02146nam 2200541 450 991082041320332120200520144314.00-7391-8593-4(CKB)2670000000577625(EBL)1865478(SSID)ssj0001381458(PQKBManifestationID)12500412(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381458(PQKBWorkID)11394926(PQKB)10270301(MiAaPQ)EBC1865478(Au-PeEL)EBL1865478(CaPaEBR)ebr11027618(CaONFJC)MIL664361(OCoLC)897069893(EXLCZ)99267000000057762520150310h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIsabelle Eberhardt and North Africa a carnivalesque mirage /Lynda ChouitenLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (247 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-8592-6 1-322-33079-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Possessing the Land, Dividing the People; 2 Islam; 3 Desiring Power; 4 Journeys; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author<span><span>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 personal quests for heroism and literary success.</span></span>WomenAfrica, NorthBiographyWomen848/.809Chouiten Lynda1977-1472869MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820413203321Isabelle Eberhardt and North Africa4045868UNINA