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Harambee: The Power of Pulling Together traces the Swahili word that became Kenya's national motto - from a dockworkers' rhythmic labor chant to Jomo Kenyatta's founding philosophy for a newly independent nation. The book documents harambee's remarkable achievements: communities pooling money, land, and labor to build a majority of Kenya's secondary schools along with countless water systems, clinics, and roads. It draws on psychology and economics to explain why pooled, publicly visible collective effort works, traces harambee's spread across East Africa and the global Kenyan diaspora, and gives honest treatment to its real limitations - political patronage, misappropriated funds, and the social pressure "voluntary" giving can place on those least able to afford it. The final section turns theory into practice, offering frameworks for organizing collective effort in communities, workplaces, and families today. Part history, part psychology, part practical guide, it's a clear-eyed look at one of the postcolonial world's most enduring models of grassroots self-help.

Parametry knihy

• Plný název: Harambee
• Podnázev: The Power of Pulling Together
• Autor: Metheon
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 116
• EAN: 9798192073803
• ID: 53504637
• Nakladatelství: Independently published
• Hmotnost: 152 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 7 mm
• Datum vydání: 11. August 2026

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