Kenneth Perkins' book traces the history of Tunisia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. After initially examining the years of French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, when the Tunisians achieved independence, he describes the subsequent process of state-building, including the design of political and economic structures and the promotion of a social and cultural agenda. In conclusion, Perkins reviews the years since 1987, when a new regime came to power. Perkins' informed introduction is a necessity for those who study the region, and also for travellers who want more comprehensive information than most guidebooks offer. Kenneth Perkins is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He has worked extensively on North Africa and his research has taken him across the region. His publications include two editions of the Historical Dictionary of Tunisia (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997, 1989), Port Sudan: The Evolution of a Colonial City (Westview Press, 1993), Tunisia: Crossroads of the Islamic and European Worlds (Westview Press, 1986), and Qaids, Captains & Colons: French Military Administration in the Colonial Maghrib, 1844-1934 (Africana Pub, 1981).
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Perkins' book traces the history of Tunisia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Initially he examines the years of French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, when the Tunisians achieved independence. He then describes the subsequent process of state-building, including the design of political and economic structures and the promotion of a social and cultural agenda. In conclusion, he reviews the years since 1987, when a new regime came to power. Perkins' introduction is designed for students, and those looking for a comprehensive and informed account of the region.
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Kenneth Perkins is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He has worked extensively on North Africa and his research has taken him across the region. His publications include two editions of Historical Dictionary of Tunisia (1989, 1997), and Tunisia: Crossroads of the Islamic and European Worlds (1986).
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For the attentive traveler, a ride on the TGM - the Tunis, La Goulette, and La Marsa, a light railway linking Tunis with a string of suburbs along the Gulf of Tunis - can become an extraordinary trip through the country's history and culture. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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For the attentive traveler, a ride on the TGM - the Tunis, La Goulette, and La Marsa, a light railway linking Tunis with a string of suburbs along the Gulf of Tunis - can become an extraordinary trip through the country's history and culture. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent state sets, protectorate authorities, protectorate officials, protectorate era, protectorate administration, pour quoi faire, resident general, political bureau, mouvement national Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Bash Hamba, United States, World War, Habib Bourguiba, Grand Council, Personal Status Code, Whose Tunisia, Bardo Treaty, Ahmad Bey, Sadiqi College, Black Thursday, Directorate of Public Instruction, Habus Council, Morinaud Law, Parti Communiste Tunisien, Popular Front, Tunisian Jews, Tunisian Muslims, World Bank, Amin Bey, Bashir Sfar, Consultative Conference, Historic Change New!
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- Middle East: Geography and Geopolitics by Ewan Anderson on 4 pages
- Historical Dictionary of Tunisia by Kenneth J. Perkins on 4 pages
- Tunisia: Crossroads of the Islamic and European Worlds (Nations of the Contemporary Middle East) by Kenneth J. Perkins on 4 pages
- Tunisia Since Independence by Clement Henry Moore in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Tunisian Peasants in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Studies in Modern Capitalism) by Lucette Valensi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East by III Edmund Burke on page 177
- "la force de l'obéissance ; économie politique de la répression en tunisie" by Béatrice Hibou on page 274
- A History of Modern Indonesia by Adrian Vickers in Back Matter
- Charles Nicolle, Pasteur's Imperial Missionary: Typhus and Tunisia (Rochester Studies in Medical History) by Kim Pelis in Back Matter
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