Sultan to Sultan: Adventures Among the Masai and Other Tribes of East Africa (Exploring Travel)

by Mary French Sheldon, Bebe Bwana, M. French-sheldon, etc.

Release Date: February, 2000

Edition: Paperback

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A fascinating tale

This newly reprinted edition of May French-Sheldon's travel narrative is a fascinating historical document for those interested in exploring the intersection of gender, class, nation, and race within the colonial context. Boisseau's excellent introduction to the volume unpacks why French-Sheldon, her discourses, and her practices/performances are worthy of historical inquiry. French-Sheldon's text provides a fascinating look at how gender and racial boundaries were being defined, policed and contested during the rise of colonialism, feminism, and an expanding capitalist system. Bousseau's introduction and notes are superb.

Tales of a White Queen

This text is a fascinating historical document of the construction and performance of modern feminism, nationalism, and racism on the screen of colonial Africa. Boisseau's introduction does a magnificent job of framing Sheldon's travels and travel writing in the larger cultural context, drawing attention to just how illustrative May French Sheldon's actions and writings were to the intersection of class, race, gender, and nation in the volatile era of colonialism, with their implications still lingering today. A fantastic work.