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We Are Imazighen: The Development of Algerian Berber Identity in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture
Fazia Aïtel
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Description for We Are Imazighen: The Development of Algerian Berber Identity in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
To the world they are known as Berbers, but they prefer to call themselves Imazighen, or “free people.” The claim to this unique cultural identity has been felt most acutely in Algeria in the Kabylia region, where an Amazigh consciousness gradually emerged after WWII. This is a valuable model for other Amazigh movements in North Africa, where the existence of an Amazigh language and culture is denied or dismissed in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.
By tracing the cultural production of the Kabyle people—their songs, oral traditions, and literature—from the early 1930s to the end of ... Read more
To the world they are known as Berbers, but they prefer to call themselves Imazighen, or “free people.” The claim to this unique cultural identity has been felt most acutely in Algeria in the Kabylia region, where an Amazigh consciousness gradually emerged after WWII. This is a valuable model for other Amazigh movements in North Africa, where the existence of an Amazigh language and culture is denied or dismissed in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.
By tracing the cultural production of the Kabyle people—their songs, oral traditions, and literature—from the early 1930s to the end of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813049397
SKU
V9780813049397
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About Fazia Aïtel
Fazia Aïtel, associate professor of modern languages at Claremont McKenna College, USA, is a coeditor of The Veil in All Its States.
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