The lesser gods of the Sahara : social change and contested terrain amongst the Tuareg of Algeria /

The eight essays that comprise this collection cover various aspects of social change and contested terrain amongst the Tuareg people Algeria.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Keenan, Jeremy, 1945-
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2004.
coleção:Cass series--history and society in the Islamic world.
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Sumário:
  • Introduction : indigenous rights and a future politic
  • Amongst Algeria's Tuareg after forty years of independence
  • From tit (1902) to tahilahi (2002) : a reconsideration of the impact of and resistance to French pacification and colonial rule by the Tuareg of Algeria (the northern Tuareg)
  • Ethnicity, regionalism, and political stability in Algeria's Grand Sud
  • Dressing for the occasion : changes in the symbolic meanings of the Tuareg veil
  • The end of the matriline? : the changing roles of women and descent amongst the Algerian Tuareg
  • The last nomads : nomadism among the Tuareg of Ahaggar (Algerian Sahara)
  • The lesser gods of the Sahara
  • Contested terrain : tourism, environment, and security in Algeria's extreme south.