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Stella: The Epic Saga of the Haitian Revolution
	Bergeaud, Emeric (translated by Adriana Umaña Hossman; introduction by Luis Duno-Gottberg) Subject: Caribbean, Latin America: Colonialism, World Literature	Emeric Bergeaud’s Stella (1859), the first Haitian novel ever published, combines descriptions of moving scenes with factual accounts of the thirteen years of the Haitian revolution (1791-1804). Stella is an epic saga: the novel’s chapter headings refer to major events … More Information

The Story of the Jamaican People
	Sherlock, Philip and Hazel Bennett Subject: Caribbean	The last general history of Jamaica was published in 1960. Since then, the country has become an independent nation and has developed a new sense of national identity out of the experience of 450 years of European colonization, African slavery, … More Information

Sudan in Turmoil: Hasan al-Turabi and the Islamist State, 1989-2003
	Collins, Robert O. and J. Millard Burr Subject: Africa	Sudan was the first Islamist nation created within the larger Sunni community. The authors specifically focus on the activity of Sudanese intellectual Hasan al-Turabi, the eminence gris of the Sudanese Islamist movement and its political guide (murshid). Turabi, a prominent … More Information

Sufism and Politics
	Heck, Paul L., editor Subject: Middle East, Religion	Sufism is often overlooked when it comes to scholarly consideration of the politics of the Muslim world. This is partly due to the difficulty of defining Sufism, which is both spiritual outlook and social institution. Both aspects, however, have been … More Information

Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal
	Mbacké, Khadim (edited by John Hunwick; translated by Eric Ross) Subject: Africa, Religion	This book is a study of the state of Islam in Senegal and of the religious factors that influence it. Islam in Senegal is characterized by the strong intrenchment of a certain number of Sufi brotherhoods. In effect, the majority … More Information

Taíno Revival: Critical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Identity and Cultural Politics
	Haslip-Viera, Gabriel, editor Subject: Caribbean	This simulating and timely collection examines the Taíno revival movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the pre-Columbian Taíno Indian population of Puerto Rico and the … More Information

The Bamana Empire by the Niger: Kingdom, Jihad, and Colonization, 1712-1920
	Djata, Sundiata A. K. Subject: Africa	The powerful Bamana state emerged in 1712 and centered around the Middle Niger, where most inhabitants were Bamanas with their own language and religion. It was a sophisticated society with nobles, casted groups, and slaves. The Bamanas built an empire … More Information

The Berbers and the Islamic States
	Shatzmiller, Maya Subject: Africa, Middle East, Religion	Medieval Fez was a main center of education, art, and commerce from the 13th to the 16th centuries after the Berber tribe of the Marinids seized power in Morocco and moved the capital from Marrakesh to Fez. As non-Arabs, they … More Information

The Caribbean War Front in World War II: The Untold Story of U-Boats, Spies, and Economic Warfare
	Bolívar Fresneda, José Subject: Caribbean	“One of the best books of 2021 ” El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rico Jan.8, 2022 “History is at its most enthralling when we discover something close to home that we could never have imagined. Such is the surprising history of … More Information

The Rabbi of Bacherach and Other Stories
	Heine, Heinrich (illustrated by Max Liebermann; edited by Elizabeth Petuchowski) Subject: Religion. Jewish Studies, European Studies Literature	The book includes two stories by Heinrich Heine, “The Rabbi of Bacherach” and “Shylock,” as well as the poem “Hebrew Melodies.” This beautiful edition is illustrated with the lithographs of Max Liebermann, one of of the most prominent turn-of-the-century European … More Information