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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Afrisophy Book 1: Foundations of African Civilization introduces Afrisophy-The African Science of Wisdom-as an original discipline for the systematic study of African reality, knowledge, humanity, civilization, ethics, spirituality, nature, leadership, and human flourishing. Written by Scholar Manfred Ayuk, this volume establishes the architecture of the Afrisophy Series.Afrisophy begins from a fundamental proposition: Africa possesses civilizational knowledge that should not merely be interpreted through frameworks developed elsewhere but examined, organized, tested, expanded, and expressed through concepts rooted in African experience. Afrisophy does not reject global scholarship, science, philosophy, or intellectual exchange. Instead, it seeks intellectual sovereignty-the capacity to engage global knowledge while developing African-centered frameworks that contribute original perspectives to humanity.At the center of the book is the Afrisophical understanding of reality as a Living Universe. Through concepts such as Afrireality, Lifeweb, Spiritweb, Rootreality, Existflow, Cosmobalance, Lifekinship, Stewardbeing, Futuretrust, and Wisdomhumility, existence is presented as relational rather than fragmented. Humanity is not the owner of creation but a participant within networks connecting individuals, families, communities, nature, ancestors, civilization, and generations yet unborn.From this foundation, the book examines the invisible order of reality, ancestorhood, knowledge, language, community, family, education, leadership, justice, governance, economy, science, technology, innovation, and peace. Afrisophy asks how knowledge becomes wisdom, power becomes stewardship, justice restores relationships, technology remains accountable to humanity, and civilization preserves its inheritance while preparing for the future.The book introduces an original Afrisophical vocabulary designed to provide conceptual precision for the emerging discipline. These terms form an interconnected intellectual architecture through which African civilizational realities can be studied, debated, researched, taught, criticized, and developed.Afrisophy describes itself as a Science of Wisdom because it approaches questions systematically, critically, and with attention to evidence. It does not claim every dimension of existence can be investigated exclusively through experimental science. Afrisophical inquiry may draw upon empirical evidence, observation, rational analysis, history, lived experience, dialogue, oral tradition, interdisciplinary research, and ethical reflection according to the question examined.This approach respects African intellectual and spiritual traditions without abandoning critical inquiry. Inherited knowledge is neither automatically accepted because it is ancient nor rejected because it is traditional. It remains open to examination, evidence, interpretation, correction, renewal, and responsible transmission.Foundations of African Civilization is foundational rather than exhaustive. It establishes Afrisophy's core architecture so subsequent volumes can develop its major dimensions, including African knowledge, logic and mind; society, ethics and governance; civilization, culture and spirituality; and Afrisophy's application to the modern world.Ultimately, Afrisophy asks: What becomes possible when Africa systematically studies reality through its own intellectual inheritance while remaining in rigorous dialogue with humanity's accumulated knowledge?This volume begins that inquiry, inviting scholars, students, educators, leaders, researchers, and future Afrisophers to examine inherited knowledge critically, strengthen it responsibly, create new knowledge, and transmit greater wisdom to generations yet unborn.This volume esta Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Future of Agile Is Adaptive.Business has entered an era where continuous change is the only constant. Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, customer expectations are evolving at unprecedented speed, and organizations must innovate faster than ever before. Traditional management approaches, designed for stability and predictability, are no longer sufficient for today's complex digital landscape. Organizations need a new way of thinking-one that combines agility, intelligent technologies, human-centered leadership, and continuous learning for sustainable success.The Adaptive Enterprise is a comprehensive guide that takes readers through the evolution of modern organizational management-from traditional project management and Waterfall to agile, Scrum, human-centered agility, DevOps, artificial intelligence, enterprise agility, and adaptive leadership. More than explaining Agile frameworks, this book demonstrates how these disciplines work together to help organizations thrive amid uncertainty, complexity, and technological disruption.Beginning with the foundations of project management, the book explains why Agile emerged in response to dynamic business environments and how Scrum became the world's leading Agile framework. Readers gain a practical understanding of Agile values and principles, Scrum roles, events, artifacts, product management, estimation techniques, Agile metrics, evidence-based management, scaling approaches, and DevOps. It also introduces Human-Centered Agility, emphasizing psychological safety, empathy, collaboration, and sustainable organizational performance.Recognizing the growing influence of artificial intelligence, the book explores how AI is reshaping product development, software engineering, leadership, portfolio management, and organizational decision-making. Rather than replacing human expertise, it presents a balanced perspective highlighting the partnership between intelligent technologies and uniquely human capabilities such as creativity, ethical reasoning, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and leadership. Readers learn how organizations can adopt AI responsibly while maintaining trust, transparency, and customer focus.Leadership evolves from servant leadership to Adaptive Intelligence Leadership-a contemporary philosophy integrating adaptive thinking, systems thinking, ethical governance, human-centered leadership, and AI-assisted decision-making. The book shows how leaders can empower teams, foster innovation, and guide organizations through continuous change while building cultures grounded in learning, collaboration, resilience, and continuous improvement.A defining contribution is the AyukEtang Adaptive Enterprise Model (AAEM), a comprehensive enterprise framework that unifies the book's concepts into a practical operating model. Integrating agile, Scrum, product management, DevOps, artificial intelligence, human-centered agility, adaptive leadership, evidence-based management, and continuous organizational learning, the AAEM provides a blueprint for building intelligent, resilient, customer-focused, and future-ready enterprises.Designed for project managers, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Product Owners, software developers, executives, organizational leaders, consultants, researchers, educators, and students, this book serves as both a learning resource and a strategic guide for the future of work.Whether you are beginning your Agile journey, leading enterprise transformation, implementing artificial intelligence, or building an adaptive organization capable of sustained innovation, The Adaptive Enterprise offers practical guidance, modern thinking, proven practices, and a compelling vision for organizational excellence in the age of intelligence. This Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Afrisophy Book 1: Foundations of African Civilization introduces Afrisophy-The African Science of Wisdom-as an original discipline for the systematic study of African reality, knowledge, humanity, civilization, ethics, spirituality, nature, leadership, and human flourishing. Written by Scholar Manfred Ayuk, this volume establishes the architecture of the Afrisophy Series.Afrisophy begins from a fundamental proposition: Africa possesses civilizational knowledge that should not merely be interpreted through frameworks developed elsewhere but examined, organized, tested, expanded, and expressed through concepts rooted in African experience. Afrisophy does not reject global scholarship, science, philosophy, or intellectual exchange. Instead, it seeks intellectual sovereignty-the capacity to engage global knowledge while developing African-centered frameworks that contribute original perspectives to humanity.At the center of the book is the Afrisophical understanding of reality as a Living Universe. Through concepts such as Afrireality, Lifeweb, Spiritweb, Rootreality, Existflow, Cosmobalance, Lifekinship, Stewardbeing, Futuretrust, and Wisdomhumility, existence is presented as relational rather than fragmented. Humanity is not the owner of creation but a participant within networks connecting individuals, families, communities, nature, ancestors, civilization, and generations yet unborn.From this foundation, the book examines the invisible order of reality, ancestorhood, knowledge, language, community, family, education, leadership, justice, governance, economy, science, technology, innovation, and peace. Afrisophy asks how knowledge becomes wisdom, power becomes stewardship, justice restores relationships, technology remains accountable to humanity, and civilization preserves its inheritance while preparing for the future.The book introduces an original Afrisophical vocabulary designed to provide conceptual precision for the emerging discipline. These terms form an interconnected intellectual architecture through which African civilizational realities can be studied, debated, researched, taught, criticized, and developed.Afrisophy describes itself as a Science of Wisdom because it approaches questions systematically, critically, and with attention to evidence. It does not claim every dimension of existence can be investigated exclusively through experimental science. Afrisophical inquiry may draw upon empirical evidence, observation, rational analysis, history, lived experience, dialogue, oral tradition, interdisciplinary research, and ethical reflection according to the question examined.This approach respects African intellectual and spiritual traditions without abandoning critical inquiry. Inherited knowledge is neither automatically accepted because it is ancient nor rejected because it is traditional. It remains open to examination, evidence, interpretation, correction, renewal, and responsible transmission.Foundations of African Civilization is foundational rather than exhaustive. It establishes Afrisophy's core architecture so subsequent volumes can develop its major dimensions, including African knowledge, logic and mind; society, ethics and governance; civilization, culture and spirituality; and Afrisophy's application to the modern world.Ultimately, Afrisophy asks: What becomes possible when Africa systematically studies reality through its own intellectual inheritance while remaining in rigorous dialogue with humanity's accumulated knowledge?This volume begins that inquiry, inviting scholars, students, educators, leaders, researchers, and future Afrisophers to examine inherited knowledge critically, strengthen it responsibly, create new knowledge, and transmit greater wisdom to generations yet unborn.Thi Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Future of Agile Is Adaptive.Business has entered an era where continuous change is the only constant. Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, customer expectations are evolving at unprecedented speed, and organizations must innovate faster than ever before. Traditional management approaches, designed for stability and predictability, are no longer sufficient for today's complex digital landscape. Organizations need a new way of thinking-one that combines agility, intelligent technologies, human-centered leadership, and continuous learning for sustainable success.The Adaptive Enterprise is a comprehensive guide that takes readers through the evolution of modern organizational management-from traditional project management and Waterfall to agile, Scrum, human-centered agility, DevOps, artificial intelligence, enterprise agility, and adaptive leadership. More than explaining Agile frameworks, this book demonstrates how these disciplines work together to help organizations thrive amid uncertainty, complexity, and technological disruption.Beginning with the foundations of project management, the book explains why Agile emerged in response to dynamic business environments and how Scrum became the world's leading Agile framework. Readers gain a practical understanding of Agile values and principles, Scrum roles, events, artifacts, product management, estimation techniques, Agile metrics, evidence-based management, scaling approaches, and DevOps. It also introduces Human-Centered Agility, emphasizing psychological safety, empathy, collaboration, and sustainable organizational performance.Recognizing the growing influence of artificial intelligence, the book explores how AI is reshaping product development, software engineering, leadership, portfolio management, and organizational decision-making. Rather than replacing human expertise, it presents a balanced perspective highlighting the partnership between intelligent technologies and uniquely human capabilities such as creativity, ethical reasoning, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and leadership. Readers learn how organizations can adopt AI responsibly while maintaining trust, transparency, and customer focus.Leadership evolves from servant leadership to Adaptive Intelligence Leadership-a contemporary philosophy integrating adaptive thinking, systems thinking, ethical governance, human-centered leadership, and AI-assisted decision-making. The book shows how leaders can empower teams, foster innovation, and guide organizations through continuous change while building cultures grounded in learning, collaboration, resilience, and continuous improvement.A defining contribution is the AyukEtang Adaptive Enterprise Model (AAEM), a comprehensive enterprise framework that unifies the book's concepts into a practical operating model. Integrating agile, Scrum, product management, DevOps, artificial intelligence, human-centered agility, adaptive leadership, evidence-based management, and continuous organizational learning, the AAEM provides a blueprint for building intelligent, resilient, customer-focused, and future-ready enterprises.Designed for project managers, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Product Owners, software developers, executives, organizational leaders, consultants, researchers, educators, and students, this book serves as both a learning resource and a strategic guide for the future of work.Whether you are beginning your Agile journey, leading enterprise transformation, implementing artificial intelligence, or building an adaptive organization capable of sustained innovation, The Adaptive Enterprise offers practical guidance, modern thinking, proven practices, and a compelling vision for organizational excellence in the age of intelligence.</p Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sovereignomics: Redefining Wealth, Power, and Civilizational Continuity introduces a new economic discipline and civilizational framework developed by scholar Manfred Ayuk to rethink how nations define wealth, sovereignty, and development. Its central argument is that many resource-rich nations are not inherently poor but are structurally mismeasured by economic systems that prioritize GDP, production, extraction, and consumption while undervaluing the strategic assets nations already possess.Sovereignomics proposes a shift from extraction-centered economics to stewardship-centered economics. Wealth is understood through the ownership, valuation, preservation, optimization, and intergenerational stewardship of sovereign capital-including minerals, forests, freshwater, biodiversity, agricultural land, energy systems, infrastructure, technology, education, institutions, culture, and geopolitical positioning.The framework expands sovereignty beyond political independence to include financial, monetary, technological, educational, ecological, cultural, psychological, and civilizational sovereignty. At its foundation are the Nchongayuk Doctrine and Ayuketang Doctrine. The first establishes an ethical responsibility to protect enduring strategic assets for future generations; the second translates that responsibility into economic architecture by treating natural resources as sovereign financial anchors rather than commodities for permanent sale.Sovereignomics further introduces sovereign liquidity systems, asset-backed financial instruments, reserve structures, and the Sovereign Asset Index (SAI) to measure and organize national wealth. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies support asset valuation, forecasting, transparency, governance, and large-scale coordination.The framework does not reject markets, trade, technology, or international cooperation. Instead, it argues that nations should engage globally from positions of strategic ownership rather than structural dependency. Ultimately, Sovereignomics presents a model of sovereign civilization in which prosperity means creating economic value while preserving the assets, institutions, technologies, ecosystems, and cultural foundations required for future generations.Its defining proposition is simple: wealth does not begin when an asset is sold; wealth begins when a civilization recognizes, values, preserves, governs, and strategically leverages what it already owns.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Cybersecurity is no longer simply about stopping hackers. It is about protecting trust in an increasingly connected, cloud-based, automated, and AI-driven world.Cybersecurity: Foundations, Defense Strategies, and Emerging Threats provides a comprehensive, practice-driven framework for understanding how modern cybersecurity works-from foundational principles to the emerging security challenges created by artificial intelligence.Scholar Manfred Ayuk takes readers beyond isolated tools and technical definitions to show how governance, risk management, threats, security controls, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, incident response, digital forensics, security operations centers, continuous monitoring, cryptography, cloud security, Zero Trust, and AI security operate as parts of one integrated defense system.The book begins with essential concepts such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, least privilege, defense-in-depth, digital trust, and risk-based security. It then progresses into real-world threats, adversarial thinking, security testing, defensive architectures, incident response, threat intelligence, SIEM, SOC operations, encryption, cloud security, and the rapidly evolving field of adversarial artificial intelligence.What distinguishes this book is its emphasis on learning by doing. Readers encounter practical exercises, case studies, attack walkthroughs, decision scenarios, reflection questions, framework mappings, and strategic challenges designed to transform concepts into defensible cybersecurity decisions. The manuscript intentionally connects technical security with business risk, governance, resilience, and human judgment.The final chapters extend cybersecurity into the AI era, examining training-data security, model manipulation, adversarial machine learning, generative AI risks, automation, human oversight, and adaptive defense. The concluding framework brings the book together through a continuous security model: Governance Identify Protect Detect Respond Recover Learn Adapt.Designed for students, practitioners, managers, educators, and emerging cybersecurity professionals, this book provides both a foundation for learning and a practical reference for defending modern digital environments. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Sovereignomics: Redefining Wealth, Power, and Civilizational Continuity introduces a new economic discipline and civilizational framework developed by scholar Manfred Ayuk to rethink how nations define wealth, sovereignty, and development. Its central argument is that many resource-rich nations are not inherently poor but are structurally mismeasured by economic systems that prioritize GDP, production, extraction, and consumption while undervaluing the strategic assets nations already possess.Sovereignomics proposes a shift from extraction-centered economics to stewardship-centered economics. Wealth is understood through the ownership, valuation, preservation, optimization, and intergenerational stewardship of sovereign capital-including minerals, forests, freshwater, biodiversity, agricultural land, energy systems, infrastructure, technology, education, institutions, culture, and geopolitical positioning.The framework expands sovereignty beyond political independence to include financial, monetary, technological, educational, ecological, cultural, psychological, and civilizational sovereignty. At its foundation are the Nchongayuk Doctrine and Ayuketang Doctrine. The first establishes an ethical responsibility to protect enduring strategic assets for future generations; the second translates that responsibility into economic architecture by treating natural resources as sovereign financial anchors rather than commodities for permanent sale.Sovereignomics further introduces sovereign liquidity systems, asset-backed financial instruments, reserve structures, and the Sovereign Asset Index (SAI) to measure and organize national wealth. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies support asset valuation, forecasting, transparency, governance, and large-scale coordination.The framework does not reject markets, trade, technology, or international cooperation. Instead, it argues that nations should engage globally from positions of strategic ownership rather than structural dependency. Ultimately, Sovereignomics presents a model of sovereign civilization in which prosperity means creating economic value while preserving the assets, institutions, technologies, ecosystems, and cultural foundations required for future generations.Its defining proposition is simple: wealth does not begin when an asset is sold; wealth begins when a civilization recognizes, values, preserves, governs, and strategically leverages what it already owns. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Afrisophy Book II: The African Mind - Knowledge, Memory, Language, Intellectual Sovereignty, and the Reclamation of African Thought examines a consequential question facing Africa: What happens when a people recover the authority to understand themselves through their own intellectual categories?Written by Scholar Manfred Ayuk, this second volume of the Afrisophy series turns toward the African mind-not as a biological or racial category, nor as a claim that Africa possesses one uniform way of thinking, but as an intellectual space shaped by knowledge, memory, language, community, history, education, environment, and civilization. The book examines how African ways of knowing have been transmitted, disrupted, marginalized, preserved, and reconstructed.At the center of the work is Afrisophy-the African Science of Wisdom-an African-centered discipline devoted to the systematic study of African reality, knowledge, humanity, civilization, and wisdom. Book II advances this project by asking who possesses the authority to define knowledge and what is lost when African realities are understood primarily through categories developed elsewhere.Education is a foundational concern. Indigenous education, experiential learning, cultural transmission, self-reliance, and decolonizing education provide a framework for understanding learning as more than formal schooling.The book also examines personhood and community, exploring how individuals exist within networks of responsibility, belonging, reciprocity, social memory, and human flourishing.Memory occupies a central place. The African mind is presented not simply as an individual cognitive phenomenon but as a carrier of collective and civilizational remembrance. Oral tradition, storytelling, cultural memory, historical consciousness, and intergenerational transmission become mechanisms through which societies preserve knowledge and continuity.Language is equally important because naming is never intellectually neutral. Language can preserve conceptual worlds, but it can also carry inherited classifications. The book therefore explores linguistic diversity, colonial knowledge systems, endangered languages, and the relationship between language and thought.One of the book's most provocative interventions concerns categories historically imposed upon African realities. Terms such as myth, folklore, paganism, primitive, witchcraft, and tribalism are reconsidered not merely as vocabulary but as classifications capable of shaping how African knowledge and civilization are perceived.The discussion extends into African understandings of time, place, nature, leadership, ethics, knowledge, and social existence. African intellectual traditions are placed in dialogue with global scholarship without making external frameworks the final judges of African reality.Ultimately, The African Mind argues for intellectual sovereignty: Africa's capacity to name its realities, develop concepts from its experiences, preserve its intellectual inheritance, critically examine its traditions, engage knowledge from elsewhere, and produce ideas capable of contributing to humanity.This is not a call for African intellectual isolation. It is a call for intellectual agency.Afrisophy Book II invites readers into a project of reclamation-not a return to an imagined past, but the recovery, critical examination, development, and future transmission of African thought. The African mind emerges not as a museum of inherited traditions, but as a living intellectual force capable of remembering, questioning, creating, transforming, and contributing original knowledge to the world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Cybersecurity is no longer simply about stopping hackers. It is about protecting trust in an increasingly connected, cloud-based, automated, and AI-driven world.Cybersecurity: Foundations, Defense Strategies, and Emerging Threats provides a comprehensive, practice-driven framework for understanding how modern cybersecurity works-from foundational principles to the emerging security challenges created by artificial intelligence.Scholar Manfred Ayuk takes readers beyond isolated tools and technical definitions to show how governance, risk management, threats, security controls, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, incident response, digital forensics, security operations centers, continuous monitoring, cryptography, cloud security, Zero Trust, and AI security operate as parts of one integrated defense system.The book begins with essential concepts such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, least privilege, defense-in-depth, digital trust, and risk-based security. It then progresses into real-world threats, adversarial thinking, security testing, defensive architectures, incident response, threat intelligence, SIEM, SOC operations, encryption, cloud security, and the rapidly evolving field of adversarial artificial intelligence.What distinguishes this book is its emphasis on learning by doing. Readers encounter practical exercises, case studies, attack walkthroughs, decision scenarios, reflection questions, framework mappings, and strategic challenges designed to transform concepts into defensible cybersecurity decisions. The manuscript intentionally connects technical security with business risk, governance, resilience, and human judgment.The final chapters extend cybersecurity into the AI era, examining training-data security, model manipulation, adversarial machine learning, generative AI risks, automation, human oversight, and adaptive defense. The concluding framework brings the book together through a continuous security model: Governance Identify Protect Detect Respond Recover Learn Adapt.Designed for students, practitioners, managers, educators, and emerging cybersecurity professionals, this book provides both a foundation for learning and a practical reference for defending modern digital environments. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Sovereignomics: Redefining Wealth, Power, and Civilizational Continuity introduces a new economic discipline and civilizational framework developed by scholar Manfred Ayuk to rethink how nations define wealth, sovereignty, and development. Its central argument is that many resource-rich nations are not inherently poor but are structurally mismeasured by economic systems that prioritize GDP, production, extraction, and consumption while undervaluing the strategic assets nations already possess.Sovereignomics proposes a shift from extraction-centered economics to stewardship-centered economics. Wealth is understood through the ownership, valuation, preservation, optimization, and intergenerational stewardship of sovereign capital-including minerals, forests, freshwater, biodiversity, agricultural land, energy systems, infrastructure, technology, education, institutions, culture, and geopolitical positioning.The framework expands sovereignty beyond political independence to include financial, monetary, technological, educational, ecological, cultural, psychological, and civilizational sovereignty. At its foundation are the Nchongayuk Doctrine and Ayuketang Doctrine. The first establishes an ethical responsibility to protect enduring strategic assets for future generations; the second translates that responsibility into economic architecture by treating natural resources as sovereign financial anchors rather than commodities for permanent sale.Sovereignomics further introduces sovereign liquidity systems, asset-backed financial instruments, reserve structures, and the Sovereign Asset Index (SAI) to measure and organize national wealth. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies support asset valuation, forecasting, transparency, governance, and large-scale coordination.The framework does not reject markets, trade, technology, or international cooperation. Instead, it argues that nations should engage globally from positions of strategic ownership rather than structural dependency. Ultimately, Sovereignomics presents a model of sovereign civilization in which prosperity means creating economic value while preserving the assets, institutions, technologies, ecosystems, and cultural foundations required for future generations.Its defining proposition is simple: wealth does not begin when an asset is sold; wealth begins when a civilization recognizes, values, preserves, governs, and strategically leverages what it already owns. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Afrisophy Book II: The African Mind - Knowledge, Memory, Language, Intellectual Sovereignty, and the Reclamation of African Thought examines a consequential question facing Africa: What happens when a people recover the authority to understand themselves through their own intellectual categories?Written by Scholar Manfred Ayuk, this second volume of the Afrisophy series turns toward the African mind-not as a biological or racial category, nor as a claim that Africa possesses one uniform way of thinking, but as an intellectual space shaped by knowledge, memory, language, community, history, education, environment, and civilization. The book examines how African ways of knowing have been transmitted, disrupted, marginalized, preserved, and reconstructed.At the center of the work is Afrisophy-the African Science of Wisdom-an African-centered discipline devoted to the systematic study of African reality, knowledge, humanity, civilization, and wisdom. Book II advances this project by asking who possesses the authority to define knowledge and what is lost when African realities are understood primarily through categories developed elsewhere.Education is a foundational concern. Indigenous education, experiential learning, cultural transmission, self-reliance, and decolonizing education provide a framework for understanding learning as more than formal schooling.The book also examines personhood and community, exploring how individuals exist within networks of responsibility, belonging, reciprocity, social memory, and human flourishing.Memory occupies a central place. The African mind is presented not simply as an individual cognitive phenomenon but as a carrier of collective and civilizational remembrance. Oral tradition, storytelling, cultural memory, historical consciousness, and intergenerational transmission become mechanisms through which societies preserve knowledge and continuity.Language is equally important because naming is never intellectually neutral. Language can preserve conceptual worlds, but it can also carry inherited classifications. The book therefore explores linguistic diversity, colonial knowledge systems, endangered languages, and the relationship between language and thought.One of the book's most provocative interventions concerns categories historically imposed upon African realities. Terms such as myth, folklore, paganism, primitive, witchcraft, and tribalism are reconsidered not merely as vocabulary but as classifications capable of shaping how African knowledge and civilization are perceived.The discussion extends into African understandings of time, place, nature, leadership, ethics, knowledge, and social existence. African intellectual traditions are placed in dialogue with global scholarship without making external frameworks the final judges of African reality.Ultimately, The African Mind argues for intellectual sovereignty: Africa's capacity to name its realities, develop concepts from its experiences, preserve its intellectual inheritance, critically examine its traditions, engage knowledge from elsewhere, and produce ideas capable of contributing to humanity.This is not a call for African intellectual isolation. It is a call for intellectual agency.Afrisophy Book II invites readers into a project of reclamation-not a return to an imagined past, but the recovery, critical examination, development, and future transmission of African thought. The African mind emerges not as a museum of inherited traditions, but as a living intellectual force capable of remembering, questioning, creating, transforming, and contributing original knowledge to the world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…