Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Keyword
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in African History
Ethical Implications Of Politics In English Speaking West African Countries: The Need For A Greater Ethical Concern, Adeyinka Christopher Thompson
Ethical Implications Of Politics In English Speaking West African Countries: The Need For A Greater Ethical Concern, Adeyinka Christopher Thompson
Masters Theses
This thesis evaluates the ethical implications of policies adopted by politicians in three West African countries: Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The evaluation focuses on the policies African politicians adopt in their bid to solve two problems facing Africa: corruption, and achieving a democracy.
The evaluation relates selected policies of some African politicians to certain ethical theories propounded by various philosophers. Such questions as the respect politicians show for human life or dignity; the way they manipulate people, using them solely as a means to an end; secrecy in government; and whether their policies are meant for the general good …
Talk By Prexy Nesbitt To Operation Push, Prexy Nesbitt
Talk By Prexy Nesbitt To Operation Push, Prexy Nesbitt
Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches
Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech to Operation PUSH in 1991 saluting the organization from uninviting Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi from speaking at the forum, due to his associations with the apartheid government and its oppression.
Intimate Colonialism: The Imperial Production Of Reproduction In Uganda, 1907-1925, Carol Summers
Intimate Colonialism: The Imperial Production Of Reproduction In Uganda, 1907-1925, Carol Summers
History Faculty Publications
British concern over the reproduction of the population and society of Uganda intensified from 1907 through 1924. Institutions and ideologies were developed to cope with an epidemic of STDs, to promote the family as a unit of reproduction, and to reform motherhood. The British colonizers and the African elite of Uganda built a population crisis from a collection of beliefs and data. The perceived severity of this crisis - and the response it evoked - changed over the years. That response began as a straightforward medical attempt to treat the ill. After the World War, though, "social hygiene" became an …
Womanpower In The Civil Rights Movement, Yvette Hutchinson
Womanpower In The Civil Rights Movement, Yvette Hutchinson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.