This guide covers the countries of Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Libya. It provides a history of the region's journey from its earliest beginnings up to the politics and life of the present day. Included are a chronology of major events, lists of dynasties and leaders, a historical gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text, and historical maps.
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Written with the goal of providing modern-day travelers with accessible historical background, this account of Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia succeeds in being both detailed and quite manageable as a quick, on-the-ground read. Rogerson has edited several traditional guidebooks to the region (e.g., Cadogan Guide to Morocco, 1989), and here is further proof of his knowledge of the Maghreb. He clearly presents North Africa's history, from the days of Carthage and the Punic Wars to the days of the Romans and the rise and fall of Christianity, the Arab conquest, the Ottoman Empire, and on to the ancestors of today's rulers. Rogerson describes the area as an island, isolated by three seas and quite apart from Europe and continental Africa. It borders land only to the east, from which have come the area's three cultural transformations--the Neolithic revolution, the Iron Age, and the arrival of Islam. The text overall is an easy-to-read and enjoyable history of a most fascinating area, complemented by handsome maps and illustrations. David Cline
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A Good Way to Whet the Appetite,
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This review is from: North Africa (Traveller's History of North Africa) (Paperback)
Over all, I've found the Traveller's History series of books to be a bit hit or miss. All are good at providing a good deal of the history of a nation or region, but some do so in a manner that is too dry or terse to make for enjoyable reading. Not so A Traveller's History of North Africa. Covering the land that makes up modern-day Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria, Barnaby Rogerson does a fantastic job of telling the history of the land and its peoples from the Neolithic era through the Roman Empire and into the 1990s. It is a fascinating tale of survival, conflict, and change that gives a wonderful insight into the historical forces that have shaped the region and its people.
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Great book, but pages fall out.,
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I ordered this book a couple of weeks ago, and enjoyed reading the first chapter, but pages began falling out in large chunks, so I returned it. Thanks to Amazon's excellent return policy, I had a new copy in 2 days. However, after reading just a few pages more, pages began falling out again. I will return the second copy and have already ordered an older printing of the same book in hopes that it is bound better.
What I was able to read was interesting and very well written. Hopefully the next copy will hold together long enough for me to finish reading it. The info for the defective copies: Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group Published: June 15, 2000
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