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  • History, Trauma, and Healing in Postcolonial Narratives

    Reconstructing Identities

    de O. Ifowodo ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    What would it mean to read postcolonial writings under the prism of trauma? Ogaga Ifowodo tackles these questions through a psycho-social examination of the lingering impact of imperialist domination, resulting in a refreshing complement to the cultural-materialist studies that dominate the field. ... Leer más

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  • The French Intifada

    The Long War Between France and Its Arabs

    de Andrew Hussey ...
    This provocative look at France's relationship with the Arab world offers a "bracing mix of journalism and history [that] couldn't be more timely" (Mitchell Cohen, The New York Times Book Review).To fully understand the social and political pressures wracking contemporary France—and, indeed, all of Europe—we must look beyond domestic issues. Unemployment, economic stagnation, and social ... Leer más

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  • African History: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent. ... Leer más

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  • Empire of Secrets

    British Intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire

    de Calder Walton ...
    The renowned espionage historian offers "a gripping account of British intelligence during the last days of empire" ( The Daily Telegraph).Drawing on a wealth of newly declassified records and hitherto overlooked personal papers, intelligence expert Calder Walton offers a compelling and authoritative history of Britain's espionage activities after World War II. A major addition to intelligence ... Leer más

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  • The Birth of Sydney

    de Tim Flannery ...
    The author of the #1 international bestseller, The Weather Makers, provides a stunning portrait of Australia's cultural capital.Sydney, Australia, is one of the world's most beautiful and fascinating cities, home to over five million people and a popular tourist destination. In The Birth of Sydney, scientist and historian Tim Flannery blends the writings of Australian explorers, settlers, leaders, ... Leer más

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  • Bali Chronicles

    Fascinating People and Events in Balinese History

    This book tells the story of Bali-the "paradise island of the Pacific"-its rulers and its people, and their encounters with the Western world.Balinese history tells a fascinating story. For a thousand years, the peculiar splendor of BalineseHindu culture came very close to satisfying the social, religious and artistic needs of the people. The arrival of European visitors in the 1920s and 1930s ... Leer más

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  • Sexagon

    Muslims, France, and the Sexualization of National Culture

    Honorable Mention, Association for Middle East Women’s StudiesHonorable Mention, 2018 Arab American Book Awards (Non-Fiction)In contemporary France, particularly in the banlieues of Paris, the figure of the young, virile, hypermasculine Muslim looms large. So large, in fact, it often supersedes liberal secular society’s understanding of gender and sexuality altogether. Engaging the nexus of race, ... Leer más

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  • The New Arcadia

    Tahiti's Cursed Myth

    SINCE BEING “DISCOVERED ” IN 1767, Tahiti has faced a profound cultural upheaval. From the start, she has been branded with the irresistible dual myth of the Noble Savage’s harmonious Arcadian life and of the vahine’s amorous favours freely granted. People (navigators, missionaries, whalers, slavers) and events (deadly epidemics, atomic testing, and now tourism), all have contributed over time to ... Leer más

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  • Magnificent and Beggar Land

    Angola Since the Civil War

    Magnificent and Beggar Land is a powerful account of fast-changing dynamics in Angola, an important African state that is a key exporter of oil and diamonds and a growing power on the continent. Based on three years of research and extensive first-hand knowledge of Angola, it documents the rise of a major economy and its insertion in the international system since it emerged in 2002 from one of ... Leer más

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  • Confronting Empire

    The Pakistani political thinker and activist shares his insight into global emancipatory politics in this interview collection—foreword by Edward W. Said.Edward W. Said once urged the legendary Eqbal Ahmad not to "leave your words scattered to the winds, or even recorded on tape, but collected and published in several volumes for everyone to read. Then those who don't have the privilege of knowing ... Leer más

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  • On the Way Back

    A British businessman woos a Caribbean woman—and her disapproving family—in this "engrossing novel" ( Insight).Nathaniel Jones, a middle-aged businessman from England, travels to the Caribbean island of Anguilla to spend a fortnight on holiday—and finds himself captivated by a brilliant and beautiful member of the local community, Sheila Rawlingson. After a secret, intense hundred-day courtship, ... Leer más

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  • Western Sahara

    The Refugee Nation

    Series series Iberian and Latin American Studies
    The Western Sahara is the last colony in Africa and the only Spanish-speaking territory in the Arab World. This book explores the dynamic process of construction of the Saharawi identity, culture and society developed in the refugee camps. ... Leer más

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