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African Folklore
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1509

African Folklore

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-03-01
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps.

The Legacy of a Troubled Past
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

The Legacy of a Troubled Past

Since the advent of democracy in 1994, South Africa has been engaged in an unprecedented exercise of national soul-searching, torn between the need to lay to rest centuries of racial conflict and the desire to come to terms with its traumatic history. This book asks whether the country has begun to turn the corner on the legacy of collective hurt. To do so it ranges in scope across 350 years of South African history, encompassing the struggle against the apartheid regime, the downfall of white supremacy, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the first 25 years of democracy, up to more recent movements, such as #RhodesMustFall, or the inquests into the 2012 Marikana massacre, that point...

Behind the Walled Garden of Apartheid
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 239

Behind the Walled Garden of Apartheid

Set against the backdrop of the draconian apartheid regime, Behind the Walled Garden of Apartheid, Datnow’s memoir of growing up in South Africa deftly conjures up the era's blatant racism and the rich African landscape. The author vividly recreates her growing up years as white and Jewish at the height of the apartheid regime from 1948-1965, and her struggle as a young adult to come to terms with the wrongdoings of that dark era. The memoir is both a fascinating historical account and an intriguing personal narrative painted with humor and sensitivity.

Theatrical Costume, Masks, Make-Up and Wigs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 542

Theatrical Costume, Masks, Make-Up and Wigs

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-10-15
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Beads of life
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 199

Beads of life

Beads of Life is a fascinating exploration of traditional beadwork from eastern and southern Africa, as well as the socio-religious principles upon which many aesthetic choices were based. The author concludes with an examination of contemporary beadwork as seen, in particular, through the eyes of Canadians from these regions.

Art and Ambiguity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 214

Art and Ambiguity

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1991
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Keyhole
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 640

Keyhole

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Peach Heroes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 734

The Peach Heroes

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009
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  • Publisher: AuthorHouse

Details 8 branches of Peaches in the United States with a focus on veterans and genealogists in the family.

The Churchman's companion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 972

The Churchman's companion

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1861
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Index to the Act Or Grant Books, and to Original Wills, of the Diocese of Dublin ...
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1250

Index to the Act Or Grant Books, and to Original Wills, of the Diocese of Dublin ...

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1898
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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