Africa

ISBN: 9780227174357
Published by : James Clarke & Co
Series: Ethiopic Manuscripts, Texts, and Studies
A thorough revision of the author's dissertation, 'Bible in Ethiopia' takes advantage of new developments in Ethiopic studies and in the practice of New Testament textual criticism. This new work benefits from full collations of the versional evid... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718893354
Published by : Lutterworth Press
When Roger H. Guichard Jr. discovered a French translation of the works of Carsten Niebuhr, sole survivor of the 1761–1767 Royal Danish Expedition to the Yemen, he was astounded. 'They were not just another dry account of one man’s travels, but re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909662018
Published by : Legenda
Series: Legenda Research Monographs in French Studies
Volume: 41
The figure of the dictator looms large in representations of postcolonial Africa. Since the late 1970s, writers, film-makers and theorists have sought to represent the realities of dictatorship without endorsing the colonialist cl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780746310335
Published by : Northcote House Publishers
Series: Writers and their Work
This book examines the work of Ama Ata Aidoo from the perspectives of her early writing in Ghana of the 1960s, her development of the short story genre in Ghana and West Africa, her travel writings, and the various stylistic ways she uses poetr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907975516
Published by : Legenda
Series: Moving Image
Volume: 5
Until recently, the story of African film was marked by a series of truncated histories: many outstanding films from earlier decades were virtually inaccessible and thus often excluded from critical accounts. However, various cons... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781782971726
Published by : Oxbow Books
Contrary to much perceived wisdom, the Sahara is a rich and varied tapestry of diverse environments that sustain an array of ecosystems. Throughout its history, the Sahara has been a stage for human evolution, with human habitatio... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718892944
Published by : Lutterworth Press
In this compelling work the evangelical theologian Matthew Michael sets out to reveal the unique nature of African Christianity and understand Christian theology in the context of the African worldview and traditions which have given African Chris... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781906137304
Published by : Golden House Publications
Prehistoric Egypt, Socioeconomic Transformations in North-east Africa from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Neolithic, 24.000 to 4.000 BC takes a supra-regional approach to the environmental and socioeconomic landscapes of SW Asia ... .... Learn More

Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Volume: 9
This is the concluding volume of the Archaeology of Fazzān series, bringing to press the combined results of two Anglo-Libyan projects in southern Libya: the pioneering work of Charles Daniels between 1958 and 1977 and the Fa... .... Learn More