North Africa: Nation, State, and Region Contributor(s): Joffé, George (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138122742 ISBN-13: 9781138122741 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: North Africa |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 322 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: North Africa differs from the Middle East in several significant ways. It was subject to a uniform colonial experience as part of the French empire; its populations are far more culturally homogeneous than those of the Middle East; and, since the Reconquista, it has always been far more susceptible to European influences than has the Middle East. It has thus had a far better basis for regional integration and for effective state formation than has the Middle East itself. In the post-Cold War world, North Africa took on a new significance for Europe as issues of migration and regional trade began to dominate the European agenda. This book, first published in 1993, endeavours to investigate the background to the political developments of modern North Africa. It not only looks at the pre-colonial past but also investigates the effect of the colonial period itself on the regional dimension in view of the creation of the UMA, a confederal regional organisation, in early 1989. The contributors to this volume are all people with long experience of the North African political and historical scene. |