Today policymakers in the developing world take cues from China and South Korea. Few recall their own country’s interventionist follies. In the 1960s and 1970s it was not just those in East Asia that were enthusiastically experimenting with industrial policy; many in Africa were as well. For ...
US federal agents at the Texas border arrested as many as 6,555 people when they tried to enter the US illegally. This is an increase in 86 per cent from the previous year. Nicaragua and the Honduras, two of the poorest nations in the hemisphere, were hit the h...
How long was Jane Goodall in Tanzania? How long was Spain in the Carthaginian Empire? How did the Wampanoag travel? How long is the hand of the Statue of Liberty? How old are the Laetoli footprints? Were Ardipithecus ramidus the first to walk upright?
profits go for the tour operators in wealthier countries. When the Massey people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slum (贫民区),28now make a little money by selling small gifts. Removed from their hunting lands, the Indians have no choice29their culture. Problems...
In many ways, this has been a story about Zimbabwean cricket, rather than one simply about the history of the Sunrise Sports Club cricket team. Sport, and specifically cricket, provided a way for Indians to make themselves visible, and navigate the racial hierarchies and structures of co...
As had occurred in the Americas and Asia, local subsistence farmers in Africa were forced to transform their production to serve the global market. Northern Ghana shifted production from nutritious yams to cocoa. Liberia produced rubber; Nigeria, palm oil; Tanzania, sisal; and Uganda, cotton. All...
You really can list your way out of a lot of situations, because so many situations are more complex than they need to be because there’s no index. It’s like diving into a deep sea of pages in a book, with no table of contents to help you know where you are (or where you’ve...
Many chefs prefer to use kosher salt. Its coarse texture makes it easy to pick up and sprinkle on food during or after cooking. However, it doesn't dissolve as quickly as table salt, so it's better to use a finer salt when baking. When replacing table salt with kosher salt in a ...
Things to do in Lahaul and Spiti Many things to do in Lahaul and Spiti cater to different travel preferences, such as trekking, mountaineering, and exploring ancient cultures. However, simply soaking in the magic of the Himalayas by strolling locally is one of the ideal for backpackers. ...
Not all governments took Covid-19 seriously. In Tanzania, President John Magufuli, known as “The Bulldozer” for his uncompromising style, denied it posed a threat. He urged Tanzanians to work and gather as normal. The funerals of many who died were carried out at night. Tanzanians gather ...