Synopsis
"Unknown Destination" is a succinct account of the ordeals that many African students encounter in the quest for tertiary education. Based on real life-experiences of the author, the book examines a wide spectrum of challenges that confronted African students in the aftermath of the structural adjustments of the 1980s and the concomitant hardship it left across Africa. This unique memoir of the author’s academic pursuits examines a nightmare of transformed campus life at Fourah Bay College (University of Sierra Leone), to the socio-cultural rigours of student life in China in the 1980s, a period that saw an influx of African students into the Eastern Bloc thanks to the geopolitical scramble for Africa at the time. Pursuing advanced studies in Germany reveals a dichotomy that motivates the author to tell this captivating story that contrasts student life in the East as experienced in China, with that in the West, Germany.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
À propos de l'auteur
Abdul B. Kamara is the first Sierra Leonean, and fourth African, Laureate of Germany's prestigious Josef G. Knoll Science Award. He holds a Ph.D. in agricultural economics and rural development from the University of Göttingen, Germany. Over two decades, Kamara has served in technical, senior managerial and high level representational positions at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the United Nations (UN) and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), including a one year stint as Assistant Secretary General at the UN while serving as Deputy Joint Special Representative of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur, Sudan. He is currently the AfDB’s Resident Representative in the Republic of Sudan. Kamara was born in Tambiama, Bombali District, Sierra Leone, and grew up in Kpetewoma Lugbu and Bo.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Résultats de recherche pour Unknown Destination
Image d'archives
Unknown Destination
Edité par
Sierra Leonean Writers Series, 2015
ISBN 10 : 3980808416
ISBN 13 : 9783980808415
Ancien ou d'occasion
Paperback
Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G3980808416I4N00
Acheter D'occasion
EUR 12,46
Livraison gratuite
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Image fournie par le vendeur
Unknown Destination
Edité par
Sierra Leonean Writers Series, 2015
ISBN 10 : 3980808416
ISBN 13 : 9783980808415
Ancien ou d'occasion
Soft cover
Edition originale
Vendeur : Our Kind Of Books, Liphook, Royaume-Uni
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book is in very good condition. Some light creasing present to the cover as shown in the photo. Otherwise a very good clean copy with bright clean pages, free from inscriptions, markings or wear. "Unknown Destination" is a succinct account of the ordeals that many African students encounter in the quest for tertiary education. Based on real life-experiences of the author, the book examines a wide spectrum of challenges that confronted African students in the aftermath of the structural adjustments of the 1980s and the concomitant hardship it left across Africa. This unique memoir of the author s academic pursuits examines a nightmare of transformed campus life at Fourah Bay College (University of Sierra Leone), to the socio-cultural rigours of student life in China in the 1980s, a period that saw an influx of African students into the Eastern Bloc thanks to the geopolitical scramble for Africa at the time. Pursuing advanced studies in Germany reveals a dichotomy that motivates the author to tell this captivating story that contrasts student life in the East as experienced in China, with that in the West, Germany. N° de réf. du vendeur 633-6
Acheter D'occasion
EUR 11,96
Expédition à EUR 25,71
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)