Chopchair

ChopchairThe extremely irritable and quick tempered chieftain, Akendong II has 14 children, all girls, and is saddened by the fact that he has no chopchair, a male heir to his throne. Then news comes to him that his favourite wife has given birth to a pair of twins, boys. He is even more angered by the fact that he has two heirs, a source of trouble for his kingdom. To avoid his wrath, his councillors change the story, sending away one of the boys to grow in

hence the words “Kamitic” (refers to the people of ancient Egypt) The Great year is based on the astronomical movement of the earth through the constellations known as the precession of the Equinoxes

This volume draws together thirteen important essays on the concept of race in Shakespeare's drama

starting with the church fundraiser she launched to support local kids

at the World Festival of the Arts held in Dakar in 1966

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