Overview :Ruth Finnegan s Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important ... Read More
Overview :An epic romance about the naive Irish girl Kate and her mysterious lover, whom she rejects in panic and then spends her life seeking. After ... Read More
Overview :The study of oral traditions and verbal arts leads into an area of human culture to which anthropologists are increasingly turning their att... Read More
Overview :Join Kate on a journey around her, from home into the park, walking her dog. She has to cross a road on a 'zebra' crossing with her mum. The... Read More
Overview :A landmark in the study of music and culture, this acclaimed volume documents the remarkable scope of amateur music-making in the English to... Read More
Overview :This collection of articles touches upon some important issues in humanistic anthropology.... Folklorists, students of comparative literatur... Read More
Overview :Is there a basic difference in thinking between Western and non-Western societies? This long-debated yet highly topical problem forms the ce... Read More
Overview :This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the vast field of 'oral poetry, ' encompassing everything from American folksongs, contempo... Read More
Overview :Sinbad the Sailor sets out over the sea to retrieve his fortune with all his remaining goods on board. They alight on a beautiful island - b... Read More
Overview :If you've ever called yourself a bad cook, this is your invitation to be bad - better. This book is not for already-good cooks (keep away!),... Read More
Overview :The Strange Tools of Human Communication: The Voice, the Pen, and the Lyre explores the tools that humans use to communicate, express themse... Read More
Overview :A little angel, banished from heaven, can only return if he observes and records seven acts of real goodness on earth. Homesick and cold - a... Read More
Overview :The Limba are rice farmers living in the hills of northern Sierra Leone who have, until recently, been somewhat despised by their neighbours... Read More
Overview :Welcome to this 2025 Third Edition of the songs and stories of Africa - some of them, that is, for their voices are legion and they are stil... Read More