Albert David Helser (16 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Reprint of 1934 edition. ; 316 pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Wilson, Oliver Whitwell (illustrator).

Condition: New. Wilson, Oliver Whitwell (illustrator).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Wilson, Oliver Whitwell (illustrator). Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Wilson, Oliver Whitwell (illustrator). African Stories. Book.

Condition: As New. Wilson, Oliver Whitwell (illustrator). Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Wilson, Oliver Whitwell (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the captivating world of Bura folklore, offering a unique glimpse into the culture and beliefs of a fascinating African tribe. The author, having spent years immersed in Bura society, provides a collection of their tales, meticulously translated and presented in a way that preserves their indigenous spirit. The book explores a wide range of themes, including family, friendship, morality, and the supernatural, showcasing how these intricate narratives served as a powerful means of transmitting cultural values and traditions. The book's insights into Bura folklore provide a valuable lens through which to understand the rich tapestry of African oral storytelling, demonstrating how these tales offer a window into the inner lives and imaginations of people often overlooked in historical accounts. This book offers a unique and insightful journey into the world of the Bura people, revealing their wisdom, wit, and enduring cultural heritage. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 348. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1969 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 348.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. 316 pp. 12mo, red cloth, black and cream stamped spine and front cover. B/W frontispiece + 9 photo plates. A few small damp splotches to spine, very clean and fresh otherwise with tight binding. First trade edition, based on the author's Columbia University thesis drawing on his experience at the rural Brethren Mission School in Garkida, Nigeria. A classic work in Anthropology. Scarce in trade, it was reprinted by the Negro Universities Press in 1969. OCLC 2519003. 'Mr. Helser's achievement here is unique in two respects. First, he has made a notable addition to the collected folk-lore of A?rica. On this task he has been engaged for over ten years transcribing and interpreting during this time some eight hundred folk stories of the Bura people illustrative of their mental processes and garnered wisdom. Measured by this standard alone, that is, as a collection of original folk-lore, the volume presented here would attract wide interest and attention. This rich collection of folk tales, however, is but the foundation for Mr. Helser's second achievement representing the real contribution of these pages. I refer in this to the 'meaningful experience curriculum' which he has evolved from this background and his own educational philosophy and technique. Nowhere, so far as I know, either in Africa or elsewhere, has a curriculum of this particular type ever been developed by a white man working among people of primitive culture. Some Europeans, it is true, have studied primitive life quite as thoroughly as Mr. Helser, and still others have mastered educational principles and techniques quite as well. But he alone among the world's workers in this field seems to have possessed the unique combination of talents and understanding necessary to make a curriculum of the 'meaningful' type developed here.' - Mabel Carney, from the introduction. [Missions / Colonialism / Africa / Sociology / Folk / Education / Church of the Brethren].