von Anja Fischer u. Ines Kohl
The Tuareg (Kel Tamasheq) are an ancient nomadic people who have inhabited the Sahara, one of the most extreme environments
in the world, for millennia. In what ways have the lives of the Tuareg changed, and what roles do they have, in a modern and increasingly
globalized world? Here, leading scholars explore the many facets of contemporary Tuareg existence: from transnational identity to
international politics, from economy to social structure, from music to beauty, from mobility to slavery.
The ancient ways of the Tuareg were largely uninterrupted until the arrival of the colonial powers during the nineteenth century. Colonial forces divided traditional Tuareg territory across five separate new countries, causing profound changes in the social, political and economic structure of the Tuareg. The Tuareg today continue to face the risk of marginalisation within national and international politics. At the same time, the Tuareg are seen as a link between the Arab and African worlds, and their familiarity with the Sahara makes them a port of call for African
migrants traversing the desert to reach Europe. Tuareg (Kel Tamasheq) between Niger, Algeria and Libya.
This book is the first comprehensive study of the Tuareg today, exploring the ways in which the Tuareg themselves are ‘moving global’ – and increasingly switching between nomadic and urban, more sedentary, living. While the lives of the Tuareg are transformed in an increasingly globalized world, they show themselves to be a people linked by their creative abilities to adapt and interact with the world around them. This
book provides a comprehensive portrait of Saharan life in transition, presenting an important new theoretical approach to the anthropology and history of the region. Dealing with issues of mobility, cosmopolitanism, and transnational movements, this is essential reading for students and scholars of the history, culture and society of the Tuareg, of nomadic peoples, and of North Africa more widely.
Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd , London / New York
Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies Hardback £56.50
ISBN: 9781848853706
Publication Date: 31 Oct 2010
Number of Pages: 320
Bestellung beim Autor Engelbert Kohl: kohl-expedition@aon.at
http://www.kohl-expedition.com/pages/publikationen.php
Grüsse
Alexander
