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Author : Alisa LaGamma
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588394323
Issued in connection with an exhibition held Sept. 20, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and at the Rietberg Museum, Zeurich, at later dates.
Author : Jim Haskins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780471700982
Meet the Greatest heroes of africa--from ancient to modern times "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." --Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine Kofi Annan Askia the Great Bambaata Behanzin Hossu Bowelle Stephen Biko Cetewayo Constance Cummings-John Imhotep Kenneth Kaunda Jomo Kenyatta Khama Sir Seretse Khama Patrice Lumumba Albert John Luthuli Nelson Mandela Menelik II Moshesh Mansa Musa Kwame Nkrumah Julius Nyerere Nzingha Piankhy Rabah Haile Selassie Albertina Sisulu Osei Tutu Youssef I
Author : Mariam Konaté Deme
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136932649
There exists a strong tendency within Western literary criticism to either deny the existence of epics in Africa or to see African literatures as exotic copies of European originals. In both cases, Western criticism has largely failed to acknowledge the distinctiveness of African literary aesthetics. This book revises traditional literary canons in examining the social, cultural and emotional specificity of African epics. Mariam Konate Deme highlights the distinguishing features that characterize the African epic, emphasizing the significance of the fantastic and its use as an essential element in the dramatic structure of African epics. As Deme notes, the fantastic can be fully appreciated only against the cosmological background of the societies that produce those heroic tales. This book not only contributes to the scholarship on African oral literature, but also adds reshapes our understanding of heroic literature in general.
Author : Thomas Patrick Melady,Margaret Badum Melady
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608330164
This title tells the story of the African leaders who ignited independence in black Africa during the 1960s through the eyes of two Americans who knew them well.
Author : Carter Godwin Woodson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015003980979
Brief biographies of native African heroes and heroines with emphasis on those from south of the Sahara.
Author : N. D'Anvers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN : OXFORD:N10553332
Author : Stephanie L. Barczewski
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300180060
Aan de hand van heroïsche mislukkingen zoals de Charge van de Lichte Brigade en Captain Scott wordt licht geworpen op het Brits zijn.
Author : David Chidester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317649878
First published in 1992, this title explores the religious diversity of South Africa, organizing it into a single coherent narrative and providing the first comparative study and introduction to the topic. David Chidester emphasizes the fact that the complex distinctive character of South African religious life has taken shape with a particular economic, social and political context, and pays special attention to the creativity of people who have suffered under conquest, colonialism and apartheid. With an overview of African traditional religion, Christian missions, and African innovations during the nineteenth century, this reissue will be of great value to students of religious studies, South African history, anthropology, sociology, and political studies.
Author : Edward Berenson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520272583
Presents a history of the exploration of Africa between 1870 and 1914 by British and French explorers and argues that these men transformed the imperial steeplechase of those years into a powerful heroic moment.
Author : Jean-Claude Djereke
Publisher : Ekwadi Publishing Services
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 2019326892
"African Heroes and Heroines" stands as a mesmerizing masterpiece delving into the often overlooked narratives of extraordinary individuals who wielded significant influence in sculpting the socio-political tapestry of 20th-century Africa. Dr. Djéréké masterfully intertwines a narrative that traverses the diverse political terrains of the African continent, exalting the resilience, valor, and indomitable spirit of African men and women. Key Features: Unrivaled depth of exploration: This book offers an exhaustive comprehension of the contributions to African political history by meticulously dissecting the lives of various lesser-known historical figures. Multifaceted perspectives: By transcending geographical confines, the author presents a kaleidoscope of narratives from the Western, Central, Southern, and Eastern regions of Africa. Rich socio-political context: Each narrative finds itself meticulously embedded within its cultural and political backdrop, enabling readers to discern the intricate sociological nuances that molded these extraordinary individuals. Accessible prose: The book's engaging and accessible writing style renders it suitable for a broad audience, ranging from scholars and students to enthusiasts of African socio-political history. Recommendations: Esteemed scholar Dr. M.M. Ngum Chumbow extols the book as an invaluable addition to the literary domain, deeming it indispensable for Africa enthusiasts and a vital resource for African history courses or reading circles. "Rediscovering familiar names and unearthing new heroes and heroines, Jean-Claude Djéréké deftly unveils historical icons while seamlessly interweaving their personal narratives, fostering a profound connection with each individual." "I fervently advocate for the perusal of Jean-Claude's book, which sheds luminous insight on the lesser-known heroism of towering figures such as Joseph Tchundjang Pouémi, Barthélémy Boganda, Victor Biaka, and numerous others. These exceptional individuals, though often relegated to the margins of textbooks, sacrificed their lives for the noble cause of justice and freedom in Africa. In a spellbinding manner, the author resurrects them from the ashes of obscurity, thereby providing a precious opportunity to unearth and revere their extraordinary contributions. Henriette Martine Mbette, MA, aptly underscores the importance of bequeathing their names and legacies to posterity, accentuating how they epitomize the fundamental principles to which Africa aspires. This book serves as a wellspring of profound inspiration for Africans' relentless pursuit and enduring struggle for a future adorned with justice and freedom." About the author, Dr. Jean-Claude Djéréké Dr. Jean-Claude Djéréké, a preeminent authority in African socio-political history, showcases not only his profound erudition but also his unwavering passion for the subject. He affirms, "I firmly believe that by comprehending the tales of our heroes and heroines, we cultivate a deeper reverence for the fortitude and resilience exhibited by the African people throughout the annals of history."
Author : Gregory E. Rutledge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136194832
Just as Africa and the West have traditionally fit into binaries of Darkness/Enlightenment, Savage/Modern, Ugly/Beautiful, and Ritual/Art, among others, much of Western cultural production rests upon the archetypal binary of Trickster/Epic, with trickster aesthetics and commensurate cultural forms characterizing Africa. Challenging this binary and the exceptionalism that underlies anti-hegemonic efforts even today, this book begins with the scholarly foundations that mapped out African trickster continuities in the United States and excavated the aesthetics of traditional African epic performances. Rutledge locates trickster-like capacities within the epic hero archetype (the "epic trickster" paradigm) and constructs an Homeric Diaspora, which is to say that the modern Homeric performance foundation lies at an absolute time and distance away from the ancient storytelling performance needed to understand the cautionary aesthetic inseparable from epic potential. As traditional epic performances demonstrate, unchecked epic trickster dynamism anticipates not only brutal imperialism and creative diversity, but the greatest threat to everyone, an eco-apocalypse. Relying upon the preeminent scholarship on African-American trickster-heroes, traditional African heroic performances, and cultural studies approaches to Greco-Roman epics, Rutledge traces the epic trickster aesthetic through three seminal African-American novels keenly attuned to the American Homeric Diaspora: Charles Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition, Richard Wright’s Native Son, and Toni Morrison’s Beloved.
Author : James A. Farquharson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040098578
This book is the first to recover and analyse at length the extent, complexity, and character of African American responses to the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970). Far from having only marginal significance, the Nigerian Civil War collided at full velocity with the conflicting discourses and ideas by which black Americans sought to understand their place in the United States and the world in the late 1960s. Black civil rights leaders offered their service as agents of direct diplomacy during the conflict, seeking to preserve Nigerian unity; grassroots activists organised food-drives, concerts, and awareness campaigns in support of humanitarian aid for victims of famine in the warzone; while other black activists warned of an imminent genocide and called for an united response from black Americans. Drawing on private papers, activist literature, government records, and especially the black press, it charts the way the civil war shaped, as well as challenged, the worldview of African Americans regarding black internationalist solidarities, territorial sovereignty and political viability, humanitarian compassion, and the political trajectory of postcolonial Africa. With a chronological approach, this study is the ideal resource for all those interested in the Nigerian Civil War and the history of black internationalism.
Author : Carter Woodson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 162654171X
Originally published in 1939 as a counterpoint to the myopic, Eurocentric narrative of African history popular in the West at the time, Carter G. Woodson's African Heroes and Heroines delves into the rich and complex political, military, and economic history of the African continent with the objective eye of a scientific observer. Intended for upper level high-school students, Woodson presents a fair biographical treatment of African leaders through history as figures of equal - if not greater - intelligence, prowess, and strength as the heroic leaders canonized in the histories of other races. While the popular histories of Africa in America had represented Africans as disorganized, unenlightened, and docile, Woodson paints a far more realistic picture of a people who were fiercely resistant to Western imperialism and occupation. Through individual portraits of figures like the Mbundu's Queen Anna Nzinga, Shaka of the Zulu Kingdom, or King Behanzin of Dahomey, Woodson's work, alongside that of other notable scholars, helped mainstream America move toward a deeper and more complex understanding of Africa's rich history. For academics as well as those interested in an important, if somewhat dated, historical survey of African leaders, African Heroes and Heroines represents an important piece of America's cultural past. Featuring an abundance of rich illustrations by esteemed Harlem Renaissance painter, Lois Mailou Jones, this 2015 re-issued edition is a high quality reprint of the classic text. Historian, author, journalist, and remarkable scholar of many disciplines, Carter G. Woodson is an oft-overlooked but massively important figure in American, and particularly African-American, history. The second African-American man after W.E.B. DuBoise to earn a doctorate degree and the only African-American born of former slaves to earn a PhD, Woodson devoted his life to the study of African and African-American history. Determined to obtain higher education after graduating from Kentucky's Berea College in 1903, Woodson successfully enrolled at the University of Chicago where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree in European history before moving on to defend a PhD in history at Harvard University in 1912. A staunch believer in the power of education to elevate, empower, and unify the working classes and to transform society for the better, Woodson spent many years as a teacher and professor before founding the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the accomplishment for which he is perhaps best remembered. Often heralded as the 'father of black history', Woodson's association founded the annual 'Negro History Week' in February 1926, an occasion we continue to celebrate when we observe 'Black History Month' every February."
Author : John Bryan Hainsworth,Arthur Thomas Hatto
Publisher : MHRA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Epic poetry
ISBN : 0947623191
Author : Adam Hochschild
Publisher : Picador
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781760785208
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
