The autobiography of an African princess
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Massaquoi Fatima (1904?-1978) ; Seton Vivian (1950-....) ; Tuchscherer Konrad (1970-....) ; Abraham Arthur (1945-....) ;
- Editeurs : New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan ;
- Date d'édition : 2013
- ISBN : 978-0-230-60958-7, 0-230-60958-9
- Sujets : Vai (peuple d'Afrique) -- Moeurs et coutumes 20e siècle, Vai (peuple d'Afrique), EthnologieLiberia -- Moeurs et coutumes -- 20e siècleMassaquoi, Fatima
- Langue(s) : Anglais, Vaï
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xxiii, 274 p.), : Ill., couv. ill., cartes, 23 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
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Résumé
La 4e de couverture indique : 'Born to an African king in colonial Sierra Leone at the beginning of the twentieth century, Princess Fatima Massaquoi lived an extraordinary life that encapsulated the contradictions, upheavals, and unprecedented opportunities of her time. This critical edition of her memoirs makes her story available to readers for the first time. Beginning with her lovingly recounted memories of growing up in Liberia, it follows her to Hamburg, Germany, where she pursued an education and forged friendships, but also experienced the racism, terror, and nationalistic fervor that accompanied the Nazis' rise to power. In the face of these mounting dangers, Massaquoi traveled to the United States, where she furthered her studies, embracing her newfound freedom even as she observed deteriorating conditions in the segregated American South in the early years of the civil rights movement. Spanning continents and cultures, this narrative introduces us to a truly remarkable woman while offering a fascinating window into the complex history of the twentieth century'