A lively account of the concealed faiths of the ancient world.

Little is known about the African women who came to Europe from the 1870s onwards, nor do we dare to imagine them as wealthy, elegantly dressed individuals with refined tastes and fluent in several languages. The Krio Fernandino represented a multisited, multilocal, transnational, transcontinental and Afropolitan community that lived between Africa and Europe from the late 19th century onwards. This book explains how the Krio Fernandino, and particularly their women, transcended the barriers ...

Start with grunge, hip-hop, and rave culture, the high-tech warfare of Operation Desert Storm, the creeping paranoia of Twin Peaks and The X-Files, and the rise and reign of the supermodel. Join the sweaty throngs at Berlin's dance clubs, and the outpouring of grief following the losses of Biggie and Tupac. Skip forward from the camcorder to reality TV, from riot grrrls to the Spice Girls, and from flannel shirts to black trenchcoats. Witness the slow awareness of climate change growing along...