This is the source for cultural insight to one of the least-known African countries.
JACQUELINE WOODFORK is Assistant Professor of History at Loyola University New Orleans.
Woodfork provides an introductory overview of the Central African
Republic, one of the least know countries in African, both to other
Africans and people of different continents. Coverage includes an
historical overview and information on geography, economics and
politics, followed by individual chapters exploring various aspects
of Centrafrican culture and customs: religion and worldview;
literature and the media; art, architecture, and living patterns;
cuisine and traditional dress; gender roles, marriage, and family;
social customs and lifestyle; and music and dance. The text also
includes a chronology, glossary, and selected bibliography.
Academic but accessible to the general reader.
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