Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia and
by Kristian Davies
from Laynfaroh
From the Great Pyramids to the Taj Mahal, the Middle East and India have for centuries lured Westerners to travel and have inspired their architecture, literature, music and fashion. The Orientalists pursues the richest era of this fascination, the mid to late 19th century, when American and European artists traveled and painted throughout the Holy Land and India. The highly cinematic images they created suggest a great influence on modern visual culture. Travel, art, geography, cultural perception, and social and military history are all woven through the text. An extensive introduction provides a thought-provoking perspective on the evolution of Orientalism and the rise of Islam and its ever-changing relationship to the West. It is within this context that the author introduces us to Orientalist paintings. The author is well aware of September 11, 2001 and its implications on the book which was being researched and formulated in his mind before the horrific events unfolded. He does not pretend
Endgame in the Western Sahara: What Future for Africa's Last Colony?
by Toby Shelley
from Zed Books
Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara (African Historical Dictionaries/Historical Dictionaries of Africa)
by Anthony G. Pazzanita
from The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
OSerious students of the Western Sahara issue will appreciate PazzanitaOs successful efforts to update and make more readable the impressive and original research by Hodges.O Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
Western Sahara: Anatomy Of A Stalemate (International Peace Academy Occasional Paper Series.)
by Erik Jensen
from Lynne Rienner Publishers
Western Sahara: The Roots of a Desert War
Enjeux sahariens: Table ronde du CRESM, nov. 1981 (Collection "Recherches sur les societes mediterraneennes")
from Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique
El Sahara espanol: Historia de una aventura colonial (Coleccion Piel de toro ; 2)
Historia del Sahara espanol
Western Sahara Since 1975 Under Moroccan Administration: Social, Economic, and Political Transformation (North African Studies, 1)
+++
