The Maghrib in Question: Essays in History & Historiography

by Le Gall, Michel; Perkins, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780292765764
• ISBN10: 0292765762
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

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.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	vii	(4)
Introduction	xi
Wilfrid J. Rollman, Harvard University
PART I: RECONNOITERING THE TERRAIN	1	(80)
1 Maghrib Historiography: The Unit of Analysis Problem	4	(13)
L. Carl Brown, Princeton University
2 Reflections on the Historiography of the Ancient Maghrib	17	(18)
Ammar Mahjoubi, Universite de Tunis
3 Thirty Years of Research on the History of the Medieval Maghrib	35	(27)
Mounira Chapoutot-Remadi, Universite de Tunis
4 Some Reflections on Recent Trends in the Study of Modern North African History	62	(19)
Wilfrid J. Rollman, Harvard University
PART II: MODERN HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY	81	(90)
5 Algerian Historiography in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: From Chronicle to History	84	(11)
Houari Touati, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris)
6 Forging the Nation-State: Some Issues in the Historiography of Modern Libya	95	(14)
Michel Le Gall, St. Olaf College
7 Moroccan Historiography since Independence	109	(12)
Mohamed El Mansour, Universite Mohammed V
8 Recent Historiography of the Colonial Period in North Africa: The "Copernican Revolution" and Beyond	121	(15)
Kenneth Perkins, University of South Carolina
9 Scholars and Politicians: An Examination of the Algerian View of Algerian Nationalism	136	(35)
Omar Carlier, Centre de Recherches Africaines (Universite de Paris)
PART III: THEORETICAL ISSUES AND CASE STUDIES	171	(79)
10 Rereading Medieval Sources through Multidisciplinary Glasses	174	(27)
Ronald A. Messier, Middle Tennessee State University
11 The Eighteenth Century: A Poor Relation in the Historiography of Morocco	201	(11)
Abderrahmane El Moudden, Al-Akhawayn University
12 An Aspect of Tunisian Historiography in the Modern and Contemporary Periods: Research in the Notarial Archives	212	(10)
Sami Bergaoui, Universite de Tunis
13 The Maghrib and the Mediterranean World in the Nineteenth Century: Illicit Exchanges, Migrants, and Social Marginals	222	(28)
Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona
Conclusion: Toward an Authentic and Balanced Historical Perspective	250	(2)
Contributors to this Collection	252	(5)
List of Abbreviations	257