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CUCU (Grandmother's Memory and the Rebirth of Our Identity) : The Traditional African Family as a Living Classroom : Riddles, Proverbs, Stories, and the Interruption of Cultural Transmission Through Colonialism

Author :  Wanjiku Kironnyo

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Country
Kenya
Publisher
Elong'o Publishers, Kenya
ISBN 9798283635415
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2025
Bib. Info x, 74p.
Categories Anthropology/Archaeology
Product Weight 118 gms.
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The Traditional African Family as a Living Classroom brings Africa’s ancient wisdom to life through riddles, proverbs, and storytelling. Long before formal education, families taught intellect, values, and communal identity through daily life, music, language, and ritual. Colonialism disrupted this vibrant system, erasing indigenous knowledge and replacing it with foreign models. This book explores that rupture while celebrating ongoing efforts to reclaim Africa’s living classrooms. A compelling blend of history, memory, and cultural insight, it invites readers to witness the resilience of ancestral knowledge and the enduring power of education rooted in community and tradition.

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