{"product_id":"my-journey-through-turbulent-times-of-life-paperback","title":"My Journey Through Turbulent Times of Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Marial Takpiny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With the publication of this book, Professor Martin Marial Takpiny\u003cbr\u003e has joined the rank of the very few South Sudanese public fi gures\u003cbr\u003e who understand and appreciate the importance of their personal\u003cbr\u003e experiences in public life as a resource that can be shared. \u003cbr\u003e Among his South Sudanese peers, the author is likely to evoke in the reader a sense of vicarious \"participation\" in the narratives and events retold here, or a twinge of nostalgia or sadness as individual cases may dictate. \u003cbr\u003e As for the younger generation and posterity or readers from different cultural or ethnic backgrounds, some of the episodes will certainly provide them with first hand \"report\" from an eye-witness.\u003cbr\u003e This book is a welcomed contribution - to some extent - to the understanding of the social and political evolution of the society of South Sudan, the world's youngest and struggling nation.\u003cbr\u003e MARTIN MARIAL TAKPINY was born in 1940 in Yirol\u003cbr\u003e District of what is today the state of South Sudan. He received\u003cbr\u003e primary and secondary education in Tonj and Rumbek in Bahr\u003cbr\u003e el Ghazal Province. After teaching for years, Marial went to the\u003cbr\u003e American University in Beirut which awarded him bachelor and\u003cbr\u003e master degrees in education.\u003cbr\u003e Back home from the Levant, Martin Marial Takpiny became a\u003cbr\u003e secondary school teacher and later lectured on Education at the\u003cbr\u003e new University of Juba. At the close of the last century, he was\u003cbr\u003e promoted Associate Professor and Dean of the newly created University of Bahr el Ghazal, based in Wau, the region's capital.\u003cbr\u003e Between the Sudan's civils wars - from 1955 to 1972 and from 1983 to 2005 - Martin Marial Takpiny ventured into politics during which time he was elected to the People's\u003cbr\u003e Regional Assembly, the legislature of self-governing Southern Region. He later served briefly as commissioner of his Lakes home province.\u003cbr\u003e As a school teacher and university lecturer, Martin Marial Takpiny has taught many students, some of them now among South Sudan's ruling elites - in politics, military, \u003cbr\u003e Business, academia, medicine and the like. His former students include the late Dr John Garang, the late SPLM\/A leader, James Wani Igga, South Sudan's Vice-President and numerous prominent public figures among his compatriots.\u003cbr\u003e Professor Martin Marial Takpiny is married to Susan Ajak Simon Ngong. They have six daughters and a son.\u003cbr\u003e Having patially lost his eyesight due to diabetes, he depends on audio books instead of reading, previously one his favourite hobbies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47481522061565,"sku":"9780994363176","price":22.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/aDZ5TFJRRDZxK2M4d1IxVG1uczhaUT09.webp?v=1777622028","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/my-journey-through-turbulent-times-of-life-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}