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Author: Mungo Park Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780282244774 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 546
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Excerpt from Travels in the Interior of Africa, by Mungo Park, Including His Second Journey, in 1906, and in Southern Africa Trade, one ofthe chiefaonrees ofthe improvement ofgeo graphical science, has contributed little to lay opemnleastto Europeans, the interior ofafrica. A traficofthemoatncfa rions kind has induced them, indeed, toexplore many partsof the coast with tolerable accuracy; but this trafiic, while it caused the Europeans studionely to vilil'y the character ofthe Africans, has, atthesametime, tended todebaaetbedispoaition Ofthe negroes, to perpetuate their uncivilized state, and no create in their minds an inanperable aversion to white men. Instead, therefore, of promoting our knowledge Of Africa, thiscommerce has powerfully retarded it; has filled the world with false no tions of a numerous class of men and has opposed obstacles to the more accurate survey of this region which may not easily be removed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Mungo Park Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780282244774 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 546
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Excerpt from Travels in the Interior of Africa, by Mungo Park, Including His Second Journey, in 1906, and in Southern Africa Trade, one ofthe chiefaonrees ofthe improvement ofgeo graphical science, has contributed little to lay opemnleastto Europeans, the interior ofafrica. A traficofthemoatncfa rions kind has induced them, indeed, toexplore many partsof the coast with tolerable accuracy; but this trafiic, while it caused the Europeans studionely to vilil'y the character ofthe Africans, has, atthesametime, tended todebaaetbedispoaition Ofthe negroes, to perpetuate their uncivilized state, and no create in their minds an inanperable aversion to white men. Instead, therefore, of promoting our knowledge Of Africa, thiscommerce has powerfully retarded it; has filled the world with false no tions of a numerous class of men and has opposed obstacles to the more accurate survey of this region which may not easily be removed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Patricia Akhimie Publisher: University of Nebraska Press ISBN: 149621031X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 384
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Popular English travel guides from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries asserted that women who wandered too far afield were invariably suspicious, dishonest, and unchaste. As the essays in Travel and Travail reveal, however, early modern women did travel, often quite extensively, with no diminution of their moral fiber. Female travelers were also frequently represented on the English stage and in other creative works, both as a reproach to the ban on female travel and as a reflection of historical women’s travel, whether intentional or not. Travel and Travail conclusively refutes the notion of female travel in the early modern era as “an absent presence.” The first part of the volume offers analyses of female travelers (often recently widowed or accompanied by their husbands), the practicalities of female travel, and how women were thought to experience foreign places. The second part turns to literature, including discussions of roving women in Shakespeare, Margaret Cavendish, and Thomas Heywood. Whether historical actors or fictional characters, women figured in the wider world of the global Renaissance, not simply in the hearth and home.
Author: Heinrich Barth Publisher: Nabu Press ISBN: 9781293429822 Category : Languages : en Pages : 674
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: Mary Wortley Lady Montagu Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 195
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This book, published at the beginning of the 18th century, written in the then famous epistolary genre, was considered one of the most-read and popular of its time. The letters, addressed to the "men of letters," as the author specifies, reflect the impressions on trips around Europe, Asia, and Africa. Special attention is given to the policy and manners of Turks. The author hints that the information she collected about these people was received from sources not available to other travelers.
Author: Binyavanga Wainaina Publisher: One World ISBN: 0812989678 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 369
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From one of Africa’s most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality “A fierce literary talent . . . [Wainaina] shines a light on his continent without cliché.”—The Guardian “Africa is the only continent you can love—take advantage of this. . . . Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.” Binyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Wainaina’s pioneering writing on the African continent, including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as the viral satirical sensation “How to Write About Africa.” Working fearlessly across a range of topics—from politics to international aid, cultural heritage, and redefined sexuality—he describes the modern world with sensual, emotional, and psychological detail, giving us a full-color view of his home country and continent. These works present the portrait of a giant in African literature who left a tremendous legacy.
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