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Image Of Africa In Anglo-america
Osmon Bencherif
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Description for Image Of Africa In Anglo-america
Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 575.
This book explores the way in which British and American visitors experienced Algeria and about their imaginary responses to the country. It also attempts to trace the elaboration and evolution of the perception of Algeria in the West with particular focus on the impressions and representations of those Anglo-Americans who experienced Algeria at first hand and wrote about it. The book provides historical perspective from the 16th century to the turn of the 19th century, but more specifically from 1785, which opened the chapter of the young American Republic clashes with the Regency of Algiers, to the last years of ... Read more
This book explores the way in which British and American visitors experienced Algeria and about their imaginary responses to the country. It also attempts to trace the elaboration and evolution of the perception of Algeria in the West with particular focus on the impressions and representations of those Anglo-Americans who experienced Algeria at first hand and wrote about it. The book provides historical perspective from the 16th century to the turn of the 19th century, but more specifically from 1785, which opened the chapter of the young American Republic clashes with the Regency of Algiers, to the last years of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761807308
SKU
V9780761807308
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About Osmon Bencherif
Osman Bencherif is Senior Lecturer in the English Department at Algiers University.
Reviews for Image Of Africa In Anglo-america
...a stimulating book for the student of Algeria's history and an intriguing excursion through one of the by-ways of English literature.
Sir Alan Munro, The Journal of Algerian Studies ...provides a new glimpse into little known and rarely tapped English and American writings related to Algeria...great use to researchers interested in colonial studies, both in history and literature.
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Sir Alan Munro, The Journal of Algerian Studies ...provides a new glimpse into little known and rarely tapped English and American writings related to Algeria...great use to researchers interested in colonial studies, both in history and literature.
... Read more