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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      December 2011
      December 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511701375
      9781108022019
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511701375
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      Weight & Pages:
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1kg, 722 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, African Studies, Historical Geography, History, African History
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, African Studies, Historical Geography, History, African History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
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    Mary Kingsley (1862–1900) is one of the best known Victorian women travellers, whose solo adventures in West Africa made her a celebrity in England. This, her second book, published in 1899, was an instant best-seller. She travelled extensively, engaging in trade both to fund her trip and to get to know the African people, rather than merely observing as an outsider. Some of her views were considered controversial - she opposed the attempts by missionaries to impose European culture on native people, and defended polygamy and even slavery. She opposed direct colonial rule, and wanted Africans to have more self-determination. Her observations and interests are wide-ranging, and she showed an acute and sympathetic understanding of West African culture and society.For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=kingma

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