A major literary and scholarly work that transforms perceptions of West African women's history and culture.

Third installment of major literary and scholarly project exposes East African women's history and culture.

Essential...this distinctive series presents 120 southern African texts that are rich, evocative. -- Library Journal

Culminating the acclaimed Women Writing Africa project, The Northern Region covers 3,000 BCE to today.

Drawing on firsthand experience, distinguished South African writer Lauretta Ngcobo depicts the lives of rural women in South Africa, paying homage to the extra