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Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (Bilingual Edition) - by Amara Lakhous (Paperback)
Book Synopsis The immigrant tenants of a building in Rome offer skewed accounts of a murder in this prize-winning satire by the Algerian-born Italian author (Publishers Weekly). Piazza Vittorio is home to a polyglot community of immigrants who have come to Rome from all over the world. But when a tenant is murdered in the building's elevator, the delicate balance is thrown into disarray. As each of the victim's neighbors is questioned by the police, readers are offered an all-access…
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One Thousand Roads to Mecca - 2nd Edition by Michael Wolfe (Paperback)
About the Book The pilgrimage to Mecca, or the "Hadj", is a journey all Muslims are enjoined to make once in their lifetime. Since its inception in the seventh century, the "Hadj" has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic literature. "One Thousand Roads to Mecca" collects significant works by deeply observant writers from the East and West over the last ten centuries into a historically, geographically, and ethnically diverse anthology of rich travel writing. Book…
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
For the first time in 3,300 years, The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Papyrus of Ani is showcased in its entirety in seventy-four magnificent, large-format, color pages. Maybe the most stunning presentation of this book in 3300 years: Upon death, it was the practice for some Egyptians to produce a papyrus manuscript called the Book of Going Forth by Day or the Book of the Dead. A Book of the Dead included declarations and spells to help the deceased in the…
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Discretion - by Faiza Guene (Hardcover)
About the Book Alternating fragments from Yamina's Algerian past with those of her Paris present, Discretion spans the history of colonial conflict from the Second World War to the present day. A tribute to mothers everywhere, it is also the story of a modern French family feeling their way through the puzzle of their history - and finding one another as they go along. Book Synopsis Deftly moving between Algeria and Paris, bestselling novelist Faïza Guène's Discretion compellingly…
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Arab Women in Algeria (Hardcover)
The book presents the first English edition of Hubertine Auclert's Arab Women in Algeria which offers a unique picture of Algerian society in late 19th century. Hubertine Auclert (1848-1914) was one of the foremost militants for women's political rights in France from the mid-1870s. She lived in Algeria from 1888 to 1892, where she investigated the customs and traditions that defined the condition of women. She witnessed both the exploitation of women and that of the colonized people; in…
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Algeria and France: From Colonialism to Cooperation - Pickles, Dorothy Maud
"\"This is not a book about Algeria. It is a bried study of only one aspect of the Algerian problem, namely, its impact on the politics of postwar France. It does not, therefore, discuss directly the course of the rebellion, on which a good deal has already been written in English as well as in French. Nor does it discuss the aims and aspirations of Algerian nationalism, its racial and political background, and its relations to Arab nationalism and Pan-Arabism...\" Ex library stock so…
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*SIGNED* Everfair: Book 1 Everfair Duology by Nisi Shawl - UNSIGNED Paperback
Watch our favorite #booktuber - Njeri Damali Sojourner of Onyx Pages - review Everfair. Everfair by Nisi Shawl Everfair is a wonderful Neo-Victorian alternate history novel that explores the question of what might have come of Belgium's disastrous colonization of the Congo if the native populations had learned about steam technology a bit earlier. Fabian Socialists from Great Britian join forces with African-American missionaries to purchase land from the Belgian Congo's "owner," King…
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The Clear Quran (Arabic-English Edition ,Flexible cover)
The Clear Quran – with Arabic Text | Flexi Cover English Translation for Arabic Text For a translation to do justice to the Quran and capture its elegance and vigor, it has to be accurate, smooth, eloquent, and accessible. Unlike most popular translations, The Clear Quran masterfully passes on all counts. ABOUT THE TRANSLATION Thousands of hours have been put into this work over the last few years to guarantee accuracy, clarity, eloquence, and flow. To achieve accuracy, the translator has…
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Afropean : Notes from Black Europe (Paperback)
'A revelation' Owen Jones 'Afropean seizes the blur of contradictions that have obscured Europe's relationship with blackness and paints it into something new, confident and lyrical' Afua Hirsch A Guardian, New Statesman and BBC History Magazine Best Book of 2019 'Afropean. Here was a space where blackness was taking part in shaping European identity ... A continent of Algerian flea markets, Surinamese shamanism, German Reggae and Moorish castles. Yes, all this was part of Europe too…
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The Thousand and One Dances of the Orient 'French' Hardcover Coffee Table Book
The thousand and one dances of the Orient (French) hardcover - June 30, 2008 by Wendy Buonaventura (Author) Publisher: Arthaud (1989) 1st Edition Language:: French Oriental dances from all angles In this large-format 200-page book, the author introduces us to various styles of oriental dances, from different aspects and periods. A book that is full of illustrations. The introduction provides us with a brief history of oriental dance with lots of illustrations. The Echo of Distant…
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Nakba - (Cultures of History) by Ahmad Sa'di & Lila Abu-Lughod (Paperback)
Book Synopsis For outside observers, current events in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank are seldom related to the collective memory of ordinary Palestinians. But for Palestinians themselves, the iniquities of the present are experienced as a continuous replay of the injustice of the past.By focusing on memories of the Nakba or "catastrophe" of 1948, in which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were dispossessed to create the state of Israel, the contributors to this volume illuminate…
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