1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457917503321

Autore

Alloula Malek

Titolo

The colonial harem [[electronic resource] /] / Malek Alloula ; translation by Myrna Godzich and Wlad Godzich ; introduction by Barbara Harlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1986

ISBN

0-8166-8218-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Theory and history of literature ; ; v. 21

Disciplina

305.40965

305.486971065

Soggetti

Harems

Photography of women

Postcards - Algeria

Women - Algeria - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Le harem colonial.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Orient as Stereotype and Phantasm; 2. Women from the Outside: Obstacle and Transparency; 3. Women's Prisons; 4. Women's Quarters; 5. Couples; 6. The Figures of the Harem: Dress and Jewelry; 7. Inside the Harem: The Rituals; 8. Song and Dance: Almehs and Bayaderes; 9. Oriental Sapphism; 10. The Colonial Harem: Images of a Suberoticism; Notes; Selected Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of picture postcards of Algerian women exploited by the French, this "album" illustrates a powerful analysis of the distorting, denigrating effects of their presence on Algerian Society.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778352003321

Titolo

Minding the gaps : : integrating poverty reduction strategies and budgets for domestic accountability / / Vera A. Wilhelm and Philipp Krause, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008]

copyright 2008

ISBN

1-281-09979-1

9786611099794

0-8213-7206-8

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 182 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

WilhelmVera <1960->

KrausePhilipp <1978->

Disciplina

362.5/561091724

Soggetti

Poverty - Government policy - Developing countries

Budget - Developing countries

Economic assistance - Developing countries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Executive Summary; Part One: Findings and Lessons from Country Case Studies; FIGURES; TABLES; BOXES; Part Two: Summaries of Country Case Studies; Annex 1: Lessons from Higher-Income Reformers; Annex 2: Priority Sectors and Pro-Poor Spending in Selected Case Studies; Annex 3: Nature of the APR in the Case Study Countries; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By integrating their poverty reduction strategies (PRSs), national budgets, and the corresponding reporting processes, low-income countries can strengthen domestic accountability and the implementation of pro-poor policies. Minding the Gaps, based on nine low-income country case studies and a review of relevant experience in four higher-income countries, offers practical insights for donors and national governments on how to strengthen the links between PRSs and budgets.PRS countries' efforts to integrate policy with budgeting processes have often had limited effect. Their policy making, plann