Into the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa
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ISBN: 047113547X / Publisher: Trade Paper Press, December 1997
Argues that modern Africans are working to take control of their lives and use African traditions to come up with solutions to modern problems
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Experience Africa's vibrant and volatile struggle at the crossroads between tradition and modernity . . .INTO THE HOUSE OF THE ANCESTORS""Rich . . . fascinating."" --The New York Times Book Review""A master of eyewitness description and of the telling interview, [Maier] has unearthed Africa's hidden heroes and heroines."" --Financial Times""Maier has written a sensitive and complex narrative. . . . excellent descriptions of the lives and experiences of both ordinary and extraordinary individuals in different parts of Africa."" --Richard Leakey, The Times (London)""A remarkable book. . . . It is no easy task to articulate an intangible undercurrent in an area so geographically large and culturally diverse, but Maier has succeeded admirably. Maier gives us hope that [the Africans] can rebound and even thrive. Highly recommended."" --Library Journal
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