THE TAR BABY: A Global History
Tracing its history and its connections to slavery, colonialism, and global trade, Wagner explores how the tar baby story, thought to have originated in Africa, came to exist in hundreds of forms on five continents. He concludes with twelve versions of the story transcribed from various cultures in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Illus.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 261
Publisher: Princeton
ISBN: 9780691196916
Item #: 9363831