Women Writing Africa : The West and the Sahel
by
Aminata Diaw
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1558615008
ISBN-13
9781558615007
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Imprint
Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2005
Print length
480 Pages
Weight
686 grams
Product Classification:
Anthologies (non-poetry)
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A major literary and scholarly work that transforms perceptions of West African women''s history and culture.
The acclaimed Women Writing Africa Project continues with the second volume of Women Writing Africa: West Africa and the Sahel. Drawing upon more than a decade of research, West Africa and the Sahel covers the territory where most African Americans find their roots.
The collection encompasses an epic cultural history through the voices of women represented in twenty languages spoken in an area encompassing twelve countries. Beginning with African kingdoms dating six centuries or more before colonialism and independence, the volume gathers 132 texts—stories, songs, letters, drama, oral history, diaries, and historical documents—each with a readable authoritative headnote explaining its cultural and historical contexts. A general introduction provides an overview of West African cultural and literary history, including the brilliant and diverse traditions of women’s oral literatures.
The collection encompasses an epic cultural history through the voices of women represented in twenty languages spoken in an area encompassing twelve countries. Beginning with African kingdoms dating six centuries or more before colonialism and independence, the volume gathers 132 texts—stories, songs, letters, drama, oral history, diaries, and historical documents—each with a readable authoritative headnote explaining its cultural and historical contexts. A general introduction provides an overview of West African cultural and literary history, including the brilliant and diverse traditions of women’s oral literatures.
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