Kenneth Perkins

A History of Modern Tunisia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the history of Tunisia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present with an emphasis on political, social, economic and cultural developments.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9781107024076
• ISBN-10: 1107024072
• Artikelnr.: 40189387

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Perkins is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. A frequent traveler to the Middle East and North Africa, Dr Perkins has conducted scholarly research in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, France, the United Kingdom and Sudan. He is the author of Qaids, Captains, and Colons: French Military Administration in the Colonial Maghrib, 1844-1934; Port Sudan: The Evolution of a Colonial City; Tunisia: Crossroads of the Islamic and European Worlds; A History of Modern Tunisia (2004); and two editions of the Historical Dictionary of Tunisia; as well as numerous articles, book chapters, book reviews and encyclopedia entries.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The march to Bardo, 1835-81
2. Whose Tunisia? 1881-1912
3. Squaring off, 1912-40
4. Redefining the relationship, 1940-56
5. The independent state sets its course, 1956-69
6. Regime entrenchment and the intensification of opposition, 1969-87
7. Innovation in the 'New Tunisia', 1987-2003
8. A revolution for dignity, freedom, and justice.