The Lesser Gods of the Sahara (Cass Series--History and Society in the Islamic World) - Softcover

Keenan, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714684104 ISBN 13: 9780714684109

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

The northern Tuareg (the Tuareg of Algeria) - the nomadic, blue-veiled warlords of the Central Sahara - were finally defeated militarily by the French at the battle of Tit in 1902. Some sixty years later, following Algerian independence in 1962, they were visited by a young English anthropologist, Jeremy Keenan. During the course of seven years, Keenan studied their way of life, the social, political and economic changes that had taken place in their society since traditional, pre-colonial times, and their resistance and adaptation to the modernising forces of the new Algerian state. In 1999, following eight years during which Algeria's Tuareg were effectively isolated from the outside world as a result of Algeria's political crisis, Keenan returned to visit them once again. Following a further four years of study, he has written a series of eight essays that capture the key changes that have occurred amongst Algeria's Tuareg in the forty years since independence.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeremy Keenan is a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has written many books including "The Dark Sahara" (Pluto, 2009). He acts as a consultant to numerous international organisations on the Sahara and the Sahel, including the United Nations, the European Commission and many others.

Review:

'The Lesser gods of the Sahara is a richly informative volume.' - Mediterraneans (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0714684104
• ISBN 13: 9780714684109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316