ISBN:
9780253001313
,
0253001315
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (306 pages)
Series Statement:
Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
DDC:
304.820966
Keywords:
Mobilität
;
Migration
;
Kulturkontakt
;
Handel
;
Sahara
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from Africa proper and isolates the countries of the Maghrib from their southern and eastern neighbors. Rather than viewing the desert as an isolating barrier, this volume takes up historian Fernand Braudel's description of the Sahara as "the second face of the Mediterranean." The essays recast the history of the region with the Sahara at its center, uncovering a story of densely interdependent networks that span the desert's vast expanse. They explore the relationship between the desert's "islands" and "shore.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt16gzffw
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