{"product_id":"saharan-frontiers-space-and-mobility-in-northwest-africa-public-cultures-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-9780253001245","title":"Saharan Frontiers Space and Mobility in Northwest","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRethinking place and history in Northwest Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited volume presents a compilation of coherent, well-structured case studies addressing highly significant issues for the contemporary Sahara. [O]ffers a groundbreaking study of the Sahara.\u003c\/p\u003e * Social Anthropology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAltogether, this book is highly recommendable. Its key contribution is in teaching us to conceive of the Sahara not as a region clearly defined by natural features, but as a space that exists, extends, and expands according to its vibrant human interconnectedness.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This] book makes a compelling case for the importance of Saharan history, both in its own right and in its articulations with the histories of other regions.November 2013\u003c\/p\u003e * American Ethnologist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNote on spelling and transliteration\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Time and Space in the Sahara Judith Scheele and James McDougall \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I. Framing Saharan History\u003cbr\u003e1. Situations Both Alike? Connectivity, the Mediterranean, the Sahara Peregrine Horden\u003cbr\u003e2. On Being Saharan E. Ann McDougall\u003cbr\u003e3. Saharan Trade in Classical Antiquity Katia Schörle\u003cbr\u003e4. Frontiers, Borderlands, and Saharan\/World History James McDougall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II. Environment, Territory, and Community \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Rites of Baba Merzug: Diaspora, Ibadism, and Social Status in the Valley of the Mzab Fatma Oussedik \u003cbr\u003e6. Celebrating mawlid in Timimoun: Ritual as Words in Motion, Space as Time Stood Still Abderrahmane Moussaoui\u003cbr\u003e7. Villages and Crossroads: Changing Territorialities among the Tuareg of Northern Mali in the Twentieth Century Charles Grémont \u003cbr\u003e8. Ethnicity and Interdependence: Moors and Haalpulaar'en in the Senegal Valley Olivier Leservoisier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III. Strangers, Space, and Labor\u003cbr\u003e9. Mauritania and the New Frontier of Europe: From Transit to Residence Armelle Choplin\u003cbr\u003e10. Living Together and Living Apart in Nouakchott Laurence Marfaing\u003cbr\u003e11. Cultural Interaction and the Artisanal Economy in Tamanrasset Dida Badi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV. Economies of Movement\u003cbr\u003e12. Notes on the Informal Economy in Southern Morocco Mohamed Oudada \u003cbr\u003e13. Garage or caravanserail; Saharan Connectivity in al-Khalīl, Northern Mali Judith Scheele\u003cbr\u003e14. Movements of People and Goods: Local Impacts and Dynamics of Migration in the Central Sahara Julien Brachet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400528830807,"sku":"9780253001245","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253001245.jpg?v=1730470904","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/saharan-frontiers-space-and-mobility-in-northwest-africa-public-cultures-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-9780253001245","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}