Rebel and Saint : Muslim Notables, Populist Protest, Colonial Encounters (Algeria and Tunisia, 1800-1904) / Julia A. Clancy-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clancy-Smith, Julia Ann, author.

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; Volume 18.

Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 18

Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies Series ; Volume 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Algeria.

Islam and politics.

Islam and politics--Tunisia.

Sufis--Political activity--Algeria.

Sufis.

Sufis--Political activity--Tunisia.

Algeria--History--1516-1830.

Algeria.

Algeria--History--1830-1962.

Tunisia--History--1516-1881.

Tunisia.

Tunisia--History--French occupation, 1881-1956.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 370 p. ) 9 maps ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Julia Clancy-Smith's unprecedented study brings us a remarkable view of North African history from the perspective of the North Africans themselves. Focusing on the religious beliefs and political actions of Muslim elites and their followers in Algeria and Tunisia, she provides a richly detailed analysis of resistance and accommodation to colonial rule. Clancy-Smith demonstrates the continuities between the eras of Turkish and French rule as well as the importance of regional ties among elite families in defining Saharan political cultures. She rejects the position that Algerians and Tunisians were invariably victims of western colonial aggression, arguing instead that Muslim notables understood the outside world and were quite capable of manipulating the massive changes occurring around them.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Maps

Preface

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliteration

Chronology

Introduction

1. A Desert Civilization The Pre-Sahara of Algeria and Tunisia, c. 1800-1830

2. Saint and Sufi Religious Notables of the Pre-Sahara

3. Hedging Bets in a Time of Troubles Algeria, 1830-1849

4. Mahdi and Saint The 1849 Bu Ziyan Uprising

5. Baraka and Barud Sidi Mustafa's Emigration to Tunisia

6. The Sharif of Warqala's Jihad, 1850-1866

7. The Shaykh and His Daughter Implicit Pacts and Cultural Survival c. 1827-1904

Conclusion

Abbreviations

Notes

Glossary

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520920378

0520920376

9780585162249

0585162247

OCLC:

1149410292