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Among nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European ¿discoverers¿ of the ¿Dark Continent,¿ women are rarely mentioned. This anthology of Victorian women¿s writings on Africa provides a fascinating overview of these women¿s roles as scholars, missionaries, adventurers, spies, and journalists, and gathers outstanding examples of their ground-breaking scholarly treatises, popular accounts, letters, articles, and thrilling adventure stories ¿ all of them firsthand documents of women¿s and African history. The writers include Mary Kingsley, famous for her ethnographic studies and travel writings; the intrepid journalists Katherine Fannin and Joan Rosita Torr Forbes; Princess Marie Louise, reporting on her diplomatic mission; Jocelyn Murray, witness of the ¿Mau Maü insurrection; and numerous missionaries.
Among nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European ¿discoverers¿ of the ¿Dark Continent,¿ women are rarely mentioned. This anthology of Victorian women¿s writings on Africa provides a fascinating overview of these women¿s roles as scholars, missionaries, adventurers, spies, and journalists, and gathers outstanding examples of their ground-breaking scholarly treatises, popular accounts, letters, articles, and thrilling adventure stories ¿ all of them firsthand documents of women¿s and African history. The writers include Mary Kingsley, famous for her ethnographic studies and travel writings; the intrepid journalists Katherine Fannin and Joan Rosita Torr Forbes; Princess Marie Louise, reporting on her diplomatic mission; Jocelyn Murray, witness of the ¿Mau Maü insurrection; and numerous missionaries.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
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Genre: | Kunst |
Produktart: | Reiseführer |
Region: | Afrika |
Rubrik: | Reisen |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781558760486 |
ISBN-10: | 1558760482 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Romero, Patricia W. |
Hersteller: | Markus Wiener Publishers |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Patricia W. Romero |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.01.2010 |
Gewicht: | 0,465 kg |
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
---|---|
Genre: | Kunst |
Produktart: | Reiseführer |
Region: | Afrika |
Rubrik: | Reisen |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781558760486 |
ISBN-10: | 1558760482 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Romero, Patricia W. |
Hersteller: | Markus Wiener Publishers |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Patricia W. Romero |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.01.2010 |
Gewicht: | 0,465 kg |
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