Listen, Here Is a Story: Ethnographic Life Narratives from Aka and Ngandu Women of the Congo Basin

by Bonnie L. Hewlett

Book Overview

Based on author Bonnie L. Hewlett's ten years of field experience in the Central African Republic, Listen, Here Is a Story: Ethnographic Life Narratives from Aka and Ngandu Women of the Congo Basin offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of contemporary African women in their own words.

Rendered here are the experiences of four women who Hewlett depicts in their homes, fields, and the forest. The women vividly recall memories, childhood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199764239
• ISBN13: 9780199764235
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"