wyszukanych pozycji: 7
Veils, Turbans, and Islamic Reform in Northern Nigeria
ISBN: 9780253036551 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Renne argues that awareness of material distinctions, religious ideology, and the political and economic contexts from which successive Islamic reform groups have emerged is important for understanding how people in northern Nigeria continue to seek a proper Islamic way of being in the world and how they imagine their futures--spiritually, economically, politically, and environmentally.
Renne argues that awareness of material distinctions, religious ideology, and the political and economic contexts from which successive Islamic reform...
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136,45 zł |
Veils, Turbans, and Islamic Reform in Northern Nigeria
ISBN: 9780253036544 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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382,20 zł |
Death and the Textile Industry in Nigeria
ISBN: 9780367524906 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization—specifically, the decline of the textile industry in Kaduna, Nigeria—and its consequences for deceased workers’ families.
The author shows how the dead work in various ways for Christians and Muslims who worked in KTL mill in Kaduna, not only for their families who still hope to receive termination remittances, but also as connections to extended family members in other parts of Nigeria and as claims to land and houses in Kaduna. Building upon their actions as a way of thinking about the ways... This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization—specifically, the decline of the textile industry in ...
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207,43 zł |
The Politics of Polio in Northern Nigeria
ISBN: 9780253222282 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In 2008, Northern Nigeria had the greatest number of confirmed cases of polio in the world and was the source of outbreaks in several West African countries. Elisha P. Renne explores the politics and social dynamics of the Northern Nigerian response to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has been met with extreme skepticism, subversion, and the refusal of some parents to immunize their children. Renne explains this resistance by situating the eradication effort within the social, political, cultural, and historical context of the experience of polio in Northern Nigeria.... In 2008, Northern Nigeria had the greatest number of confirmed cases of polio in the world and was the source of outbreaks in several West African ... |
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109,15 zł |
Death and the Textile Industry in Nigeria
ISBN: 9780367465520 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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700,25 zł |
Veiling in Africa
ISBN: 9780253008206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The tradition of the veil, which refers to various cloth coverings of the head, face, and body, has been little studied in Africa, where Islam has been present for more than a thousand years. These lively essays raise questions about what is distinctive about veiling in Africa, what religious histories or practices are reflected in particular uses of the veil, and how styles of veils have changed in response to contemporary events. Together, they explore the diversity of meanings and experiences with the veil, revealing it as both an object of Muslim piety and an expression of glamorous... The tradition of the veil, which refers to various cloth coverings of the head, face, and body, has been little studied in Africa, where Islam has ... |
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114,06 zł |
Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations
ISBN: 9780226847436 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Menstruation, seen alternately as something negative--a "curse" or a failed conception--or as a positive part of the reproductive process to be celebrated as evidence of fertility, has long been a universal concern. How women interpret and react to menstruation and its absence reflects their individual needs both historically as well as in the contemporary cultural, social, economic, and political context in which they live. This unique volume considers what is known of women's options and practices used to regulate menstruation--practices used to control the periodicity, quantity, color, and...
Menstruation, seen alternately as something negative--a "curse" or a failed conception--or as a positive part of the reproductive process to be celebr...
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436,80 zł |