{"product_id":"the-challenge-for-africa-9780307390288","title":"The Challenge for Africa","description":"In this groundbreaking work, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement offers a new perspective on the troubles facing Africa today. Too often these challenges are portrayed by the media in extreme terms connoting poverty, dependence, and desperation. Wangari Maathai, the author of \u003ci\u003eUnbowed, \u003c\/i\u003e sees things differently, and here she argues for a moral revolution among Africans themselves. Illuminating the complex and dynamic nature of the continent, Maathai offers \"hardheaded hope\" and \"realistic options\" for change and improvement. She deftly describes what Africans can and need to do for themselves, stressing all the while responsibility and accountability. Impassioned and empathetic, \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge for Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of immense importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wangari Maathai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307390288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWangari Muta Maathai was born in Nyeri, Kenya, in 1940. She is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted 40 million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 2002, she was elected to Kenya's Parliament in the first free elections in a generation, and in 2003, she was appointed Deputy Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, a post she held until 2007, when she left the government. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2004, Matthai has been honored around the world for her work, including an appointment to the Legion d'Honneur by France and the Order of the Rising Sun by Japan. She is the author of two previous books: \u003ci\u003eThe Green Belt Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnbowed\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir, and she regularly speaks to organizations around the world. Maathai died in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Wangari Maathai \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47532361679005,"sku":"9780307390288","price":40.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_89338934-30dc-4dda-8cfc-23c2449f76dc.jpg?v=1767683216","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-challenge-for-africa-9780307390288","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}