Baba of Karo: A Woman of the Muslim Hausa by Mary F. Smith (English) Paperback B

Description: Baba of Karo by Mary F. Smith First published in 1954 and now reissued with a new foreword by Hilda Kuper, this autobiography of a shrewd, humorous and courageous personality remains a classic in the field of African studies and a uniquely valuable account of a Muslim society in West Africa. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Daughter of a Hausa farmer and Koranic teacher, Baba became Mary Smiths friend in 1949, when M. G. and Mary Smith were engaged in fieldwork in Nigeria. In daily sessions for several weeks Baba dictated her life story, which Mrs. Smith has translated from the Hausa. The old womans memories reached back to the days of slave raids and interstate warfare before the British occupation, and she has left a fascinating and valuable record of Hausa life in the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth. Baba describes Hausa male-oriented society from a womans point of view, narrating not only her own life history but stories of other women who were close to her. She tells of Hausa domestic life, farming, and slavery, and explains the Hausa institutions of bond friendship, adoption, polygynous marriage, and kinship, showing how, in a society that permits easy and frequent divorce, children are not exclusively dependent on their biological parents for emotional support. First published in 1945 and now reissued with a new foreword by Hilda Kuper, this autobiography of a shrewd, humorous, and courageous personality remains a classic in the field of African studies and a uniquely valuable account of a Muslim society in West Africa. Details ISBN0300027419 Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300027419 ISBN-13 9780300027419 Media Book Year 1981 Imprint Yale University Press Subtitle A Woman of the Muslim Hausa Translated from Hausa Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 300 Format Paperback Short Title BABA OF KARO REV/E Edition Description Revised Place of Publication New Haven AU Release Date 1981-09-10 NZ Release Date 1981-09-10 US Release Date 1981-09-10 UK Release Date 1981-09-10 Author Mary F. Smith Publication Date 1981-09-10 DEWEY 966.95 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6995615;

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