Routledge Handbook on the Modern Maghrib

The Routledge Handbook on the Modern Maghrib provides a comprehensive analysis of the region, focusing on Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya, as well as the northern and western Sahara. It explores social, linguistic, cultural, and economic aspects, addressing important debates such as international relations, women's role, and climate change. The book highlights contrasts and divergences among constituent states based on their Ottoman and colonial experiences, relationships with neighbors, and political trajectories. It appeals to anyone interested in the history, economies, and societies of North Africa.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 644 pages
Publication date: 20 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Routledge Handbook on the Modern Maghrib is a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the region, encompassing the countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya, as well as the regions of the northern and western Sahara. This handbook delves into the historical, geopolitical, social, linguistic, cultural, and economic aspects of the Maghrib, providing a rich mosaic of current scholarship on the region.

Addressing critical debates such as the complex international relations among constituent states, the role of women in society, and the environmental impact of climate change, the handbook considers natural resources, music, media, language, and revisits the history of borders and social tribal structures. What emerges is a multifaceted and dynamic picture of the Maghrib as a complex and rapidly changing region, characterized by stark contrasts and divergences among its constituent states.

The handbook fills an important gap in knowledge on a region increasingly significant in European and American affairs, appealing to anyone interested in the history, economies, and societies of North Africa.

Weight: 1380g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138585294