Author : Harold Courlander
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,50 MB
Release : 1987-03-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780805002980
Contains seventeen stories gathered from the Ashantis of West Africa.
Author : Harold Courlander
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 1987-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780808593201
For use in schools and libraries only. Humorous and ironic folktales revealing the customs and thought of the West Africans.
Author : Harold Courlander
Publisher : Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Seventeen stories of W. Africa about men, animals, kings, and warriors.
Author : Harold Courlander
Publisher : Marlowe & Company
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 33,28 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781569245361
A wide and varied selection of myths from various African tribes south of the Sahara.
Author : Eric A. Kimmel
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1430129743
"Terheyden's narration makes the characters come alive. A truly delightful addition to any collection." - School Library Journal
Author : Michael Crowder
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 34,19 MB
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000958116
Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.
Author : Julius Lester
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 1970
Category : African Americans
ISBN :
Twelve tales of African and Afro-American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly."
Author : Ruth Finnegan
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2012-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1906924708
Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images and an updated bibliography, as well as its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. This book is the first volume in the World Oral Literature Series, an ongoing collaboration between OBP and World Oral Literature Project. A free online archive of recordings and photographs that Finnegan made during her fieldwork in the late 1960s is hosted by the World Oral Literature Project (http: //www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html) and can also be accessed from publisher's website.
Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 981 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 1991-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 019974369X
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786448237
Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.
