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Ruth Finnegan
A short account of the life and writings of the English anthropologist Ruth Finnegan FBA. Part memoir, part reference.
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As a volume in the stunning Kate-Pearl epic series this is again a recycling of the same mythic story and style as in my novels Black Inked Pearl and its…
In an only too topical anthology, Ruth Finnegan, cultural historian, classicist, and anthropologist, has gathered together a fantastic collection of heart-rending expressions of both despair and inspiration. It spans the…
In an only too topical anthology, Ruth Finnegan, cultural historian, classicist, and anthropologist, has gathered together a fantastic collection of heart-rending expressions of both despair and inspiration . It spans…
Was it a dream? Her vision as she stood by that African river, and as she searched through the universe for the love of her soul that she'd left on…
A little angel, banished from heaven, can only return if he observes and records seven acts of real goodness on earth. Homesick and cold - and not believing that good…
On a wild Irish strand Kate flees in panic from her best friend's kiss, then must search for him through the universe. This first volume of Finnegan's Kate-Pearl series, at…
Nobody loved her. And she so longed to love someone, anyone, even a little cat. They wouldn't let her. A funny-sad tale with superb insights into the inner doings of…
The lovely queen Sophia has to submit to here conqueror King Francis to save her petiole from slaughter.As = a result she falls passionately in love with him - and…
Poems selected by the author from her unique inspirational bovel 'Black inked pearl' expressing an intensity of feeling and insight that, as readers have commented, rivals that of the great…
The amazing story of a small island in the South Pacific, its music and culture and its gifts to the world
The doyen multi-award anthropologist Ruth Finnegan returns by popular demand, this time to answer common questions about the general issues around the technology co=of communication and the significance of orality…
What is the role of sound in human like?and of music? What do we use it for and ow does it vary across the world? Where does it come from…
Surprising conclusions about one of the great issues of our time by an acclaimed prize-winning expert. world-wide coverage brought home to our doorsteps. Startling, provocative and intensely readable.
The classic account by doyen prize-winning anthropologist Ruth Finnegan of the issues, crucial for us all, surrounding oral and written communication as they worked - and still work - out…
Not to be missed, this highly original book brings a fresh perspective on, among other things, that central topic of interest today - the dawn of human history - and…
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The little angel, on his way to carry out his scary "very responsible" tasks on earth now he has his certificate, meets terrifying adventures in space. Would he, could he…
A stunning account of how things that seem just part of everyday life, are in fact extraordinary once we notice them. As anthropologists do when they stop to listen. As…
A startling and mind-provoking account of how things that seem just part of everyday life, are in fact extraordinary once we notice them. As anthropologists do when they stop to…
Ruth Finnegan's prize-winning epic romance novel, The Black Inked Pearl, was inspired by her own dreams. Perhaps these dreams grew from her subconscious or were somehow shreds of memories from…
It is a common notion that Africa has, and indeed ought to have, learned much from the west. This is not wrong; all cultures rightly learn from each other. But…
LITERARY TITAN GOLD AWARD It is a common notion that Africa has, and indeed ought to have, learned much from the west. This is not wrong; all cultures rightly learn…
The history of music, culture and radio in the small island of Fiji by a well -known anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, starts from historical 'moments/ (1937, 1978, 2009) to dispute conventional…
From birth she hadn't had a chance. But she was determined to outdo them all. Who would blow her trumpet if she didn't? Selfish, wicket, worst of the lot -…
This revised edition makes Finnegan’s ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images, and an updated bibliography, as well as original chapters…
Pearl in the deep wood. The voice of the living trees. Ruth Finnegan. In this, the fifth, volume of the ever recycling Kate-Pearl love story, the voices are those of…
An award-winning unput-downable tale of two children building a boat from a log they find buried in the sand and sailing off to far-off fantastic lands in a stormy sea-driven…
The best of the three great mystic poets Rumi, Donne and Blake, selected by the poet and novelist Ruth Finnegan
Ruth Finnegan is renowned as the scholar who has made a whole generation of Africanists realise the singular importance of oral literature. She asks whether Africa can still be considered…
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Studies communication and its implications for human thought and action in a comparative and historical context. The book contains recent research results of social anthropology and history, as well as…
Ruth Finnegan’s Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on…
The Limba are rice farmers of northern Sierra Leone. This detailed study of their stories, collected and translated by Ruth Finnegan, emphasizes the importance of actual delivery in these orally…
Ever wondered what the thieves in the Ali Baba story were really like? Where they came from and how they were recruited and what exactly they did? And were they…
An epic romance about the naive Irish girl Kate and her mysterious lover, whom she rejects in panic and then spends her life seeking.
Originally published: Cambridge [England]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1977.
A companion story to Ruth Finnegan's multi-award inspirational novel 'Black Inked Pearl', this time, unusually, told from the perspective of the ever-sounding sea
A volume in the unique 'Kate-Pearl' series
A gathering of the best stories from past centuries, with an illuminating introduction Callender Academic
does researching take place only in the universities? and what about the opportunities opened up by the web? you read it first here! Callender Academic
Printed first,,thought and penned last.,the innermost final thoughts by great thinkers on their world- moving works. Not to be missed. CALLENDER CLASSICS
A lovely collection of beautiful verse edited by Ruth Finnegan for the home, church or school. Easy-read large print for new and old. A treasury of wisdom and art for…
An undiscovered treasure: the romance of cookery first published in America in 1911. A cross between the ease of quick-cook and the solidity and care of Mrs Beaton, interspersed with…
The latest edition of the acclaimed classic on an increasingly important continent
An enlarged and updated edition of Ruth Finnegan’s authoritative and fully evidenced classic., dedicated to the great Africanist scholar and lifelong friend of the Somali people ‘ Goosh’ Andrzejewski.
The moving true story, caught by the author from a shining star, of a little girl who died too young. Then of her bravery as, all alone but for her…
