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Hermann Hoffmann (1819-1891) gilt als Pionier der Arealkunde und der Floristischen Kartierung auf Basis von Rasterfeldern. Seine "Nachträge zur Flora des Mittelrhein-Gebietes" erschienen in acht Folgen von 1879 bis 1889 und enthalten "bezifferte Täfelchen" (Erläuterung bei HOFFMANN 1879: 4), welche Vorläufer der heute üblichen Raster-Verbreitungskarten darstellen. Das von Hoffmann bearbeitete "Mittelrhein-Gebiet" umfasst einen quadratischen Ausschnitt Deutschlands, zu dem ein großer Teil des heutigen Bundeslandes Hessen sowie Teile angrenzender Bundesländer gehören (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Württemberg und Bayern, zudem in geringem Maße Saarland). Hoffmann unterteilte das Gebiet in 7 x 7 gleich große Rasterfelder, die jeweils einer Fläche von ungefähr 25 x 25 km entsprechen. Die "Nachträge" enthalten für etwa 580 Sippen Raster- Verbreitungskarten. Die erste Folge enthält nach einer Einleitung auch ein Ortsverzeichnis (S. 18-21) sowie ein "Systematisches Verzeichniß der aufgenommenen Arten" (S. 21-27). Die letzte Folge enthält ein "Schriften-Verzeichniß zur Flora des Mittelrhein-Gebietes (S. 23-32). Die Digitalisierung der entsprechenden Bände der Berichte der Oberhessischen Gesellschaft erfolgte im Rahmen des Projektes Biodiversity Heritage Library. Für das vorliegende Konvolut wurden die entsprechenden Bände heruntergeladen, die einzelnen Folgen der "Nachträge" wurden herausgeschnitten und zu einer einzigen PDF-Datei vereinigt.
Naftule Naftali: erste Mittheilungen aus Naphtali´s Briefwechsel / herausgegeben von Ben Usiel
(1838)
Despite being a large capital city in Africa in terms of size and its regional role, Nairobi is an unrecognised entity. For the majority of its inhabitants, the capital of Kenya is a transit point rather than a dwelling place. Since its origins, Nairobi has been a city of migrants, more predisposed to their rural roots than to their current city status. It is a non-conforming town, which conceals its urbanity more than it claims it, and whose identity remains evasive. Nairobi presents itself as a mosaic of residential areas which bring to mind the cityís history. The racial segregation that stratified the development of the colonial city has today disappeared, but it has given way to a form of social segregation. One must, therefore, not seek a unique identity in Nairobi, but rather, several identities - those of different communities that comprise the city and whose dynamics are seen at village and residential estate level. However, Nairobi is also a city that is contradictory. This East African capital city is often associated with slums and crime, and their increase and growth stigmatises the failure of urban policies. Therefore, it is at these cracks and fringes of the city that we should seek out the identities and dynamics that have shaped the city for a century. Nairobi is a fragmented city that can be understood in steps. The 13 contributory articles in Nairobi Today thus reveal the city. This multidisciplinary collective work invites us to gain entry into certain areas of the city, to visit its communities and to familiarise ourselves with its formal and informal institutions. This is a requirement in order to fully understand what makes Nairobi what it is today.
At the end of his tether, Solomon Wenku contemplates a life gone awry amid widespread postcolonial squalor. Tani enters his life supposedly as a contrast to his encroaching existential gloom only to speed up the pace of his total collapse. Sanya Oshas cult novel beams a searchlight on what it feels like to survive personally and collectively in unyielding tropical malaise. This web of a narrative pits the rural versus the urban, tradition against modernity with a gallery of immortal characters and with a yearning that sings lushly of freedom.
Nakhes fun kinder
(2007)
Names and Secrets
(2015)
Names and Secrets won the Burt Book Award, Kenya and is the story of Chekai, a teenage boy who survives school bullying to become a champion of peaceful coexistence in an ethnically and economically divided society. Matur County is an example of a country that faces internal divisions. It is a county that is under increasing danger from external threats, including terrorism. Chekai is bullied by his teacher, Ms Letia and his class prefect, Goliath. This reflects the ethnic suspicions and economic inequalities that threaten to tear the society apart. However, Chekai thinks realistically about the problems in his society. Through curiosity, he discovers that unlike what is said, the people of Matur County have a lot in common. He realises that they will only defeat their real enemies if they are united. Chekai wins a presidential essay writing competition and becomes a peace ambassador. He uses his new position to chart a new path on which everyone will walk. This includes those who previously bullied him, and those who had been discriminated against.
100 years since the end of German colonial rule in Namibia, the relationship between the former colonial power and the Namibian communities who were affected by its brutal colonial policies remains problematic, and interpretations of the past are still contested. This book examines the ongoing debates, conflicts and confrontations over the past. It scrutinises the consequences of German colonial rule, its impact on the descendants of victims of the 190408 genocide, Germanys historical responsibility, and ways in which post-colonial reconciliation might be achieved.
This book encompasses a history of identity-building amongst Khwe San people, and of contestations for authority over land and natural resources in Namibia?s West Caprivi. The politics of authority in this contested borderland area were significantly shaped by state and NGO interventions into local institutions and land use between the late 1930s and 2006. Julie J. Taylor pays close attention to the role of NGOs in these processes. She shows that, in their relationship with West Caprivi?s residents, NGOs unintentionally contributed towards the hardening and politicising of ethnic difference, including through the implementation of land mapping projects. At the same time, in their relationship with the state, NGOs often worked to ?depoliticise? struggles over authority, thus inadvertently reinforcing the state?s authority in the area.