The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography / Edition 1

by Tepilit Ole Saitoti, John Galaty

Overview

An autobiographical memoir revealing the traditional childhood, adolescence, and coming of age in Maasailond also documents the author's life on the plains of the Serengeti and his education and experiences as he journeyed to Europe and America

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520063259
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	10/14/1988
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	170
Sales rank:	543,794
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Editorial Reviews

The author of Maasai ( LJ 10/15/80) now offers his life story: from his birth into a traditional society in Tanzania in 1949, through his youth, education in a mission school, and initiation as a warrior, to his career as a game park guide and ranger (subject of a National Geographic film, Man of the Serengeti ); to his studies in Munich and Boston and at the University of Michigan (where he received an M.S. in natural resources), to his return home, to be received back ritually into his family. Although Masai life has been much described, this personal view is particularly interesting. Accessibly presented, this is recommended for area collections and any library where there is interest in culture contact or the black experience. Elizabeth A. Widenmann, Columbia Univ. Libs.

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