Reines d’Afrique et héroïnes de la diaspora noire (Queens of Africa and heroines of the Black Diaspora) An exceptional historical essay No Black heroine ever highlighted by the so-called “universal” history. That observation led Sylvia Serbin to do research on great women who took a prominent part in the history of Africa and the Black Diaspora, from antiquity to the early twentieth century. Queen Pokou (Ivory Coast), Anne Zingha (Angola), Queen Ranavalona III (Madagascar), the Mulatto Solitude (Guadeloupe), Madam Tinubu (Nigeria), the Amazons of Dahomey, Kahena from Algeria, Dona Beatrice (Congo), Nandi, Chaka Zulu’s mother, and the Hottentot Venus (South Africa) are some of the female figures portrayed among twenty-two characters. These queens, women of influence, resisters against slavery, prophetesses, warriors or mothers of heroes are mostly unknown by the general public. ISBN: 9 782842 800826 First book dedicated to African women as historical actresses, “Reines d’Afrique” has attracted many French-speaking readers throughout the world. Indeed, it’s with a real talent of storyteller that the author built, starting from written and oral sources having required several years of research, a historical fresco the reading of which arouses admiration, sadness, horror and respect for the temperaments of exception depicted here. A useful and fascinating book which also reveals unexplored facets of some pre-colonial African societies often described as anarchic, uncivilized and stagnant when they experienced an undeniable vitality. Journalist, historian and writer, Sylvia Serbin has also worked for the corporate communication of different companies and organisations. African-West Indian, she spent 30 years in Africa where she was born, and lives now in France where she studied and spent a part of her career. Sylvia Serbin wrote historical series for the radio and various magazines. She also made a contribution to the encyclopaedia titled General History of Africa, published by UNESCO. She sits on the local council of her town near Versailles, where she has been elected 10 years ago. To order the book: editions-sepia - : +33 (0) 1 43 97 22 14 - Or by Amazon.fr
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