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Colonial Histories, Postcolonial Memories

The Legend of the Kahina, a North African Heroine

Colonial Histories, Postcolonial Memories( )
Author: Hannoum, Abdelmajid M.
Series title:Studies in African Literature
ISBN:978-0-325-00253-8
Publication Date:Sep 2001
Publisher:ABC-CLIO, LLC
Imprint:Greenwood
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $101.95
Book Description:

No other North African legend had been adopted, transformed, and used by as many social groups as that of the Kahina myth. In this book, Abdelmajid Hannoum examines the role the myth played in what may be called an ideological conquest. Since its inception in the 9th century, the Kahina legend has provided the ideological armature for use in anticolonial struggles, North African nationalism, Berber nationalism, and Arab feminism. But the Kahina story has also provided the...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African Studies
History / Africa / North
Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.596 x 23.393 x 1.422 cm
Book Weight:0.514 Kilograms



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