The Berbers

The Peoples of Africa
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-631-20767-2
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

The Berbers provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Berber-speaking peoples.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brett, Michael

Fentress, Elizabeth

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates x

List of Figures xii

List of Maps xiv

Series Editors' Preface xv

Preface xvii

Introduction 1

1. Berbers in Antiquity 10

2. The Empire and the Other: Romans and Berbers 50

3. The Unification of North Africa by Islam 81

4. The Arabization of North Africa 120

5. The Wheel of State 154

6. Pastoral Berbers: Nomads, Slaves and Saints 200

7. The Society and its Habitat 231

8. Berbers and Berberism 271

Notes 283

Bibliography 319

Index 340

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Brett is Lecturer in African History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University.

Elizabeth Fentress was formerly a Consultant Archaeologist for UNESCO and has excavated extensively in North Africa. She is currently Mellon Professor of the American Academy in Rome.