A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period / Edition 3

by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr

Overview

Building on the two previous editions of his History of the Maghrib, Professor Abun-Nasr has written a completely new history of North Africa within the Islamic period which begins with the Arab conquest and brings the story up to the present day. He emphasises the factors which led to the adoption of Islam by practically the entire population, the geographical position of the area, which made it the main trade link between the Mediterranean world and the Sudan and led to its involvement in the confrontation between the Christian and Islamic worlds. In Morocco, this confrontation led to the emergence of a distinct religio-political community ruled by sharifian dynasties and, in the rest of the Maghrib, to integration in the Ottoman empire. The political and economic developments of the 'piratical' regencies of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, the establishment of European colonial rule, the nationalist movements and Islamic religious reform are all treated in detail. The balance between factual account and interpretation makes the book especially useful to students of African and Islamic history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521337670
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/20/1987
Edition description:	3RD
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.14(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The call of the minaret in the 'West': the establishment of Islam in the Maghrib and Spain; 3. The Maghrib under Berber dynasties; 4. Ottoman rule in the Central and Eastern Maghrib; 5. Morocco consolidates her national identity, 1510–1822; 6. The age of aggressive European colonialism, 1830–1914; 7. 1919 to independence; 8. Epilogue: the Maghrib after independence; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"In general, it is appropriate to regard A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period as the best overview of its subject presently avaiable in English." International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

"This book remains the best study of North Africa in that it remains the only major detailed work on the subject. Its value is immediate for both students of African History and Middle Eastern Studies." A.J. Abraham, Journal of Third World Studies

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