The Maghrib in question : essays in history & historiography / edited by Michel Le Gall and Kenneth Perkins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perkins, Kenneth J., editor.

Le Gall, Michel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa, North--Historiography.

Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1997.

Summary:

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 contemporary period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: RECONNOITERING THE TERRAIN

1. Maghrib Historiography: The Unit of Analysis Problem

2 Reflections on the Historiography of the Ancient Maghrib

3 Thirty Years of Research on the History of the Medieval Maghrib

4 Some Reflections on Recent Trends in the Study of Modern North African History

PART II: MODERN HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY

5 Algerian Historiography in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: From Chronicle to History

6 Forging the Nation-State: Some Issues in the Historiography of Modern Libya

7 Moroccan Historiography since Independence

8 Recent Historiography of the Colonial Period in North Africa: The "Copernican Revolution" and Beyond

9 Scholars and Politicians: An Examination of the Algerian View of Algerian Nationalism

PART III: THEORETICAL ISSUES AND CASE STUDIES

10 Rereading Medieval Sources through Multidisciplinary Glasses

11 The Eighteenth Century: A Poor Relation in the Historiography of Morocco

12 An Aspect of Tunisian Historiography in the Modern and Contemporary Periods: Research in the Notarial Archives

13 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-76157-0