Cultural Literature

Within these pages, discover little-known facts about the county's past residents, including Bukumbo, the young girl who was brought from Africa to Decatur to serve as a nurse, who quickly became a beloved member of the family and died only a short while...

Primarily known as the birthplace of three prominent and celebrated Americans, our nation's first and fifth presidents and the South's most revered general during the War between the States, Westmoreland County enjoys a fascinating and diverse history,...

Description: Mercy Amba Oduyoye, from Ghana, founded the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and is the first African woman from south of the Sahara to have served as deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches. The essays in this...

Wole Soyinka and Ngugi wa Thiong'o are the pre-eminent playwrights of West and East Africa respectively and their work has been hugely influential across the continent. This volume features directors' experiences of recent productions of their plays, the...

African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read, told, and recorded in cloth. All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles...

Within the countless thoughts we inherited from our ancestors, I have no doubt that the time has come to initiate a great change towards a new humanity, more egalitarian and supportive, with fewer differences, as the young Angolan Luzolo Lungoji very...

Within the countless thoughts we inherited from our ancestors, I have no doubt that the time has come to initiate a great change towards a new humanity, more egalitarian and supportive, with fewer differences, as the young Angolan Luzolo Lungoji very...

Africa is a deeply spiritual continent and yet has relatively few canonized saints. This book shares the wonderful and often heroic stories of people of faith from the continent of Africa.

African President's Daughter is the incredible memoir of Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo, the daughter of a prominent African statesman. Dr. Obasanjo begins with her heart-wrenching account of enduring a childhood with a chauvinist father engrossed in...

Lyrical, beautifully written tales of life in AfricaAfrica evokes a deep sense of mystery. It is a place that retains what most of the world has lost: space, roots, traditions, awesome beauty, true wilderness, rare animals, and extraordinary people. In...

The world's myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years. This series mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a culture's myths. This book explores the...

Explore Captivating African Mythology and Egyptian GodsTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: African Mythology: Captivating Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures of AfricaEgyptian Gods: A Captivating Guide to Atum, Horus, Seth, Isis,...