Ajani ashia (43 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Ashia Ajani's Heirloom stands as a poetic homage to the profound legacy of her family's migration journey - a path traversing from Bentonia, Mississippi to Detroit, Michigan, and finally to Denver, Colorado. Against the backdrop of urban landscapes and amidst the vibrant hues of urban gardens, resilience emerges as their cornerstone. Persisting through fragmentation and reuniting with a shared collection of stories, recipes, and ancestral wisdom, their journey becomes a testament to the resilience born from both nature and human spirit. Ajani's contemplation on inheritance as a gift meant for generations to come leads her to go into the realms of environmental responsibility, grappling with the imperative of responding to the ever-evolving climate crisis. With a profound respect for the unspoken threads that connect us and a relentless pursuit of newfound freedoms, Heirloom constructs worlds from the very ashes, an embodiment of the enduring strength passed down through generations. ,   .…

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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Heirloom. Book.

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America. In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Ajani illuminates how 8 unique plants can help tell the story of the Black diaspora in this country. Each chapter is a deep dive into one plant, including eucalyptus, passionflower, wild mustard, pokeweed, and others. It traces the plants significance in African tradition, through its role in the Middle Passage and Chattel Slavery, and up to its importance in modern households and communities. It considers the complex rhetorical lives of these plants, most of which have been used as both ugly metaphors for Black incursion as well as powerful symbols for Black liberation. And it highlights the ethnobotanical uses of these plants that have sustained displaced populations for centuries. Throughout, Tending the Vines challenges the notion of invasive species and the concept of belonging, by contextualizing how plants move, are moved, and, of course, move us. This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of various plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience and the concept of belonging in America. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America.In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Ajani illuminates how eight unique plants tell the story of the Black diaspora in America. Each chapter is a deep dive into one plant-including eucalyptus, passionflower, wild mustard, and kudzu-exploring their significance in African tradition, their role through the Middle Passage and Chattel Slavery, and their enduring importance in modern households and communities.Tending the Vines unpacks the complex rhetorical lives of these plants, most of which have been used as both ugly metaphors for Black incursion as well as powerful symbols for Black liberation. It also highlights the ethnobotanical uses that have sustained displaced populations for centuries. Throughout, Ajani complicates our notions of "invasive" and belonging, by contextualizing how plants move, are moved, and, of course, move us.…

Condizione: New. In English.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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hardcover. Condizione: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher.

hardcover. Condizione: New. Brand New.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 272 pages. 5.75x0.93x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 272 pages. 5.75x0.93x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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Condizione: New. 2026. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Condizione: New. 2026. hardcover. . . . . .

Hardback. Condizione: New. This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America.In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Ajani illuminates how eight unique plants tell the story of the Black diaspora in America. Each chapter is a deep dive into one plant-including eucalyptus, passionflower, wild mustard, and kudzu-exploring their significance in African tradition, their role through the Middle Passage and Chattel Slavery, and their enduring importance in modern households and communities.Tending the Vines unpacks the complex rhetorical lives of these plants, most of which have been used as both ugly metaphors for Black incursion as well as powerful symbols for Black liberation. It also highlights the ethnobotanical uses that have sustained displaced populations for centuries. Throughout, Ajani complicates our notions of "invasive" and belonging, by contextualizing how plants move, are moved, and, of course, move us.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America. In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Ajani illuminates how 8 unique plants can help tell the story of the Black diaspora in this country. Each chapter is a deep dive into one plant, including eucalyptus, passionflower, wild mustard, pokeweed, and others. It traces the plants significance in African tradition, through its role in the Middle Passage and Chattel Slavery, and up to its importance in modern households and communities. It considers the complex rhetorical lives of these plants, most of which have been used as both ugly metaphors for Black incursion as well as powerful symbols for Black liberation. And it highlights the ethnobotanical uses of these plants that have sustained displaced populations for centuries. Throughout, Tending the Vines challenges the notion of invasive species and the concept of belonging, by contextualizing how plants move, are moved, and, of course, move us. This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of various plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience and the concept of belonging in America. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…