Beth Hunt: 8 books

This study explores how Dalits in north India have used literature as a means of protest against caste oppression. Including fresh ethnographic research and interviews, it traces the trajectory of modern Dalit writing in Hindi and its pivotal role in the creation, rise and reinforcement of a distinctive...

Set along the cliffs between mountain and sea, Hermanus is one of the most popular holiday and travel destinations in South Africa. Initially it was the abundance of fish in Walker Bay, along which the village rapidly grew, that attracted holidaymakers. Today, the stars of the bay are undoubtedly...

How far would you go to find the greater meaning of your life? What is beyond the sea? She asked. And what is my place in this vast and remarkable world? Born on an isolated island surrounded by an infinite sea, Isla feels alone with her questions of life’s meaning and purpose. Even her best...

Is it possible to lose yourself? A child of the mountains, Alsi accepts her destiny as a Lodestone Carrier. She is a rare guardian of the Unseen Map that leads to a place deep into the heart of the mountains where ancient wisdom still abides. When Alsi is stolen from her mountain home by mainland...

When Little Else joins Ma Calico's Bush Circus, she becomes La Petite Elsie and does leaps and lofty tumbles with Joe, The Flying Giuseppe, and the crowds love them. But mean Ma Calico won't pay them a penny. The circus horses are sick of hauling Ma around the country, and the other performers want...

When Little Else takes up the Wild Roaming Life, she rides a huge horse called Outlaw, who used to belong to a bushranger. After Little Else frees a team of bullocks from a nasty bullock driver, she is wanted for cattle duffing. Soon she is wanted for horse rustling as well. But when she frees some...

When Little Else leads her gang of bushrangers through the Back-of-Beyond in search of the mysterious Lost Herd, they cross a river into strange country where their hoofprints disappear. The long-lost cattle are said to be worth their weight in gold, but no one has ever come back from beyond the Broken...

This edited volume explores the intersection of spirituality with childbirth from 1800 to the present day from a comparative perspective. It illustrates how over this time period in much of the world, traditional practices, home births, and midwives have been overshadowed and undermined by male dominated...