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Book SynopsisThis survey of North African history challenges both conventional attitudes toward North Africa and previously published histories written from the point of view of Western scholarship. The book aims, in Professor Laroui's words, "to give from within a decolonized vision of North African history just as the present leaders of the Maghrib are trying
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Search for Origins, pg. 15*2. Colonizer Follows Colonizer, pg. 27*3. Conqueror Succeeds Conqueror, pg. 67*4. The Winning of Autonomy, pg. 90*Introduction, pg. 105*5. Islam and Commerce: The Ninth Century, pg. 107*6. Eastern Forces for Unity: The Fatimid and Zrrid Ventures, pg. 130*7. Western Forces for Unity: The Almoravid Venture, pg. 157*8. Western Forces for Unity: The Almohad Venture, pg. 174*9. The Failure of the Imperial Idea, pg. 201*10. The Western Crusade, pg. 227*11. Two Reactions, Two Powers, pg. 243*12. The Eve of Foreign Intervention, pg. 262*Introduction, pg. 291*13. Colonial Pressure and Primary Resistance, pg. 295*14. The Triumph of Colonialism, pg. 327*15. The Renascent Maghrib, pg. 348*Conclusion Heritage and Recovery, pg. 377*Appendix, pg. 389*Bibliography, pg. 401*Index, pg. 423
