The Lesser Gods of the Sahara: Social Change and Indigenous Rights

ISBN-13: 9780714684109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 316 str.

Jeremy Keenan

Opis

The eight essays that comprise this collection cover various aspects of social change and contested terrain amongst the Tuareg people Algeria.

Recenzje

'The Lesser gods of the Sahara is a richly informative volume.' - Mediterraneans (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

Spis treści

1. From Tit (1902) to Tahilahi (2002) - A Reconsideration of the Impact of and Resistance to French Pacification and Colonial Rule by the Tuareg of Algeria (the Northern Tuareg)  2. Ethnicity, Regionalism and Political Stability in Algeria's Grand Sud  3. Dressing for the Occasion - Changes in the Symbolic Meanings of the Tuareg Veil  4. The End of the Matriline? The Changing Roles of Women and Descent amongst the Algerian Tuareg  5. The Last Nomads - Nomadism among the Tuareg of Ahaggar (Algerian Sahara)  6. The Lesser Gods of the Sahara  7. Contested Terrain - The Threat of Mass Tourism to the Environment and Cultural Heritage of Algeria's Saharan Regions

O autorze

Jeremy Keenan