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The Berbers: The Peoples of Africa Paperback - 1997
by Michael Brett; Elizabeth Fentress
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The Berber-speaking peoples are regarded as the indigenous tribes of North Africa. This comprehensive overview draws on a wide range of sources, from archaeology and history to anthropology and literature, to show these disparate and segmentary peoples in their immediate social environments and how they retained a separate identity among more dominant cultures. 43 plates. 55 drawings. 2 maps.
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In defining Berbers as indigenous North Africans we have begged the question of their origins.
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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.
The authors draw on a wide range of sources, from archaeology and history, to anthropology and literature. In showing the Berber-speaking peoples in their immediate social environments, the book explains how they retained a range of traditional systems of organization alongside those of the dominant cultures. The Berbers will thus help the reader to appreciate the Berber past and to understand their present.
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- Title The Berbers: The Peoples of Africa
- Author Michael Brett; Elizabeth Fentress
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford
- Publication date 1997-12-08
- Features Bibliography, Maps
- ISBN 9780631207672 / 0631207678
- Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.05 x 0.87 in (22.96 x 15.37 x 2.21 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: African
- Cultural Region: North Africa
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Category History - General History
- Library of Congress subjects Africa, North - Social life and customs, Berbers
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94035110
- Dewey Decimal Code 961.004
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