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Ananse: The Web of Life in Africa - John Biggers 1979 Illustrated
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Era
- 1990s
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780292703452
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292703457
ISBN-13
9780292703452
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108593
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ananse : the Web of Life in Africa
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Individual Artists / General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
1979
Illustrator
Jordan, Barbara, Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Art, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
In 1957, John Biggers traveled to Ghana, Nigeria, and other West African countries in search of an understanding of his African heritage. The deeply felt words and pictures in this book record his discoveries.Biggers provides an intimate view of "the web of life" in West Africa. In his own words, "My intention was to discover and to portray what was intrinsically African. I was not interested in showing the degree to which Africans measured up to American or European standards in materialistic acquisitions; I was solely interested in capturing something universal in the many . . . washerwomen, farming women, fishermen, lumber workers, market women, mothers, fathers, and children."I envisioned three general geographical areas that offered contrasts: life near the sea, life in the forest region, and life on the open plains. Yet I wanted to show in these contrasting areas a thread of homogeneity that held the people together, that linked them in their struggle, in their destiny. The eighty-nine drawings in this book represent my effort."
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