So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba
Dominico Caracciolo was an important figure on the eighteenth-century European stage, holding high office as a diplomat in London, Turin and Paris, and as viceroy and prime minister in the Two Sicilies. He was an inveterate letter-writer and his huge correspondence, with his diplomatic despatches and other official writing, is a unique original source, providing a detailed and vivid picture of the eighteenth-century European elite with all its extravagance and scandalous behaviour but, even more importantly, it is an account of an Enlightenment struggle against the increasingly outdated clerical and feudal rule in Sicily. Caracciolo was an abrasive and combative official and politician and vigorous scion of the Enlightenment. In this book, Angus Campbell provides a detailed portrait of Caracciolo and of the political, social, economic, legal and cultural context in which he lived and worked. In doing so, he provides a unique vantage point on the European diplomatic culture of the eighteenth century.
Bü¾Œ¦”¼, Mariama: - Mariama Bü¾Œ¦”¼ was a novelist, teacher and feminist, active from 1979 to 1981 in Senegal, West Africa. Bü¾Œ¦”¼'s source of determination and commitment to the feminist cause stemmed from her background, her parent's life and her schooling. Indeed, her contribution is of absolute importance in modern African studies since she was among the first to illustrate the disadvantaged position of women in African society. Bü¾Œ¦”¼'s work focused on the grandmother, the mother, the sister, the daughter, the cousin and the friend, how they all deserve the title mother of Africa, and how important they are for the society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780435905552 |
| ISBN 10 | 0435905554 |
| Title | So Long a Letter |
| Author | Mariama Ba |
| Series | African Writers Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Heinemann Educational Books |
| Year published | 1989-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 90 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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