From Adjoa to Zahara. More than 1,000 African Names to Affirm Your Cultural Pride
by Stewart, Julia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0517229218
- ISBN 13
- 9780517229217
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(New York: Gramercy Books, 2007) 9780517229217. 8vo; original yellow boards; laminated dustwrapper; pp. xxvii + (v) + 171. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed; tiny bump to bottom edge of lower board. Very good condition. "From Adoa to Zahara offers more than a thousand names from African life, lakes and rivers, towns and cities, and words in many different dialects and languages from all corners of the African continent. For new parents who want to give their child a name redolent of a rich heritage, or for adults looking to change or enhance their own Westernized names, this informative book is an essential and enlightening resource that will help to make the process of choosing a name a truly unique and meaningful experience." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6113
- Title
- From Adjoa to Zahara. More than 1,000 African Names to Affirm Your Cultural Pride
- Author
- Stewart, Julia
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517229218
- ISBN 13
- 9780517229217
- Publisher
- (New York: Gramercy Books, 2007) 9780517229217
- This edition first published
- January 2, 2007
- Keywords
- Place names. Personal names. African cultures. Anthropology. Etymology. Toponymy African Languages
- Bookseller catalogs
- African Languages;
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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