Beasley Ina (6 results)

Story of a young girl in Sudan who rises from poverty to an influential position in society. Hardbound. Mildly foxed closed, fore-edge otherwise very good in good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. British Academy, 1992. Book Condition:Dust jacket: Very good. Orange cloth boards black lettering. Binding tight, pages clean and fresh. Copy in excellent condition.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. British Academy, 1992. Book Condition:Dust jacket: Very good. Orange cloth boards black lettering. Binding tight, pages clean and fresh. Copy in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Published for The British Academy. Volume I of the Oriental and African Archives. Orange cloth boards black lettering. Binding tight, pages clean and fresh. Copy in excellent condition.

orig. cloth. xxiv,483,(12)p, 24x16cm, Series: The British Academy, Oriental & African Archives, 1. Memoir of the Sudan Government Service Superintendent, Girls' Education [ later: Controller, Girls' Education] , ca. 1939 - 1950. ["This is an authentic & sensitive record of the work of a British woman educationalist in the Sudan in the 1940s & forms an unrivalled source for the development of girls' education in an African country before the wind of change blew through the continent. As Controller.Dr. Beasley undertook many gruelling tours of inspection, venturing to the remotest parts of the country." -dustwrapper blurb]. Contents: The First Few Weeks; The Nile in the North; The West; The Blue Nile; The East; More People Including a Visit to Aba Island; The South; History & Survey of Girls' Education in the Sudan; Special Problems; Appendices: 'Female Circumcision'; Shillukh, Scarring of the Cheeks; Girls' Education in the Condominium; Staff of the Education Department; Extracts from Dr. Beasley's Diaries on Girls' Education. Minor rubbing, slight corner bumps, VG. 12 photoplates,textual maps. (illustrator).…