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Description for Neyla
Hardcover. These African experiences are recorded through the eyes of an African who is at once a participant and an observer, the latter due to the fact that he has come home on vacation from Europe. The reader is exposed to a variety of settings in the author's native Togo: middle-class city life, urban slums, and life in a village. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Neyla is a treasure of African experiences recorded through the eyes of an African who is at once a participant and an observer, the latter due to the fact that he has come home on vacation from Europe. The natural story line exposes the reader to a variety of settings in the author's native Togo: middle-class city life, urban slums, an adventurous trip to the hinterland, and life in a village, including the work of a witch doctor. The protagonist's particular status also legitimizes comparisons between African and European cities, medical practices, family relations, reciprocal stereotyping, and prejudices. On another ... Read more
Neyla is a treasure of African experiences recorded through the eyes of an African who is at once a participant and an observer, the latter due to the fact that he has come home on vacation from Europe. The natural story line exposes the reader to a variety of settings in the author's native Togo: middle-class city life, urban slums, an adventurous trip to the hinterland, and life in a village, including the work of a witch doctor. The protagonist's particular status also legitimizes comparisons between African and European cities, medical practices, family relations, reciprocal stereotyping, and prejudices. On another ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9780838640203
SKU
V9780838640203
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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