Cannibalism myths, empire, and identity in colonial sierra leone
Auteur :
Keefer, Katrina HB
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781666965780
Date de publication :
4 déc. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Through careful analysis of court transcripts and modern scholarship on the 1913 Human Leopard cases in Sierra Leone, this book uncovers a complex web of judicial overreach, colonial ambitions, indigenous belief systems, European paranoia, animals whose habitat was being encroached upon, and socio-political turmoil.