{"product_id":"women-writing-africa-west-africa-and-the-sahel-paperback","title":"Women Writing Africa: West Africa and the Sahel - 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\u003eEsi Sutherland-Addy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAminata Diaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWomen Writing Africa\u003c\/i\u003e Project continues with the second volume of \u003ci\u003eWomen Writing Africa: West Africa and the Sahel\u003c\/i\u003e. Drawing upon more than a decade of research, \u003ci\u003eWest Africa and the Sahel\u003c\/i\u003e covers the territory where most African Americans find their roots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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colonialism and independence, the volume gathers 132 texts--stories, songs, letters, drama, oral history, diaries, and historical documents--each with a readable authoritative headnote explaining its cultural and historical contexts.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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsi Sutherland-Addy (Ph.D. Hon, Hon FCP) is senior research fellow, head of the Language, Literature, and Drama Section, Institute of African Studies, and associate director of the African Humanties Institue Program at the University of Ghana. Aminata Diaw teaches in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, where she is currently the public affairs director of the Centre for Cultural and Scientific Programs. She is also Secretary General of the Senegalese Council of Women and Chair for the subcommittee on Humanities and Social Sciences of the National Commission of UNESCO.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837755220165,"sku":"9781558615007","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ujkkxDuMnN9781558615007.webp?v=1771288685","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/women-writing-africa-west-africa-and-the-sahel-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}