{"product_id":"shackled-in-darkness-ilongo-fritz-ngale-9781682354995","title":"Shackled in Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eShackled in Darkness \u003c\/em\u003epresents through a poetic format some of the burning, contemporary, and existential issues facing humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poetry collection is a clarion call not only for everyone to become aware of what is happening in the world, but to motivate people to make the necessary mind-set changes that can be the basis for veritable and sustainable sociocultural and ecological transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShackled in Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into seven parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents the concept of development as a series of \"myths,\" based on the underlying voracious self-centeredness of \"dominant world powers.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers through graphic verses the HIV and AIDS scourge, especially in Africa, which is sustained by certain cultural stereotypes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on the causes of violence surrounding the phenomena of apartheid, xenophobia, ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the Holocaust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Rape of the Mother\" recounts the systematic destruction by humankind of the inestimable resources of Mother Earth, and showing no care for future generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecounts \"The Twilight of the Indigenous Peoples\" about the sorry plight of the excluded, dispossessed, and brutalized Native American Indians, Australian Aborigines, the Khoi-San of South Africa, and the Pygmies of the equatorial rainforests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes pseudo-education systems that proliferate and lead to massive unemployment and underemployment, and the frightening unemployability of the products of the former.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights the psychosocial dramas and hopes accompanying the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e About the Author: Ilongo Fritz Ngale grew up in the English- and French-speaking regions of Cameroon. He is a senior lecturer in psychology and counseling, and his hobbies include creative writing, sports, and traveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilongo Fritz Ngale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682354997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682354995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Ilongo Fritz Ngale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425369047295,"sku":"9781682354995","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8495e4b5-0f13-471a-a776-3d0b2f163952.jpg?v=1761538741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shackled-in-darkness-ilongo-fritz-ngale-9781682354995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}