Maghrib in Question Essays in History and Historiography

Name: Maghrib in Question Essays in History and Historiography
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ISBN: 9780292765764

ISBN-10: 0292765762

ISBN-13: 9780292765764

Edition: 1997

Authors: Michel Le Gall, Kenneth J. Perkins

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A wealth of historical writing dealing with the Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya) has been published during the roughly forty years since European colonial control ended in the region. This book provides a "state of the field" survey of this postcolonial Maghribi historiography. The book contains thirteen essays by leading Maghribi and North American scholars. The first section surveys the Maghrib as a whole; the second focuses on individual countries of the Maghrib; and the third explores theoretical issues and case studies. Cutting across chronological categories, the book encompasses historiographical writing dealing with all eras, from the ancient Maghrib to the…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Reconnoitering the Terrain Maghrib Historiography: The Unit of Analysis Problem
Reflections on the Historiography of the Ancient Maghrib
Thirty Years of Research on the History of the Medieval Maghrib
Some Reflections on Recent Trends in the Study of Modern North African History
Modern History and Historiography Algerian Historiography in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: From Chronicle to History
Forging the Nation-State: Some Issues in the Historiography of Modern Libya
Moroccan Historiography since Independence
Recent Historiography of the Colonial Period in North Africa: The "Copernican Revolution" and Beyond
Scholars and Politicians: An Examination of the Algerian
View of Algerian Nationalism: Omar Carlier, Centre de Recherches Africaines (Universite de Paris)
Theoretical Issues and Case Studies Rereading Medieval Sources through Multidisciplinary Glasses
The Eighteenth Century: A Poor Relation in the Historiography of Morocco
An Aspect of Tunisian Historiography in the Modern and Contemporary Periods: Research in the Notarial Archives
de Tunis The Maghrib and the Mediterranean World in the Nineteenth Century: Illicit Exchanges, Migrants, and Social Marginals
Conclusion: Toward an Authentic and Balanced Historical Perspective
Contributors to this Collection
List of Abbreviations
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