Berbers and others
Subtitle: beyond tribe and nation in the Maghrib
By: edited by Katherine E. Hoffman and Susan Gilson Miller.
Contributors: Hoffman, Katherine E.; Miller, Susan Gilson.
Series: Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780253354808; 9780253222008
Subjects: Berbers; Berbers -- Africa, North; Berbers -- Africa, North -- Social life and customs; Berbers -- Africa, North -- Politics and government; Ethnicity -- Africa,North; Africa, North -- Social life and customs; Africa, North -- Politics and government
Description: "Berbers and Others offers fresh perspectives on new forms of social and political activism in today's Maghrib. In recent years, the Amazigh (Berber) movement has become a focus of widespread political, social, and cultural attention in North Africa, Europe, and the United States. Berber groups have peacefully yet persistently laid claim to ownership over broad areas of creativity in the arts, politics, literature, education, and national memory. The contributors to this volume present some of the best new thinking in the emerging field of Berber studies, offering insight into historical antecedents, language usage, land rights, household economies, artistic production, and human rights. The scope, depth, and multidisciplinary approach will engage specialists on the Maghrib as well as students of ethnicity, social and political change, and cultural innovation."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.