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West African studies / Mary Kingsley

Kingsley, Mary Henrietta,i1862-1900 [Verfasser]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1899

Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press

1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 639 pages)

Cambridge library collection. Women's writing

Also issued in print: 2010

Originally published: London: Mamcillan and Co., Limited, 1899

Includes index

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 19, 2020)

978-0-511-70137-5 ; 978-1-108-02201-9

 

Online-Ausgabe: 2011

 

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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.