Equality in diversity (12 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : New.

Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With almost no library markings, In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9781904070054.…

Etat : New. In English.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Internally in very good condition indeed, cover has some mild shelfwear. Heath Hearn (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : New.

Etat : New. Print on Demand pp. 90.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : New. Print on Demand pp. 90.

Etat : New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 90.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Buch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Lavishly illustrated with the author's own colour photographs, these letters from a young British university lecturer in Algeria paint a vivid picture of the former French colony ten years after its war of independence. Having defeated France, Algeria had unrivalled prestige among developing nations. In October 1973, just after the author arrived, Algeria challenged the world by persuading other Arab oil-producers to initiate an oil embargo which shook the foundations of the international economy and whose impact is still felt today. The author's introduction sets the historical context.The letters have been edited into themes so that they present a story. They give lively glimpses of day-to-day living in the spectacular cliff-top city of Constantine, university life and cultural events, amusing insights into the mysterious ways of the bureaucracy and the surprisingly difficult struggle to get paid, a trip to the heart of the Algerian oilfield in the desert, visits to Roman antiquities. There are also hints of the tensions between secular ideals and religious fundamentalism which would lead Algeria into civil war in the 1990s. The letters provide a view of a fascinating country emerging into freedom at a time of optimism in the aftermath of independence, when everything seemed possible.…

Etat : New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorDavid Cheesman was brought up in India, Ghana, Nigeria, Jersey and Turkey, and mostly educated in England. His first job was as a Lecturer in English at the University of Constantine, Algeria. He has a PhD in South Asi.…