Live veiling - Lot 875
Beschrijving lot
8vo (bookblocks loosening).
Publ. bindings.
1. Thinking black. London, Morgan & Scott Ld, 1912. Ill. with 21 full-page pl. (4 coloured). - 2. Back to the long grass. London, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., s.d. Ill with. 33 pl. out of text and 3 full-page maps.
Daniel Crawford (1869-1926), also known as "Konga Vantu", was a Scottish missionary. He studied African languages and sought to understand African customs and traditional rule. He played a major role in mediating between chiefs and colonial authorities. He wrote two influential books, of which one, "Thinking Black" was recommended reading for those Europeans who wanted to work in partnership with, rather than over, Africans.