The Berbers: The Peoples of Africa

by Michael Brett, Elizabeth Fentress

Overview

The Berbers provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Berber-speaking peoples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780631207672
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/08/1997
Series:	Peoples of Africa
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Michael Brett is Lecturer in African History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University.

Elizabeth Fentress was formerly a Consultant Archaeologist for UNESCO and has excavated extensively in North Africa. She is currently Mellon Professor of the American Academy in Rome.

Table of Contents

List of Plates x

List of Figures xii

List of Maps xiv

Series Editors' Preface xv

Preface xvii

Introduction 1

1. Berbers in Antiquity 10

2. The Empire and the Other: Romans and Berbers 50

3. The Unification of North Africa by Islam 81

4. The Arabization of North Africa 120

5. The Wheel of State 154

6. Pastoral Berbers: Nomads, Slaves and Saints 200

7. The Society and its Habitat 231

8. Berbers and Berberism 271

Notes 283

Bibliography 319

Index 340

Editorial Reviews

"Brett and Fentress have produced a remarkable study of the Berber-speaking peoples of North Africa that is both scholarly and highly readable." American Journal of Archaeology.

"Fentress and Brett combine their efforts to produce a well-rounded history of the Berbers ... a solid introduction for English-speaking students at all levels." CHOICE.

'Here at long last is a decent and thoroughly worthwhile general book on Berbers.' Journal of North African Studies

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