren’t the only residents of Yopougon involved in the excitement, however; Aya’s father is caught in the midst of his own trysts and his employer’s declining Solibra beer sales, and Adjoua’s brother finds his share of the city’s nightlife.

Aya of Yop City (Aya #2)

"La légende d'Abraha Pokou, reine baoulé, m'a été contée pour la première fois quand j'avais autour de dix ans. Je me souviens que l'histoire de cette femme sacrifiant son fils unique pour sauver son peuple avait frappé mon imagination de petite fille vivant à Abidjan. Je me représentais Pokou sous les traits d'une Madone noire.

Plus tard, au lycée, je retrouvai le récit du sacrifice, mais cette fois-ci dans mon livre d'histoire. Un petit encart dans le chapitre sur le royaume ashanti au XVIIIe siècle expliquait que l'exode de la reine et de ses partisans, à la suite d'une guerre de succession, aboutit à la naissance du royaume baoulé...

Plusieurs décennies plus tard, la violence et la guerre déferlèrent dans notre vie, rendant brusquement le futur incertain. Pokou m'apparut alors sous un jour beaucoup plus funeste, celui d'une reine assoiffée de pouvoir..."

Tel est le prélude de Véronique Tadjo. Quelques jours seulement après les derniers événements d'Abidjan et cinq ans après son très beau livre écrit au Rwanda : L'Ombre d'Imana, la romancière revisite en conteuse le mythe de la reine Pokou pour tenter, peut-être, d'exorciser sa peur et de réinventer l'enfance.

Reine Pokou: concerto pour un sacrifice

On Christmas Eve in 1985, a hunter found a young boy's body along an icy corn field in Nebraska. The residents of Chester, Nebraska buried him as "Little Boy Blue", unclaimed and unidentified - until a phone call from Ohio two years later led authorities to Eli Stutzman, the boy's father.
Eli Stutzman, the son of an Amish bishop, was by all appearances a dedicated farmer and family man in the country's strictest religious sect. But behind his quiet facade was a man involved with pornography, sadomasochism, and drugs. After the suspicious death of his pregnant wife, Stutzman took his preschool-age son, Danny, and hit the road on a sexual odyssey ending with his conviction for murder. But the mystery of Eli Stutzman and the fate of his son didn't end on the barren Nebraska plains. It was just beginning...

Abandoned Prayers: The Shocking True Story of Obsession, Murder and "Little Boy Blue"

Où l'on retrouve Birahima, l'enfant-soldat des guerres tribales de Sierra Leone et du Liberia. Maintenant démobilisé, il se débrouille à Daloa, une ville du Sud de la Côte-d'Ivoire où il exerce la fonction d'aboyeur pour une compagnie de gbagas, les taxis-brousse locaux. Mais il rêve toujours de richesse et de gloire. Surtout, il n'a d'yeux que pour Fanta, belle comme un masque gouro. 

Lorsque la fille décide de fuir vers le Nord, Birahima se propose comme garde du corps. Chemin faisant, Fanta entreprend de faire l'éducation de son jeune compagnon. 

Elle lui raconte l'histoire de leur pays, des origines à nos jours, que le gamin interprète à sa façon naïve et malicieuse. Et puis que ne donnerait-il pas pour boire ainsi les paroles de Fanta?

Quand On Refuse On Dit Non

Baule: African Art, Western Eyes

Discusses the geography, history and government, people, cultural life, and economy of the Ivory Coast, West Africa's second richest nation.

Ivory Coast in Pictures

Les histoires de Yopougon s'exportent quand Inno, "coiffeur pour dame stylées", débarque à Paris et lance une mode de la coupe Grace Jones dans un foyer malien. Pendant ce temps en Côte d'Ivoire, Aya est harcelée par un prof de fac, le père de Félicité surgit de nulle part pour récupérer sa fille devenue mannequin et Mamoudou subvient aux besoins de sa petite famille en faisant le gigolo.



Côte d'Ivoire

Making War in Cote d'Ivoire

Mike McGovern

Far from My Father's House

Elizabeth Gill

Climbing Mount Improbable

Richard Dawkins

Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast), Third Edition

Cyril K Daddieh

Aya of Yop City (Aya #2)

Marguerite Abouet

Reine Pokou: concerto pour un sacrifice

Véronique Tadjo

Abandoned Prayers: The Shocking True Story of Obsession, Murder and "Little Boy Blue"

Gregg Olsen

Quand On Refuse On Dit Non

Ahmadou Kourouma

Baule: African Art, Western Eyes

Susan Mullin Vogel

Ivory Coast in Pictures

Janice Hamilton

Aya de Yopougon, Tome 4 (Aya, #4)

Marguerite Abouet