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Country & Travel Guides

Tunisia Travel Pack - (Globetrotter Travel Packs) (Paperback - 2008)
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by colour photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights that Tunisia has to offer. All the essential information you need to get around an unfamiliar country is compacted into useful and practical ‘At-a-Glance’ sections at the end of each chapter.

The Rough Guide to Tunisia 8
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
the definitive guide to this Afro-Mediterranean destination. The full-colour introduction covers the mile-long beaches of the distinctly European northern coast, as well as the fortified kasbah’s of the mountainous interior and the sub-Saharan oases. There are lively accounts of all the sights, from Roman remains and Islamic monuments to the ancient Medinas of Tunis, Sfax and Sousse. You’ll find two full-colour sections that highlight Tunisia’s striking architecture and varied wildlife, information on the best resorts, and exciting excursions into the mountains and desert.

Tunisia (Eyewitness Travel Guides) - release date (7th April 05)
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Your holiday starts here! From the hot springs of Hamman Mellegue to the lunar landscape of Matmata, discover it all with this essential guide to Tunisia. Explore the Roman ruins of Carthage with the unique 3D models, and use the street maps to find the best bazaars to pick up a bargain. Tips on where to enjoy the local cuisine will ensure you enjoy 1001 Arabian nights however long your stay.

Essential Tunisia
(Maps Worldwide)
AA Publishing - AA Essential Travel Series
Paperback - Essential travel guides are one of the world's best selling travel guide series. Includes details of all the sites to visit, superb maps and tips on fitting into the local scene. The section on food and drink gives you some great places to eat. Best of all they really do fit into your pocket

Thomas Cook travellers: Tunisia
(Maps Worldwide)
AA Publishing - Thomas Cook Travellers
Colour photographs and maps
Top quality travel guides to the best holiday locations. Each guide includes the top sights as well as the less well-known sights. There are walks and tours with specially drawn maps. There is an A to Z of essential travel information, and advice on shopping, eating out, nightlife and sport

Tunisia Paperback
(Maps Worldwide)
Geocenter International Europe Ltd. Insight Guides

Tunisia
(Maps Worldwide)
Lonely Planet Publications - Country/Regional Guides
For package tourists and independent travellers alike, this guide includes coverage of Tunisia's colourful festivals and exotic arts and crafts. There are also notes on the country's historical and cultural heritage and outdoor activities from lazing on Mediterranean beaches to camel safaris.

Lonely Planet Tunisia (Serial)
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by David Willett

Insight Guides Tunisia
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Dorothy Stannard (Editor), David Beatty (Photographer)

Tunisia (Berlitz Pocket Guides)
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe

Footprint Tunisia Handbook: The Travel Guide
(amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Justin McGuiness
Footprint Tunisia is without question the best travel book I've ever used. It's information was accurate to the letter in every case. Most impressive is the pertinence of the information to every type of traveller, budget to deluxe. The clever and pointed opinions were always on target. The writer did not hesitate to give sly negative reviews where applicable (Reviewer: Reader from Manhattan, NY)

Tunisia (Enchantment of the World)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Mary Virginia Fox
Reading level: Ages 9-12 - Discusses the geography, history, people, and culture of Tunisia, a land of contrasts.

Tunisia in Pictures (Visual Geography)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Coleman Tunisia in Pictures Lollar (Editor), Lerner p, Department Of Geogr Lerner Publications (Editor
Introduces the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of this North African country that was once the site of the ancient city of Carthage.

Morocco & Tunisia Handbook (Handbooks of the World)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Ben Box (Editor), Anne McLachlan (Editor), Keith McLachlan (Editor)

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Maps & Atlases

Main Road Map - 958 - Algeria/Tunisia
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Michelin Series Main Road Maps
Motoring and tourism map with place name index

Tunisia Insight FlexiMap
(Maps Worldwide)
APA Publications GmbH & Co
A waterproof laminated map. Contains six maps including Tunisia, Tunis, Sousse, Kairouan, Carthage and a locator map of the whole region. It also lists Top Ten recommended sights - from the ancient ruins of Carthage to the famous beach town of Hammamet - as well as travel information, climate tables and transport details.

Tunisia - Sheet map
(Maps Worldwide)
GeoCenter International Europe Ltd. - World Maps
The maps show motorways, principal highways, secondary roads, with road numbering where practicable, and distances between selected points. There is tourist information and indications of places of interest, with a legend in eight languages - German, English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Swedish. Street plans of major cities are also included.

Tunisia 1:800,000 Sheet map
(Maps Worldwide)
Freytag & Berndt Maps - International Road Maps
High quality road maps with place name index. In many countries these are simply the best maps available. Scales vary according to the size of the country. Index is in several languages.

Globetrotter Travel Map Tunisia
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by New Holland Pubns (Editor)

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History & Politics

Africa Proconsularis, Regional Studies in the Segermes Valley : Historical Conclusions, Vol. III
(amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Peter Orsted (Editor), Jesper Carlsen (Editor), Laila Ladjimi Sebai (Editor), Habib Ben Hassen (Editor)
The Tunisian Institut National de Patrimoine carried out an extensive archaeological survey in the valley between the sea at Bou Ficha and the Zaghouan massif, known as the Segermes basin, In Tunisia. The results of that work are contained in three volumes entitled "Africa Proconsularis". This volume reviews the information and looks at the historical conclusions.

Country Review, Tunisia 1999/2000
(amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
concise, up-to-date sources for political and economic information

Economic and Political Change in Tunisia : From Bourguiba to Ben Ali
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Emma C. Murphy
The book examines the case of Tunisia, a country which has undergone profound economic liberalization and simultaneous political change. The roots of those changes are traced back to the failures of the corporatist political system developed by Habib Bourguiba, the father of the post-independence state. The presidency of his successor, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, is analysed in terms of the policies and problems of reform.

Contemporary Economic Issues : Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress of the International Economic Association, Tunis : MacRoeconomics and finance
(amazon.com) - USA
by Tunisia International Economic Association World Congress 1995 Tunis, Holger Wolf (Editor), Michael Bruno

Modern Tunisia
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Andrew Borowiec
How did Tunisia succeed in eliminating the threat of militant Islamic fundamentalism? While its next door neighbor, Algeria, is in the midst of an upheaval threatening modernization and a secular government, Tunisia is the only Muslim country to ban polygamy and to introduce state-funded contraception. Borowiec shows why Tunisia may succeed in its aspirations to make the transition to a "young developed nation" at the beginning of the next millennium.

Excavations at Carthage : The British Mission, Part 2 : The Circular Harbour, North Side : The Pottery
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by M.G. Fulford, D.P.S. Peacock

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People & Culture

Tunisia (Cultures of the World)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Roslind Varghese Brown

Islamic Society in Practice
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
Written in the wake of the Gulf War, Islamic Society in Practice introduces the West to everyday Arab-Islamic culture and society, humanizing the region and its people. it ventures behind the headlines to offer a positive, constructive view of Islam and Muslims  ( Midwest Book Review)

A Night in Tunisia : Imaginings of Africa in Jazz
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Norman C. Weinstein, Noman C. Weinstein
Weinstein examines the way jazz composers have creatively explored images and ideas about Africa, spotlighting the African recordings of 13 major musicians, and also offering a comprehensive discography cataloging the recordings of dozens more.  (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.)


Other Books & Novels

Behind Closed Doors : Women's Oral Narratives in Tunis by Monia Hejaiej
(amazon.com) - USA

Designs and Patterns from North African Carpets and Textiles
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Jacques. Revault, Stanley Applebaum (Translator)


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