Title: The lesser gods of the Sahara : social change and contested terrain amongst the Tuareg of Algeria /
Authors: Keenan, Jeremy, 1945-
Publisher: Frank Cass,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Tuaregs History.; Tuaregs Ethnic identity.; Tuaregs Social life and customs; Social change Algeria.; Cultural property Protection Algeria.; Algeria Colonization.; Algeria Race relations.; Algeria Politics and government.
Contents: 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.