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Women Writing Africa: The Northern Region – Edited by Sadiqi, Nowaira, El Kholy & Ennaji

R350.00

The acclaimed Women Writing Africa project (of which this the fourth volume) ends with The Northern Region, which covers six countries-Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia-and contains over one hundred texts from nine languages. This pioneering volume includes works from 3000 BCE to the present, and contains entries referring to three of the world’s major religions. It encompasses a vast array of women’s experiences, from an ancient Egyptian marriage proposal to a personal history of the Inquisition to a plea for higher education. Fatima Sadiqiteaches at the University of Fes. Amira Nowairateaches at Alexandria University. Azza El Kholyteaches at Alexandria University and directs the Institute for Peace in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Moha Ennajidirects Arab studies at Rutgers University and the doctoral program on gender studies at the University of Fes.

“Invaluable. . . . The editors . . . [have] recover[ed] the lost voices of African women and, as a consequence, have restored their rich cultural and historical legacies.”- Library Journal, starred review

“Essential. All readers; all levels.”- Choicemagazine, Outstanding Academic Titles, 2006

“A splendid resource. . . . Authoritative, readable introductory notes to each selection provide essential background and biography.”- Booklist

“Urgent, powerful. . . . The editors have created a place where the voices of all sorts of African women can be heard.”- The New York Review of Books

Price: R350.00

Edition: First South African edition

Published: 2009

Publishers: Wits University Press

ISBN: 9781868144907

Condition: Paperback in good condition – minor shelf wear around the edges of the cover. Internally in very good condition — very clean and tightly bound.

 

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The acclaimed Women Writing Africa project (of which this the fourth volume) ends with The Northern Region, which covers six countries-Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia-and contains over one hundred texts from nine languages. This pioneering volume includes works from 3000 BCE to the present, and contains entries referring to three of the world’s major religions. It encompasses a vast array of women’s experiences, from an ancient Egyptian marriage proposal to a personal history of the Inquisition to a plea for higher education. Fatima Sadiqiteaches at the University of Fes. Amira Nowairateaches at Alexandria University. Azza El Kholyteaches at Alexandria University and directs the Institute for Peace in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Moha Ennajidirects Arab studies at Rutgers University and the doctoral program on gender studies at the University of Fes.

“Invaluable. . . . The editors . . . [have] recover[ed] the lost voices of African women and, as a consequence, have restored their rich cultural and historical legacies.”- Library Journal, starred review

“Essential. All readers; all levels.”- Choicemagazine, Outstanding Academic Titles, 2006

“A splendid resource. . . . Authoritative, readable introductory notes to each selection provide essential background and biography.”- Booklist

“Urgent, powerful. . . . The editors have created a place where the voices of all sorts of African women can be heard.”- The New York Review of Books

Price: R350.00

Edition: First South African edition

Published: 2009

Publishers: Wits University Press

ISBN: 9781868144907

Condition: Paperback in good condition – minor shelf wear around the edges of the cover. Internally in very good condition — very clean and tightly bound.

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Weight 826 g