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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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First published in 1899, West African Studies was a best-seller. Travelling alone, Kingsley lived and traded with native tribes, to learn more about them, rather than observe as an outsider. Her objections to Western cultural and administrative imperialism and the assumption of European superiority were ahead of their time.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1108022014
- ISBN 13 9781108022019
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- LanguageEnglish
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