recensione di Claudia Polveroni
traduzione bozza non corretta
The book written with four hands, by Petter Johannensen. Since 1992 appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Namibia in Italy. Luisa Sorbone another author is a journalist, responsible for external relations and for the Consulate of Namibia.
The two authors describe us: a distant and little explored territory: Southern Africa: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Dr. Sam Nujoma then president of Namibia expresses his thoughts: all the countries of this part of Africa have suffered years of hard struggle to achieve their independence. Namibia is the youngest of all.
Petter Johannensen, connoisseur of these lands, grandson of the well-known explorer Roald Amunndsen, was able to enhance the natural beauty of the places with Luisa Sorbone, this book full of news does not want to be a history essay and tries to convey to readers a complete vision of this part of the Continent since the beginning of four hundred years ago.
Sam Nujoma concludes with the defense of the territory as a pristine resource and the protection of its inhabitants.
The authors narrate the story of the peoples of Southern Africa and the complex inter-ethnic relationships from the period of European colonization to the present day.
There were many difficulties in getting to know the places, due to the widespread underdevelopment of the desert areas at risk of drought.
The book is aimed at everyone and in particular at young people, to be interested in a part of the world full of suggestions. Places, traditions, faces.
The photographic collection is the review of the beauties inherent to the lands. From the Kalahari desert, the inhabitants express themselves in click language, making their language understandable with sounds and gestures, to the Namib desert, which bloomed last spring, to the Victoria falls.
Various ethnic groups that make up the territory are known: Bushmen, Himba, Batonga, Herero, and others.
The pages of this take us on a journey of flavours, colors and musical notes to the sound of the marimba.
After the wonderful sunsets in the dark of night, illuminated by the Southern Cross, star of the Southern sky.