The Berbers
Subtitle: Michael Brett and Elizabeth Fentress.
Contributors: Fentress, Elizabeth.
Series: The Peoples of Africa
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Cambridge, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Berbers.; Africa, North -- Social life and customs.
Description: "The Berbers is the first attempt by English scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the Berber-speaking peoples. From the first appearance of humans in the Maghreb, through the rise of the formidable Berber kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania, the book traces the origins of the distinct characteristics of these disparate peoples, regarded as the indigenous inhabitants of North Africa. In examining, too, the responses to external overlords, whether Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks, or, most recently, European imperial powers, the authors indicate the importance for the various Berber communities of such factors as language, tradition, social organization and geographical location. The book also covers the role of religion and trade as forces of social change in North Africa."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-339) and index.