Smugglers and states : negotiating the Maghreb at its margins / Max Gallien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallien, Max, author.

Series:

Columbia studies in Middle East politics.

Columbia studies in Middle East politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smuggling--Africa, North--History.

Smuggling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the borderlands of Tunisia and Morocco, Max Gallien explains why states have long tolerated illegal trade across their borders and develops new ways to understand the political economy of smuggling.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliteration

List of Abbreviations

1. On the Radar

2. Smuggling in North Africa: Stakes and Structures

3. Regulating Smuggling at the Border

4. Regulating Smuggling in the Borderlands

5. Smuggling Rents and Social Peace

6. Tunisia: Smugglers and Revolution

7. Morocco: Smugglers and Reform

8. The Valley and the Mountain: Lived Political Settlements

Conclusion: Remaking the Maghreb

Appendix 1: Studying Smuggling in North Africa

Appendix 2: Interview Lists

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231559614

0231559615

OCLC:

1425556295