Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
West African Libraries
Standards of Practice for West African Libraries
Author: John E. DeanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Cloth in West African History
Author: Colleen E. KrigerPublisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0759114234
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
In this holistic approach to the study of textiles and their makers, Colleen Kriger charts the role cotton has played in commercial, community, and labor settings in West Africa. By paying close attention to the details of how people made, exchanged, and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century, she is able to demonstrate some of the cultural effects of Africa's long involvement in trading contacts with Muslim societies and with Europe. Cloth in West African History thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of the region and on the local, regional, and global processes that shaped it. A variety of readers will find its account and insights into the African past and culture valuable, and will appreciate the connections made between the local concerns of small-scale weavers in African villages, the emergence of an indigenous textile industry, and its integration into international networks.
West African Studies
Author: Mary Henrietta KingsleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR WEST AFRICAN LIBRARIES- PROCEEDINGS OF A SEMINAR.
Author: African Libraries, Book Production, and Archives
Author: Library of Congress. African SectionPublisher: Washington, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
African Libraries
Author: Adolphe O. AmadiPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
West African Narratives of Slavery
Author: Sandra E. GreenePublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 025322294X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Slavery in Africa existed for hundreds of years before it was abolished in the late 19th century. Yet, we know little about how enslaved individuals, especially those who never left Africa, talked about their experiences. Collecting never before published or translated narratives of Africans from southeastern Ghana, Sandra E. Greene explores how these writings reveal the thoughts, emotions, and memories of those who experienced slavery and the slave trade. Greene considers how local norms and the circumstances behind the recording of the narratives influenced their content and impact. This unprecedented study affords unique insights into how ordinary West Africans understood and talked about their lives during a time of change and upheaval.
African Libraries, Book Production, and Archives
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The Trans-Saharan Book Trade
Author: Graziano KrätliPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004187421
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Concerned with the history of scholarly production, book markets and trans-Saharan exchanges in Muslim African (primarily western and northern Africa), as well as the creation of manuscript libraries, this book consists of a collection of twelve essays that examine these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.