Isabelle Eberhardt and North Africa : a carnivalesque mirage /

Born in Switzerland, writer Isabelle Eberhardt spent most of her adult life in North Africa, where she gained the reputation of being an anti-colonial figure on account of her friendship with the natives. This book shows that she was less interested in defending the colonized than in fulfilling her...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chouiten, Lynda, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
Eberhardt, Isabelle, > 1877-1904 > Criticism and interpretation.
Eberhardt, Isabelle, > 1877-1904 > Travel > Africa, North.
Eberhardt, Isabelle, > 1877-1904
Eberhardt, Isabelle, > 1877-1904.
Women > Africa, North > Biography.
Femmes > Afrique du Nord > Biographies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Travel
Women
North Africa
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Possessing the land, dividing the people
  • Islam: the not-so-straight way to power
  • Desiring power: the transvestite westerner and the eroticised native
  • Journeys: travel, writing, and the changing self
  • Conclusion: Eberhardt's life as a novel-like epic.

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