20247 Schwarz-Bart, Simone with Schwarz-Bart, André
IN PRAISE OF BLACK WOMEN
Volume 1 - Ancient African Queens

A magnificently illustrated tribute to black women in Africa and the African diaspora from the ancient past to the present. Lavishly illustrated, with text written and selected by the celebrated Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, this four-volume series celebrates remarkable women who distinguished themselves in their time and shaped the course of culture and history.

 

 

Volume 1: Ancient African Queens weaves together oral tradition, folk legends and stories, songs and poems, historical accounts, and traveller's' tales from Egypt to southern Africa, from prehistory to the nineteenth century. These extraordinary women's stories, narrated in the style of African oral tradition, are absorbing, informative, and accessible. The abundant illustrations, many of them rare archival images, depict the diversity among Black women and make this volume a unique treasure for every art lover, every school, and every family.

"Simone Schwarz-Bart's goal is to rescue and reconstruct the lives of black women worldwide. ...Informative, uplifting, and inspiring!"
Howard Dodson, Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/New York Public Library

University of Wisconsin Press, 0299172503
2001 Hardback £45.00
Our Price Until January 31st £35.00
(£40 including postage and packing - UK only) Postage costs outside UK, please enquire)

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