Kategoria BISAC: History >> Africa - North

Maps a fascinating and far-flung global frontier that Algerians have crossed over for centuries. This is not only a history of the modern and contemporary Algerian diaspora but also an instructive study of political, social, cultural, and economic encounters and negotiations that occur at the interstices of civilizations. Christelow contributes an impressive and erudite narrative that widens and enriches the corpus of modern Algerian historiography. Phillip C. Naylor, author of North Africa: A History from Antiquity to the Present

This account of Algeria through its migratory...

The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from Africa proper and isolates the countries of the Maghrib from their southern and eastern neighbors. Rather than viewing the desert as an isolating barrier, this volume takes up historian Fernand Braudel's description of the Sahara as "the second face of the Mediterranean." The essays recast the history of the region with the Sahara at its center, uncovering a story of densely interdependent networks that span the desert's vast expanse. They explore the relationship between the desert's "islands" and...

The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from Africa proper and isolates the countries of the Maghrib from their southern and eastern neighbors. Rather than viewing the desert as an isolating barrier, this volume takes up historian Fernand Braudel's description of the Sahara as "the second face of the Mediterranean." The essays recast the history of the region with the Sahara at its center, uncovering a story of densely interdependent networks that span the desert's vast expanse. They explore the relationship between the desert's "islands" and...

Seizing the space opened by the early 1990s democratization movement, Muslim women are carving an active, influential, but often-overlooked role for themselves during a time of great change. Engaging Modernity provides a compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confronted the challenges and opportunities of the late twentieth century.
Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork including a wealth of interviews Ousseina Alidou s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data,...

Upon realizing the inability of his education to make sense of this wartime reality, Bourdieu immediately undertook the creation of a new...

In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended one of Africa's most devastating civil wars and set the stage for the partition of Sudan, Africa's largest country. One of the most important peace agreements in African history, it has had decisive consequences for the entire Horn of Africa. Yet to date there has been little rigorous analysis as to why the parties signed the CPA, what strategies they adopted having signed the agreement, and the political consequences of state partition actually are. In The Fate of Sudan, John Young argues forcefully that the birth of the independent...

Apres plus de deux millenaires de presence en sol marocain, la grande majorite des Juifs du Maroc ont quitte leur pays natal. L'ouvrage - Il etait une fois le Maroc - retrace l'histoire du Maroc et de sa communaute juive durant les deux derniers siecles, incluant la periode du Protectorat francais. Fervent adepte du rapprochement judeomusulman, l'auteur est convaincu que la comprehension du passe, qui fut difficile a bien des egards, mais qui n'en a pas moins connu d'autres moments de convivialite, est essentielle pour pouvoir etablir une nouvelle relation entre tous les ressortissants du...